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I finally asked my sister-in-law if it was ok if I could post pics of my nephews here and she said sure. Just in time too since yesterday was Gabriel’s 2nd birthday. Happy Birthday Big Guy! Since we live halfway across the country and I couldn’t get pictures on his big day, these are some that we took in May when we visited. He has the brightest blue eyes ever!!
Joe has a couple of weddings to shoot this summer and one of them is on Saturday. He’s been eyeing a new lens for a while and finally decided on buying a Sigma 10mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens. The thing is AWESOME! While I haven’t had the chance to really play with it yet, here are a few shots that Joey took. I love the effect and I can’t wait to see some of the photos he gets at the wedding on Saturday.
I love that it makes her head look huge and her body tiny!!
Nate playing outside in his pjs before bed! If you click on the photo, you can really see how the edges are curved – the awesome effect of the lens.
Funny face Nate!
As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, since Nate has started school, the improvements that he’s made are remarkable. I give a lot of credit to the teachers/therapists that he works with at school and I like to give them a gift at the end of the year that shows (at least I hope it does) how much I appreciate all their hard work throughout the year.
This year I decided to do Teacher Survival Kits. They’re a bit cute-sy but I really liked the idea. I altered Chinese Takeout Boxes from Michaels and liked how they came out (it was my first attempt). Inside, I put things like a travel size pack of kleenex (with a tag that said “To dry the tears…yours and theirs”), a pack of Starburst (with a tag that said “For when you need a BURST of energy”), a glue stick (because you’re the GLUE that holds the class together), etc. and then topped it off with a GC to Target. I also handmade each of them a thank you card.
Last year, I made bookmarks using some of Nate’s artwork from that year and put his picture and the year on it. This year, I put his artwork on the front of a card and then had him write the message on the inside of the card (with me telling him how to spell the words). Then we included a couple of pictures.
I had this scrapbooking paper so I put some on the inside of the card so it was easier for him to keep straight lines. Worked great!!
And these are the survival kits.
