More pics

Just a quick post. We are getting ready to go to bed early so we are ready (if that is even possible) for the Bolder Boulder race tomorrow. Not sure whether any part of my body will be moving this time tomorrow, so will post these now. Just a few more good ones of my sister and her family....

Visiting...

We had a good trip to Colorado despite the HORRIBLE weather we drove through to get here! We drove through the worst rain I have ever seen and as soon as we got to Cheyenne, we stopped to take a break only to find out a tornado had touched down just an hour or so earlier. We arrived safe and sound and have been having fun playing with the cousins. With all these boys together, it is hard to believe there have not been any fights yet!

An Unplanned Shoot

The kids had a piano recital this afternoon and since they were and I repeat "were" all cleaned and spiffied up, we decided to take them to the park for a quick photoshoot...they all coordinated anyway!!! The sun was not the best for shooting but I managed to get a few that worked. Alec was in a grumpy mood from a sleep over last night, Sam promptly found the water and started digging out fistfulls of "I'm not sure I want to know what it is" stuff. Alden pretty much did what Sam did and Mariah, well, Mariah loves the camera and it loves her right back! This girl needs to be a model!

A Moving Target

Beckett was on the move and determined to make picture taking a chore! The focus is not real great on most of these as just as i would get focused, he would move (and laugh at me!) Makes me sad to think that when they move, this little guy is not going to remember me for long.





and this one pretty much describes what Beckett thought of getting pictures!

Baby Announcements Ready

This is a great set and SO INEXPENSIVE!!! All of the cards are 5x7 and are compatible with WHCC printing standards. There are a total of 26 cards. The zodiac sets each come with 11 cards for girls and 11 cards for boys...1 for each zodiac sign. All designs have a coordinatig back. Payments will be processed through Paypal and will appear as my business name "3 Scrappy Boys Scrapbook Supply"

You can get the whole set for only $10! Within 12 hours of payment (usually within just a few) you will be sent a link for downloading your files. Hope you like them!

Almost 10!!!

I can't even believe Alec will be 10 on Monday! He was very relieved he did not have to share his birthday with Mother's Day this year. Sometime this week he wants me to take him to get his military ID...where does the time go!?!?!

Happy Mother's Day Weekend...

My New Favorite!

Lens that is! My new favorite lens is my new 70-200mm f/4L IS! When I walked into Alec's talent show and saw how dark it was I thought there would be no way I could get a decent shot without some camera shake! This thing totally blew me away! I bumped the ISO up to 800, set the ap at 4.0 and the shutter speed at 1/250! In this pic I did a slight S curve, sharpened for the web and that was it! Notice...no noise even at ISO 800??? I love it! Alec did a great job too! He got lots of comments afterward about how well he played!

Happy Early Mother's Day...

With Allen gone, I am not sure the boys will remember Mother's Day. Not that I expect them to get anything but it would be really weird for me to say, "Boys, I know you hate shopping, but let me take you to the mall so you can pick something out for me." I saved the hassle and did the shopping myself and my little treat arrived in the mail today. Jewelry? No. Clothes? No. What else but an new lens!!! This finishes off the lenses I want. I had been wanting the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS but after comparing, found that the only real difference was going to be the ability to shoot in low light. Since I do mostly outdoor work, I opted for the 70-200mm f/4.0L IS. I had heard nothing but rave reviews on it and so far, I am totally impressed! The IS is a total must on this lens. I got it out of the box and the only subject I could find was poor old Maggie, hobbling around out in the yard. I am not sure how far I was away or even what my settings were but I just snapped a couple shots to see how fast it was. She had no idea I was even outside. I hope this weekend is nice so we can get out for some practice with this new baby!!!

You Know School is Almost Out....

when it is time for field trips. Today was Sam's 1st grade trip. It always amazes me when the schools go to Mt Rushmore...as if the kids who live in this area have not been there at least 10 times already. We go every time we have company so I have long ago lost track of how many times we have seen it. It was a beautiful day though and that was worth getting out for! We hit Mt Rushmore first thing, we did the President walk (a horribly grueling trek by the way!),and then got a snack in the little cafe. Then headed to Canyon Lake Park for lunch and play. The wind kicked in about halfway through the day so the kids got to fly kites. I am amazed we did not have someone fall in the water...those boys were getting pretty close to getting wet!

Let's See if This Works...

So running a business has put me a little behind the learning curve when it comes to all the new fangled things like posting to youtube or having a myspace page...I just have never gotten into it. I think it is a generational thing and it's pretty sad when you realize it's the "younger" generation doing these things and you are no longer included in that group! Anyway, I took some videos at testing the other day so I could send Allen some peeks at the event. I sat down that night to figure out how to upload a video and send him the link. Well...I was able to do that and today I found this thing that said "embed" with some code behind it so let's see if that means I can embed the video in my blog code.....

Testing Day

All of the boys got to test today. It is so hard on a mom! I know that the instructors only want to make them better but they really put them through quite the test...mentally and physically. At one point I could see Alec's eyes getting a little weepy when he was put on the spot. He survived and I have to remember this only makes him stronger. Jake and Alec got their red belts and will be doing their black belt pre testing sometime in the next year. Sam got his green belt and hopefully some motivation to stop goofing around at practice.