Thursday, January 31, 2013

Camera Happy

First of all, I have to thank my oh so talented sister Jenn for another new, beautiful blog design. This ol' blog of mine needed a face lift and Jenn was kind enough to design a new one for me. Check out Munchkin Land Designs if you're ever in need of a new look. I'm not just saying this because Jenn is my sister, she is one talented lady and she never disappoints! She does more than blog designs too. :) Thanks again Jenn!

I LOVE this new design! The silhouette of  the family looks almost just like us. :) I can't wait to see what our family of 5 looks like after this last baby is born!

Caleb and I enjoyed a long awaited date last Saturday night. We decided while we were out to go shopping for a camera as we were in great need of one and we had some Best Buy gift cards burning a hole in our pockets.

We don't know too much about cameras and we only need a simple point and shoot to capture our every day lives. We looked around and played with a few mid-range point and shoot cameras and settled on this Sony camera:

As we checked out Caleb reminded me that we have 10x more photos and videos of Elliana than we do of Ethan. He asked me to promise him to make better use of this new camera and take more photos and videos  of the kids during the day. So, I've been doing my best to keep that promise and I've been a little camera happy this week. If only we could be outside more to get better shots when the lighting is better.

These are my favorite smiles of my 2 precious babes this week. 

I've commented before that Ellie is becoming more girly by the day. She loves to dress up (wearing several different dresses throughout the day), dance around the house and practice curtsying. 


Here she is dancing and curtsying. 

On Sunday my parents stopped by my house with my Grandma Rose to return Ethan's shoes that we had left at their house the night before. While they were visiting Dad insisted that we take a 4 generations picture with Grandma Rose, Dad, me and Ethan. I'm really glad he suggested it-ever since we lost Grandma Nancy I find myself wishing we had taken more pictures of/with her. 

I'm thinking I look awfully pale next to Dad and Grandma-I need to do something about that. ;-)

Since we finally have a camera again, I figured it was time to capture my first baby bump pic. Here's a collage of me with all 3 pregnancies. No, I did not mean to wear the EXACT same outfit from when I was pregnant with Ethan. If this wasn't my last pregnancy, I would be buying a whole new maternity wardrobe.


Sunday night a sweet friend handed me an unexpected and generous gift. They gave me a card with a voucher inside for a free latte and 2 free kids passes to Cool Beans Playhouse. I'd never heard of or been to Cool Beans before so as soon as I got home I checked out their website. 

Today we made a little visit to Cool Beans and we all loved the place! It's a big playroom full of all kinds of toys, a tree house with a big slide, an area for hanging from ropes and jumping into a soft pit, etc. One of the greatest features for moms is that there's a little cafe right next to the play area where you can enjoy a drink or a healthy snack while watching your little ones have a blast! I don't think we'll be visiting too often since it's not the cheapest place to take the kids, but we all had a great time!

Here's some of the best shots of the day:



 Ellie's favorite spot. As always, wearing a huge grin on her face.





Ethan nearly never stops moving so it's almost impossible to get good pictures of him. 
This is my favorite one from today. 


How about a toffee nut latte? Why yes, don't mind if I do. :)


I've decided that my long, lifeless, dull brown hair has to go. 
I don't know when, but I'm hoping to cut and color it in the very near future.
 I'll definitely post a picture after I have a new look. :)


4 comments:

Courtney said...

Where do I even start with this post?
1. I'm SO glad you have a working camera again so you can post pictures of the babes. Ellie has already gotten SO big since the last time I saw her.
2. I LOVE the new design, when Jenn showed it to me I thought it was an actual profile picture of you guys for a second. The little girl is uncanny of Ellie.
3. When I'm a mom someday, I'm going to live at that coffee place with the kids. What a great idea!

Kristen said...

The kids play-place is a great idea, but the coffee aspect is brilliant! I'm sad that it's expensive. It's too bad Starbucks can't add a play-place similar to what one would find at McDonald's.

Christine, you look great!

Elissa said...

First of all, Ellie looks so grown up!

Second, I used to go to Cool Beans with Kenley all the time! I love it there. In fact, we had Kenley's 2nd birthday party there. They have a private room upstairs you can rent. I really should go back with both of the girls. There's an even bigger one in Westminster called Little Monkey Bizness. When Allie's baby is a little older you guys should meet there for play dates. It's fantastic.

Becky said...

That kids place looks sooo cool! Would it be weird if I hang out there without kids? Haha! Happy to hear you got a new camera and are putting it to good use! I love all the new pictures you posted, so fun!

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Ethan James,.. God blessed us with our little boy in March 2011. Ethan was a bit of a surprise and an even bigger miraclle. Ethan is ALL BOY! He is very active, into sports and running around. He is also sweet, introverted, affectionate, and laid back. These days he often has us laughing, he's starting to show a little bit of "clown" in him. He makes our hearts happy too. :)

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