Christa Takes Pictures

Kids - Memorial Day 2010

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Washington DC

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I loved these decorations

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Concentration

2009-10-08T12:42:00.000-07:00

Avery, intensely focusing on a craft project.

Ladybug

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Texting

2009-10-08T09:24:00.000-07:00

Tyler and Cameron using Tyler's Chat Now Commuicators and texting each other. Across a blanket.

Happy Birthday Avery!

2009-10-07T16:37:00.001-07:00

These were delicious. If I do say so myself.

She's so goofy. She claims to have forgotten how to smile.

A lovely up-do for a Princess on her special day.

Trying to be nonchalant and pretend she's not crazy excited.

The exact bike she wanted!

Tearin' up the sidewalk. With the help of her favorite Daddy!

Cupcakes

2009-10-07T16:20:00.001-07:00

I've really been into making cupcakes lately. I still love making and decorating cakes, but cakes in miniature are just as fun. ☺

The blue ones were for a baby shower for my sister in law, Sheena. Please don't mind the smooshed one in the front. The adorable toppers were made by my friend, Rebecca. I love them!

The pink one is from Avery's birthday. No toppers on those. I originally planned to make a cake in the shape of a flower for her. It didn't quite turn out the way I wanted and ended up looking like a butt. This happened the day of the party. My quick, last minute and desperate solution was cupcakes with frosting piped on in a "flower" pattern. I liked them much better then the butt.

I made some for Peyton's birthday too that were topped with toppers made by Rebecca. Somehow, I didn't end up with a picture of one of them. I have no idea how that happened. I'm really annoyed about it.

Cute kids

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Have your cake and eat it too!

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Food

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Annoyed

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A chimney

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Happy 233rd Birthday America!

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Watching an amazing home fireworks display.

Father's Day 2009

2009-07-06T08:35:00.000-07:00

My husband Ryan with his 4 clones. None of the kids would cooperate and give me a "nice" picture. By that I mean, hold still for longer than 3 seconds, not make goofy faces or poses, look directly at me, or even really try to smile. They get that punkish attitude from their dad. I don't care. This is so them of all of them. Including their dad.

Rachel's wedding cake

2009-07-05T21:35:00.001-07:00

I made this cake for my sister in law Rachel's wedding. Not a very good shot of it. Looking at this picture kind of makes me laugh too. I knew I went a little crazy with the flowers, I just didn't realize how crazy. They're bigger than the cake. Oh well. The cake didn't need to feed very many people. Therefore, the small size and the flowers were so pretty I couldn't not put all of them on it.

The cake I hated

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I can't even say all the reasons why this cake made me so mad. Nothing went my way. It's okay, but could have been much better.

An old columm

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A gate

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Again with the flowers

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More Flowers (Sort of)

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Taken: May 31, 2009

Time: Around 7:00 p.m.

Location: Darrell & Heather's backyard

I'm not totally sure what they are. The first (purple) is a flowering bush. Same with the second (white). I believe the last 2 are garlic or chive plants.

Flowers

2009-05-31T13:28:00.000-07:00

A few random shots of the kids

2009-05-31T13:06:00.000-07:00

It is a very rare thing for my children to sit still and pose for a picture. There's a few here, but most of these are candid snapshots. I really like the one of Tyler concentrating and cutting with the scissors. The way it was captured, it looks like he's cutting really fast. ☺ I don't know why Tyler and Cameron have decided that the no teeth smile is now the way to go. These days, it's pretty much all I can get out of them.

The Zoo

2009-05-30T14:12:00.000-07:00

Taken: April 2009

Subjects: Peyton, Penguins, Avery & Zebras

Easter 2009

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I'm a little late with these. Most of them aren't that great. I didn't have the most cooperative of subjects, but I suppose that doesn't really matter.

Baby Adam

2009-05-29T20:19:00.000-07:00

Subject: Adam Rusty Jones

Born: May 24, 2009 @ 12:53 a.m.

Taken: May 24, 2009 @ around 8:00 p.m. (about 19 hours old)

Shot in manual, no flash mode. I hardly ever use my flash. Especially on people. I don't like the washed out effect it can sometimes give.

I'm just testing something

2009-05-22T08:07:00.000-07:00

I just made my own signature because I didn't have one on this blog. I'm just trying to figure it all out.

I just added it to the other posts and it works. Hooray! I'll be using it from now on.

Same thing, different perspective

2009-05-21T13:53:00.000-07:00

These 2 shots are of the same item. The closure on my camera bag. They were taken from the exact same position. One view is obviously close up, the other focusing on the background. It's fun to experiment with the depth of field.

Pregnant Emily

2009-05-21T07:30:00.000-07:00

Taken: April 2009 at around 9:00 a.m. It was freezing that morning. I had on a sweatshirt to stay warm, but I made her be in a skirt and go barefoot. I'm nice like that.
Subject: My sister in law Emily. I've posted a couple of these on Chrissie Pooh, but figured there was nothing wrong with posting some on a blog that's supposed to be a picture blog. I've done nothing with them. No cropping or editing in Photoshop. Yet. I will do that someday.

Do I have to?

2009-05-20T14:58:00.000-07:00

Taken: March 2009 at around 6:00 pm.
Subject: Tyler - refusing to look up and pouting because he was bored.