tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33383151075861928142024-03-12T20:35:13.042-06:00The Harker HeraldL.A. Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250485768012030759noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-26699065339486504542012-11-27T21:44:00.000-07:002012-11-27T21:45:38.499-07:00Thanksgiving Dinner for Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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On Wednesday (the day before Thanksgiving) Tom and I found ourselves scrambling to put together a Thanksgiving dinner. Usually we will just mooch off of one of his five siblings who live in Utah, but all of them were either out of town or eating with in-laws.</div>
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Now let me stop you before you say "Oh, you should have come to my house for Thanksgiving, we would have loved to have you!"</div>
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Thank you, that is very sweet. We did get some offers, but decided we liked the idea of an intimate Thanksgiving at home.</div>
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After a quick trip to Macey's, we had everything we needed. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">P.S. This is a perfect great example of why Macey's is my favorite grocery store.</span></div>
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Here are some shortcuts I took to make my Thanksgiving for two even easier*.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(*Easy is relative. I mean, we are talking Thanksgiving here.)</span></div>
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<b>No turkeys here!</b> I still wanted to stuff something so I bought a couple cornish hens. They're soooooo cute and small! (And then I realized they're 5-week-old chickens and felt guilty for a few minutes, but I got over it.)<br />
<b>Buy bagged salad! </b>Normally I'm too cheap to pay twice the price for half the amount of salad, but on Thanksgiving, it's totally worth it.</div>
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<b>Store-bought pie!</b> I used to fight for the right to bake my mom's famous pies. But guess what, I was the only one who cared if they were homemade or not. Plus, Tom wanted pecan pie and that's not in my repertoire.</div>
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The final result! This may be a Thanksgiving for two, but I still made way too much food. But that's okay. What's Thanksgiving without leftovers?<br />
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We finished our Thanksgiving Day with a two-player board game appropriately named "Gobblet"! Tom and I are kinda obsessed with this game right now. Alright, I'm the one obsessed with it because it's the only game I can BEAT Tom at!<br />
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It's kinda like tic tac toe, but with 4x4 squares instead on 3x3. And you get to gobble each other's pieces. You should try it. It's super fun!L.A. Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250485768012030759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-41019951897605793942012-11-22T00:18:00.000-07:002012-11-27T21:45:56.945-07:00Thanksgiving "Corn" Marshmallow Treats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This past weekend the hubby and I had the great privilege of babysitting my niece and two nephews while their parents were out of town.</div>
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I was in charge of coming up with an amazing activity to keep them occupied, and since I work for Studio 5 now, that was pretty easy.</div>
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The idea for the "corn" marshmallow treats comes straight from a Studio 5 segment you can watch <a href="http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=121&sid=22868751">here</a>. This was just one of 10 ideas for edible Thanksgiving favors.</div>
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Here's what you need:</div>
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Corn Husks (found in the Mexican food aisle at the grocery store)</div>
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Twist Ties (or you can tear pieces of the corn husks and use those as ties)</div>
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Use your favorite Rice Krispie Treats recipe (I used the one on the <a href="http://www.ricekrispies.com/en_US/recipes/the-original-treats.html">Kellogg's website</a> and doubled it) and replace the Rice Krispies with Kix. Above, my niece Gemma is helping me pour the cereal into my giant stainless steel bowl from IKEA. The boys were too busy playing with G.I. Joes to help right away, but that didn't last long.</div>
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Sanitation was not the number one priority in this project. Here's Gemma eating a few Kix right out of the bowl. A theme you'll continue to see throughout this post.</div>
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While I was getting the rest of the supplies ready, Gemma got to work on probably the best part of the project. Separating the M&M colors. You only want to use orange, brown, red, and yellow M&Ms. All the rest are up for eating. That's when my nephew Sawyer decided he wanted to be part of out little activity too.</div>
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Sidenote: Yes, I put makeup on my niece. It's the glitter eyeshadow from <a href="http://www.eyekandycosmetics.com/">Eye Kandy</a>, and it's AMAZING! I'm currently obsessed.</div>
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Here's Gemma helping me melt the marshmallows and butter. She ate the marshmallows, I stirred the mixture. Again, not very sanitary.</div>
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<i>One lesson I learned in all this: don't use big marshmallows for Rice Krispie Treats. They take FOREVER to melt.</i></div>
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One thing I love about Gemma is how excited she gets about EVERYTHING! For example, her reflection in my big pot. We couldn't move forward with our treat until we made a million funny faces!</div>
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Then it was time to add the marshmallow to the Kix. This was when Milo finally decided to join us.</div>
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I tried to wait a while before adding the M&Ms, but I probably didn't wait long enough. They got a bit soft while we were molding the treats.</div>
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Speaking of which, molding the treats is the next step.</div>
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Then it's time to get messy!!</div>
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We were all very proud of our work!</div>
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If you know Tom, you know he's a Star Wars nerd.</div>
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Not the trivia-quoting kind, but the kind who names his dog "Yoda", cuz it's cool.</div>
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But a few weeks ago one of our nephews called him out because he doesn't actually own ANY of the Star Wars movies.</div>
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That is, until yesterday.</div>
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Tom asked for all the Star Wars Blu-rays for his birthday.</div>
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But I couldn't just give him the movies, I had to give him the whole Star Wars experience.</div>
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It started at breakfast with Star Wars pancakes with our nephews!</div>
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The pancakes molds (from Williams-Sonoma) was one of Tom's birthday presents.</div>
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Then it was time to get started on the cake for Tom's Star Wars birthday party.</div>
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I started with six round cakes (three box cakes with a few secret ingredients.)</div>
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I found a copycat recipe for the cream cheese cake filling Costco uses.</div>
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It is so ridiculously good, it was probably my favorite part of the cake.</div>
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Then I started trimming. Can you tell yet who I was trying to sculpt?</div>
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Then, I iced the head and used a color spray to make it grey. (It was actually black color mist, but it turned out looking grey, which is what I was hoping for.)</div>
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That's me and Tom as a Storm Trooper and Darth Vader.</div>
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Ash and Aaron came as people from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoth">planet Hoth</a>.</div>
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This is Tom's friend Dan. He's probably the biggest Star Wars nerd on the planet. Having him there totally MADE the party! (He knew the answers to all the Star Wars trivia when no one else had a clue.)</div>
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We played Star Wars charades. Here Ashley is pretending to be Jabba the Hut. Her team got it in seconds!</div>
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Here's Tom blowing out his candle.</div>
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Ashley as Darth Vader.</div>
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My other friend Ashley as a Storm Trooper.</div>
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And here's Tom again. My sexy birthday boy!</div>
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That makes me a hot cougar right? RIGHT?</div>
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For my 27th birthday last month I got a new camera!</div>
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Not a new SLR. Not a new digital camera.</div>
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A film camera!</div>
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You take a picture, and voila, it pops out of the top of the camera.</div>
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When I told my hubby this is what I wanted for my birthday, he didn't even know what it was.</div>
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Even though Tom had never heard of this camera before, he outdid himself by finding me a PINK ONE!</div>
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I didn't even know they MADE pink ones!</div>
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I got to try it out on my nephew during my birthday dinner at Outback steakhouse.</div>
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I forget that kids these days have never seen or heard of Polaroid pictures.</div>
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But to see my nephew's face light up as he watched the image slowly appear in the picture?</div>
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PRICELESS!</div>
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Just another reason they think I'm the COOLEST AUNT EVER!</div>
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(That, and I'm married to Crazy Uncle Tom.)</div>
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Happy birthday to me!</div>
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I recently went home to Ottawa, Ontario for my sister's wedding.</div>
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To prepare for the British tradition, I went to Hobby Lobby and bought $100 worth of supplies to make our own fascinators!</div>
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This is two of my sisters and my sister-in-law the night before the shower making fascinators on my mother's fancy dining room table.</div>
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At one point there must have been a dozen of us around that table sharing glue guns, lace and fighting for feathers!</div>
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I don't care how good my nephew, Jake, looks in a fascinator, there were no boys allowed!!</div>
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Here are all the fascinators sitting on my mom's grand piano.</div>
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Like I said. Lots of feathers.</div>
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My niece Carolyn and my sister Tracy getting ready right before the Shower.</div>
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My sister Sheri and my niece Jennifer getting ready.</div>
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And here's me all ready for the ball with my home-made fascinator!</div>
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I couldn't resist putting these pictures in because you can see all the decor in my old bedroom is still there!</div>
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Spice Girls Poster, Moulin Rouge stuff, and the blond is Hilary Duff.</div>
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Think this is a messy room? You should have seen it when I actually lived there!</div>
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My sister Tracy getting snapped by the Paparazzi (me).</div>
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Five of my nieces and my sister, Victoria, in the middle.</div>
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Now here's the fun part. Close ups of all the fascinators.</div>
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My sister-in-law Andrea wins the prize for looking the most British!</div>
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Her fascinator definitely doesn't look home-made!</div>
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Jennifer's fascinators was one of my favorites because it was PINK!</div>
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And I LOVE the veil.</div>
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My sister Sheri wins the tallest fascinator award!</div>
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My sister Catherine wins the award for putting the most work into her fascinator.</div>
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She crocheted the flowers and beaded it herself.</div>
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Sure, it may not be a real "fascinator" by definition, but it's gorgeous!</div>
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Full disclosure. We did not make my niece Christina's fascinator. It was the one I bought for $5 at Claire's to celebrate William and Kate's wedding. (<a href="http://theharkerherald.blogspot.com/2011/05/move-over-kate-middleton.html">Click here to see that blog post.</a>)</div>
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I brought it as an extra fascinator for whomever wanted to wear and as inspiration for our home-made creations.</div>
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This is one of my favorite pictures ever of Christina. She looks like a princess!</div>
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My niece Julie wins for most colorful fascinator!</div>
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Momma Strang rocks the feathers!</div>
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You'd think the blushing bride would make a white fascinator, but not Victoria. She need BLACK to go with her sexy back dress.</div>
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Here's my home-made fascinator! I wanted something BIG with lots of feathers!</div>
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My sister Tracy with her blue fascinator again. I love this photo because it's one of the few I got of someone actually drinking tea at the tea party!</div>
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My niece Anngela made a fascinator that was also in the running for tallest fascinator, but her mom, Sheri, already won that title.<br />
Instead, Anngela wins for BEST FASCINATOR. Hers was my absolute favorite. I liked it even better than my own! I'm just a sucker for the mini top hat and the feathers. (You can find them at Hobby Lobby in the doll section.)<br />
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Here are all the girls in our fascinators at the tea party. People were starting at us the entire time. They were so jealous!</div>
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Oh man, how did this picture get in there?! These are the shoes I bought especially for the bridal shower.</div>
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Feel free to any questions about how we made our fascinators in the comments.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-5383925355206933602011-07-24T11:45:00.009-06:002011-07-24T17:51:14.203-06:00Baby Shower of the Century<div style="text-align: center;">My friend Mallory and I just threw a baby shower for our friend Ashley.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTRvG9zjdFTAn77_zG4eSsIxxgZFnjkHIsUdbTcw2s4BOpNWnwJvTAaOCQnsisg52HjXawLrHQV_gZq7OOaNXvUk19PC5cV1_JJcYCvKnudBJ3eKyBm5AM6-9SUkLyPX7nVuwUheTCXxK/s1600/IMG_2484.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTRvG9zjdFTAn77_zG4eSsIxxgZFnjkHIsUdbTcw2s4BOpNWnwJvTAaOCQnsisg52HjXawLrHQV_gZq7OOaNXvUk19PC5cV1_JJcYCvKnudBJ3eKyBm5AM6-9SUkLyPX7nVuwUheTCXxK/s400/IMG_2484.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632983979976612898" border="0" /></a>We may have gone a little overboard...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eUhZKhLlZDCp2VaFpc9WaeT2Yn1HjqaxQP2ajkhPB99-za5joGom7qCkZOX-nkRA-5ut4lLm80vQutXK77qYKHNyZgxIJnFgzJvgzp4Y41cNwqk5s5MQNlyaY0l9p28gr0AHpfOK7Jwa/s1600/IMG_2477.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eUhZKhLlZDCp2VaFpc9WaeT2Yn1HjqaxQP2ajkhPB99-za5joGom7qCkZOX-nkRA-5ut4lLm80vQutXK77qYKHNyZgxIJnFgzJvgzp4Y41cNwqk5s5MQNlyaY0l9p28gr0AHpfOK7Jwa/s400/IMG_2477.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632989772472174338" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUK1QDTGUOiRtGkgETlZ3Nwf84Yp1wKOhr3Td8JnCqPVFIZy2A74TyGmGDmhyphenhyphenHMOdrlztueXk38uGUDOG6N5HWYvMJPPG9A1SED7P2zXtEuBbM_TePjnO86eIabFwJedFAvbj1-YLp0Eh/s1600/IMG_2459.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUK1QDTGUOiRtGkgETlZ3Nwf84Yp1wKOhr3Td8JnCqPVFIZy2A74TyGmGDmhyphenhyphenHMOdrlztueXk38uGUDOG6N5HWYvMJPPG9A1SED7P2zXtEuBbM_TePjnO86eIabFwJedFAvbj1-YLp0Eh/s400/IMG_2459.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632990045070876178" border="0" /></a>But that's what happens when you have months to plan and a million ideas to fulfill.<br />Now it's time to show off all our work.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsTbtB-tzs0m5pblXCu1fF5tTey089tvJD4chf7_OrDxqAE8jdhiobVZpxkgH8Qpb8jQXsyzaZ2xYYKpqM74h_a62JrFVidwrKcpP7TMJEIuSDXJyCTRgDxFga9lAqs8vawocS3TNUWJe/s1600/IMG_2479.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsTbtB-tzs0m5pblXCu1fF5tTey089tvJD4chf7_OrDxqAE8jdhiobVZpxkgH8Qpb8jQXsyzaZ2xYYKpqM74h_a62JrFVidwrKcpP7TMJEIuSDXJyCTRgDxFga9lAqs8vawocS3TNUWJe/s400/IMG_2479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632989769292624194" border="0" /></a>We made all these pom poms over the span of a few months. Every Wednesday was craft night.<br />The only one we didn't make was the circle lantern in the middle.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56rXbGgjHbcKbVrtxVM8yYrULDA7pcdpxCiERENA_0bXDgG7CYedxo9NpCet_vilOmOIS2QD4SuzHPvRI3hhmj2MN0iZNYOiOMqpUmrj-EffAsRcn-kZTJ0DI9TcEO1U2lQhx4wMurvxD/s1600/IMG_2474.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56rXbGgjHbcKbVrtxVM8yYrULDA7pcdpxCiERENA_0bXDgG7CYedxo9NpCet_vilOmOIS2QD4SuzHPvRI3hhmj2MN0iZNYOiOMqpUmrj-EffAsRcn-kZTJ0DI9TcEO1U2lQhx4wMurvxD/s400/IMG_2474.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632989774977452946" border="0" /></a>Our food table.<br />The forks look like silverware, but they're actually plastic!<br />That was one of Mallory's finds for the shower. You can find them at Walmart and most party stores.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0MsVp7eaoiNlqZibcAYXEG0p_7cnbnKWLVzNvUBy-5fNnxtGbO8AVOilIZ0RWCleN7EDhEfgq-Zl0R2WEM1_XlGFjx7CHAxVk7WcveYWf8h2OlP-Z6oEMEHJzJSY-hARQpYnEcwjyckV/s1600/IMG_2463.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0MsVp7eaoiNlqZibcAYXEG0p_7cnbnKWLVzNvUBy-5fNnxtGbO8AVOilIZ0RWCleN7EDhEfgq-Zl0R2WEM1_XlGFjx7CHAxVk7WcveYWf8h2OlP-Z6oEMEHJzJSY-hARQpYnEcwjyckV/s400/IMG_2463.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632989782298029570" border="0" /></a>Worried about cross-contamination at your party?<br />Try veggie shooters!<br />Thin slices of veggies in plastic shooter glasses with ranch dip at the bottom.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQESH90p2rDIKrq_jGfPjWs99BSlLiLFQ32coJlKrz3Rjgaki7_24WDtXuQ-HwMJNB_yRgQEOGgtEoALlSSQNv0ZWtTfTUGgS6SvSC0FvJ7s4YNjzun9LTgZWZ4vm9fYcXgN9AVvgTfv0/s1600/IMG_2464.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQESH90p2rDIKrq_jGfPjWs99BSlLiLFQ32coJlKrz3Rjgaki7_24WDtXuQ-HwMJNB_yRgQEOGgtEoALlSSQNv0ZWtTfTUGgS6SvSC0FvJ7s4YNjzun9LTgZWZ4vm9fYcXgN9AVvgTfv0/s400/IMG_2464.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633052374763480706" border="0" /></a>Cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off.<br />So delicious and perfect for our fancy party.<br />Thanks to Kelly for making them!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfRDcyxt1A6uAr3W8tIWxSv_EVgH_4yr8KyyrQQILy02KNsivq1rxZ7b4Wz2Tkgzzg5iIQgNLwO9md8n8RtZcSfn_6Q1_0a4OL-K9C9d3JAtkApT8KE7REv6c71JZA3zbrz9MTxxyVtKc/s1600/IMG_2465.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfRDcyxt1A6uAr3W8tIWxSv_EVgH_4yr8KyyrQQILy02KNsivq1rxZ7b4Wz2Tkgzzg5iIQgNLwO9md8n8RtZcSfn_6Q1_0a4OL-K9C9d3JAtkApT8KE7REv6c71JZA3zbrz9MTxxyVtKc/s400/IMG_2465.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633052381326508722" border="0" /></a>Here's the fancy pink cake Mallory made for the shower.<br />Mallory is the cake-making queen!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHIhqY0Eue9HiHtX3hrDFmWGJk_mympMTO4SVzQcFY9OwedZbdvEMi9FNQ7AymPo5k14Xb_XPZm-Oq618qtyeIFcX3Lq9XkzCV3e-3fo6jwc6GWTwrHzS_q6x8HUhGS8HNpO2K4Le4dod/s1600/IMG_2503.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHIhqY0Eue9HiHtX3hrDFmWGJk_mympMTO4SVzQcFY9OwedZbdvEMi9FNQ7AymPo5k14Xb_XPZm-Oq618qtyeIFcX3Lq9XkzCV3e-3fo6jwc6GWTwrHzS_q6x8HUhGS8HNpO2K4Le4dod/s400/IMG_2503.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632978469055587298" border="0" /></a>This picture of Ashley and Chase (taken by me) was also on the food table.<br />We put her maternity photos all over the party.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynlFog2ZjP4FttQnQghJUwjsuhYvdLay5uLq6Rq7YoXcCste9F4WmRqevUVC4kqr2alAtbYeY8z_x5AULSYLleHyNWzg3qoAG7zsNcegKojjyayVmes3z1k5ptLnReWnOTolFn2v5_Fil/s1600/IMG_2505.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynlFog2ZjP4FttQnQghJUwjsuhYvdLay5uLq6Rq7YoXcCste9F4WmRqevUVC4kqr2alAtbYeY8z_x5AULSYLleHyNWzg3qoAG7zsNcegKojjyayVmes3z1k5ptLnReWnOTolFn2v5_Fil/s400/IMG_2505.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632978474156819138" border="0" /></a>The prize table.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItBRQlSflemuA3_FWiiZ5fqY_rHDVxrrqrwrHcpmO47iU2zSdPyAmV21TX1obs__hMp7C2RrXRWHmHpcWp8y4VPz-Ocw1pInEY7xkvHoFt-xn9Aln3-vExxf4f2BP61_8MJvkkE0Ktd8O/s1600/IMG_2482.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItBRQlSflemuA3_FWiiZ5fqY_rHDVxrrqrwrHcpmO47iU2zSdPyAmV21TX1obs__hMp7C2RrXRWHmHpcWp8y4VPz-Ocw1pInEY7xkvHoFt-xn9Aln3-vExxf4f2BP61_8MJvkkE0Ktd8O/s400/IMG_2482.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632983978056574050" border="0" /></a>The gift table.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUK1QDTGUOiRtGkgETlZ3Nwf84Yp1wKOhr3Td8JnCqPVFIZy2A74TyGmGDmhyphenhyphenHMOdrlztueXk38uGUDOG6N5HWYvMJPPG9A1SED7P2zXtEuBbM_TePjnO86eIabFwJedFAvbj1-YLp0Eh/s1600/IMG_2459.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu16p0FIerzIjYZOnGntA7fCiEX19ys36b-8xB4rR6t5tZ25bqJHCl4LNt_quc_Zf5u1qe2tZkkWqmcNbqIK9aPbdnMto2wBphiCPVHpLpAZvJQ189mO6XDnAkzeGY6BFBS7faClSrOtA0/s1600/IMG_2472.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu16p0FIerzIjYZOnGntA7fCiEX19ys36b-8xB4rR6t5tZ25bqJHCl4LNt_quc_Zf5u1qe2tZkkWqmcNbqIK9aPbdnMto2wBphiCPVHpLpAZvJQ189mO6XDnAkzeGY6BFBS7faClSrOtA0/s400/IMG_2472.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632990483050132514" border="0" /></a>That's Kelly serving drinks for our party.<br />We bought plastic wine glasses for our raspberry sherbet punch.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOcOBZHI6YmWSv-wfWOO_aupUr4gN5I1BhqleQFI7OpFlzOdxv7HYyUENSj9AqyA6TK80E7riBos8_buREn8Bm3EvFuS9CLpZEhMbYen84QctIkUo3xhSP-IFVpXfXjfeLIZz7HC2LG5R/s1600/IMG_2461.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOcOBZHI6YmWSv-wfWOO_aupUr4gN5I1BhqleQFI7OpFlzOdxv7HYyUENSj9AqyA6TK80E7riBos8_buREn8Bm3EvFuS9CLpZEhMbYen84QctIkUo3xhSP-IFVpXfXjfeLIZz7HC2LG5R/s400/IMG_2461.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632989785374293778" border="0" /></a>Doesn't Ashley looked thrilled with our work?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAiXQJ5s0K0UwhE62wQYb8Yk0hwOjGBjHXTNhSB_lWFbk3IVWtfRmHGjede9zcWUSlSqMq31dEhBNa5dM8IiEdZ-t1QOkpDmjrLaWtriJEDNFDJM73jMaXMvjrcrQUKN_tB2GU6PUNxuv/s1600/IMG_2488.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAiXQJ5s0K0UwhE62wQYb8Yk0hwOjGBjHXTNhSB_lWFbk3IVWtfRmHGjede9zcWUSlSqMq31dEhBNa5dM8IiEdZ-t1QOkpDmjrLaWtriJEDNFDJM73jMaXMvjrcrQUKN_tB2GU6PUNxuv/s400/IMG_2488.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632983971519270610" border="0" /></a>This is Gaby. She helped us plan, decorate and get everything ready for the party. She was a superstar!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibU5C2LtTrAB2eO9TNmaLUUEMxmt6Y1wx8zWXNho2pthmmz-BO1lXRtI_RHf4TNQyInPI1A49Hrt47v-MomZpLoWRjHex6u4GFAHp_JMRksVW8C1E8pdwR-48s6NmsSrDGzx2fvXm8eNEz/s1600/IMG_2487.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibU5C2LtTrAB2eO9TNmaLUUEMxmt6Y1wx8zWXNho2pthmmz-BO1lXRtI_RHf4TNQyInPI1A49Hrt47v-MomZpLoWRjHex6u4GFAHp_JMRksVW8C1E8pdwR-48s6NmsSrDGzx2fvXm8eNEz/s400/IMG_2487.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632983975012231906" border="0" /></a>Thanks to everyone who made Ashley's baby shower so awesome!<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-69896657835841358542011-06-14T22:17:00.007-06:002011-06-15T16:58:34.858-06:00Crepes Crepes Crepes!<div style="text-align: center;"><br />As you can probably guess from the title of this post, one of my favorite things in the entire world is CREPES!<br />But not just any crepe will do.<br />I am a crepe snob!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLc-dR54EX-b5OnMXZek6kEC5KIaU55NGyHfn_tter9LxR8AJvDphxs9Ngkuk4NxcCX1fCW1m6DAk6AX06KQwUuI5tE8BAlcxMX4PHzO405WsSuM_mHh7tzUiO-8WI5Qk7gNsoNyhRlB_/s1600/June+-+023.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLc-dR54EX-b5OnMXZek6kEC5KIaU55NGyHfn_tter9LxR8AJvDphxs9Ngkuk4NxcCX1fCW1m6DAk6AX06KQwUuI5tE8BAlcxMX4PHzO405WsSuM_mHh7tzUiO-8WI5Qk7gNsoNyhRlB_/s400/June+-+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618299129661127314" border="0" /></a>That's why I was STOKED to find a new crepe restaurant opened in Utah County!<br />It's called Roll Up Crepes.<br />Studio 5 asked if I would go check it out and take pictures for the show.<br />Best assignment ever!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLE_20maGP0zRMtwXykICEqLACqJmgepmL0SE9_iAVRwCHyJUV48n8XZueCAfK9oPXzh2XN2MUJA0MetxCv-UWiRLxhhLxhs8RHuqcpkT9wBHqrOK3qtWO8PxCb_L65XmdZF8eBCGu3l2m/s1600/IMG_0010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLE_20maGP0zRMtwXykICEqLACqJmgepmL0SE9_iAVRwCHyJUV48n8XZueCAfK9oPXzh2XN2MUJA0MetxCv-UWiRLxhhLxhs8RHuqcpkT9wBHqrOK3qtWO8PxCb_L65XmdZF8eBCGu3l2m/s400/IMG_0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618296762812294386" border="0" /></a>This is the Nutella Strawberry Crepe. A staple of mine.<br />So delicious!<br /><br />But they also have savory crepes like this one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg770XQPECJquQtJw6r3UVutEtPqNu705RW_Zuw0PMQTYrh-WhssdgO12jUgDiqZ1mUYyaiPd0QpPR2J5GqUF39w4Al3W5ZbIXQC1za4t9qJJbZlbAAmnl1JJDbm7t8wyuNWdmwYqoQ5zNJ/s1600/IMG_0017.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg770XQPECJquQtJw6r3UVutEtPqNu705RW_Zuw0PMQTYrh-WhssdgO12jUgDiqZ1mUYyaiPd0QpPR2J5GqUF39w4Al3W5ZbIXQC1za4t9qJJbZlbAAmnl1JJDbm7t8wyuNWdmwYqoQ5zNJ/s400/IMG_0017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618296672601982402" border="0" /></a>It's a turkey pesto crepe with cranberry drizzle.<br />Yeah, you might need to be adventurous to try it, but so worth it. I absolutely loved it!<br /><br />The decor of this place also turns heads.<br />Like the fact there's a giant owl outside...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpF6lb8AZCUY-lu_W-qqGyJ6cV36ABNQ_sYrEBGZHnuXM_TJC-QDKs2ab2GOtyS8iirDmOhdlhTn1aPkoEK6rcmghAYoWDHimhstYdAcIykCKckkW_v81bSEZ1-Q153BCJfHdC3kzzZU9W/s1600/IMG_0068.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpF6lb8AZCUY-lu_W-qqGyJ6cV36ABNQ_sYrEBGZHnuXM_TJC-QDKs2ab2GOtyS8iirDmOhdlhTn1aPkoEK6rcmghAYoWDHimhstYdAcIykCKckkW_v81bSEZ1-Q153BCJfHdC3kzzZU9W/s400/IMG_0068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618296267193158434" border="0" /></a><br />...Lots of owls inside...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkz1cu5LnZBHavakygkc4qPBwqY89OblKyUZCBrNt8qHWkvWAkwpKS8nQZdbAMDNOoyr0gERJffIhBNZCj9_DJOQ7iAbxg2otvMqN6BsJtFqleaXEayHJ0pLfeCWf3UllSw7SC2rP0u5bZ/s1600/IMG_0037.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkz1cu5LnZBHavakygkc4qPBwqY89OblKyUZCBrNt8qHWkvWAkwpKS8nQZdbAMDNOoyr0gERJffIhBNZCj9_DJOQ7iAbxg2otvMqN6BsJtFqleaXEayHJ0pLfeCWf3UllSw7SC2rP0u5bZ/s400/IMG_0037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618296283054863586" border="0" /></a><br />...And a big tree in the middle of the restaurant!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWT_Iw5IUNF4zVdhjMqYdat7EmA7gk4yqyml9AEkp3j3CJMMh8UA94mFlDdWBiY29-YVNW9srpYQLKJjOQdZOoV3p2yux4otS3FKIeh47-5sHf-uNYT-esaE1snvo9nRx-Q9E9HtqJ39pF/s1600/IMG_0054.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWT_Iw5IUNF4zVdhjMqYdat7EmA7gk4yqyml9AEkp3j3CJMMh8UA94mFlDdWBiY29-YVNW9srpYQLKJjOQdZOoV3p2yux4otS3FKIeh47-5sHf-uNYT-esaE1snvo9nRx-Q9E9HtqJ39pF/s400/IMG_0054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618296279511636546" border="0" /></a><br />Look closer at the tree and you'll see an engraving.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzwBvwzrDg1O9v9So1Uudu6VpIwMjQTIBrKSNtfDoQACxvikYINTL9KltaONie1sH9zhcp7CSNeSnb1W69M22X-2ql6N92nWgSZEmtkewe2mvHkHLe3TgSji-ZGfcxBG5-BcTcMVAHz0p/s1600/IMG_0060.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzwBvwzrDg1O9v9So1Uudu6VpIwMjQTIBrKSNtfDoQACxvikYINTL9KltaONie1sH9zhcp7CSNeSnb1W69M22X-2ql6N92nWgSZEmtkewe2mvHkHLe3TgSji-ZGfcxBG5-BcTcMVAHz0p/s400/IMG_0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618296273861466770" border="0" /></a>C&L stands for Curtis and Lexi.<br />The newlyweds that own Roll Up Crepes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4Z029AxShPt7ierkEz82OXB2fzvkObr1rpbXCyMc61ONlbEJZ0TMRVqU25bLsOjBYpMNbMgxSckMce7OCdl7v-8RT-zK93QOnNJgSzAG_BRv-4p7jWqztHpASnIowW-FWrm9hkUDyqNw/s1600/IMG_0031.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4Z029AxShPt7ierkEz82OXB2fzvkObr1rpbXCyMc61ONlbEJZ0TMRVqU25bLsOjBYpMNbMgxSckMce7OCdl7v-8RT-zK93QOnNJgSzAG_BRv-4p7jWqztHpASnIowW-FWrm9hkUDyqNw/s400/IMG_0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618296659237722482" border="0" /></a>Guess how young they are!<br />Lexi is only 19 and her husband is 24.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EgMkr7ACckijlvgDRRSsNFRKQH1o-qcZ-QhxT6pz7zqODily4ifA6lYa9boljYj37PqvZb-YUa7gYZdnkYrC3vnrHqnYEO6TZCJZj9sE5JOIa35e6sXWyvAVymGDY5wHBlmNEwjKn74R/s1600/IMG_0033.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EgMkr7ACckijlvgDRRSsNFRKQH1o-qcZ-QhxT6pz7zqODily4ifA6lYa9boljYj37PqvZb-YUa7gYZdnkYrC3vnrHqnYEO6TZCJZj9sE5JOIa35e6sXWyvAVymGDY5wHBlmNEwjKn74R/s400/IMG_0033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618296655316500450" border="0" /></a>Cutest couple ever!<br />They told me they started the business so they would never have to be apart.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgdTNByabIKzMO168nWPOryM0h95_ETzvTbAkMpAa65dIvlkHY11Qlhiok_6nCBlP3xJEqCMIXYroE7S8BsLu03yVF4bwXBMl-_8BpY4HRTqyU1DVCSGZ2YfIzD5_OvrAyFQStKUkG-qV/s1600/IMG_0024.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgdTNByabIKzMO168nWPOryM0h95_ETzvTbAkMpAa65dIvlkHY11Qlhiok_6nCBlP3xJEqCMIXYroE7S8BsLu03yVF4bwXBMl-_8BpY4HRTqyU1DVCSGZ2YfIzD5_OvrAyFQStKUkG-qV/s400/IMG_0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618296669508398530" border="0" /></a>Here's my friend Ashley showing off the chocolatey goodness.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDcQq8wpS6kfTLeG5GC4Z83VvtBqz35FoKs8d8a_g9V088NCJZHYSwdNL1qVRM3MugrJ91hTpNbLEUQOrik4nvCLFDxvgLXnljfCocGEHgrvQwZi8-0WvxR6CT36y6FXhGnzzGGKtSKhc/s1600/IMG_0029.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDcQq8wpS6kfTLeG5GC4Z83VvtBqz35FoKs8d8a_g9V088NCJZHYSwdNL1qVRM3MugrJ91hTpNbLEUQOrik4nvCLFDxvgLXnljfCocGEHgrvQwZi8-0WvxR6CT36y6FXhGnzzGGKtSKhc/s400/IMG_0029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618296664588131010" border="0" /></a>And here's me licking chocolate off my knife.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwgGLyy-fDcM9jmgwifQ-5ZFq-2spcWoiPegswnsh0U2pAmzDhQp0JW3vVH6hTre6oq7vQPdKES0oJWspSl3v1R8HaXwJ_7YimLmlgTzdimwn5k4wHMUWgeqa8ChzK2Ydjrwr3SWSxJIa/s1600/IMG_0034.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwgGLyy-fDcM9jmgwifQ-5ZFq-2spcWoiPegswnsh0U2pAmzDhQp0JW3vVH6hTre6oq7vQPdKES0oJWspSl3v1R8HaXwJ_7YimLmlgTzdimwn5k4wHMUWgeqa8ChzK2Ydjrwr3SWSxJIa/s400/IMG_0034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618296289828664978" border="0" /></a><br />And here's the menu now that you inevitably want to go there.<br />You'll find it at <span dir="ltr" class="pp-headline-item pp-headline-address-lhp2"><span>1605 S State St, Orem, UT<br />And <a href="http://www.rollupmycrepe.com/">www.rollupmycrepe.com.</a><br /><br />Other notes:<br />They have live music on Fridays and Saturdays.<br />All of their staff can sing (on top of their crepe-making skills).<br /><br />They are open until 1 a.m. every night (closed Sundays.)<br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-15775854994406756392011-06-12T19:06:00.011-06:002011-06-12T20:57:30.834-06:00New Logo & My First Engagement Photos<div style="text-align: center;">Remember when I posted this picture on facebook a few weeks ago?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cP6Zhrwj1C68d3K3aRmrorToBak2c_DyNAT9Hpk3umSp4yl1jpI8Kbsc5L6Hfm2kFOmlnVApNKcGKAgpnXc2XMHOUMZwj9NhD2N9I2PHLLI_eOup9g01SktKj6v78AHTXA8PzMifOdKr/s1600/May+-+327.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cP6Zhrwj1C68d3K3aRmrorToBak2c_DyNAT9Hpk3umSp4yl1jpI8Kbsc5L6Hfm2kFOmlnVApNKcGKAgpnXc2XMHOUMZwj9NhD2N9I2PHLLI_eOup9g01SktKj6v78AHTXA8PzMifOdKr/s400/May+-+327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617505693513497570" border="0" /></a>These are <a href="http://freutcake.com/2011/05/23/craving-red-velvet-brownies/">Red Velvet Cream Cheese Brownies</a> and I made them for my good friend Dave.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeg-slYzauidHuK9bbgvBzTd0EJmfSpZd2ckD1utvJ_IVpYCb5JEUo7sNA0t5IGsYQqtN2Rkhyt499ykmLk4rEJdL333JzXlkpPFYJt4xBGwyHr0ATWEeP9WQUdWiF-q2nh6ezPGVZwWW/s1600/Dave.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeg-slYzauidHuK9bbgvBzTd0EJmfSpZd2ckD1utvJ_IVpYCb5JEUo7sNA0t5IGsYQqtN2Rkhyt499ykmLk4rEJdL333JzXlkpPFYJt4xBGwyHr0ATWEeP9WQUdWiF-q2nh6ezPGVZwWW/s400/Dave.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617507736333855666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(Not a real mustache)</span><br />Dave works in the graphics department at KSL.<br />I enlisted his talents to make me a new photography logo!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_FgBdIkXrNVZCt4Cg8SMBF6Kr4rdi8so_uu5UqZEdWkrCDzjQo8KNr_ZXHb_j-PJHXPFSVqNJtzRt4a4nRKcFEJWU_ARM5WCkjHH78hslKMupBchXxk0gc0kdaxPWE1FXFXfEHpgyX4n/s1600/Harker+Studios+Pink+Green.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_FgBdIkXrNVZCt4Cg8SMBF6Kr4rdi8so_uu5UqZEdWkrCDzjQo8KNr_ZXHb_j-PJHXPFSVqNJtzRt4a4nRKcFEJWU_ARM5WCkjHH78hslKMupBchXxk0gc0kdaxPWE1FXFXfEHpgyX4n/s400/Harker+Studios+Pink+Green.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617505925521679250" border="0" /></a>A pretty good trade if I do say so myself!<br />I already have business cards so Dave used the colors and fonts on the cards to match the logo.<br />And I've officially decided to go back to my original business name, Harker Studios.<br />Because I'm pretty sure one day I'll add video services (since that is what I do for a living at KSL.)<br /><br />I even have a new facebook page to go with my new logo!<br />Just search for "Harker Studios". (I'll have a URL soon)<br />I'm working on a new blog too, because "The Harker Herald" was never supposed to be a photography blog. I want to keep this one about the Harkers!<br /><br />But until then, you have to put up with my photography posts.<br /><br />The first photos to get my new logo are from my first engagement photo shoot!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEl0w6hxLmmI0FS0VSvmwdPCFJ3QbYIgQPnTokLJcfFJYcTXrphUpziVmpYUTyBRnFchGNLM3C2mvcliUqm4OTnfOFaHDYib-0fI8KbhsBneV-Yz9C_5BIuU5kMKzVCN9682pv-fqDyxY/s1600/IMG_0061.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEl0w6hxLmmI0FS0VSvmwdPCFJ3QbYIgQPnTokLJcfFJYcTXrphUpziVmpYUTyBRnFchGNLM3C2mvcliUqm4OTnfOFaHDYib-0fI8KbhsBneV-Yz9C_5BIuU5kMKzVCN9682pv-fqDyxY/s400/IMG_0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617512014146113746" border="0" /></a>This is Ginny and Evan.<br />They are getting married next weekend and I will be there!<br />It will be my first time photographing a wedding!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRB5Rr_duUsZVPkwM-_WmcwApVDAbfaUURd81xCTqWtflc0clnoXIwOVAbVVtgoZwHkn0tVP4ToNJNhLItLfTsjSnlV3BODOYTPr4_DJKLauYt2zQjDCPs_ADnkBLQWamuerN9kEfrrFA/s1600/IMG_0195.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRB5Rr_duUsZVPkwM-_WmcwApVDAbfaUURd81xCTqWtflc0clnoXIwOVAbVVtgoZwHkn0tVP4ToNJNhLItLfTsjSnlV3BODOYTPr4_DJKLauYt2zQjDCPs_ADnkBLQWamuerN9kEfrrFA/s400/IMG_0195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617512036287527970" border="0" /></a>These are my favorite pictures from the shoot.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbD0f95UHKAPohc8o_VW25nizOA0OMAr3dOWAKK5tfvKWZITUiOBa37iEi8TgyM6PmF19bsLKHBtca4i-R9q37YbLxHqyn-evFLpdrYj5jzWp-e8mnD0HEMh6b2wWXRl6gzxBOSIoiTeM/s1600/IMG_0149.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbD0f95UHKAPohc8o_VW25nizOA0OMAr3dOWAKK5tfvKWZITUiOBa37iEi8TgyM6PmF19bsLKHBtca4i-R9q37YbLxHqyn-evFLpdrYj5jzWp-e8mnD0HEMh6b2wWXRl6gzxBOSIoiTeM/s400/IMG_0149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617512012371524130" border="0" /></a>I passed this field on my way home from work one day and was determined to shoot there.<br />Luckily Ginny and Evan were game to put on some boots and walk through 6-foot-tall weeds and mud for me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9X3DJeHxjhisjStTToR8aoPvNfotB1f_k6BU4DpLrJck3xMyH9IuDf5RZL0gokcZelE9inR50ooSMVu6q8KlwMjS6A0ZnYz5iIFtzI6SI47WRZlEY2zC0thD6S6Tzxl68ceGc5Ve2ZAr/s1600/IMG_0173.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9X3DJeHxjhisjStTToR8aoPvNfotB1f_k6BU4DpLrJck3xMyH9IuDf5RZL0gokcZelE9inR50ooSMVu6q8KlwMjS6A0ZnYz5iIFtzI6SI47WRZlEY2zC0thD6S6Tzxl68ceGc5Ve2ZAr/s400/IMG_0173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617512018392216466" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpjnpVIkiuF36y2WLD7EgYsg7Xz8WxkNQ8H8w1dAv6f7xz8yfZSxEIUrRpWoSc1pY3HdlIF9TZ1YXF9-hTIManTcivM5HnRxNUOoj9FZh6hDE8QiTeec33A-y_df-Z913ujFCCdnIXQyQ/s1600/IMG_0188.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpjnpVIkiuF36y2WLD7EgYsg7Xz8WxkNQ8H8w1dAv6f7xz8yfZSxEIUrRpWoSc1pY3HdlIF9TZ1YXF9-hTIManTcivM5HnRxNUOoj9FZh6hDE8QiTeec33A-y_df-Z913ujFCCdnIXQyQ/s400/IMG_0188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617512028992687442" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl44JyXHvirHbrSSSyriPRJZCCgq2gG34iOJd52VoD9fLP_Hzdlme2HD2GebsdDXsqCUBP9WScli8cVaCkKHj4FsPs6wFi-Xd3zLHMMmqqA3BpLXaOHxoVTrfxdPMeMn0cI6bWvBPLAlkv/s1600/IMG_0232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl44JyXHvirHbrSSSyriPRJZCCgq2gG34iOJd52VoD9fLP_Hzdlme2HD2GebsdDXsqCUBP9WScli8cVaCkKHj4FsPs6wFi-Xd3zLHMMmqqA3BpLXaOHxoVTrfxdPMeMn0cI6bWvBPLAlkv/s400/IMG_0232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617515214401152786" border="0" /></a>I LOVE how these pictures turned out.<br />And they didn't even mind when I wanted to get a little artsy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSz4bGac6h8GH7ojW05oUQ_BzKD4umzbhVKqQMd0qZ4CVIt46NBwmku2kYJXadaW49cQkNcw4gf2ovPXzqQig4chIXB-9v8K1IUhXwKw79Nir90YNLUYNaFPt_wRFMLxaVuLsRIZyQI72/s1600/IMG_0280.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSz4bGac6h8GH7ojW05oUQ_BzKD4umzbhVKqQMd0qZ4CVIt46NBwmku2kYJXadaW49cQkNcw4gf2ovPXzqQig4chIXB-9v8K1IUhXwKw79Nir90YNLUYNaFPt_wRFMLxaVuLsRIZyQI72/s400/IMG_0280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617520064872811410" border="0" /></a>We also found this huge rusty pipe nearby. A photographers DREAM!<br />But I won't tell you what was spray-painted inside the pipe. That wasn't so dreamy. :S<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-19576302673125108022011-06-04T22:55:00.006-06:002011-06-04T23:26:36.286-06:00My Talented Niece<div style="text-align: center;">I recently discovered one of my teenage nieces is a budding fashion designer!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqralecu5iiTfiroAoyIrGKfrq17Dmn9KUJf5CCyQpeul4zN1y5sV5XhS3A5MotMUUybRB1Qn2HeU0YAzQ1kXxNhc-jWGxAZBRzUY-u7L4NzuGZf9HbkbI1YQiGcun5JzHufkxEMKR8H2d/s1600/Lesli+and+Jenn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqralecu5iiTfiroAoyIrGKfrq17Dmn9KUJf5CCyQpeul4zN1y5sV5XhS3A5MotMUUybRB1Qn2HeU0YAzQ1kXxNhc-jWGxAZBRzUY-u7L4NzuGZf9HbkbI1YQiGcun5JzHufkxEMKR8H2d/s400/Lesli+and+Jenn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614600263587256882" border="0" /></a>This is me and my niece Jennifer about 4 and a half years ago.<br />Yeah, it's an old picture, but it's one of the only ones I have of us together.<br /><br />Anyway, on her blog, <a href="http://gingerfashions.blogspot.com/">Ginger Fashions</a>, she shows off all the cool stuff she's made.<br />She's designed skirts, a swimsuit, a purse, and she modifies her clothes all the time.<br />She's crazy talented for a teenager!<br /><br />In one blog post, she showed off what she can do with <a href="http://gingerfashions.blogspot.com/2011/03/fun-with-my-newest-toy.html">fabric markers</a>.<br />I liked her design so much, I asked her to make me one!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hxM5iYStnCKaED1EjYxhGXdWEPQU6mf7s4Hm7C7SCyNNBgxawiBHxKg7F36jb01BN8mdI7GiW-ffd_oexOeKzPGoNqEr4UVGSutkBD9H4LGyh3u9tQanP4T9hLnOrJ1PFuREX3byc9MG/s1600/IMG_0039+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hxM5iYStnCKaED1EjYxhGXdWEPQU6mf7s4Hm7C7SCyNNBgxawiBHxKg7F36jb01BN8mdI7GiW-ffd_oexOeKzPGoNqEr4UVGSutkBD9H4LGyh3u9tQanP4T9hLnOrJ1PFuREX3byc9MG/s400/IMG_0039+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614596478472185826" border="0" /></a>This is my own original t-shirt designed by my own niece!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KR-AZqz5cErn-uQr39ttLRHMkla80XvrQNtkTVnYHajebzH-U8MXjeVosrbJbaFqlAhSyTVcxTO10yUX4yCvfwPNdCV3YQqABb4be8EzQzAESxvEVkNWeT5Qa-ZcAfkd1BGjxdbmF9wo/s1600/IMG_0039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KR-AZqz5cErn-uQr39ttLRHMkla80XvrQNtkTVnYHajebzH-U8MXjeVosrbJbaFqlAhSyTVcxTO10yUX4yCvfwPNdCV3YQqABb4be8EzQzAESxvEVkNWeT5Qa-ZcAfkd1BGjxdbmF9wo/s400/IMG_0039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614596465935320706" border="0" /></a>I LOVE it and one day it's going to be worth millions!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSPY5ziL5xuXrMuG7RPZni3SqzigZiVFnGBhqIH6V-xN2o8OvH9qcdNF1cczbIe1c7juUE3jo27zLrl0dA6yOeveDpKeG02J8-tNAyPgiWiZeThRVjf2oCfEvmDAgPcYN-m8-O8WOcA27/s1600/IMG_0038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSPY5ziL5xuXrMuG7RPZni3SqzigZiVFnGBhqIH6V-xN2o8OvH9qcdNF1cczbIe1c7juUE3jo27zLrl0dA6yOeveDpKeG02J8-tNAyPgiWiZeThRVjf2oCfEvmDAgPcYN-m8-O8WOcA27/s400/IMG_0038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614596462094745426" border="0" /></a>Thanks for the gorgeous shirt Jenn!<br />And keep up the great work!<br />You're inspiring!<br />Love you!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-20368650945363427922011-05-30T19:31:00.005-06:002011-05-30T21:04:10.208-06:00Celebrating 4 Years<div style="text-align: center;">Tom and I just celebrated out 4th anniversary!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're on a tight budget so I told him we couldn't spend any money on gifts this year.<br />I know, I'm no fun.<br /><br />But he's a rebel and still bought me these flowers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5d6bPy1OKhIBkU1rk_He5Blfqak-6psjoATlqC3aJSlnq842a1e35vNvOYIHjHqpFu53it7kClMZ2BG0YljcxsjISefP3lv9O1ir5ihW47187eQpX6g9EMS8NeqQQgO_WNaqqFUuiFkE/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5d6bPy1OKhIBkU1rk_He5Blfqak-6psjoATlqC3aJSlnq842a1e35vNvOYIHjHqpFu53it7kClMZ2BG0YljcxsjISefP3lv9O1ir5ihW47187eQpX6g9EMS8NeqQQgO_WNaqqFUuiFkE/s400/IMG_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612697981834237346" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrvVIpogX6tf2us8bEOSCbuxdVDb3BZLHFTH6-rSTpS9UkeNMvY1kPuO84_3W2sWfGryrlN-2qJR0VGL05AU_445F-sKxepXIMpAi_p1Lxkx4iT0MWdpcJaMNP9l9plF1klAHg8hSlCie/s1600/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrvVIpogX6tf2us8bEOSCbuxdVDb3BZLHFTH6-rSTpS9UkeNMvY1kPuO84_3W2sWfGryrlN-2qJR0VGL05AU_445F-sKxepXIMpAi_p1Lxkx4iT0MWdpcJaMNP9l9plF1klAHg8hSlCie/s400/IMG_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612698834815974898" border="0" /></a>I gave him grief about spending money, but secretly I was thrilled.<br />They are so gorgeous!<br />I smile every time I look at them.<br /><br />I stuck to our zero dollar budget and made Tom a card with craft supplies I already had.<br />I'm not very creative, so I get a lot of inspiration from <a href="http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/?s=anniversary">this blog</a>.<br />If you click the link, you'll see the card I used as my starting place.<br />I don't have the man and woman stamps, so I drew them freehand and cut them out.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwTd6oN4CrBZIo6WHw29Pd0T3Jg7giQ9jht-CnSmGbw0L7kRA_iKPurL1YN1RHTgu-FnYRNGiTCX9wl966j_ndrweOph3QbdWLRbxj2wxVli0F8X722QJL2zHgxOtjGDxRkoJyQXIAlHW/s1600/May+-+319.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwTd6oN4CrBZIo6WHw29Pd0T3Jg7giQ9jht-CnSmGbw0L7kRA_iKPurL1YN1RHTgu-FnYRNGiTCX9wl966j_ndrweOph3QbdWLRbxj2wxVli0F8X722QJL2zHgxOtjGDxRkoJyQXIAlHW/s400/May+-+319.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612687241328186546" border="0" /></a>Turns out, I impress myself sometimes.<br />The chain was all my idea.<br />I knew Tom would love that.<br /><br />This is what the inside looks like:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ87sclnxNGm8e2fYYn6t3-zSfs5cMhwVL4oQQhPKIytgf6gWOsCFwxYMDV8zxKkyGNBUOs67vDB684VcvPJXDpJchjw-LQp8nQXxWxzaVP0wgdjvHqgf1Q6gpqFQ_B66uYt8875tFHgxT/s1600/May+-+320.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ87sclnxNGm8e2fYYn6t3-zSfs5cMhwVL4oQQhPKIytgf6gWOsCFwxYMDV8zxKkyGNBUOs67vDB684VcvPJXDpJchjw-LQp8nQXxWxzaVP0wgdjvHqgf1Q6gpqFQ_B66uYt8875tFHgxT/s400/May+-+320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612687239660246866" border="0" /></a>Again, made with supplies and a picture I already had.<br />(The picture was taken in Chicago on our honeymoon. That's why I look so skinny.)<br />I also blurred out my love note for Tom in this picture. No one wants to read that. *wink*<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-43533135100745579222011-05-28T22:57:00.011-06:002011-05-30T19:30:46.038-06:00This is how you throw a Fondue Party.<div style="text-align: center;">Every month my three best Utah friends and I (with our husbands) get together for a dinner party!<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I say "best Utah friends" because I don't want to offend my best friends back home and because these girls will give me crap if I don't give them the title they deserve.</span><br /><br />This is our fourth dinner party, but my first time hosting.<br />The host gets to decide the "theme" of the party and then we all coordinate what to bring.<br /><br />I decided to throw a FONDUE dinner party!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiMHQwrEfn325ey4-grtnatEICgBVg-Vw4FHD-uusC3ZsU1SnqtxrXyBnRvrQpVyTlU_Z-dAbcZBS0XL1wzOWzNLNFIhzNKcXW2rd7eamQ-CZNEPEgxOE1X06_BmEtO5lqbxIHsp72It4/s1600/May+-+124.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiMHQwrEfn325ey4-grtnatEICgBVg-Vw4FHD-uusC3ZsU1SnqtxrXyBnRvrQpVyTlU_Z-dAbcZBS0XL1wzOWzNLNFIhzNKcXW2rd7eamQ-CZNEPEgxOE1X06_BmEtO5lqbxIHsp72It4/s400/May+-+124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611999670234098882" border="0" /></a><br />This is Gaby at the cheese fondue, our appetizer.<br />This was Ashley's contribution. She brought the fondue pot, the cheese fondue ingredients (we put it together at my house), and the stuff to dip in the cheese fondue.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4we6wxEyOu_o6WfckYHD4U4CnVQLhLGOTrk1teNpgl9io5M4FauiqWvBjt6wU-EqvpWZavyEbiFXZi5YCAq3Wc0pyt1zEUs_wtxTx7SU-nKmU2CsxoNXMQYeX_ed9BsJSyunYGvQLm6Dz/s1600/May+-+125.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4we6wxEyOu_o6WfckYHD4U4CnVQLhLGOTrk1teNpgl9io5M4FauiqWvBjt6wU-EqvpWZavyEbiFXZi5YCAq3Wc0pyt1zEUs_wtxTx7SU-nKmU2CsxoNXMQYeX_ed9BsJSyunYGvQLm6Dz/s400/May+-+125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611999230254268914" border="0" /></a>Mallory at the cheese fondue.<br />I don't know if any of us had ever made or even eaten cheese fondue before, but it turned out great! It was so delicious I almost forgot to save room for everything else.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcPuAUsDafPm1jvBnevs1b426bPLI_5OQaXaE3W618rEachVU7cZV17bv34e5k9M1zDeth-wt1-xQz81SRN_0BEOIz3luZdQKCFWW329AQNb4eAb-b4zUXVusfZ_RMl497JbGPBmHKq2D/s1600/May+-+121.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcPuAUsDafPm1jvBnevs1b426bPLI_5OQaXaE3W618rEachVU7cZV17bv34e5k9M1zDeth-wt1-xQz81SRN_0BEOIz3luZdQKCFWW329AQNb4eAb-b4zUXVusfZ_RMl497JbGPBmHKq2D/s400/May+-+121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611999670497198802" border="0" /></a>Then we had a fondue pot with peanut oil to cook steak and pork in.<br />This was what I was in charge of.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLda0O2ptHQ-FCYxH6XYfT_hiFZHVetW3CZp6SLf2X1dhmuGS5dGl6DLm3U_GTSH0CBtoEdv1GCTQzRd8JbZKnsz1djnOmZNSrCzoiwoWyLVJtu0OhK5bQ6nUji8_CZe-pgVEzOaiev7F/s1600/May+-+127.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLda0O2ptHQ-FCYxH6XYfT_hiFZHVetW3CZp6SLf2X1dhmuGS5dGl6DLm3U_GTSH0CBtoEdv1GCTQzRd8JbZKnsz1djnOmZNSrCzoiwoWyLVJtu0OhK5bQ6nUji8_CZe-pgVEzOaiev7F/s400/May+-+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611999225755823282" border="0" /></a>There's the meat frying in the fondue pot.<br />It smelled soooo good!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPB0DfEb-kSPj-tQU73OUQfl-5qbSvCGOQv5zUSit3QrZ9P_lf5p8Z3Ma0iFaEWHzFKpIhBT60Nc3yW2rO0lCf_peNGBQjw32IGuzJcSC9CLeWrYBHyx9OQv8qJwLjevoJe2nf6zphANCv/s1600/May+-+133.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPB0DfEb-kSPj-tQU73OUQfl-5qbSvCGOQv5zUSit3QrZ9P_lf5p8Z3Ma0iFaEWHzFKpIhBT60Nc3yW2rO0lCf_peNGBQjw32IGuzJcSC9CLeWrYBHyx9OQv8qJwLjevoJe2nf6zphANCv/s400/May+-+133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611999219055486562" border="0" /></a>I also made five dips for the meat fondue.<br />I knew I wouldn't remember what was what, so I made a little flag for each one.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD876wvTl4hcas9Nrd31O4Msb1LLZypERoACL98Z7V0gMyOsAMr2XtGPHyE-eKhiXf5offC0V1tgRfQUxxoOq9kLgyvueQO_8OdTtqLfpk7Cj-Dw3qU3_InBDwzrWfp-qu17o-vObPi1la/s1600/May+-+139.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD876wvTl4hcas9Nrd31O4Msb1LLZypERoACL98Z7V0gMyOsAMr2XtGPHyE-eKhiXf5offC0V1tgRfQUxxoOq9kLgyvueQO_8OdTtqLfpk7Cj-Dw3qU3_InBDwzrWfp-qu17o-vObPi1la/s400/May+-+139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611999220646003682" border="0" /></a>Mallory was in charge of dessert because she has a chocolate fountain!<br />Gaby helped bring some fruit and stuff for dipping.<br />We also had a little fondue pot that we used for white chocolate.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtwXfz6waDUgqyj0MLv6naUEDXA8zmdHpanN4QMYfyJ5JT7SrbOIabxGqgXWZ4ZqDAleaziGy7qxllavOF4FaDU1OP8AJvbwlPgm_AVMk_o4i3MsWUFxm9ePgyr_S9Z2gCcTlnqEIaLlJ/s1600/May+-+119.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtwXfz6waDUgqyj0MLv6naUEDXA8zmdHpanN4QMYfyJ5JT7SrbOIabxGqgXWZ4ZqDAleaziGy7qxllavOF4FaDU1OP8AJvbwlPgm_AVMk_o4i3MsWUFxm9ePgyr_S9Z2gCcTlnqEIaLlJ/s400/May+-+119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611999673764186962" border="0" /></a>Before we even started eating, Mallory got some chocolate on herself.<br />Next time, I'm making bibs mandatory.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eiID4oDHVNtlR9VFJO8iPgz0itbRua2C97PGRpwbcmJxp28RpMUc2UOA1qe3GgZcF2DtVYnp9aQX4dtaVXkRfErftfPykEExR6cmczv_XqtLdviNgzuhZqXpBCmIyIvViH-Mahi4s8jQ/s1600/May+-+150.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eiID4oDHVNtlR9VFJO8iPgz0itbRua2C97PGRpwbcmJxp28RpMUc2UOA1qe3GgZcF2DtVYnp9aQX4dtaVXkRfErftfPykEExR6cmczv_XqtLdviNgzuhZqXpBCmIyIvViH-Mahi4s8jQ/s400/May+-+150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611998207238703698" border="0" /></a>This is Ashley. She's hiding the chocolate stain on her shirt with her hair.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks_rlfp_uq_-3GUFF4RVNWVC2-wKTYBlTY9i5uilNA_EvqYy8i9f0Y7lXSehHQ2Bt64m8H2PYq7kP2tvGKHXIhHt0FDyUj_S5Qcj6L-FQ1yopqE_IidckVt89PtH8krIFZipHDwnasohz/s1600/May+-+147.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks_rlfp_uq_-3GUFF4RVNWVC2-wKTYBlTY9i5uilNA_EvqYy8i9f0Y7lXSehHQ2Bt64m8H2PYq7kP2tvGKHXIhHt0FDyUj_S5Qcj6L-FQ1yopqE_IidckVt89PtH8krIFZipHDwnasohz/s400/May+-+147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611998208533877970" border="0" /></a>Mallory and me.<br />Yes, that's chocolate on her nose.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cTpoZH547SfE4qmLxS_o9DvK2pEgb1qf17gevOLXjYtrMkg08zfMhGY-W6CyirmAYid892dhUqUAp_DP_00I2RsEPoChtfpjikhx1wi1IgXwyUHTd29UkQFTzgPFnPsYO3rEdDrfQdid/s1600/May+-+140.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cTpoZH547SfE4qmLxS_o9DvK2pEgb1qf17gevOLXjYtrMkg08zfMhGY-W6CyirmAYid892dhUqUAp_DP_00I2RsEPoChtfpjikhx1wi1IgXwyUHTd29UkQFTzgPFnPsYO3rEdDrfQdid/s400/May+-+140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611999215016416130" border="0" /></a>Mallory and Beck.<br />Beck's the only child allowed at our dinner parties.<br />That is, until my friends have more kids.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds7lGBhtQsBdeGQw7rHKl45ARYVHqBYym6-QJ6ESRA7uUbOl19m8Rp6QqOnVVqu1NKd9dzz0n57NjeNQ4xC0LOw_v0NcgRGF1XcS3YdoXe1rjEt14d8Xytgts4tek1rY3H4auELniIG9Q/s1600/May+-+151.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds7lGBhtQsBdeGQw7rHKl45ARYVHqBYym6-QJ6ESRA7uUbOl19m8Rp6QqOnVVqu1NKd9dzz0n57NjeNQ4xC0LOw_v0NcgRGF1XcS3YdoXe1rjEt14d8Xytgts4tek1rY3H4auELniIG9Q/s400/May+-+151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611998201488869458" border="0" /></a>The husbands enjoying our hard work.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3EcHiHLUYIwM_4Kgyj_uv2HEYvdmOX6kMBepidtDWYxSDrSHaaff-O3WtNYaqHNKKCU3x28dmXOBGAng_wEQsENvcY9dnwHR6nLr6uJDwb01-yx0J1s32JFxWrrw0GqqeJ85eUxiczFr/s1600/May+-+145.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3EcHiHLUYIwM_4Kgyj_uv2HEYvdmOX6kMBepidtDWYxSDrSHaaff-O3WtNYaqHNKKCU3x28dmXOBGAng_wEQsENvcY9dnwHR6nLr6uJDwb01-yx0J1s32JFxWrrw0GqqeJ85eUxiczFr/s400/May+-+145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611998212665910146" border="0" /></a>I like this picture because you can see all the fondue pots and the crazy mess we made in my kitchen.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3vYdXVUr0MnGIY0uyJarMEv8rCy-BbrjUFqkumiGFOcI-sqGKF92BeIis5hZp4eeXCmCHc-mWRyHWp60XGAeVuyNEHYHRIB08z3XdhODhewf3hSukX3JS5CfP_T5cdWmBZDJPmJZqVd4/s1600/May+-+153.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3vYdXVUr0MnGIY0uyJarMEv8rCy-BbrjUFqkumiGFOcI-sqGKF92BeIis5hZp4eeXCmCHc-mWRyHWp60XGAeVuyNEHYHRIB08z3XdhODhewf3hSukX3JS5CfP_T5cdWmBZDJPmJZqVd4/s400/May+-+153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611998197262434818" border="0" /></a>And last, but not least.<br />A cute picture of Mallory and Beck.<br />It was too funny not to include.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-49881667116806318972011-05-28T13:52:00.010-06:002011-06-02T12:47:58.565-06:00Tulip Festival<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Every year in Ottawa there's a huge tulip festival. There are tulips ALL over downtown.<br />Utah has a tulip festival too, but it's only at one location.<br /><br />These are the pictures I took at Utah's Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point.<br />It was a fun date, but it made me kinda homesick.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBz5tMHHv11AdtjVr8F241thHNP8TaE7ufaWRnPHZi4p2MFUnR6SUDzwGPg2wEvQ6G84vYQDMFWWMmLZPsuA-8BHOUo5qQi8XH33nRhMY40ggAIKB4ghmQAc0a0WLlNCSaUwvskX08uES8/s1600/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBz5tMHHv11AdtjVr8F241thHNP8TaE7ufaWRnPHZi4p2MFUnR6SUDzwGPg2wEvQ6G84vYQDMFWWMmLZPsuA-8BHOUo5qQi8XH33nRhMY40ggAIKB4ghmQAc0a0WLlNCSaUwvskX08uES8/s400/IMG_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611864576833541394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAxYgqSzsaWAKh2jSTKuQQjN-AD_U2xruCsjNSBv6okFsO7_bpFhKGiM2xu_BHvrfHRe4JMDAiOYCR92ycUdyDu7FUuxSLgUDjyPCbVxpEaXLTkxCvesD50aAQjB7543Dfwxyp5FerIKO/s1600/IMG_0005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAxYgqSzsaWAKh2jSTKuQQjN-AD_U2xruCsjNSBv6okFsO7_bpFhKGiM2xu_BHvrfHRe4JMDAiOYCR92ycUdyDu7FUuxSLgUDjyPCbVxpEaXLTkxCvesD50aAQjB7543Dfwxyp5FerIKO/s400/IMG_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611864570575979586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBlmqRuCnpk1ibgstIWfoVoZRcoRkqgHHyVqFVfefiIgncqzyfqJABRjG_R8-v-OolWnqaaB0WlB36Olzi5M1baKGI7Dyyv27sDo63SRpDK3HH1Yieg_m2QeXVCD-t0XydaJyGqDOWnv0/s1600/IMG_0013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBlmqRuCnpk1ibgstIWfoVoZRcoRkqgHHyVqFVfefiIgncqzyfqJABRjG_R8-v-OolWnqaaB0WlB36Olzi5M1baKGI7Dyyv27sDo63SRpDK3HH1Yieg_m2QeXVCD-t0XydaJyGqDOWnv0/s400/IMG_0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611864569991708450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdbzTkl06wcams1R_waZoxzcr4qQHPvykkfYX9fBXtyHp-EbHSRHUkR_im5FtwbXg_R4NwIk3rvIqa-xGk7M3uEhGLLWyyep1wSR9bLt_A4ErDlFJE53V_FmVXdisqz19MaK0qlVabdVo/s1600/IMG_0031.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdbzTkl06wcams1R_waZoxzcr4qQHPvykkfYX9fBXtyHp-EbHSRHUkR_im5FtwbXg_R4NwIk3rvIqa-xGk7M3uEhGLLWyyep1wSR9bLt_A4ErDlFJE53V_FmVXdisqz19MaK0qlVabdVo/s400/IMG_0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611864564541381970" border="0" /></a>We snuck Yoda into the tulip festival.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_MwOkRdkoExozhpIhViuFU4J5C2mbLYeNDJ1ozHPf3dTpebPuG0YpbtJBWjDBUTR2_Dcfu3msKbhp-aSf7fleokXFxJCMW5L4iOHe5taqy3rm1JqwV15RcwaVcG22ATiXnckoHXuNsIV/s1600/IMG_0048+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_MwOkRdkoExozhpIhViuFU4J5C2mbLYeNDJ1ozHPf3dTpebPuG0YpbtJBWjDBUTR2_Dcfu3msKbhp-aSf7fleokXFxJCMW5L4iOHe5taqy3rm1JqwV15RcwaVcG22ATiXnckoHXuNsIV/s400/IMG_0048+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611861565053561954" border="0" /></a>This is the first picture where I've experimented with a white vignette. I like it and think I'll be using it more often.<br /><br />Below is the same picture without the vignette so you can compare.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOIR6H6Iir_IWa9-8R-iaKTGYTpx9VJzrsa0t518kN_lXm9hz9L56mZBncqjCt-YcpDAimeGmQNRs4PU8Jn7EyhNHUPscrL2Sl5QVwzLN9lzzrQ0MBvPbmwUfFHgNkPoCzax9Idu6HQJm/s1600/IMG_0048.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOIR6H6Iir_IWa9-8R-iaKTGYTpx9VJzrsa0t518kN_lXm9hz9L56mZBncqjCt-YcpDAimeGmQNRs4PU8Jn7EyhNHUPscrL2Sl5QVwzLN9lzzrQ0MBvPbmwUfFHgNkPoCzax9Idu6HQJm/s400/IMG_0048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611861568902818802" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2B4FcfnYIylEhmDs5eFLQ68qq-G01goUuEcTcF79EJPbqCd5ppwMWdCIV6nsbX83s-WnW60LXoYFBROp619hiwy97gTfxJSd25t-9SjFSrVFLavnhvzjaJhp3uzMzQOZjXrCbVsPfWxb/s1600/IMG_0043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2B4FcfnYIylEhmDs5eFLQ68qq-G01goUuEcTcF79EJPbqCd5ppwMWdCIV6nsbX83s-WnW60LXoYFBROp619hiwy97gTfxJSd25t-9SjFSrVFLavnhvzjaJhp3uzMzQOZjXrCbVsPfWxb/s400/IMG_0043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611861573141448786" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzAu3rlwuzj2Gw3zAC0yS4HxtdZyuXnhBUzW3k_gqjq_92CFBtKg1PTGJ6s6ko6eWMvrNoHEFCely1Uk9q_r-Q8wcfalIpyAGW-lEPO9egnb1PEruCu2U7tUtVHW4X4wkJsLV0U8YJM5n/s1600/May+-+110.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzAu3rlwuzj2Gw3zAC0yS4HxtdZyuXnhBUzW3k_gqjq_92CFBtKg1PTGJ6s6ko6eWMvrNoHEFCely1Uk9q_r-Q8wcfalIpyAGW-lEPO9egnb1PEruCu2U7tUtVHW4X4wkJsLV0U8YJM5n/s400/May+-+110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611859536483298210" border="0" /></a>This was a cool-looking structure.<br />But the coolest part about it is the pictures you can get when you shoot straight into to the sky.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpE6G57hmAMBT2vUMSZtprhmUr_ZgciM6Z59K3PmB2tCbVNCaVKJt9V0TNQ_iEaN0mACA2MzmnmMF5CqtBexXJuusO2uQaAz8FMtTZLV8Rdss2xgpyl8r-A_DNoQY-nX3AbqgU5p4ZPfr/s1600/IMG_0050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpE6G57hmAMBT2vUMSZtprhmUr_ZgciM6Z59K3PmB2tCbVNCaVKJt9V0TNQ_iEaN0mACA2MzmnmMF5CqtBexXJuusO2uQaAz8FMtTZLV8Rdss2xgpyl8r-A_DNoQY-nX3AbqgU5p4ZPfr/s400/IMG_0050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611861560404125202" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoV4C09aQNgtDumQlU3XFxzILMY1_RO9xYng1Dc9xmBYlODJJcllLbuTVpFz1I013KToL6V3miUfzREQM5CcbpIOKZCH8A_7bbdpr16bpPAfyO9tYJtYyR-WqgGVtmUgp0xbFrcuMdIzi/s1600/IMG_0052+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoV4C09aQNgtDumQlU3XFxzILMY1_RO9xYng1Dc9xmBYlODJJcllLbuTVpFz1I013KToL6V3miUfzREQM5CcbpIOKZCH8A_7bbdpr16bpPAfyO9tYJtYyR-WqgGVtmUgp0xbFrcuMdIzi/s400/IMG_0052+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611859545055552066" border="0" /></a>I took this picture and turned it into two more while playing with it Photoshop.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a8BcU8m3p4mvk8OMN9CGLDwYljK6_MXNIQmXAf1hWgjDNYml1JndVrPb58tJbfIp98GHcWcMqwj-SeIhyphenhyphenl7aJ2nb9wdXtVNO4s0mdR4MCQICJuLKzHmU5X9aZs32rglzKOdP2mEvVJ2A/s1600/IMG_0052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a8BcU8m3p4mvk8OMN9CGLDwYljK6_MXNIQmXAf1hWgjDNYml1JndVrPb58tJbfIp98GHcWcMqwj-SeIhyphenhyphenl7aJ2nb9wdXtVNO4s0mdR4MCQICJuLKzHmU5X9aZs32rglzKOdP2mEvVJ2A/s400/IMG_0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611861557861389202" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6-DWrJHcRW8A7l-2N0iVLvUegb4u74Dbv4dWEiTHAvhLKAzJP9lMesBk3oKtjO-JEGp00xBQUyPByMCL-KCle44P3aWQipi4QibWYim3klpsr-Bs66pnvEZtMcRtbGUFFv7749Y6OwS8/s1600/IMG_0052+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6-DWrJHcRW8A7l-2N0iVLvUegb4u74Dbv4dWEiTHAvhLKAzJP9lMesBk3oKtjO-JEGp00xBQUyPByMCL-KCle44P3aWQipi4QibWYim3klpsr-Bs66pnvEZtMcRtbGUFFv7749Y6OwS8/s400/IMG_0052+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611859547181957890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmgRZwNzrZ9iJjZO24WHRKk3L5TmOF6dc_b6ej4i2N_YBrSnH26FRzldcbXItR1hPhwFvXAl_2CR72hOFcoN7W9tR7BT0X3cIaVO7LyH7D081DwDtHF81fKuoX0aufLAkhBuzwXuXLSQv/s1600/IMG_0069.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmgRZwNzrZ9iJjZO24WHRKk3L5TmOF6dc_b6ej4i2N_YBrSnH26FRzldcbXItR1hPhwFvXAl_2CR72hOFcoN7W9tR7BT0X3cIaVO7LyH7D081DwDtHF81fKuoX0aufLAkhBuzwXuXLSQv/s400/IMG_0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611859544718049330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJbS3yAtIArIF3MAoUQk96gc0gP8VxcPGHGmjDJE0QdZe7bRlPBpm8PmkiRrSqtJ1AStw2yywV-7sGHONIPJ0qMhs4s5k9D2dqmB1uRLjZw3fF8hgw5brduxB0N9ZZr_xQyOezRL6JvHN/s1600/May+-+111.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJbS3yAtIArIF3MAoUQk96gc0gP8VxcPGHGmjDJE0QdZe7bRlPBpm8PmkiRrSqtJ1AStw2yywV-7sGHONIPJ0qMhs4s5k9D2dqmB1uRLjZw3fF8hgw5brduxB0N9ZZr_xQyOezRL6JvHN/s400/May+-+111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611859534554746402" border="0" /></a>The End.<br /><br />Tell me which picture you like best.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-68543912019936317952011-05-25T22:06:00.004-06:002011-05-25T22:24:33.082-06:00The Unintentional Prank<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJweTe_lInh82bHvObAu4cgYcr2FgtG_poV8XRb15JHqfxH-7zf0_NPQ7-bJu8aiR7BfXfcwLPpPEjhwi0Lqv8yR94IbfEqmCng85CXTZ9HL9kMs5O6R5jJ6zlZyuq3wQMQzius2EeuIAX/s1600/Dog+Biscuits.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJweTe_lInh82bHvObAu4cgYcr2FgtG_poV8XRb15JHqfxH-7zf0_NPQ7-bJu8aiR7BfXfcwLPpPEjhwi0Lqv8yR94IbfEqmCng85CXTZ9HL9kMs5O6R5jJ6zlZyuq3wQMQzius2EeuIAX/s400/Dog+Biscuits.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610871631638068082" border="0" /></a><br />My hubby left these cookies on the kitchen table yesterday.<br />When I got home from work I did what any normal person would do and I ate one.<br />When Tom got home hours later he said, "Oh by the way, don't eat those cookies on the table."<br />I said: "Oh, oops!"<br />Tom: "Did you eat one?"<br />Lesli: "Yeah."<br />Tom: "They're dog biscuits!!"<br />(Tom proceeds to laugh hysterically.)<br /><br />I completely blame Tom for this one. I mean, they look like cookies right? They're even cream filled!<br />They didn't taste good, but they weren't disgusting either. I just thought it was a bad no-name cookie with a hint of peanut butter.<br /><br />I know I need to learn to laugh at myself, so I posted the picture and what happened on Facebook.<br />Bad idea.<br />I've been the brunt of several jokes today at work.<br />The best one probably came from my boss.<br />One of the first things he did today was bring me a bowl of water and place it on the floor beside beside my desk.<br />Later, he reminded my coworker to take me for a afternoon walk.<br /><br />I'm so mad, I could bite them all.<br /><br />But, Tom is lucky and will get off the hook because because today is our 4th anniversary.<br />As a present, I've decided to forgive him.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-32625580981528005592011-05-22T13:01:00.003-06:002011-05-22T13:27:22.545-06:00The Ultimate Photography Prop<div style="text-align: center;"><br />I'm just starting to get into photography props.<br />One of the trends right now is using vintage chairs outside.<br />Like <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/25996248/">here</a> and <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24708983/">here</a>.<br />So I'm going to try it out.<br />I started looking on classifieds for vintage chairs and look what I found in less than a day!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnN86FNp9uJvh4TeN-PHb5x9lTODQM0Qf8n6FSMfOk0f5qiHa8hy_SLgtmSm3kdkpYlDsI_TJFecoVn0um0qRkH5di2hcJ9K-dWwd-n-xppEX5r83F2pBp6-LkG5n-llEhAJHeb-iQO59/s1600/May+-+088.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnN86FNp9uJvh4TeN-PHb5x9lTODQM0Qf8n6FSMfOk0f5qiHa8hy_SLgtmSm3kdkpYlDsI_TJFecoVn0um0qRkH5di2hcJ9K-dWwd-n-xppEX5r83F2pBp6-LkG5n-llEhAJHeb-iQO59/s400/May+-+088.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609617939529345154" border="0" /></a>The ugliest, most beautiful chair EVER!<br />And the best part?<br />It was FREE!!!<br />All I had to do was go pick it up!<br />I'm soooooo lucky!<br /><br />The lovely lady in the pictures is my friend Gaby.<br />She came with me to pick up the chair.<br /><br />Yeah, that's right.<br />We didn't need a MAN to pick up a piece of furniture.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(Mostly because my man was at a conference and couldn't help me, but still...)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qStDxzlP89Wp-SYRQ6p5Yp48xxeULo04bfpQIjr8dGC-I0vQ2KLJ-kjBWHEVEV7SEanFfJLT9ycJYUphslSwel9Gtte7oH85YtMuDkX2jrnSy8m64ya6-DwEi7yQRfxPUWeLJsdcZaIZ/s1600/May+-+085.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qStDxzlP89Wp-SYRQ6p5Yp48xxeULo04bfpQIjr8dGC-I0vQ2KLJ-kjBWHEVEV7SEanFfJLT9ycJYUphslSwel9Gtte7oH85YtMuDkX2jrnSy8m64ya6-DwEi7yQRfxPUWeLJsdcZaIZ/s400/May+-+085.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609617925967789186" border="0" /></a>We took these pictures in my front yard. There's a huge empty lot beside my house with a farm on the other side. Yoda sneaked into this picture. But it's okay because he's adorable.<br /><br />Seriously though, I can't WAIT to use this in a photoshoot.<br />Let me know if you want to be the FIRST to shoot with this amazing piece of furniture!<br />It would be perfect for babies, couples, seniors (high school seniors for my Canadian friends).<br />Hey, we could even do a photoshoot with your pet and it would be adorable!<br />Send me a note at my new photography e-mail: lesli@harkerstudios.com<br /><br />On another note, I'm trying new things with Photoshop. The first picture has a green filter on it. The second has a sepia filter and I added noise to make it look older.<br />This is my first time rounding the corners of my pictures too. I'm really digging that look.<br />Let me know what you think!<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-75167914030555368462011-05-16T19:53:00.008-06:002011-05-16T21:57:35.134-06:00The Preggo Shoot<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />(I've had the same background on my blog for over a year, so I decided to try out a new one.<br />Of course it still needed to have pink.<br />And I'm currently a little obsessed with feathers.)</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifk-o1YZmlsk4ZnrQ-luEkxVE7DGpadu4nggTfCGwH2SahTPR8blNw6o8V81YSLHKRLralwtIQ2DMd4TCIN302wc355ffmCgA_iqIQ6ZXofy827M1b_PpeWMG-FNQfQOzpDNEdkLVL3g7x/s1600/IMG_0212.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifk-o1YZmlsk4ZnrQ-luEkxVE7DGpadu4nggTfCGwH2SahTPR8blNw6o8V81YSLHKRLralwtIQ2DMd4TCIN302wc355ffmCgA_iqIQ6ZXofy827M1b_PpeWMG-FNQfQOzpDNEdkLVL3g7x/s400/IMG_0212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607501292315461090" border="0" /></a>Two of my best friends are pregnant right now.<br />And both just happen to be GORGEOUS!<br />The perfect recipe for a super-fun photo shoot!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BClAtcKxXl03HEYHiBZp44dH8uf7lvKxlkxbjSgorRD-BZth1kuO0oEsI686WVQ37Dw8J-rnK4zh3sjHTJmXgmtUoiEFmOaVfJ1Y6YSc7rtkZtFjpOPqMUhzQ9OS6YGPXUGsMJ8O1oq-/s1600/IMG_0190.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BClAtcKxXl03HEYHiBZp44dH8uf7lvKxlkxbjSgorRD-BZth1kuO0oEsI686WVQ37Dw8J-rnK4zh3sjHTJmXgmtUoiEFmOaVfJ1Y6YSc7rtkZtFjpOPqMUhzQ9OS6YGPXUGsMJ8O1oq-/s400/IMG_0190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607498270521211618" border="0" /></a>This is Ashley. She's due in August.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64_aYHDgr9uzFUnid-ahZMdUPe37lT3H6Oindc877EUPJ6VRAA0kP8ZjzvtSqdarN_89GuPsxRYUlG26H80CCk0mdDDViU6Q2iqI4Q2DFWpVs1i0iCQHtn1cmA8hOOqaJ1x2TA6HCfE3Y/s1600/IMG_0258.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64_aYHDgr9uzFUnid-ahZMdUPe37lT3H6Oindc877EUPJ6VRAA0kP8ZjzvtSqdarN_89GuPsxRYUlG26H80CCk0mdDDViU6Q2iqI4Q2DFWpVs1i0iCQHtn1cmA8hOOqaJ1x2TA6HCfE3Y/s400/IMG_0258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607499956375324338" border="0" /></a>This is Mallory. I don't remember when she's due, but it's far away.<br />We're going to take a picture of her in the same dress every month of her pregnancy.<br />This is the first picture, obviously.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsmmaJkhwMYIycD578GK1RoGS17EHvZrKW4oVaswAqUwf3yg5LWK8kMtyz8GAGmOgKrjLfKuA2ukudGlvog9aiQ-d-Zf5miAH4xbaO5eYXOiirfbcXar_BV7FcBJb0ZBn0JxFIspYjSo-/s1600/IMG_0200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsmmaJkhwMYIycD578GK1RoGS17EHvZrKW4oVaswAqUwf3yg5LWK8kMtyz8GAGmOgKrjLfKuA2ukudGlvog9aiQ-d-Zf5miAH4xbaO5eYXOiirfbcXar_BV7FcBJb0ZBn0JxFIspYjSo-/s400/IMG_0200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607498286931336258" border="0" /></a>Here are some more pictures of Ashley.<br />This is her "Kendra" face.<br />If you don't know who I'm referring to, good.<br />Consider yourself pure.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8D0Fl2er7ni8iyv1RAOSfMATHP7Chvs0ifpSa5QzXLcrFHl5nBdNhS_vWksJF48E3py6EnTcdiZBlYjEP9yfQbkmSVHjiHeLjCXE_tu3wkfG7Cg_35Mr4n0wdYx0SdEn_fxRj9ROTYotc/s1600/IMG_0209.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8D0Fl2er7ni8iyv1RAOSfMATHP7Chvs0ifpSa5QzXLcrFHl5nBdNhS_vWksJF48E3py6EnTcdiZBlYjEP9yfQbkmSVHjiHeLjCXE_tu3wkfG7Cg_35Mr4n0wdYx0SdEn_fxRj9ROTYotc/s400/IMG_0209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607498289817301042" border="0" /></a>Love the backlighting in these pictures.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUW_wNkslV3t3LZDq1CeuDCKQycUii7tQlWcb5HepX6qUZQUvYCkZVSnLvJrfXqdiOroMuSYnvgzyf0q2MkmD7BuMIR-1gDnT5OeJLyJgcTtW6ID5UA-vD-TcZ3X_ZBAJzO446yW7rx27/s1600/IMG_0278.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUW_wNkslV3t3LZDq1CeuDCKQycUii7tQlWcb5HepX6qUZQUvYCkZVSnLvJrfXqdiOroMuSYnvgzyf0q2MkmD7BuMIR-1gDnT5OeJLyJgcTtW6ID5UA-vD-TcZ3X_ZBAJzO446yW7rx27/s400/IMG_0278.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607499962050865170" border="0" /></a>Another "Kendra" face. ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiE6tQaZHdOYYWXQ8VT-YOI8YTE0hQWCCW11bpA1kEAyJEIYhAHxxJtAk_EFX6GoXnX7yKcnDKJaHTzGtpOXxS8q5pKvC79QJEVfBd29lHxAmb-hzI0UshKhyphenhyphenZQMslXuTeF_VzFv8V7dnt/s1600/IMG_0277.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiE6tQaZHdOYYWXQ8VT-YOI8YTE0hQWCCW11bpA1kEAyJEIYhAHxxJtAk_EFX6GoXnX7yKcnDKJaHTzGtpOXxS8q5pKvC79QJEVfBd29lHxAmb-hzI0UshKhyphenhyphenZQMslXuTeF_VzFv8V7dnt/s400/IMG_0277.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607499960270229074" border="0" /></a>Ashley looking HAWT!<br />Don't I have stylish friends?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5jVX0lyXyO9ckfXYX16Rens0qLYtMYOrYExC8Np_wx5FCOt-HIeQM2jo2J86TVI3cx5h9lAWdC2HNGL-Qn3PqLGmqhWwdwTuOrtfxMTmDU0WFLQVMzPDoMoKZvqdqfe5iaxDhhEgFsBn/s1600/IMG_0284.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5jVX0lyXyO9ckfXYX16Rens0qLYtMYOrYExC8Np_wx5FCOt-HIeQM2jo2J86TVI3cx5h9lAWdC2HNGL-Qn3PqLGmqhWwdwTuOrtfxMTmDU0WFLQVMzPDoMoKZvqdqfe5iaxDhhEgFsBn/s400/IMG_0284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500407322515922" border="0" /></a>I let the sun do all the work here.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs91HDk07e0AsF7Mo2eaPGazWPzq0viiqkmnksnwl7KwKVvYSrDskmTNgJTQUAgHVKFFlYJLH5geQWU5J47Cd2aB6XsMPBl4r8vcJDjsllCvqCswQ8IJ9fSO81kzUSS7ibNAue9csQcTV2/s1600/IMG_0287.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs91HDk07e0AsF7Mo2eaPGazWPzq0viiqkmnksnwl7KwKVvYSrDskmTNgJTQUAgHVKFFlYJLH5geQWU5J47Cd2aB6XsMPBl4r8vcJDjsllCvqCswQ8IJ9fSO81kzUSS7ibNAue9csQcTV2/s400/IMG_0287.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500413272410306" border="0" /></a>All the pictures in the field were taken at the tail end of the shoot. We were right beside a super busy road trying to avoid getting hit by cars.<br />But the pictures turned out really nice, so it made risking our lives totally worth it!<br />Plus a few cars even honked at my pretty friends!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeaG0uvhz6GDuUrJkHdoia75d7W5pofclWL7PTE7WXxsSZNuxXqqnHxFmn7YdDkQ6c30guZWFzGc8WHBlsKDHEoDywoLLsiDew7PVHrm-PdeR0Gc8UtsGTtOjsWXV1a-Djjv_wvXuyGnr/s1600/IMG_0256.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeaG0uvhz6GDuUrJkHdoia75d7W5pofclWL7PTE7WXxsSZNuxXqqnHxFmn7YdDkQ6c30guZWFzGc8WHBlsKDHEoDywoLLsiDew7PVHrm-PdeR0Gc8UtsGTtOjsWXV1a-Djjv_wvXuyGnr/s400/IMG_0256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607499950052218610" border="0" /></a>Does Mallory have sexy knees or what!<br />This is one of my favorite pictures of her EVER.<br />I wanted it to be perfect so I spent a lot of time editing it.<br />See if you can find all the edits.<br />Here's the "raw" photo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOgI_dgLc8QViVxKcYynMFzbOb9FP5W-CxY7Rlb2i8e8gkA4g0r9-6H1bR0pNIf5Xp_aK7Tsu6rsPjyCGYOCvZvrl51A5sB_HJWLKXdZNhf5yPAwg0R9SlAoPV4RIzfFw3gJk53ZVEHNQ/s1600/IMG_0256+raw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOgI_dgLc8QViVxKcYynMFzbOb9FP5W-CxY7Rlb2i8e8gkA4g0r9-6H1bR0pNIf5Xp_aK7Tsu6rsPjyCGYOCvZvrl51A5sB_HJWLKXdZNhf5yPAwg0R9SlAoPV4RIzfFw3gJk53ZVEHNQ/s400/IMG_0256+raw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607499955290039298" border="0" /></a>Other than the obvious color and warmth boost, I took out all the holes in the wooden shed behind her and took out the white paint splotches.<br />I minimized the lines on her face (not that she needed it), and made her right eye a little bigger.<br />(She's a little sensitive about her right eye. Can you even tell a difference?)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuOyLSvIUljfczZ50QJIoNwYh8OIjXHG8sVz6rgYOFG6Tqdj37sww0aRaVgpUnXc_AT4-E1jthR1hVe0Jf7TEBqdE0U1W2lo2vtVTag7LC7-HKjK_wjiBH02iFj_xUmE5aONIA8qE4uI_/s1600/IMG_0288.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuOyLSvIUljfczZ50QJIoNwYh8OIjXHG8sVz6rgYOFG6Tqdj37sww0aRaVgpUnXc_AT4-E1jthR1hVe0Jf7TEBqdE0U1W2lo2vtVTag7LC7-HKjK_wjiBH02iFj_xUmE5aONIA8qE4uI_/s400/IMG_0288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500413660599266" border="0" /></a>Sun-kissed Mallory.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymoq61imjNMN8yGc8bkQ0h1iN8jLFgMaUp3e7GGdjhNi2k24LGYGdgnBXBhUk55QblErNUioDtRmbeLgEifxK_1l7g4w5r9mglX2DSjNdqw_gR8MVDVpV1GbBqZFitwh5ctzRnWjeTn0O/s1600/IMG_0290.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymoq61imjNMN8yGc8bkQ0h1iN8jLFgMaUp3e7GGdjhNi2k24LGYGdgnBXBhUk55QblErNUioDtRmbeLgEifxK_1l7g4w5r9mglX2DSjNdqw_gR8MVDVpV1GbBqZFitwh5ctzRnWjeTn0O/s400/IMG_0290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500419351637634" border="0" /></a>Field shots of Mallory.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmQ1r-25_UxcARyRFzx3AvKXWFqKJomWOYt9eFWveQdxI67G0-V9kYE5bkrkd_IDbp7rIkNtgBiTeZJWznelUORLLJDD_OMRsOaZs-w3HmNQc1WyHP9O4sYQ58nFkobFcZ6xwD38JPGUw/s1600/IMG_0296.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmQ1r-25_UxcARyRFzx3AvKXWFqKJomWOYt9eFWveQdxI67G0-V9kYE5bkrkd_IDbp7rIkNtgBiTeZJWznelUORLLJDD_OMRsOaZs-w3HmNQc1WyHP9O4sYQ58nFkobFcZ6xwD38JPGUw/s400/IMG_0296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607501281866839122" border="0" /></a>This is my other fav picture of Mallory.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm so glad I have stylish friends to teach me a thing or two.<br /><br />And last but not least, a couple pictures of ME!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8D0Fl2er7ni8iyv1RAOSfMATHP7Chvs0ifpSa5QzXLcrFHl5nBdNhS_vWksJF48E3py6EnTcdiZBlYjEP9yfQbkmSVHjiHeLjCXE_tu3wkfG7Cg_35Mr4n0wdYx0SdEn_fxRj9ROTYotc/s1600/IMG_0209.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITplcw5D2ThbouOx6ruEMKDXZM_5v_rqCTj3p19OpZcKZ4ln8kytFLNLFDPBHMllKxgz0qLwKUNlC-ZyLxZfvMmAv9cYF_Z744UgIRLDzRvk3PtAaZUck5PGujuQht5UbwU5Bib8wS3Nd/s1600/IMG_9475+B%2526W.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITplcw5D2ThbouOx6ruEMKDXZM_5v_rqCTj3p19OpZcKZ4ln8kytFLNLFDPBHMllKxgz0qLwKUNlC-ZyLxZfvMmAv9cYF_Z744UgIRLDzRvk3PtAaZUck5PGujuQht5UbwU5Bib8wS3Nd/s400/IMG_9475+B%2526W.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607501283250710018" border="0" /></a>These pictures should really say "Ashley Photography."<br />Ashley has the same camera as me, so I've been teaching her how to take pictures in manual.<br />While I was taking pictures of Mallory, she captured these action shots of me!<br />Apparently I take pictures with my mouth open.<br />Or I may have been talking at the time.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7r512BdNLWibnV46ZG62zoH_RFvxKD9LMCBo5LuUhAwMSsghXAZg4gXKGP4SYf2WOoh31iLstWiV7Gk-Fuo5yEfPPNCk9A4ezMoSOG2l-uXbbAzadm8bm_pcMN39iilrDl6QCF958N-z/s1600/IMG_9478+B%2526W.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7r512BdNLWibnV46ZG62zoH_RFvxKD9LMCBo5LuUhAwMSsghXAZg4gXKGP4SYf2WOoh31iLstWiV7Gk-Fuo5yEfPPNCk9A4ezMoSOG2l-uXbbAzadm8bm_pcMN39iilrDl6QCF958N-z/s400/IMG_9478+B%2526W.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607502930959038162" border="0" /></a>I'm really glad she got this picture of me. It shows off my new camera ring!<br />They featured it in a segment on Studio 5 about "statement rings".<br />When I saw it, I HAD to have it. Only $8!!<br />Can you find it in the segment? You only see it for a second when they show the rings from Urban Blues.<br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;" id="kslvid15242244"></p><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pandora.bonnint.net/video/embed-1.php?id=15242244"></script><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-76700502200597181362011-05-14T18:46:00.010-06:002011-05-15T20:20:01.228-06:00Photo Shoot for Mother's Day<div style="text-align: center;">My friend Mallory wanted some pictures of her son for mother's day so guess who she came to!<br />ME!<br /><br />These are some of my favorite pictures from the shoot.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GnxeIXV7ZOtkMF017ToV6JzIwANGdZ2KERpGbKqEchbTkaqTY639vziUe05CKct5Tt6iTos3kzlhgWNTw98KVlia5aByKcEvy9IWXbzeDngwL42GW93H4SxlQcQzAV6lPjwpsWBCUYQ/s1600/IMG_0125.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GnxeIXV7ZOtkMF017ToV6JzIwANGdZ2KERpGbKqEchbTkaqTY639vziUe05CKct5Tt6iTos3kzlhgWNTw98KVlia5aByKcEvy9IWXbzeDngwL42GW93H4SxlQcQzAV6lPjwpsWBCUYQ/s400/IMG_0125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606741319633416178" border="0" /></a>Kids can't fake emotions like that! I love how candid this is!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWAamKkMIjfLJRgtsUEGQNUnakX5w-yx9MlL5AcYXClXAdUfSYPwMrJgjgG25c4miBMheYk7LoIeyAHF_KycD9ZkrPqDZpbMN7yWLRODyl0znsM40Ar_RHz1p1vB_a_U3xlvMWUbO-4k/s1600/IMG_0047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWAamKkMIjfLJRgtsUEGQNUnakX5w-yx9MlL5AcYXClXAdUfSYPwMrJgjgG25c4miBMheYk7LoIeyAHF_KycD9ZkrPqDZpbMN7yWLRODyl0znsM40Ar_RHz1p1vB_a_U3xlvMWUbO-4k/s400/IMG_0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606741308404244898" border="0" /></a>Beck is super curious. We caught him trying to see into this wooden shed.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAWplABty6loHdyEZHELhR6rzYXdIRKFidM0b-CIz59fAX3aYicg14p8LTZuElSACz57xaQMlDp6rb9j1YoOOWVFQLDJ4-RVTQWvmbI52Bn0ialSEol6XSmJwv_a9quj-6Sl3QhVhjOk/s1600/IMG_0098.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAWplABty6loHdyEZHELhR6rzYXdIRKFidM0b-CIz59fAX3aYicg14p8LTZuElSACz57xaQMlDp6rb9j1YoOOWVFQLDJ4-RVTQWvmbI52Bn0ialSEol6XSmJwv_a9quj-6Sl3QhVhjOk/s400/IMG_0098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606741308700563858" border="0" /></a>His curiousness also led him to these "flowers".<br />This was the first time he's ever blown the seeds off a dandelion.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7IGeoISYbpzf-eBhq7Nc1gR9AZd1_WNWBiYfqpVEfavAcV5cOEUEDRCypZFMieobEIpfhBmYYgqY1BPbkZopq6s0EePLDfNkjrrjpgrGFPgXRC39aeRpNYuPTzzSv-54TIono1S-jVg/s1600/IMG_0109+5x7+color+change.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7IGeoISYbpzf-eBhq7Nc1gR9AZd1_WNWBiYfqpVEfavAcV5cOEUEDRCypZFMieobEIpfhBmYYgqY1BPbkZopq6s0EePLDfNkjrrjpgrGFPgXRC39aeRpNYuPTzzSv-54TIono1S-jVg/s400/IMG_0109+5x7+color+change.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606741312590885938" border="0" /></a>Beck blowing/spitting on the dandelion.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Dsj3yu5pRSQ_09mPKT6lY_7eB95SLXjmboSLSLcicG7ahOJTJ09d8lHqm_oIxfYwSz2CGcOA2XJivSe5BRyipH04jgJpBS_FKtGk8jQC0IL_dUvawDJnhW0cxwGWyrjozjD6EhyphenhyphenBvhA/s1600/IMG_0137.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Dsj3yu5pRSQ_09mPKT6lY_7eB95SLXjmboSLSLcicG7ahOJTJ09d8lHqm_oIxfYwSz2CGcOA2XJivSe5BRyipH04jgJpBS_FKtGk8jQC0IL_dUvawDJnhW0cxwGWyrjozjD6EhyphenhyphenBvhA/s400/IMG_0137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606741326669492466" border="0" /></a>Beck had to leave for a while, but Clark Kent came in his place.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYU6TQYA7e3L_a4SbOl7X5n7Cco34KyZ5psTEOCpRCMsamXm-MzYp3bL66fj4oV7eli4onHZ4oQeujmg1gjKcSCf_6vUFqE2sHVFuGRNHiUAvdmqf4Mzyl9_mrPKudRUdRyGOtZQ9sZs8/s1600/IMG_0233.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYU6TQYA7e3L_a4SbOl7X5n7Cco34KyZ5psTEOCpRCMsamXm-MzYp3bL66fj4oV7eli4onHZ4oQeujmg1gjKcSCf_6vUFqE2sHVFuGRNHiUAvdmqf4Mzyl9_mrPKudRUdRyGOtZQ9sZs8/s400/IMG_0233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606757051049960082" border="0" /></a>Or should I say SUPER BECK!<br />(What the backwards foot?)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9VrRZcq3mwscv3VCkg2hF_q7hdHZIB3IfaonnVmpBK6e2SSNG18SxPiTYdScwJMOcVZAtfS1vxRG-cmgyJcY96JGpJRiP4VcMwJhTURFRZwDUMv7zX0_oRRfTDrGjC5y2W9XD0mT9RE/s1600/IMG_0224.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9VrRZcq3mwscv3VCkg2hF_q7hdHZIB3IfaonnVmpBK6e2SSNG18SxPiTYdScwJMOcVZAtfS1vxRG-cmgyJcY96JGpJRiP4VcMwJhTURFRZwDUMv7zX0_oRRfTDrGjC5y2W9XD0mT9RE/s400/IMG_0224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606757050480233218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlN1xdLtwaOyscHaEFRwPmgKwjb_J1W5VbNJXkcAW4ZNYGJZX__8QSPtZhZes4rwQMFq-Zzgt7Uw6fYLn25MrwlGe7yewxdMAN6j0IDjL5IkmXOi92QICyQPwdgOWzxjh14b7b67-4tQ/s1600/IMG_0170+uncropped.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlN1xdLtwaOyscHaEFRwPmgKwjb_J1W5VbNJXkcAW4ZNYGJZX__8QSPtZhZes4rwQMFq-Zzgt7Uw6fYLn25MrwlGe7yewxdMAN6j0IDjL5IkmXOi92QICyQPwdgOWzxjh14b7b67-4tQ/s400/IMG_0170+uncropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606755728871414834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuEvRKxARMTRVhbRjoIpehlM5CaEPCRM_ChC2y9UH-0Ey087_KnkceblgkgGV_vVCaUslRpg1lE8TnrmTed6hpaefrEXsxwfE0-CSwsK7rB4LPxD-4idviJtbk4hYZVjJ1tDV2r4b5Ow/s1600/IMG_0169.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuEvRKxARMTRVhbRjoIpehlM5CaEPCRM_ChC2y9UH-0Ey087_KnkceblgkgGV_vVCaUslRpg1lE8TnrmTed6hpaefrEXsxwfE0-CSwsK7rB4LPxD-4idviJtbk4hYZVjJ1tDV2r4b5Ow/s400/IMG_0169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606755728070953218" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEham1UDuxnHdslNBJJEymqz_omcvzI7thyphenhypheniv07-nly2av6-RVdPzddRlktSggSa3lBuFvFiqtLjrehYU5LoJuNxzu-6Q_UvYzW9i-sGbZKrPyoybwat2Fg7ISa8163wihpmpn6yH59xZ2w/s1600/IMG_0236+5x7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEham1UDuxnHdslNBJJEymqz_omcvzI7thyphenhypheniv07-nly2av6-RVdPzddRlktSggSa3lBuFvFiqtLjrehYU5LoJuNxzu-6Q_UvYzW9i-sGbZKrPyoybwat2Fg7ISa8163wihpmpn6yH59xZ2w/s400/IMG_0236+5x7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606757052845719314" border="0" /></a>Even super-heroes need to relax under a tree sometimes.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXWJhG2UJP2MjlNkVZr9tOucj35LEco4EdoIVKq0agxBg5gt-9cBadTAIpEFYD-R_4vEaSj2tO13zU7cw-IL6lf8yG0cFcisQGb7TBKMOB8ZSn7Tcmshy78s4UejNtpfeFBvVrcCFZBo/s1600/IMG_0159.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXWJhG2UJP2MjlNkVZr9tOucj35LEco4EdoIVKq0agxBg5gt-9cBadTAIpEFYD-R_4vEaSj2tO13zU7cw-IL6lf8yG0cFcisQGb7TBKMOB8ZSn7Tcmshy78s4UejNtpfeFBvVrcCFZBo/s400/IMG_0159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606755721753075858" border="0" /></a>I love a mom who isn't afraid to lie down in the weeds for a cute picture with her son.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-o_GQ4Icj2OFh6VfETOyKsRI_duc3MDV-gphcE40p5xfXePwfHXbUFoA01ou2AS0xodOZu64ANrfHthyjU1Wb4CjEoU3KKW4iWURKyHCY1DRl1iFyCt0anXGurwa1ZNGRYM4tzyzUn47a/s1600/IMG_0258.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-o_GQ4Icj2OFh6VfETOyKsRI_duc3MDV-gphcE40p5xfXePwfHXbUFoA01ou2AS0xodOZu64ANrfHthyjU1Wb4CjEoU3KKW4iWURKyHCY1DRl1iFyCt0anXGurwa1ZNGRYM4tzyzUn47a/s400/IMG_0258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606763302442889474" border="0" /></a>And here's one of just Mallory.<br />Beck's about to get a little brother or sister!<br />(This is a preview of my next post.)<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-79000798174195489902011-05-08T10:52:00.007-06:002011-05-08T11:30:12.860-06:00My New Twin Nieces!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65nKtcaAEnTbJDmTjoFtPNwGydRAG8zhyphenhyphenIK8ImF2aJsm0GcUqLKx7botLuj3jEGARX4Mo2VHFw_xTOSonNzTDcynRNoxl0rEgOJOn8FTE_cTTn_d8EmAEzKVgvcYwM4_jf0_WbURNCC0/s1600/April+-+229.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65nKtcaAEnTbJDmTjoFtPNwGydRAG8zhyphenhyphenIK8ImF2aJsm0GcUqLKx7botLuj3jEGARX4Mo2VHFw_xTOSonNzTDcynRNoxl0rEgOJOn8FTE_cTTn_d8EmAEzKVgvcYwM4_jf0_WbURNCC0/s400/April+-+229.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604391992598906018" border="0" /></a>This is my sister-in-law Emilie just a few days before she gave birth to TWINS!<br /><br />As soon as they were home from the hospital, Tom and I had to go make sure we were the favorite uncle and aunt right off the bat. (Complete with a pocket full of candy for the other SEVEN KIDS!)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMi34ZtzkH4b6WB2k7Btkv2h8ZkrLUZPGLntsH2uzmW52hbWtfSG2E3Ce27xye_Lkt7eNJVAIg91bnBrWiYcEyCtr3SgwKDz0bxCnfeFcmJqDdjqcL9u6J6zkFYGDLuVNXu1Nt-0uhM4/s1600/May+-+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMi34ZtzkH4b6WB2k7Btkv2h8ZkrLUZPGLntsH2uzmW52hbWtfSG2E3Ce27xye_Lkt7eNJVAIg91bnBrWiYcEyCtr3SgwKDz0bxCnfeFcmJqDdjqcL9u6J6zkFYGDLuVNXu1Nt-0uhM4/s400/May+-+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604391987860591026" border="0" /></a>Tom holding Aurora.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgltmSucCdHpyA504SCmcjSP2Kw8kAHlVXlaDzxitkVqjvZVrjLS8sizO-VPXsJCUOGIQ5vHHKHfyPmVKF8Gp7dolEnICld0Li98BgRO7T300DQ6g9MlDmpTC7_ykfCa699VrS2wv9z84/s1600/May+-+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgltmSucCdHpyA504SCmcjSP2Kw8kAHlVXlaDzxitkVqjvZVrjLS8sizO-VPXsJCUOGIQ5vHHKHfyPmVKF8Gp7dolEnICld0Li98BgRO7T300DQ6g9MlDmpTC7_ykfCa699VrS2wv9z84/s400/May+-+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604390727754759218" border="0" /></a>Me holding Aurora and Ella.<br />They're both sooo small! If I remember correctly, they were just over 6 lbs.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXM79Lkd4-e1eZzOIqt0XO38cUUiFLyhMDMHK__9gn-UjplgT9vk-sPD3xlRTUaWzXV2DTQ-CAJ_c2qlfmSp2C7jjmphkvM1KiNBZuK0zqVIS78Xpn17qcX8fSzMAXi28eVldOZKGcEQ/s1600/May+-+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXM79Lkd4-e1eZzOIqt0XO38cUUiFLyhMDMHK__9gn-UjplgT9vk-sPD3xlRTUaWzXV2DTQ-CAJ_c2qlfmSp2C7jjmphkvM1KiNBZuK0zqVIS78Xpn17qcX8fSzMAXi28eVldOZKGcEQ/s400/May+-+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604391985388643122" border="0" /></a>To tell Aurora apart from her twin sister Ella, they painted her toenails!<br />Such a cute idea!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOw5l8Lfl2ZeWBc7qt7WU_LkQAFS3Eu_BdR99UCV_2s9FLc29FMfIjS-123nyz7ZmgOpE6mjMAqRylCVvy82ys8MtoCsAfFnzLD5fDEJNXe6eKUoH7L_1FtEOExPUHzRj8-kocKwJ3nwQ/s1600/May+-+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOw5l8Lfl2ZeWBc7qt7WU_LkQAFS3Eu_BdR99UCV_2s9FLc29FMfIjS-123nyz7ZmgOpE6mjMAqRylCVvy82ys8MtoCsAfFnzLD5fDEJNXe6eKUoH7L_1FtEOExPUHzRj8-kocKwJ3nwQ/s400/May+-+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604391460245096754" border="0" /></a>Here's Ella's foot in my hand.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhcq-h1c__DcgezQIIivegg9XDNUSDNJhkd0rNwJ-yrW2JS0Hc29PcgXHaOgCpt0254EscmwZ20EWAWMFSikv-gI_4TmvZEFJaz1h8-v0AsJzNSozj1HcV6DhZlGvizHzhM3STwkWnRY/s1600/May+-+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhcq-h1c__DcgezQIIivegg9XDNUSDNJhkd0rNwJ-yrW2JS0Hc29PcgXHaOgCpt0254EscmwZ20EWAWMFSikv-gI_4TmvZEFJaz1h8-v0AsJzNSozj1HcV6DhZlGvizHzhM3STwkWnRY/s400/May+-+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604391453002138754" border="0" /></a>I can tell Ella already likes me, she wouldn't let go of my finger!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMz2ZTnB8p6YYwv_hLoySBdbwzkdi7uEsR5SwFhr-M21T1kB8YwnCN4w4MtCeo7zJrm5QRBym2R1FXdt8azq_3EpxrJEY9ub5mIMmj_Bd3dhc7qleaJfW14oXdTpBKlwihbrgck0_vgD8/s1600/May+-+016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMz2ZTnB8p6YYwv_hLoySBdbwzkdi7uEsR5SwFhr-M21T1kB8YwnCN4w4MtCeo7zJrm5QRBym2R1FXdt8azq_3EpxrJEY9ub5mIMmj_Bd3dhc7qleaJfW14oXdTpBKlwihbrgck0_vgD8/s400/May+-+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604391450718757602" border="0" /></a>My crazy adorable niece Clara holding Ella.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuFjdPP7LXujrki75yOYW3fFvL2nJfMemJ1QLM5815TyF6PteYxcvUvwBZz34WFBDtl-qTDAcBvtDUNMJyMb_AzOeBwl4NbAT__D9KItZDu632XVdmjXx6FD2AUKecmYFI-uQ7AkqClY/s1600/May+-+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuFjdPP7LXujrki75yOYW3fFvL2nJfMemJ1QLM5815TyF6PteYxcvUvwBZz34WFBDtl-qTDAcBvtDUNMJyMb_AzOeBwl4NbAT__D9KItZDu632XVdmjXx6FD2AUKecmYFI-uQ7AkqClY/s400/May+-+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604391460482515634" border="0" /></a>Tom Holding Aurora. She definitely has the Harker face.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfQYsHEt5uEfGOegg-qRUqwCaPxLTQuT1nC42js2JXdspFfZlPGdRXzjyuKtwVH3YZpAvMzk41w2tI420DYgOmr1x-pJOzHjxT4phh_lMUZG9kEdSWOJ3LX2imNTOJF6tbIEpHIaboOM/s1600/May+-+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfQYsHEt5uEfGOegg-qRUqwCaPxLTQuT1nC42js2JXdspFfZlPGdRXzjyuKtwVH3YZpAvMzk41w2tI420DYgOmr1x-pJOzHjxT4phh_lMUZG9kEdSWOJ3LX2imNTOJF6tbIEpHIaboOM/s400/May+-+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604390723025612338" border="0" /></a>Me holding Aurora and Ella again.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeh-ik18A1udqX77S3hGrV9YChT6GHr_cztrYSRhKvEfGNbehxP_ss_tZ1fOL-IxpUjrttOXrC6GmAqTvflRzKpL3VS60A3b1089xS0I_5trxZhFv1G6Wn4ixOfcJs8ERGtmu9RStjeM/s1600/May+-+041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeh-ik18A1udqX77S3hGrV9YChT6GHr_cztrYSRhKvEfGNbehxP_ss_tZ1fOL-IxpUjrttOXrC6GmAqTvflRzKpL3VS60A3b1089xS0I_5trxZhFv1G6Wn4ixOfcJs8ERGtmu9RStjeM/s400/May+-+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604390718779897490" border="0" /></a>Mathieu holding Aurora.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-RkzAAWvRn3RAFEIBjh0BZ64vZ_dzNgt7UHva1k0XI7i8U_qQ3sgcf3vUCp09ELSfmCq9_NeeJc89vgaIJfYw2aS5aUpHB0IQnEgxDF4B6b3zTW0nxwJyPZNUVUefnYRO20hdcNt9pc/s1600/May+-+047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-RkzAAWvRn3RAFEIBjh0BZ64vZ_dzNgt7UHva1k0XI7i8U_qQ3sgcf3vUCp09ELSfmCq9_NeeJc89vgaIJfYw2aS5aUpHB0IQnEgxDF4B6b3zTW0nxwJyPZNUVUefnYRO20hdcNt9pc/s400/May+-+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604390717153061970" border="0" /></a>Mom holding Ella.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6t9NDGqhZvbcQM3bySHC00vsVvfHoM8ptsh9rxW6z4KGujWBmxAOKUE22T9bKXKg5iIE1dUMU1YZtwaRvEsYmfEGTfY5CFWdI_qE1rHw65xDvuJgEe6zag6c3wahrE2wLTAqElBePN0/s1600/May+-+044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6t9NDGqhZvbcQM3bySHC00vsVvfHoM8ptsh9rxW6z4KGujWBmxAOKUE22T9bKXKg5iIE1dUMU1YZtwaRvEsYmfEGTfY5CFWdI_qE1rHw65xDvuJgEe6zag6c3wahrE2wLTAqElBePN0/s400/May+-+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604390713846354850" border="0" /></a>Clara carrying Ella. She LOVES carrying the babies around.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KYJgEoect4p9HhfN-adckMjazoPn-N2ieeQkrfRafhMPiOMc4EkB_mPQ7_0LdLICDXNjdFNbE4UO6VQYpe3p-eAFAul5GHP0arcn1LS7OfMtqkg6CcCt_2JNuDEXxuIMV94_wXMlsAg/s1600/May+-+052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KYJgEoect4p9HhfN-adckMjazoPn-N2ieeQkrfRafhMPiOMc4EkB_mPQ7_0LdLICDXNjdFNbE4UO6VQYpe3p-eAFAul5GHP0arcn1LS7OfMtqkg6CcCt_2JNuDEXxuIMV94_wXMlsAg/s400/May+-+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604389533436601330" border="0" /></a>We caught a little smile from Aurora!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9FcVfBqUICiQrs1s8vO_gkCn5cJW_lw_8Bh_sxXqbIc1GvHjoH4NwpOFm5xputLpXvIKNOWp_px-RwoOLWOkevB5uB0X1_02rlpFDJjF3aW4GvNRQBowoHu8AYqKWrU7VsD-LyXa75Y/s1600/May+-+069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9FcVfBqUICiQrs1s8vO_gkCn5cJW_lw_8Bh_sxXqbIc1GvHjoH4NwpOFm5xputLpXvIKNOWp_px-RwoOLWOkevB5uB0X1_02rlpFDJjF3aW4GvNRQBowoHu8AYqKWrU7VsD-LyXa75Y/s400/May+-+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604389528063536194" border="0" /></a>No babies in this picture, but I needed to show what inevitably happens every time we go to Dustin and Emilie's. The kids will attack Tom until he captures them and makes them his "prisoners". It's always a fun game. Plus Tom doesn't actually have to get off the couch to play.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnq6IIG1huHOG4vciq1LmqbF40YL9U8v2xGgtV3JIGX3mWtMMY7JepRjMy6bZ_Ko1jlXm5SeuiKDZZZrE67caCS5P6BjucsJRahg0F7fcpST-ACyB7LuJVDYTcBIdcRQ5DQ2Cw51QcqGQ/s1600/May+-+073.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnq6IIG1huHOG4vciq1LmqbF40YL9U8v2xGgtV3JIGX3mWtMMY7JepRjMy6bZ_Ko1jlXm5SeuiKDZZZrE67caCS5P6BjucsJRahg0F7fcpST-ACyB7LuJVDYTcBIdcRQ5DQ2Cw51QcqGQ/s400/May+-+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604389528224292226" border="0" /></a>Ayden holding Ella.<br />I remember when Ayden looked a lot like this when he was born. Minus the bows.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibL9QZz9eTMAa1-PPyGlYpLVa3xmRBG9-2_0ijJdeS7NvifMwk8CvCN6uEU7vrCjf262Yw69M9HwjhXJtK7w9pZGZJZ6l_ML6VavuhZlju0T__zFHDXAtJ7IBS7Ei64PMGKTOzqAgnhOw/s1600/May+-+079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibL9QZz9eTMAa1-PPyGlYpLVa3xmRBG9-2_0ijJdeS7NvifMwk8CvCN6uEU7vrCjf262Yw69M9HwjhXJtK7w9pZGZJZ6l_ML6VavuhZlju0T__zFHDXAtJ7IBS7Ei64PMGKTOzqAgnhOw/s400/May+-+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604389525270375906" border="0" /></a>Clara holding Aurora and little Camille...poking her??<br />HA HA! That's something I didn't notice until I was looking through the pictures later.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-11178312776510165132011-05-01T19:55:00.006-06:002011-05-01T21:09:11.890-06:00Move Over Kate Middleton!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>I was triple-dog-dared to wear a "royal hat" to work on Friday.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You know, in honor of the royal wedding.<br /><br />So I went out in search of the perfect "hat".<br />Preferably with feathers like Kate Middleton wears.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJM-J55ZfjhsLOnV0t4zGoOpkRPVsb2bkcfm0mH96EZtJ28OPLJfyGvfSnrUev-P8WON1ZMN-UF98QmrpHUmhCEC0f_26PG_fZnyvFlK97Vee2zcfvRiDlsTVJUBZ-cba1w3RBZFrWXc/s1600/katemiddleton300.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJM-J55ZfjhsLOnV0t4zGoOpkRPVsb2bkcfm0mH96EZtJ28OPLJfyGvfSnrUev-P8WON1ZMN-UF98QmrpHUmhCEC0f_26PG_fZnyvFlK97Vee2zcfvRiDlsTVJUBZ-cba1w3RBZFrWXc/s400/katemiddleton300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601934385976842322" border="0" /></a>Check out what I found!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGsaBsqE7XlDmqXI9Pvx51OMBiSP5vezceOtb0YTFxMh3_1Fma0C415vOBxdykEME-cvVWUUe0T-0MUy5ig6aMKnZ_qRyoPApDZO8TtQDCOpZnOJbrTKg_zOLGDzH2mOfVCgT2LQ-r20/s1600/hat+for+blog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGsaBsqE7XlDmqXI9Pvx51OMBiSP5vezceOtb0YTFxMh3_1Fma0C415vOBxdykEME-cvVWUUe0T-0MUy5ig6aMKnZ_qRyoPApDZO8TtQDCOpZnOJbrTKg_zOLGDzH2mOfVCgT2LQ-r20/s400/hat+for+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601931949662471010" border="0" /></a>Is it perfect or is it perfect!<br />I found it on CLEARANCE at Claires for FIVE DOLLARS!!!<br />And yes, I wore it the entire day at work.<br />I got lots of funny looks, but I think I was more suprized by the coworkers who looked at me and didn't bat an eye, like this is how I look every day.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While many people call these headpieces "hats", they're actually called fascinators.<br />The perfect term if you ask me.<br /><br />Here are some of the awesome/crazy fascinators worn to the royal wedding.<br />(This is mostly for my parents who I'm guessing haven't seen these already.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLIng2wXD3otGlLRDxa0IrTOFirWgTuYOXAt25hCZP4z1lBTYgCQGD0ChqlBRcUDWjY6jEX-fCc56sTNsSUh6MSwauVTcXKpq2dpEqV2oXV0ABnAci_DCYiX_QUsC2XnyjXqC53XpMVs/s1600/hat3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLIng2wXD3otGlLRDxa0IrTOFirWgTuYOXAt25hCZP4z1lBTYgCQGD0ChqlBRcUDWjY6jEX-fCc56sTNsSUh6MSwauVTcXKpq2dpEqV2oXV0ABnAci_DCYiX_QUsC2XnyjXqC53XpMVs/s400/hat3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601944151766129874" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UHt0zsHhGRhN_C7ecNy9R5iK6GLRZ8qIl2tFugETIGxWdLbUEMMXrXJ9LadN2lUWMD-lyuJcxvWublloyjLmInFjNdNu0UPFLNXRxnbEDoL76c4aF2iWuW-2ca1hOfuGu6HbjE1e4Hk/s1600/hat2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UHt0zsHhGRhN_C7ecNy9R5iK6GLRZ8qIl2tFugETIGxWdLbUEMMXrXJ9LadN2lUWMD-lyuJcxvWublloyjLmInFjNdNu0UPFLNXRxnbEDoL76c4aF2iWuW-2ca1hOfuGu6HbjE1e4Hk/s400/hat2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601944145059883986" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75-l1MSajOrH_-9RBWovyprYBirVQasJ9aKP8jou3OmOo3vK1ysUIEJ-f3NEVWz4kWTpWs-0P9ANsEvjLE9GCYrmX-aKEwKjRwwaGuU5tl3fGXrGYp1dI267IYfwNr50-nUB2z3jPpgY/s1600/hat1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75-l1MSajOrH_-9RBWovyprYBirVQasJ9aKP8jou3OmOo3vK1ysUIEJ-f3NEVWz4kWTpWs-0P9ANsEvjLE9GCYrmX-aKEwKjRwwaGuU5tl3fGXrGYp1dI267IYfwNr50-nUB2z3jPpgY/s400/hat1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601944141767360546" border="0" /></a>Love them or hate them, these princesses know how to make a statement!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZz5khlX3cJm9stAlGwlP-LMrb1WK8svJZ7oPD9qPZ-V2ffCQzQ9JalJSXcI0voDZHURWK409Ho3qTNxze735B4532QEfwO-rc-j1UpeH81uL_EkSa0YZ8sxRfIVGRBO-RZ0Wn4iDtZT8/s1600/hat4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZz5khlX3cJm9stAlGwlP-LMrb1WK8svJZ7oPD9qPZ-V2ffCQzQ9JalJSXcI0voDZHURWK409Ho3qTNxze735B4532QEfwO-rc-j1UpeH81uL_EkSa0YZ8sxRfIVGRBO-RZ0Wn4iDtZT8/s400/hat4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601944153984666738" border="0" /></a>And my fav fascinator, worn by forever Posh Spice, Victoria Beckham.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bottom line is I'm officially obsessed with fascinators.<br />But they aren't the kind of thing you can wear just anywhere.<br />So everyone join with me to convince my sister, Victoria, to make fascinators mandatory at her wedding in September.<br /><br />Maybe like this one?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaO-MPxpUg3OpYwLA3xsrTz5cX1udu4Ofp8j-UqK5SBpTRRlvKWKYXOiZ3KCvQgFHJ6SpoPDG-wbxoFC1IAVgmVy0StXvkmNLVc7oNmctbZJUaozknjnItQhS14s9ksCgxoQeDgjqczM/s1600/kate-middleton-wearing-hat.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaO-MPxpUg3OpYwLA3xsrTz5cX1udu4Ofp8j-UqK5SBpTRRlvKWKYXOiZ3KCvQgFHJ6SpoPDG-wbxoFC1IAVgmVy0StXvkmNLVc7oNmctbZJUaozknjnItQhS14s9ksCgxoQeDgjqczM/s400/kate-middleton-wearing-hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601934394385349586" border="0" /></a>Yeah, I could rock that.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-27391075777654196872011-04-26T21:55:00.004-06:002011-04-26T22:22:09.488-06:00Graduation Photo Shoot<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWjxoUy8ucFm6XsLN-UhuP_QHDqd_zq56rc2rwsLwjQOAdNW-H3euIMZXidOLshnP_Nazi5AwKsQSjbM-y68ZwX-bRDW240fiSU6HClcN5t0KbFO6YE0zkGf3uiChl64YP7yf55yTgx8/s1600/IMG_0173.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWjxoUy8ucFm6XsLN-UhuP_QHDqd_zq56rc2rwsLwjQOAdNW-H3euIMZXidOLshnP_Nazi5AwKsQSjbM-y68ZwX-bRDW240fiSU6HClcN5t0KbFO6YE0zkGf3uiChl64YP7yf55yTgx8/s400/IMG_0173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600108642053774578" border="0" /></a>I recently shot my first graduation pictures!<br />This is my friend Steve (Gaby's hubby).<br />He was SUCH a good sport.<br />The picture above is probably my fav from the whole shoot.<br /><br />I used the "flash at sunset" technique which I learned in my intermediate photography class.<br />Remember the <a href="http://theharkerherald.blogspot.com/2010/08/flash-photography.html">first time</a> I used that technique?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSJ-FPMFjgkkOeo7hEC0Y4UOfqkO5AQO3qEBg_Ir1wID4IcDSfS8p1hMWgKQchiSXkLV_PiAVweGkOoiABVutatrLUu1M4VBU3QtS5TLIrnzisxuaqtjRYnUnEcq3-k-2OrMgvkC9WSE/s1600/IMG_0197+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSJ-FPMFjgkkOeo7hEC0Y4UOfqkO5AQO3qEBg_Ir1wID4IcDSfS8p1hMWgKQchiSXkLV_PiAVweGkOoiABVutatrLUu1M4VBU3QtS5TLIrnzisxuaqtjRYnUnEcq3-k-2OrMgvkC9WSE/s400/IMG_0197+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600108638461002578" border="0" /></a>I managed to sneak in a few cute pictures of Gaby and Steve too!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7xNKkstLzZmzau1HFMPKv_Ldup2AY9DuCrogHi2qEN860O9jRFuF6LpKfxQFddgjOtTGqAStomL7wowiuzPt-lGpb709_DWc3njN5-HlFB3q6AgxK4nOmF7KAtTzt23j_W80uSoacvI/s1600/IMG_0199.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7xNKkstLzZmzau1HFMPKv_Ldup2AY9DuCrogHi2qEN860O9jRFuF6LpKfxQFddgjOtTGqAStomL7wowiuzPt-lGpb709_DWc3njN5-HlFB3q6AgxK4nOmF7KAtTzt23j_W80uSoacvI/s400/IMG_0199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600108633017968914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4Fsv2GHKFwuKBIJT8EiGU52PWRb8EdzXx_J6biQelKIhWv5Y6qCC58WxeId2f1eL0C624BoEcSSvjg9zrsTnOBYn7AjTUlPYKBhJAUruvwtRuCzwnClkD36TbYhf1gPtwf-TK-IRl3w/s1600/IMG_0211.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4Fsv2GHKFwuKBIJT8EiGU52PWRb8EdzXx_J6biQelKIhWv5Y6qCC58WxeId2f1eL0C624BoEcSSvjg9zrsTnOBYn7AjTUlPYKBhJAUruvwtRuCzwnClkD36TbYhf1gPtwf-TK-IRl3w/s400/IMG_0211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600107655006362306" border="0" /></a>The "casual" pose.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WF2aqDYgxEU1vN9mKopNknSXWkmpsUmyfmgmgqhcVNUhjCl0_Z0VzWGyAM1xL4j47jOmIKYMl8y3CPuElMwvelDShySTmIhiSHIASLnu5zGom2HElwp3xlghLxQCy2qj9sSKcYivlQQ/s1600/IMG_0234+Gaby+Rocks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WF2aqDYgxEU1vN9mKopNknSXWkmpsUmyfmgmgqhcVNUhjCl0_Z0VzWGyAM1xL4j47jOmIKYMl8y3CPuElMwvelDShySTmIhiSHIASLnu5zGom2HElwp3xlghLxQCy2qj9sSKcYivlQQ/s400/IMG_0234+Gaby+Rocks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600107650409677874" border="0" /></a>This is where Gaby stole the show.<br />She was showing Steve how he should jump off the rocks.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDM-GnUH37ZLrgxkKm84SGhvDLKmL5WuSAg-UwMJf96JofZzQFn4Lqayoy4KDFDmhPEXJ5h5yqFB_DsigfU1HWT0UESxSzTUC3S79nhYMLQCMCGT2mneNIHoUj29UR9Sabo_ptF6-UQU/s1600/IMG_0240.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDM-GnUH37ZLrgxkKm84SGhvDLKmL5WuSAg-UwMJf96JofZzQFn4Lqayoy4KDFDmhPEXJ5h5yqFB_DsigfU1HWT0UESxSzTUC3S79nhYMLQCMCGT2mneNIHoUj29UR9Sabo_ptF6-UQU/s400/IMG_0240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600107645124429714" border="0" /></a>Good effort Steve!<br />Not quite as adorable as Gaby though.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qxPLnFXMuwCx7jeB_DLQb_7jMRNppizVoR1Pu106ycF9014fV0wCiCye12qrOk-pQFR1szIUu0jowW-w6iVJYAiLfZ35XsOZo47TyKU9LKNDTV2d4xOQf3IeX5baIHy2FE-fN7D6UWc/s1600/IMG_0246.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qxPLnFXMuwCx7jeB_DLQb_7jMRNppizVoR1Pu106ycF9014fV0wCiCye12qrOk-pQFR1szIUu0jowW-w6iVJYAiLfZ35XsOZo47TyKU9LKNDTV2d4xOQf3IeX5baIHy2FE-fN7D6UWc/s400/IMG_0246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600107639988788834" border="0" /></a>I am in love with the background in this picture.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47A8iccAkmaVSy5-KPhyphenhyphencOogaEk-BxEcjBxU9UqVVtPVSHANRiBv8h_LluTmfsBUIcwlsFuj2eRNdS49ejvh4P1ydpLrOk9Jtb17E-enL5QJIWbrfTm8dV5qwopKuJaaHRUHVWafjRfk/s1600/Steve+Graduation+Invite.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47A8iccAkmaVSy5-KPhyphenhyphencOogaEk-BxEcjBxU9UqVVtPVSHANRiBv8h_LluTmfsBUIcwlsFuj2eRNdS49ejvh4P1ydpLrOk9Jtb17E-enL5QJIWbrfTm8dV5qwopKuJaaHRUHVWafjRfk/s400/Steve+Graduation+Invite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600107635575454402" border="0" /></a>Here's the final invitation I put together for Steve and Gaby.<br />It's my first invite/announcement I've ever done.<br />Not bad if I do say so myself!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-55867000465613211182011-04-17T20:45:00.006-06:002011-04-17T21:58:31.038-06:00Vegas Freebies<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Check out all the SWAG we got in Las Vegas!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq1Hqp67rXNM8TfxyG6UK4Kz4onF77gbGTQ2znRa1ncgAadp_WbtnHMDRZPvZ1WQCPkJOEjlvA4m_km_J8YFdvetiS0Wt6UE2qRhl5sl4AMslBLhhaESMBdzvExvb718y3JPoYVj94fk/s1600/April+-+022.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq1Hqp67rXNM8TfxyG6UK4Kz4onF77gbGTQ2znRa1ncgAadp_WbtnHMDRZPvZ1WQCPkJOEjlvA4m_km_J8YFdvetiS0Wt6UE2qRhl5sl4AMslBLhhaESMBdzvExvb718y3JPoYVj94fk/s400/April+-+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596750760509816754" border="0" /></a>Tom used to work for a security company and he likes keeps those skills in his back pocket.<br />So last weekend we went to Vegas for a "Security Conference."<br />But it was really just a trade show with more than a hundred companies trying to sell their products.<br />One of their strategies to get you to their booth?<br />Free stuff!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaJ_S4UcM73yMdfzI1lXXwxLiD3v13ruDaBXl4V2wpgx4i9Z0U__3ugnokYqRW4VxmazmHAEWjjjt3td5ZAd9bYm1L_O5Z5y7Pez9osF1UhPaLgkLCq3ltNX2lHrfLbYY-oSBx28q1Lw/s1600/April+-+027.jpg"><br /></a>Ironically, most of the freebies had nothing to do with security.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEdsigx0e0YgIRCgFvVKTa9uDZ_lqH3r4eXk8OVNtYY1xGVhW96829zzF8bJmJ7aqa5pGxvup1Xb69zq6c8lX0XX5ARoydWRXv55jfp0Z0rfi3LJsXuQd1l-HKVsljGVxWmvNoDn9vqE/s1600/April+-+049.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEdsigx0e0YgIRCgFvVKTa9uDZ_lqH3r4eXk8OVNtYY1xGVhW96829zzF8bJmJ7aqa5pGxvup1Xb69zq6c8lX0XX5ARoydWRXv55jfp0Z0rfi3LJsXuQd1l-HKVsljGVxWmvNoDn9vqE/s400/April+-+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596750274256242002" border="0" /></a>Like flashing hats...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmbcdZGhDLyDetqlU2dZgeC5Ke2YX_WNphmRkSMTmx8hizbnbEvu8JgWcaUiu3RRiPep_7-NaKdvbYR5wPsQLpuXDZSQgIbFQe70dzbozBOJoJN62__MJsnigfPuafxsVSvstFCZb9jU/s1600/April+-+039.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmbcdZGhDLyDetqlU2dZgeC5Ke2YX_WNphmRkSMTmx8hizbnbEvu8JgWcaUiu3RRiPep_7-NaKdvbYR5wPsQLpuXDZSQgIbFQe70dzbozBOJoJN62__MJsnigfPuafxsVSvstFCZb9jU/s400/April+-+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596750651773081314" border="0" /></a>Flashing necklaces and flashlights...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwAihjw9Jbv5s1230NAuvoNxPbyLASxcldDw66Mkw1WFf1J3SDj5Z9_3ZqTxOPLnBdiPh3i7kE_acqXdUYMBGaWj5dz9zKt_ydaAqwcrdfnTkrovv9bFTXWCOj6uKcNeQxqVvQC-wAF0/s1600/April+-+040.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwAihjw9Jbv5s1230NAuvoNxPbyLASxcldDw66Mkw1WFf1J3SDj5Z9_3ZqTxOPLnBdiPh3i7kE_acqXdUYMBGaWj5dz9zKt_ydaAqwcrdfnTkrovv9bFTXWCOj6uKcNeQxqVvQC-wAF0/s400/April+-+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596750645605996386" border="0" /></a>Luggage tags...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-VNdFLZPwdzl_eZz-ftwQ5GxRD173QH_uk39P6myFZoveO1h1tvpRi7Ks3mb3HAkM6kgEerR__XhV-LKWuzfWDm7rxjVqQEybtHJX1aDl2IzPsc3QMz8wR8Cp9jxLyGN3pfGxI0DLW0/s1600/April+-+042.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-VNdFLZPwdzl_eZz-ftwQ5GxRD173QH_uk39P6myFZoveO1h1tvpRi7Ks3mb3HAkM6kgEerR__XhV-LKWuzfWDm7rxjVqQEybtHJX1aDl2IzPsc3QMz8wR8Cp9jxLyGN3pfGxI0DLW0/s400/April+-+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596750647582429250" border="0" /></a>Chocolate (WOOT!) in the shape of casino chips and cards...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85iQySbHQXhynKoLsPeGETvcp5909DfQmVwJDIzYFj6meSlfWLhgTPNxm1jdSvz3f_7oGAW91HSnMYMzQIYtgH9OBIbCCgS7p8L7XGWGLiHcmvNPLnIk4MQG0FMMh1LKnGQNxTPd6yo4/s1600/April+-+044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85iQySbHQXhynKoLsPeGETvcp5909DfQmVwJDIzYFj6meSlfWLhgTPNxm1jdSvz3f_7oGAW91HSnMYMzQIYtgH9OBIbCCgS7p8L7XGWGLiHcmvNPLnIk4MQG0FMMh1LKnGQNxTPd6yo4/s400/April+-+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596750282473350146" border="0" /></a>Squishy things...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtSuxYw9PFuaCBqcwDIJ-dM95vpcKv3y6jPCzIzI3IhS3DbH5o3pKaM3dwcCc2csH0EQffsXuuYZrg9g9H-Qu7onrMBu7NfHTv06yuJCR5q3R3y5CL0D4_LOn6H4FlADFW65jQ2jMlHE/s1600/April+-+045.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtSuxYw9PFuaCBqcwDIJ-dM95vpcKv3y6jPCzIzI3IhS3DbH5o3pKaM3dwcCc2csH0EQffsXuuYZrg9g9H-Qu7onrMBu7NfHTv06yuJCR5q3R3y5CL0D4_LOn6H4FlADFW65jQ2jMlHE/s400/April+-+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596750275620091042" border="0" /></a>A random sample of fencing...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhuvsDhxx3B3KYBUMdxZNTlCjovmuKtB41NCMnveus9gG8Dz_z-qyy3mXHCC43xNgrV_JpyVt7JKJcngA2g7koJRRfgRI1wX3FpwAyJi_Nq5z0belhNeo9Ios_qQW0-OL0sBH8kwwmQ4/s1600/April+-+050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhuvsDhxx3B3KYBUMdxZNTlCjovmuKtB41NCMnveus9gG8Dz_z-qyy3mXHCC43xNgrV_JpyVt7JKJcngA2g7koJRRfgRI1wX3FpwAyJi_Nq5z0belhNeo9Ios_qQW0-OL0sBH8kwwmQ4/s400/April+-+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596750270254223522" border="0" /></a>LOTS of screwdrivers...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uoPcZ7H9Djs-RWXvwCKK4JNuACciKD62zsa3_-Mk27zE1REg8cDeTo9dSGHyqhNQ56z1k1z7rM0oqSEjesw01jkfOlFN6MAQfS_X_IynqTSrFVMOZ9G1v7GTg9Q4xEM17QOlriUWx2k/s1600/April+-+073.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uoPcZ7H9Djs-RWXvwCKK4JNuACciKD62zsa3_-Mk27zE1REg8cDeTo9dSGHyqhNQ56z1k1z7rM0oqSEjesw01jkfOlFN6MAQfS_X_IynqTSrFVMOZ9G1v7GTg9Q4xEM17QOlriUWx2k/s400/April+-+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596750263984607090" border="0" /></a>And pens, pens, and more pens.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaJ_S4UcM73yMdfzI1lXXwxLiD3v13ruDaBXl4V2wpgx4i9Z0U__3ugnokYqRW4VxmazmHAEWjjjt3td5ZAd9bYm1L_O5Z5y7Pez9osF1UhPaLgkLCq3ltNX2lHrfLbYY-oSBx28q1Lw/s1600/April+-+027.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaJ_S4UcM73yMdfzI1lXXwxLiD3v13ruDaBXl4V2wpgx4i9Z0U__3ugnokYqRW4VxmazmHAEWjjjt3td5ZAd9bYm1L_O5Z5y7Pez9osF1UhPaLgkLCq3ltNX2lHrfLbYY-oSBx28q1Lw/s400/April+-+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596750654214304818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here's the final count:</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">82 pens</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">18 screwdrivers</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">12 toys</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">10 notepads</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">9 things like *light* up</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">7 lanyards</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">5 hand sanitizers</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">4 flash drives</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">2 aluminum water bottles</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">2 smoke detector checker</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">2 lunch boxes</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">and 1 label dispenser.</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-32251295614592493312011-04-14T21:26:00.006-06:002011-04-14T21:49:56.052-06:00Priceless beauty for less than $4<div style="text-align: center;"><br />I bought this aqua ring yesterday for $3.80 at Forever 21 and all day today I've just been staring at my hand.<br />I know. So vain!<br />So how do I blog about something so superficial?<br />Turn it into a photography post!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DH00MehRbATSNecES_IqceO_Qxdo8WO59hCBY19bo68ZToKMrqNg8VP6X74TNFcdTK8e_Fc0eoQJPPbFZztqxM1hllzoFWk6eun73cYUkHRLP_NobG2oDhAh6TQRYEnPrIygjn_57Os/s1600/IMG_0173.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DH00MehRbATSNecES_IqceO_Qxdo8WO59hCBY19bo68ZToKMrqNg8VP6X74TNFcdTK8e_Fc0eoQJPPbFZztqxM1hllzoFWk6eun73cYUkHRLP_NobG2oDhAh6TQRYEnPrIygjn_57Os/s400/IMG_0173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595647291409902978" border="0" /></a><br />So this afternoon I took Yoda for a walk and tried to find a setting that would contrast with the ring.<br />One yard had these orange rocks, the perfect spot!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYVbClZYXuflaywJZsKKdxjonzIB15SOcAmh1VBjSn6YdfcS9K_f44lKWpK60A-5nSUfgOIo6v6mZjO61onJVbfbWOeHKxC018NZMrnymrcID7l4fRIHHXo-7vn9srNo6vm3LTce5LsE/s1600/IMG_0191+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYVbClZYXuflaywJZsKKdxjonzIB15SOcAmh1VBjSn6YdfcS9K_f44lKWpK60A-5nSUfgOIo6v6mZjO61onJVbfbWOeHKxC018NZMrnymrcID7l4fRIHHXo-7vn9srNo6vm3LTce5LsE/s400/IMG_0191+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595647286315156466" border="0" /></a>I'm surprised I got a steady shot with Yoda pulling me in every direction!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5r6nXN4s1EawmjsYqplXLQmoSi9lAhNirXdPEORAthOdR0B56hK3hdC5wE5yUg7Lh7DynYkVRHBrzjef8qoFCblgkT0HKM1j36D5Xu4Mq0HEZANC7L_9YWr6M-PgDvfDecScA4e-H9I/s1600/IMG_0168.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5r6nXN4s1EawmjsYqplXLQmoSi9lAhNirXdPEORAthOdR0B56hK3hdC5wE5yUg7Lh7DynYkVRHBrzjef8qoFCblgkT0HKM1j36D5Xu4Mq0HEZANC7L_9YWr6M-PgDvfDecScA4e-H9I/s400/IMG_0168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595647275961187682" border="0" /></a><br />Another yard had this red bush, but I'm not in love with this picture so much.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-40265521584129979422011-04-11T20:24:00.005-06:002011-04-12T09:26:00.717-06:00The Hubby's Sewing Skillz<div style="text-align: center;"><br />I don't sew, but there is a sewing machine in my house.<br />It is for my jack-of-all-trades husband.<br /><br />He likes to bring it out once in a while and make pillow covers, blankets, or <a href="http://theharkerherald.blogspot.com/2009/12/ugly-sweater-party.html">VESTS</a> for ugly sweater parties.<br /><br />His latest project? A doggy sling!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2acSnFrOM5w7_qgKSmYoV_aZ1wvSYnEXfjCaHn8CRE054WTz2fzY5-AENDT1dWoez_eU4zZj12-aCmJXKvfcrPUgNo0x8AReop93td5Ni8iNKwh0wEoF3Sg3pmG_0etZzqHYd3ybFc_U/s1600/April+-+012.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2acSnFrOM5w7_qgKSmYoV_aZ1wvSYnEXfjCaHn8CRE054WTz2fzY5-AENDT1dWoez_eU4zZj12-aCmJXKvfcrPUgNo0x8AReop93td5Ni8iNKwh0wEoF3Sg3pmG_0etZzqHYd3ybFc_U/s400/April+-+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594517728000055058" border="0" /></a>Like a baby sling, it's for carrying Yoda around hands free!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You see, we like to sneak Yoda into stores with us.<br />So we'll usually stuff him in a hoodie or jacket and let his head poke out the neck.<br />With the Yoda Sling, we can bring him places and not worry about stretching our sweaters.<br /><br />So practical right?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxTEVBo5q2gNpjjIlc7xy8kUobOIcYAuIBWNkl70-RdkQXffRhTZeOWwM610TlHGNBTVoaDgvDOfwWRZyPSu0Pi1ekRZgo0X-lsOVI5HWZWQP3zwF4ofYsLbxEuYZtCq0nvsD0fOOXg8/s1600/April+-+013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxTEVBo5q2gNpjjIlc7xy8kUobOIcYAuIBWNkl70-RdkQXffRhTZeOWwM610TlHGNBTVoaDgvDOfwWRZyPSu0Pi1ekRZgo0X-lsOVI5HWZWQP3zwF4ofYsLbxEuYZtCq0nvsD0fOOXg8/s400/April+-+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594517730155871250" border="0" /></a>Can't you tell how much Yoda loves it?!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsLXvPwUWz91n0Qx-YY_gUd8DoR4icMmD7wuWSb6bQS6ibNDQl7kx5yuHKryugRRgFNn4AygkoABQSTGlWRXTwvnto3rmVjJRpIrfp5h2hQ9PaLCLYrgONomkpNwISEi89Ok5ODfp2Lg/s1600/April+-+015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsLXvPwUWz91n0Qx-YY_gUd8DoR4icMmD7wuWSb6bQS6ibNDQl7kx5yuHKryugRRgFNn4AygkoABQSTGlWRXTwvnto3rmVjJRpIrfp5h2hQ9PaLCLYrgONomkpNwISEi89Ok5ODfp2Lg/s400/April+-+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594517735646217314" border="0" /></a>Tom even made a hole for Yoda's tail!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n0PWRvtcBL8?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="400" frameborder="0" height="255"></iframe><br /><br />Can you handle the cuteness?<br /><br />P.S. The American Flag will not be residing on that wall for much longer. We were just trying to get the wrinkles out.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-39336073699144439352011-04-05T22:41:00.006-06:002011-04-06T21:33:27.642-06:00Why I Love Easter<div style="text-align: center;">Because you get to put candy on display!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdpiKMVlWd7ozE5wX4VXMCJCzE7K5MDJIPGkTP3cygYT9i-5OJ1rivbJ_jKzRufJl1dxTywxtl1pB1HrQFM1lKVlEf1lJ89hgbswfwhMatrXxt6W8KxfrCOi7AdG8z95KVodrusV3E_o/s1600/IMG_0058+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdpiKMVlWd7ozE5wX4VXMCJCzE7K5MDJIPGkTP3cygYT9i-5OJ1rivbJ_jKzRufJl1dxTywxtl1pB1HrQFM1lKVlEf1lJ89hgbswfwhMatrXxt6W8KxfrCOi7AdG8z95KVodrusV3E_o/s400/IMG_0058+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592327021390333634" border="0" /></a>Okay, I know you can do this for any holiday, but this is the first time I've done it.<br />Once I had all the yumminess on display, it just screamed "take my picture!"<br />The photo above is probably my favorite. I love the reflection on my shiny countertops!<br />Like my background?<br />It's a blanket.<br />(Looks a little better than my stove doesn't it?)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh583sSBoCc7dC_ftU6QAMBHqbCbiDGbZswUPAQwhlMyrc4kSCr7Ss3Nh6K3Vwb5nvvfe2LYiG1xv8EagcXOO9oS81v3C204ygo0tPBay0nEgbRSdedndsIyUWWBR6mLv_DTJwAf7fJUZE/s1600/IMG_0061+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh583sSBoCc7dC_ftU6QAMBHqbCbiDGbZswUPAQwhlMyrc4kSCr7Ss3Nh6K3Vwb5nvvfe2LYiG1xv8EagcXOO9oS81v3C204ygo0tPBay0nEgbRSdedndsIyUWWBR6mLv_DTJwAf7fJUZE/s400/IMG_0061+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592326600713521218" border="0" /></a>For this picture I used my new "star" filter, which instantly gives you a cheesy 80's glow and turns any spot of light into a STAR!<br />Totally worth the $4 I paid for it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTW20dTsO-5MqZ98prlUwqK2Bh78in7DrwVuvpMvAZDscWtTqc4fzWT0_AOFc2w8xMe1mRBm_1B0U6JulMeNZVPnFdq8rIwTDsMM4QPuYPlb_bBrkhQ1MNwa4gU7o0qqxEQ-IdInBnpo/s1600/IMG_0069+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTW20dTsO-5MqZ98prlUwqK2Bh78in7DrwVuvpMvAZDscWtTqc4fzWT0_AOFc2w8xMe1mRBm_1B0U6JulMeNZVPnFdq8rIwTDsMM4QPuYPlb_bBrkhQ1MNwa4gU7o0qqxEQ-IdInBnpo/s400/IMG_0069+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592326593471516658" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCZcQhTWxFHG7OQWGu2NDIgtBxAyugLyCljBFU9CrMWT6S1SC6AlVLwZ9fx0AAO5bFDEkOdKI_iA7SDqypQZSHF5YcztE1ZQrAuaVIXlhnBLw58OobyP_POKJxCfx4BquOre2JRPROWA/s1600/IMG_0073+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCZcQhTWxFHG7OQWGu2NDIgtBxAyugLyCljBFU9CrMWT6S1SC6AlVLwZ9fx0AAO5bFDEkOdKI_iA7SDqypQZSHF5YcztE1ZQrAuaVIXlhnBLw58OobyP_POKJxCfx4BquOre2JRPROWA/s400/IMG_0073+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592326590533612850" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjxOCEUrqbX0hLwN4vpIxJ5i6LrwonXkMgfJXGvVrH0qxvxt087yemnX0LtXaH3tfmAH23o27cJ4Hf1Hw2wAsXMI38S3GRILrN-FvLYPaRbdSMH07ZydaFb6BgZVeFTSe5yCkFTKjJ0Y/s1600/IMG_0086+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjxOCEUrqbX0hLwN4vpIxJ5i6LrwonXkMgfJXGvVrH0qxvxt087yemnX0LtXaH3tfmAH23o27cJ4Hf1Hw2wAsXMI38S3GRILrN-FvLYPaRbdSMH07ZydaFb6BgZVeFTSe5yCkFTKjJ0Y/s400/IMG_0086+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592326585820928114" border="0" /></a>I felt like this picture kinda had a vintage feel to it, so I tried to play on that feel with my new Photoshop skillz. This was the result:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXME6cR585I5rXPWj_9ppcXKktaWvG4R3aicR0LFb4ND95q6WX5iWg2XGVfKrKwmRZZxVbQSgMVHDN-07A-0QbRxI5ZkIVk-YaS2ShvV6IFvRDQvDyIUhXkYbhqpou6TTqfXnghFI9wIs/s1600/April+-+004+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXME6cR585I5rXPWj_9ppcXKktaWvG4R3aicR0LFb4ND95q6WX5iWg2XGVfKrKwmRZZxVbQSgMVHDN-07A-0QbRxI5ZkIVk-YaS2ShvV6IFvRDQvDyIUhXkYbhqpou6TTqfXnghFI9wIs/s400/April+-+004+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592326607334850546" border="0" /></a>Okay, so it only barely looks different. Whatevs.<br /><br />Turns out this will be the only time I put candy on display in our home.<br />It only lasted one day.<br />After Tom and I ate the entire trifle-bowl of eggs in one sitting, he made me bring the rest to work.<br />We just don't have the self control.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-10339081261788130262011-04-03T10:10:00.005-06:002011-04-03T10:24:02.713-06:00Photo Shoot Extras<div style="text-align: center;"><br />I did a graduation photo shoot this weekend, and while those photos aren't ready to show off yet, I did get a couple cool shots for myself at the end.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWDheC2XTEnhPo9kBj5UzoGBl_v4KKCXsxEEmtjT2TSMy2BIU7mU_Y1Fxx5UdjYp5pbi2OxuXu97Fd-bfNP7YXkNPLHdaDhFq_PozWavilMJdD8Eq90wqs1ZotuRcffkRDdaKhbhF91o/s1600/IMG_0274+blog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWDheC2XTEnhPo9kBj5UzoGBl_v4KKCXsxEEmtjT2TSMy2BIU7mU_Y1Fxx5UdjYp5pbi2OxuXu97Fd-bfNP7YXkNPLHdaDhFq_PozWavilMJdD8Eq90wqs1ZotuRcffkRDdaKhbhF91o/s400/IMG_0274+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591391553133028962" border="0" /></a>This is Utah Lake after sunset. It was REALLY dark, but with a really high ISO, I was able to pick up the last remaining light in the sky. The high ISO is why the pictures look a little grainy.<br />These pictures make it look a lot lighter than it is.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCeklsbhIT3v83bhqpoofsA-XQQTlJVYS9DN9MGch7obBfoBWVW0glPaorD4DAibasa0J6n6ZCN21jDUwQRXAVB5GcOFzM6ePfDfurbmdTNOJmLQ3CZyd0DDbQgR0brtyEOukPSdXaWw/s1600/IMG_0280+blog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCeklsbhIT3v83bhqpoofsA-XQQTlJVYS9DN9MGch7obBfoBWVW0glPaorD4DAibasa0J6n6ZCN21jDUwQRXAVB5GcOFzM6ePfDfurbmdTNOJmLQ3CZyd0DDbQgR0brtyEOukPSdXaWw/s400/IMG_0280+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591391558451200690" border="0" /></a>I know these pictures look really similar, but I couldn't decide which one I liked better, so you get to see both! (One is just a bit brighter than the other.)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338315107586192814.post-66211955569490252332011-03-27T19:27:00.006-06:002011-03-27T20:40:27.710-06:00Photoshop Homework Week 3 & 4<div style="text-align: center;">I finished my Photoshop class!<br />I probably spent about 4 hours on this last assignment using all the retouching techniques I learned.<br /><br />Here is the original picture:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbUBSr3t3qkqithCxx3OwSjLvJIetuIHajUIguNKupN_AXXd4SSEVyRGy3YnMwQzcB9U2YMLDNQ2WPS05P-2vcpwl3WNfo-7XXWielwEpCN8NKKYFefYAGlM_A2R-EOyH2RIcyqD6FPw/s1600/Original+Lesli.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbUBSr3t3qkqithCxx3OwSjLvJIetuIHajUIguNKupN_AXXd4SSEVyRGy3YnMwQzcB9U2YMLDNQ2WPS05P-2vcpwl3WNfo-7XXWielwEpCN8NKKYFefYAGlM_A2R-EOyH2RIcyqD6FPw/s400/Original+Lesli.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588936907519717202" border="0" /></a>There are a million things I could pick apart about this picture. I REALLY didn't want to post it.<br />But I guess you have to see the before to appreciate the after.<br /><br />And here is Lesli "Photoshopped".<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmp0mSvg__oiwYop1nDV4O6jbVUcoe8UrcO67AQgJw7E0o9PTysM1OnJrbV4heOfLEJwLjbmFKFHlofY4hxzwJJul6Q724sqJ5WfEr2jZqCSWbBHmh5fJ8WlZ5_KRtAYLS4nIks4PZirg/s1600/Photoshopped+Lesli.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmp0mSvg__oiwYop1nDV4O6jbVUcoe8UrcO67AQgJw7E0o9PTysM1OnJrbV4heOfLEJwLjbmFKFHlofY4hxzwJJul6Q724sqJ5WfEr2jZqCSWbBHmh5fJ8WlZ5_KRtAYLS4nIks4PZirg/s400/Photoshopped+Lesli.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588936903615568050" border="0" /></a><br />I added eyelashes.<br />Got rid of the bags.<br />Smoothed the skin.<br />Brightened the eyes.<br />Deepened the lips.<br />And much more I can't tell you about.<br /><br />Is the last class we learned how to make our own actions.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(If you don't know what actions are, <a href="http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/post-processing-articles/100-free-photoshop-actions-and-how-to-make-your-own/">click here</a>.)</span><br />I used to add my "watermark" to each picture for my blog one by one. Now with my "watermark action" I can to it a LOT faster.<br /><br />I'm sad the class is over now, but it was soooo worth it.<br />Here's the info again if you're interested.<br /><a href="http://aphotoschool.com/">A Photo School</a> by <a href="http://www.jedphoto.com/">Jedediah Photography</a>.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4