Out and About: Disneyland

Hello Friends!

A couple of months ago we had some very special guests stay with us for a little bit. During their stay we made a little trip to Disneyland and the kids could hardly contain their excitement!  They were both equally giddy at being in "Mickey's Park" (as the oldest dubbed Disneyland).  Below are a few photographs from that trip.   Well, more than a few.  ;-)

When we arrived the boys went hog wild over this guy:

I felt we were on or near this ride for a-very-long-time.  The boys really liked it. 

My oldest got to battle with Darth Vader.  :-)

The very content birthday boy!

They were dazzled by this guy.  Both my boys have a silly sense of humor so it only seemed natural that they would be in awe of this guy.  ;-)

My youngest ran up to this guy to give him a great big hug. 

My guy with my youngest.  Mwah!

My youngest loves carousel rides and he could ride on these for hours on end if we let him. 

 The sign of a good day is a sleeping child.  Amen. 

The next day we found our way to Santa Monica. I'll post photos of that trip later this week. 

Thanks for checking in!

Until next time, 

--Carolina 

Maternity: Ms. A

Hello Friends!

I've been missing from Blogland these last couple of months for a variety of reasons that I don't need to get into and quite honestly aren't very interesting to you, the Reader.  In short I have been busy with regular life stuff that I have not had much "free" time to devote to the blog. 

Rather than write a post with all the fun stuff my little family and I have done to date (and most likely bore you in the process!) I'll give short snapshots of our summer in later posts. 

If it's not evident to you in past blog posts (or in this one), let me just say that I have an addiction passion for photography. It's something that I breath, that I dream and daydream about ALL THE TIME!  I've begun delving into film photography recently (I've shared some images here of my very first roll of 35 mm film) and hope to post my humble results in future posts. 

All this talk of photography leads us to this post. 

I am fortunate enough to have friends, family, and colleagues who are willing to sit for me so I can expand my photography knowledge and experience. My gorgeous colleague Ms. A  and her fiancé Mr. A recently sat for me and were patient enough to let me shoot some film as well, which I am excited to share once I get the film scans back.  

Here are a few of my favorites: 

Could Ms. A be any more beautiful?!

Just when you thought she couldn't be any more beautiful!

For those who are curious, I made the floral head piece about an hour before we were scheduled to meet so it would be fresh.  It's made of ivy vines, large carnations, and baby's  breath. I had never made one before and was frankly quite surprised how fast it came together. 

This is a very tender shot that I am absolutely in love with!  We had less than a minute to get in position before the sun set.

Thanks Ms. A and Mr. A for allowing me into your world of love and wonder. It was truly an honor to capture the love, friendship, and respect you have for each other.  I look forward to meeting your little one!

And thank you, dear Reader, for checking in every now and then! I hope the past couple of months have treated you well.  I look forward to sharing more images of recent shoots in the near future. 

Until next time,

--Carolina