Facebook Albums

This is for you Mimi, since you're not down with "the facebook."  :-)

Click on these links to view some albums.  You can click on a picture and use the arrows on left or right to scroll through each album.  If it asks you to log in, just click cancel and you can continue.  Enjoy!

More Fall Fun

October 15

North Conway

Welcome to Duck Camp

Canoeing in Papa's yard

May/June

Aug. 5th at Mimi's

Grady's 3rd Bday

Introducing, SugarSnaps!

So, before I could even get back to this one, I just started a new blog to share my "fun with photos." Follow along - and join some of the online classes or groups if you like playing with photos, too!   http://sugarsnaps.blogspot.com/

Real Photos

I guess "pictures in my mind" aren't enough for some people - *wink*

Mimi is missing her grands, so here are a few recent shots.

Grady loves his "choo-choo" table and chairs. Thank you, Grandpa! Check out his chalk talents, too!

And, he is just smitten with his sister. He loves her toes and smothers her in soft little kisses.

She just takes it all in.

Chris & Tanya

I had the honor of photographing a wedding this past weekend for a friend.
Chris was just a baby when I met his family as their babysitter. I was a mere 12 then.
Boy did I cry when he danced with his mom...and I had to take photos with my lense fogging up!
I thought about how fast their 3 kids have grown up and how it will be me & Grady dancing before
I know it.

I was nervous about being "the" photographer of the day, and I thank you Sarah for easing my concerns.
Then, the morning sickness hit me early in the week and I freaked out thinking, 'what if I get sick there?'
So, I tried to recruit Armond to help, but it was the first day of bow season. Then, I called my friend, Laurie
just to ask if I could borrow her Nikon as a back-up and to my delight, she said, "Wouldn't it be fun if I came with you?" YES!

We had a lot of fun. I had some flash trouble and the lighting was tricky, but we both took tons of photos, and in them are some real gems. Of course, in retrospect, I would have done this or that (like taking more time with the formals) but overall, I think we did a pretty good job. You can view the teeny "sneak peek" I created for the couple here: www.cornforthwedding.blogspot.com

Ah, Fall...

...where did you go?

I wanted to carve a pumpkin, but I lost the mood when I woke up Wednesday morning to THIS!

Actually, it dusted the ground a few days prior, but this was a good little storm. It melted away today, but Old Man Winter has shown his face, so you know he'll be back! OK, as much as I'd rather not start this long, cold season, I do always feel like a kid again with the first snow. I pause and stare out the window with a total sense of joy, even if my lips are saying, "Are you kidding me?"

I'm so not ready. I don't know where our scrapers are and there are still flip-flops by my front door.

Procrastinating? Wishful thinking? Denial?

The bright side? Christmas is coming!!

Photoshop Shopping

Even though I have Corel PhotoHouse, The Gimp, Paint.Net and a few other programs with great filters and photo-editing abilities, I just had to have me some Photoshop. The on-line tutorials are easier to follow when you're referencing the same toolbars, etc.

All this time, I've thought the only version of Photoshop I was looking for was at least $600, but alas, I found Photoshop Elements! Hello! I had no clue that it was available. It seems as though Photoshop is used by so many people, and I thought, "Man, folks don't mind dishing out the cash!" For those of you who have, I get it...I was close to splurging for it, too. Thankfully, I realized there was Photoshop Elements. I found PE 7 bundled with Photoshop Premier 7 (for videos) for $149 at Staples, and I had a $30 coupon, and a $30 rebate. I was OK with letting go of $87.

I ordered it Monday and it arrived yesterday. Above is the first image I played with. I found the film strip image at stock.xchng (free stock photography)

This is fun!

4th Picture of 4th Folder

Hahahaha! Here's the 4th photo in the 4th folder on our computer. It's Chris' dog, Blake!

Thanks, Nat, for a fun little game!

Quintessential or Cliche?

Grady & I went leaf-peeping today, which with the price of guys these days was a real guilty pleasure. It was just too sunny and warm to pass up!

Here is what we saw on the Chester Arthur Road (well, I did at least; Grady slept the whole time!)

A Closer Look at Grady P.

Great Grandma visited on Day 5, and Uncle Armond...

I love these guys!

What'cha thinkin'?

Laid back, with my mind on my money & my money on my mind!

I think he looks most like Matt here.

Life is good.

Grandma's lovin' every minute.

and Gradpa too.

At 4 weeks, he has grown out of his newborn clothes and his 3mo. clothes are tight at the feet in the sleepers.

Just love that little mug! Looks like a major cone-head here! But, really his head has shaped-out nicely. Matt was worried for a while.

Aunt Jackie & Grammie can't believe how much he's grown in a week. Jackie says she misses him between visits. Erin better hurry up and get busy!

Why do they pose me and giggle at me?

Flashback Friday Photo Parade

The nesting has started. Last weekend I took every shelf out of the fridge to wash, and wiped down every jar or container in there. I can't get out of my car without picking up stones off the floor and wiping the seats down (I know, soon it will full of crumbs and toys and what-nots!) I'm FINALLY getting everything out of the nursery-to-be and have made weekly trips to the Salvation Army to purge. This Saturday, I'm "looking forward"to going into the office to do some much needed organizing before my maternity leave.

This morning while looking for one photo on the computer, I found all sorts of photos filed where I hadn't expected them and started organizing some files. There was a lot from this year that I never got around to blogging and I thought I'd post now, just to keep to reminisce back someday on the year before parenthood :)

January 5th - My cousin Megan's wedding...

Check out that dress! Greg, Armond, Uncle John, Uncle Fred & Dad. Grandma & Armond

John & Evan's Dance-Off!

I LOVE CAKE!!! Maple Syrup - a staple at VT weddings. Cool light, huh?

Jan/Feb: Daytona Beach with Poupoure's & Marlow's. First people we told I was pregnant, otherwise, they'd wonder why I was avoiding rollercoasters and skipped out on the deep-sea fishing!

Pete & Matt enjoyed bodysurfing! Driving on the beach - trippy

The Speedway & Imax! Fishing off the pier. I had to quit early because I was catching all the fish!

SeaWorld! We sat in the soaking section at the Shamu show!

Inlet Harbor restaurant...pretty spot. Shark Pete caught.

Valentine's Day:

Watched fireworks from Laurie's & I won $110 on one ticket.

I think I was enjoying that hot fudge sundae?

April:

How could I have left this out of our Girls' Weekend photos?!

May: no pics from our 2-yr. anniversary, but we enjoyed a lovely dinner at Jeff's Seafood!

Memorial Day Weekend at Rory's camp.

Matt, Aurora & Dev in a mean game of badmitton. Matt, Dev & Rory.

June:

Me & Ma in Pelot's Bay...ahhh...

Armond's pond. Dennis would love it - Sarah would NOT - full of snakes, even a large water-snake.

Here's Matt taunting the dogs with a bull-frog.

Spoiled Sailor - sleeping in our bed in the morning (when he can get away with it).

Oh, boy - he already thinks all the baby items we've acquired so far are his. Matt found him sitting in the carseat in the driveway!