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reindeer are better than people


**The blog title has nothing to do with this post. But I hate titling posts and the Frozen soundtrack has been on repeat this week. So that’s the best I could come up with. 
 
 
I hope to be able to look back at my pictures someday (hopefully soon!) and see an improvement in the quality. I do like a lot of the pictures I’ve been getting, but I know it’s because I think the subjects are pretty cute. And my number one subject is Miss Evangeline. The boys are busy running around and playing while I’m trying to figure out the settings on this camera. This girl likes to be by my side at all times…which is why most of the pictures are usually close up.
 
 
Usually I get pictures of such a sweet face.
cute baby

 

dad and baby

 

dad kissing baby girl

 

(taken by Kai)
mom and baby
But today, this is the look I was getting. Over and over again. For some reason, she became obsessed with this facial expression. What a goof.
silly baby

 

funny face

 

evangeline 4

 

baby making funny face

 

evangeline 6

 

evangeline 7

 

And then there’s this silly guy. He was having a “potato sack” race with Kingston and then decided to wear the bag. He asked “Mommy, do I look like I work at Walmart?”
boy wearing bag

 

liam 2
…Maybe not. But he does look like one of the classy people who shop there. 

 

Blog, Family, kids

our camera is here!


Today is the day that we’ve been looking forward to for a couple weeks. Our camera finally came! As soon as the battery was charged, I popped it in the camera, turned the dial to “manual,” and started snapping pictures. I want to avoid any temptation to turn the dial to “automatic.” While the pictures are not perfect, I can tell they are a huge improvement over any point-and-shoots and phone cameras (obviously.) The quality on this thing is amazing!

Here are a few pictures that I ended up liking from today. I need a lot of practice!

Check out our new DSLR!

little boy taking picture with camera

boy smiling

 

boy holding pink block heart

 

I love that little fish face
fish face baby girl

 

The boys got to take turns taking pictures. This is one of Liam’s shots.
baby girl red bow

 

dad and little boy

 

dad and toddler

 

toddler boy posing for picture

 

Crazy bed head
cute baby

 

(Taken by Don)
evangeline 4

 

boy playing chess

 

chess 2

 

The other day, Maggi and I were laughing about the Tributes portraits in “Catching Fire.” This would be Evangeline’s.
evangeline 5

 

I simply said “Don’t smile.”
young boy smiling

 

Night shooting is going to be a tad more difficult but I couldn’t resist this face.
baby girl smiling

 

And here’s one that I snapped with my phone yesterday. Kingston randomly fell asleep on the couch. I knew that was a bad sign. This kid never does that. Turns out, he was sick 🙁 All better now! Hoping for a healthy week!
sick child sleeping