Charlotte’s 4th Birthday Party

Catch up post – pictures from December 11, 2011

My daughter has had a Handy Manny Party, a Train party and now a Pirate party!  I’m not sure I’ll ever see fairies, flowers, or princesses near a party for Charlotte.  We kept the party really small with basically family and one friend from school (we consider Maile and her parents family).  It was perfectly low key and casual.

We bought her a train table for her birthday, which she has not stopped playing with.  Her reaction was adorable. 

Everyone dressed up as pirates and we played pin the patch on the pirate (no pictures of the game).  It was adorable.

Even their cousin Alex joined in the fun!

I made her a Pirate Cake using this recipe.  She loved it!

 

So far I’m loving age 4 better than age 3.  Charlotte is so mature all of sudden, listens much better, helps out with chores, and is so funny.  She gets really sassy and talks back more, but I’m glad some of the emotional craze is gone (for now).

Newborn Photography Growth

I have taken photos of a few newborns now.  I am way behind on blogging, so I will work on getting my friend’s maternity photos and the rest of her newborn photos posted.  In the meantime, I thought it would be amazing to show my growth in newborn photography.

Cooper’s announcement photos, taken in April 2009 with our Sony Cybershot.  Except these are the re-edited photos I did about a year ago.  I don’t even think I have the original edits.

My friend’s baby Reese taken January 2011.

To my nephew Alexander taken in March 2011.

And the latest one, my friend’s baby Garrett taken February 2012:   

Kid’s Holiday Party

(This is a super late post…from Dec 4, 2011). 

My work hosts a Kid’s Holiday Party every year.  We had a really great time, although it was a little chaotic for me to follow the kids around.  The line for Santa (see pics here) was about a 2 hour wait!!  There was cookie and cupcake decorating, balloon artists, a comedian/magician, jugglers, singers/dancers, and face painters.  It was a really great party and the kids had a blast.

Eating their cupcakes while we waited in line for the balloon artist.

Cooper wanted a spiderman.

Charlotte asked for the same thing.  She was mesmerized by the balloon artist.

The kids loved the magician/comedian.  I’ve never seen them laugh so hard, in particular Cooper.  He looks a lot like Daddy does—they laugh almost the same.

And what were they laughing at?  The bird being ‘rude’ and mooning them.

Waiting in line for Santa was boring.  I chased them around while my husband stood in line, until we got close to the front.  Then Cooper sat with the penguins and ‘soothed’ the baby penguin.

They were supposed to only get holiday related face painting.  Cooper convinced the lady to do spiderman for him.  It turned out so amazing!

Valentine’s Day Cards

This year the kids are in pre-school, so I took photos specifically for their Valentine’s Day cards.  I will take photos next weekend for their yearly Valentine’s Day photos.  (Last year here and here.)

And with the suckers included: