KLP Dec 2009 Newsletter & Sale
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Sunday, December 6, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
you=joy
a note to my photog friends...we have very poor light in our living room- only 2 can lights that are strangely placed. i shot thes photos at a very high ISO 1600-3200. therefore you see alot of grain. i was able to remove some with my Noiseware software...BUT i still like them better than if i used my flash on them. the darkness lends to the mood- cold winter night, cozy and cuddly in our pjs admiring our sparkly christmas tree. these softly glowing photo tells the story better than if these photos were taken with my flash (think falt, too bright photos). see what i am saying?? crank up that ISO!!
ok onto our regularly scheduled blog post...
prepare yourself....this is going to be one of those posts where i say a lot of words :) reminds me of the Bachelorette when Ed was drunk and Jillian was trying to have a serious convo with him and he just stared at her blankly and said something like "those are a lot of words you are saying to me" too darn funny!
so...
the christmas tree went up on Saturday. Bean was a BIG help. I would unwrap and unpack the ornaments and she would hand them to me as i hooked them on the tree. she would then put away the empty boxes. we only had 2 casualties: 1. glass butterfly she smashed together with another glass butterfly and 2. a brand new ornament that i dropped :( so sad it didn't even make it on the tree. i am tempted to go buy it again :)
zack took pics of us decorating but i can guarantee you you won't see those b/c i look humungo!!! in sweats. no make up. blah!
you see ALL THE ORNAMENTS on the our tree?? i get so much grief from Zack about the boxes and tubs of Cmas Decor. but i love it! i jam pack our tree with all these wonderful ornaments. we only get to enjoy them for a short time each year and i want to to the fullest! this year i explained to Bean...grammy betty made this one, nonnie made this one, this is mommy when she was in first grade, this was given to you by grandma and grandpa for your 1st christmas, mommy and daddy got this in NY and this one in Hawaii....love love love it!
katelyn loves pointing out the baby sleeping, mickey mouse, mermaid....i love seeing the lights from the tree in her eyes. it makes this season so magical!
on Dec 1 we started the advent calendar (i do have pics of that and will share later). it has been fun finding lil trinkets and surprises to fill up the 25 pockets. every night after dinner we all go over the calendar and pick the surprise out of the pocket! bean gets so tickled!
Dec 1- jingle bell necklace
Dec 2- K shaped post it pad
Dec 3- Pooh & Tigger stickers
other goodies will include: hair clips, socks, toothbrush, this really cool light up thing i found at target....so much fun!
our Holiday Cards are here! can't wait to get them out on Monday.
my body is telling me TO SLOW DOWN!
tonight after packaging up goodies for Zack's office i had real bad cramps. like they hurt to the touch. it reminded me of the time when i had excruciating pains when i was pregnant with bean. i actually had to go to the hospital and they gave me something to help with the cramping. luckily after a rest on the couch the pains subsided. thanks zack for helping out and letting me lay low for a bit.
LOVE this time of year and all that we have planned!
dinner dates and parties
Niles Christmas Train with Grandma and Grandpa
friends from out of town/state visiting
shopping
wrapping gifts
yummy baked goods
christmas music
gingerbread lattes
ok, back to editing....
Friday, December 4, 2009
Huff Family Sneak Peek | Fremont, Bay Area CA Family & Child Photographer
words and these photos don't do this family justice...they were the sweetest! the cutest! and i am lucky to call them my friends! i loved seeing the two sisters interacting with one another. it gave me a glimpse of how it will be in our house hold soon!
i really struggled on which post processing i liked better on these photos. believe me i was up "playing" with them for quite some time. i even had a bunch of my photog. friends chime in. and most liked the soft and subdued look. what do you think? i love the dreamy, ethereal look.
many more to come, i promise!
i have another 2 family sessions this weekend and a NEWBORN!!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
...one of those stories...
it's no secret...katelyn LOVES bath time. the other night she was happily playing in the water, spraying herself with her new bath shower thingy when she had a lil gas. you could see the bubbles..hee hee! she then said "potty mama." i tried to get her to get out of the tub and sit on the toilet (still trying to conquer the whole potty training at home thing!) but of course, she did not want to leave her beloved bath. i tried explaining to her that i will put her back in the tub as soon as she was done going potty. but she wasn't having it! she said "potty" a few more times and tooted some more.
***if you aren't into poop stories that only a mom can laugh at, stop reading here***
well one of her toots produced some poop!
i pulled her out of the tub and put her on the big girl potty. she was really upset and cried the whole time i drained the tub, cleaned the tub, and refilled it back up with clean hot water and a new set of clean toys.
wait, there is more...i swear i LOL every time i think about it or tell this story. and yes. i've been telling this to quite a few people!
although she didn't poop on the toilet she still had gas when she returned to the tub and after each toot she quickly looked behind her to see if there was any popp! it was so darn funny! and i was laughing so hard! with her, not at her, of course. actually i was trying to hide my amusement so she wouldn't be embarrassed. wouldn't want to embarrass the poor girl, right? i am sure sharing this story on blog isn't embarrassing, right?
yah, i think this is going to be one of those stories (like me wiping my mouth with my underwear story which my mom LOVES to tell!)
and some photos of course. just trying to document more of The Everyday.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Sweet Family Sneak Peek | Fremont Bay Area, CA Family & Child Photographer
we met on a gray, cloudy, cold day...but these two lil ones sure brought the sunshine with them! i love the sweet feeling of connecting with children and winning them over with my crazy antics, funny animal sounds and tickles! oh! can't forget the bag of goodies!
me heart melted when the three of us were walking hand in hand down the hill and they both said "you are my friend." ah!
so a little peeky peeky :)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
...i scrap....
when all have gone to sleep and it is just me and sophie cuddling on the couch...i get to scrap! well, when i need a break from editing :) feels so good to be creative! i can't wait to get my paper scrapping stuff out too!
i created a 4x4 mini album (let me see if i can find a link to it....brb) Here it is. and Bean just loves looking through it! "baby katelyn," "katelyn's hat," "katelyn's nose." it is just too cute watching her.
and the other day at Thanksgiving, Tyler and Ashley brought out the Scrapbooks I made them for last Christmas. I just pulled layouts out of my scrapbooks and put them in a scrapbook for each of them and I enjoyed listening to the fam make comments like "oh! i remember that" or "look how chunky you used to be." makes me remember why i scrapbook and see that all the time and effort are well worth it.
i've already started slacking with baby bean #2! no monthly preggo pics. i guess if you've seen me pregnant once, you don't need to see me preggers again, right? still contemplating preggo pics. we just took our Holiday Family Photos- Angela rocked them! I can't wait to design our Holiday Card and put together some other gift ideas I have swimming around in my head. Ok, I better get busy! Starting to feel just a wee bit overwhelmed!
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