Saturday, May 5, 2012

Sweet!

These photos are from the little shoot that my awesome assistant helped me with this week.  The assignment was "Portraits."  We got some sweet ones of the "Little Bean!"  Thank you Ainsley!!

I hope you are all enjoying a great weekend...  Three weeks until our kids begin their summer!!!  Do you think they are counting down the days?!!  More soon from our crazy house!  Including Emme Jade's Dedication on Mother's Day!!!!!  I can't think of a more special way to celebrate!!

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P.S:  Check out our newest babies that need sponsors over at Pearl River!!!  They are soooo precious!!



Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Big and The Little!


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Today I had the opportunity to do a little photo shoot for my class with Ainsley and Emme Jade.  Witnessing them together is priceless.   They have had a very special bond since the day they met, almost 8 months ago.  It is so sweet to witness!  Ainsley is incredible with her little sister!  My homework for this shoot was to do some portrait photography.  I think we managed to get a few cute shots..  Mostly of Emme, because Ainsley was my awesome assistant!  But, the pictures I love the most are the pictures posted here.   Just the Big and The Little!    Or "A-gee" and "Joey" as they refer to each other!  (Ainsley calls Emme, "Joey" after her home town of "Yangzhou" which is pronounced like, "Young-Joe" in China!   It's pretty cute!)

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Sunday Snapshot {Volleyball}

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Today Ainsley's had her last volleyball tourney for the season.  What a great experience it has been for "The Pearl."  She has worked so hard, and improved so much..  Today she played out of her shoes!  We are so proud of her!  She and her buddy Hannah are the youngest on their team by 2-3 years!  Many of the teams they played were 13-14 year old girls that have been playing together for a few years.   Hannah and Ainsley played up the entire season!! It definitely motivated them to work hard!   We look forward to seeing what they can do next year!  Our first full season of volleyball was awesome!!!  I love being a volleyball Mom!  Way to go Ainsley!!!!  It was so fun to watch you dig down and play your best!!  "Side Out!"

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Head over to my friend Stef's to see what her blog pals are posting for Sunday Snapshot!




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I took these photos with my Nikon D700.  I used my new lens for the first time, and I love it!  It is the Sigma 70-200 f2/8.

The first photo was shot 2500-ISO, Shutter 1/160 and aperture of 2.8.  No flash, Manual.
The D700 is known for being able to shoot at high ISO's..  I have never really tested that until today.  I was really pleased with how in focus the majority of my shots were!!  My ISO's today were from 2500-5000!  In-door gym with no natural light.  This is why I needed wanted this new lens!  It did not disappoint!




Wednesday, April 25, 2012

FINALLY!!!!!!

Yesterday was my birthday..  Thanks to my amazing husband and some really special friends and family it was a beautiful day!  There was one thing I wanted, a picture with my daughters!!!!  And, that is exactly what I got!!!!  This is honestly my first picture with all four of my blessings!  Thanks Jeff for taking this!  And thanks for my over the top gift (a new camera lens) , and for just getting me!  You are the best!!!!!

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I am also thrilled to have a cute picture of the four sisters!!!!  I love the colors and how happy they all look!  It helped to have their silly Daddy standing behind me!  

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The other amazing gift from yesterday, is that Ivy Joy is HOME!!!!!!!! What a blessing it has been to watch her heal!!  Thank you for all of your prayers for her healing!!!   She is such a little miracle!!





Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Curls!!!!!

It was picture day at dance yesterday!  Emme's sweet little group is dancing to "Animal Crackers" by Shirley Temple!  In honor of Shirley we got the curling iron out!!!  She sat there and let me curl her entire head!!! She definitely has more patience than her sisters for the "Mommy Salon"!!!!!!!  Anyway, she was absolutely precious in her curly doo and costume!  The recital is June 3rd, and she will be joining "The Middles" in their first recital too!  It should be a special day!!

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

A Mini Photo Shoot with Ruby!

I asked Ruby to help me with a homework assignment I have that's going to require a lot of time behind my camera this week..  She was gracious with her willingness to help me this afternoon!  I realized how much I have missed taking her picture.  The key is being able to get her to pause for the camera as she skips around..  Oh, and there is that occasional running cartwheel of her's that makes it challenging to pin her down too!!  She is BUSY!!

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This week's assignment is going to be challenging.  So I will be calling on my resident professional, Ainsley to help me!  I look forward to sharing some pictures of "The Pearl" soon!  She has been a busy girl!!



Friday, April 20, 2012

We Are Celebrating Over Here!!

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Without getting into all of the details let's just say Emme has been in control of potty training since we met her in China... (YES, she was potty trained when we met her!) Considering all of the changes she has had along with two big surgeries, we knew in her time she would be ready! I am proud to report that Miss Emme Jade has had a fantastic day!!!! And, today we celebrate our first full day since arriving home with no diapers or pull-ups! Tomorrow may be different, but today is a great big party over here!!!!! Emme we are so proud of you!!!

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!

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