Ring Dance photo shoot

Ring Dance just crept right up on us so fast I can remember just two weeks ago Kaitlynn saying, “I can’t wait until Ring Dance” and here it is today. This year happens to be Kaitlynn’s Ring Dance for her junior year. Last year she went as Kurt’s date for his junior Ring Dance.  Kaitlynn looked so pretty all dressed up, she looks way older than 16. She is just the most photogenic child ever, she always has been from day one!

This year it was all about Black and white and a silver tie. Kaitlynn & Kurt looked so nice together they just complimented each other with their attire. It was almost too scary looking at them all dressed up in black & white, I was thinking to myself as I was snapping pictures this could almost be a wedding photo shoot with her in a white dress.

I took a total of 74 pictures but here are a few of the really good ones

 

   

And just for giggles I was playing with my photo software and got a little crazy with this one, and did a mirror image. Just thought it looked pretty cool, I couldn’t even imagine twins… Yikes!!

customized lemon clock

Well I have started a new home project….I am re~decorating my kitchen.  Bye, Bye country apples and hello to a lighter and brighter a little bit more modernized lemons & limes kitchen.  I have started taking down all my apple decor and buying new things here and there for my new kitchen. I wish I could get new cabinets, tile floor, tile back splash and chair rail. But for now a fresh coat of yellow paint, eggshell trim, new curtains, rugs and all new decor will have to do.

My new favorite place to shop for home decor is Ross, Marshalls & Pier 1 imports. My other FAVORITE place to check out is Etsy online. For one of a kind, unique, homemade items that you just can’t find in any department store.  I have been spending a lot of time here lately online searching all kinds of lemons & limes decor. I just hit the jackpot!!! I was in search of a clock with lemons and did lots of google searches and there wasn’t a lot out there to choose from. Seems like the ones I would find that had lemons on it also had all other fruits too, and that was not what I was looking for.

Here is the dishes I found at Pier 1 imports aren’t they to die for!!! I just love them!!

I found a lady’s store on Etsy  (makingtimetc) that makes clocks from plates so I thought what a neat idea, I sent her a message and asked her if she could customize a plate for me with the dishes I found at Pier 1 imports. She responded and said she would be happy to and she had a Pier 1 near her so she would go pick up the plate and make it for me. Within two days she bought the plate and made the clock and sent me a message showing me the pictures with the finished product. OMG!!!! Talk about awesome fast service and beautiful work…she is amazing!!! I would recommend you checking out her Etsy store and if you are in need of a clock she may have what your looking for or can customize one for you too :)

I can’t wait to get my walls painted so I can hang up my new clock…see it’s the little things that make me happy I am getting so excited over a clock!

And here is the finished product made by: makingtimetc on Etsy (click on the name for a direct link to her Etsy store)

Gratitude

Pumpkin Patch

We didn’t make it to the Pumpkin Patch this year until…one week before Halloween, but I am so glad we did finally got a chance to make it. We had plans to go in the middle of the month but we never made it then. I wanted to go to a different patch this year, than the one we had went to for the past 3 years. I did a little research online for pumpkin patches and what do you know there happen to be one fairly close to our house. It was a private patch way far out behind someone’s residence with over 100 acres, she grows them for local schools & farmer’s markets. The only thing was she planted it a little late this year so they weren’t ready until the weekend before Halloween. Of course I took lots of pictures…{142 pictures to be exact} I had to make sure I got the right shot!! I had to play with the lighting on my camera because it was overcast that day and some were with flash and some were without. I didn’t get all of the shots I had hoped for, but after going through them I am pretty happy with how they turned out. WARNING…this is a long post with lots of pictures…enjoy :)

this is the same picture turning it black & white but only leaving the orange

    Picking out the perfect pumpkin together…{two totally different looks} I couldn’t make up my mind which one I liked better so I posted them both.

  

Here are five different poses of the girls sitting on a pumpkin, I was just snapping away hoping to get ONE really good one. The picture makes it look easier than this shot really was to take…they kept pushing each other off the pumpkin and goofing off.pose #1 pose #2 pose #3 pose #4 pose #5