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Why is photographing your own kids so hard?

 

Yes, it looks nice, but we had a nightmare of a time trying to take these pictures.  It was more fun to pick up rocks, and crawl through the grass.  We had also just finished the church easter egg hunt, and so they wanted - candy, but it was all melted chocolate from sitting out in the sun during the church service.  Anyway... this was the look I was going for, the look grandparents swoon over.  The smiling faces, happy and looking at the camera.  

PS.. When Gabe saw this picture he said in his sweet little voice 

    "Braden hold my hand."

THIS is the picture I'm in love with.....

Anyone who has watched my boys together know they can not keep there hands off each other.  They are all ways all over each other.  I love this shot.  The sweetness, their heads together - those freckles!!!

 

 

Yes I did let them have some candy.

     How could you not to a face like this...

 

 

Future's so bright but don't hide those eyes with shades.

I love doing Senior pictures.  I've slowed way down with photography since taking a job teaching high school students.  They are a mess.  As students - it is spring and they are ready to move on.  As far as most of them are concerned - I've done my time, now I'm just going to set back and enjoy until graduation.  But they also know they have the world ahead of them with so much excitement, fear, dreams, goals, expectations to pursue. That's what makes high school seniors so fun to photograph.  You can see it all in their eyes.  And this beautiful girl was no exception.

See what I mean.... Just look at those eyes. 

  

 

 

Quilt project update 4; still working on the first one but I have finished a quilt.

So... what has it been 3 months since my last quilt update.  I've been having more fun quilting than I have been blogging about it.       

Update on the circle quilt, on my last post, it looked like this....

 

It is all pieced together.....YEAH!!!

 

I even managed to match up the center of MOST of my circles (key word - most, not all!!!) 

 

Since these pictures were taken, I put on a border and pinned the backing on.   Haven't done much quilting.

Since I have never machine quilted before, I decided to make a smaller quilt to practice on.  Matt's cousin Casey is expecting, so she is now the proud owner of my first machine quilted quilt - and I have to say I'm quite proud.  It is by no means perfect, but it surprisingly looks like a quilt.

Like my quilt holder - isn't he precious.  That brings me to an unrelated story.  Over spring break we made a little sewing gift for our new friends.  After I finished 

    I asked Braden "Isn't it precious?"   

        "What does precious mean mamma."

    "Beautiful and girlie."  I responded

    For those of you who know him picture the Braden analytical face.

    "But didn't you use to call me precious when I was little?"

    "You're right. I guess it's doesn't mean girlie."

Now on to more quilting pictures.

 

By the way.  I still have the quilt, even though the baby shower is over.  As I was quilting away, my machine died on me.  Thanks to a wonderful sister-in-law, who gave my mother-in-law and extra machine, I'm back in quilting business (not literally).

 

  

I've even hand stitched the binding to the back as according to my new favorite quilters guide book.

You can find it on amazon.

And I mitered the corners - again, not perfectly, but they are mitered.

And now, a sneak peak at my next project that is a Christmas present, so there will be no more sneak peaks this year.... (Sorry)

But look the points of my pinwheel match!!!  YEAH!