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Dunrovin Bequeathed

June 9th, 2013

  the children think it is neat that our house has a name. their great grandfather named it when he bought the estate, he was done roving, and so he called the home Dunrovin. i came across this page in an old album, and honestly it brought me to tears. ” to you, who follow [...]


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the children think it is neat that our house has a name. their great grandfather named it when he bought the estate, he was done roving, and so he called the home Dunrovin.

i came across this page in an old album, and honestly it brought me to tears.

” to you, who follow in our footsteps, we bequeath Dunrovin to love and to cherish. May the love, joy and contentment which walked with us rest and abide with you in this house.”

the song posted in the note is by Perry Como. it is perfect for Dunrovin. i plan on printing and framing it.

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there were a few old photos in the Album but there was something about this one…

the sunny day,

the laundry swaying in the breeze,

the ordinary moment captured.

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we will put up another cloths line in this spot, and i hope to capture many wonderful memories of our own family in this home.

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Kids Were Here | June 2013

June 1st, 2013

25 Photographers share their unconventional, yet universal perspective on what life with children looks like. please visit the KIDS WERE HERE website to visit the other 24. (;   “When I first began this project, I thought it would be fun to document the every day messes my children make. As the weeks have passed, [...]


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25 Photographers share their unconventional, yet universal perspective on what life with children looks like. please visit the KIDS WERE HERE website to visit the other 24. (;

 

“When I first began this project, I thought it would be fun to document the every day messes my children make. As the weeks have passed, this project has really become so much more than that.

It’s not really about messes at all, but about the stories they tell. It’s about traces of childhood I see throughout my home on a daily basis. It’s about the love we share together. It’s about living and being…creating, making, learning and trying. This project leaves me a beautiful story each month of the reminders that Kids are here now…and the time, well, its all too fleeting, isn’t it? We all need to embrace these moments and just live them too; because they really are the best moments of life.” -Ginger Unzueta

 

the first image was my loot from Mother’s Day. the wordle just makes my heart melt.

the last one my son was writing me love notes all week. i found those on my fridge one morning. <3

the image of the deck chairs–my kids were REALLY  really lucky that i was doing this project… cause i would have formerly lost my cool over that one. lol

i was not entirely happy that tails ‘fell’ into the tub but he did need a bath so it worked out. lol

my oldest dd is the artist here. she is obviously a little obsessed with sonic.

 

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Living in the Moment | May 17th 2013

June 1st, 2013

got back to my helper days for the month of May. the 17th was lola’s and so she was dying to help me with something, so we baked a ginger cake. it was priceless to see when she added the soda to the hot water which she never had seen before. i had to animate [...]

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got back to my helper days for the month of May. the 17th was lola’s and so she was dying to help me with something, so we baked a ginger cake. it was priceless to see when she added the soda to the hot water which she never had seen before. i had to animate it. (;

our big news which most of you probably already know by now is that we finally sold our house! long time in the making. we started reno’s on Dunrovin about 6 years ago when Cain was a newborn. we are finishing up the last of the work there and will be moving in on July 3rd!! i still can’t believe it!! so life has been crazy busy lately.

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Thru the Lensbaby | nostalgia

May 20th, 2013

“The essence of nostalgia is an awareness that what has been will never be again.” -Milton S. Eisenhower please follow the lensbaby blog circle by checking out the lovely and amazing Willie kers

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“The essence of nostalgia is an awareness that what has been will never be again.” -Milton S. Eisenhower

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puddle jumpin’

May 13th, 2013

a quick 5 min fun filled puddle jumping session with the littlest. she adores polka dots she calls ‘pokeApots”, so i couldn’t resist this little polka dot umbrella! we were waiting for rain, which we haven’t had a lot of lately! this is the last of the onsies. *sigh* it’s the last baby syndrome. she [...]


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a quick 5 min fun filled puddle jumping session with the littlest. she adores polka dots she calls ‘pokeApots”, so i couldn’t resist this little polka dot umbrella! we were waiting for rain, which we haven’t had a lot of lately! this is the last of the onsies. *sigh* it’s the last baby syndrome. she is 4 and still fits in this 24m onsie which i adore and will be sad when i no longer can squeeze her into it. lol the best part was not making the photos…it was hearing her laughter and squeals of delight! the BEST!

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BEHIND THE SHOT | kids were here

May 2nd, 2013

so i thought i would share a little bit behind my cover shot for may’s kids were here. in the midst of bedtime routine, i seen this airplane in a glass of water on my son’s dresser. it immediately caught my attention. these are the kinds of things i love to document. the quirky things [...]
 

so i thought i would share a little bit behind my cover shot for may’s kids were here.

in the midst of bedtime routine, i seen this airplane in a glass of water on my son’s dresser. it immediately caught my attention. these are the kinds of things i love to document. the quirky things kids do. lol

i could take shots of messes all. day. long. seriously. there is never a shortage in supply here. what i had to do was stay true to myself. how i see things. how i view their world. for kids were here i never ever set up shots. i will at times however remove items that are distracting and not apart of what i want told in the final image. mostly however it is all in the perspective.

i took the shot as it was. undisturbed. so much was going on that you didn’t get clear focus on what i wanted. this is where i decided that i had to remove a few items without touching the glass. i didn’t want the bubbles in the glass to be disturbed.

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so i removed the clutter and angled the camera so that the stereo in his dresser was not in the frame. this was ok to me, but still distracting from what i wanted the focus on.

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so i changed my camera viewpoint. shot from above. in order to get this angle to work i did have to move the glass, ever so carefully. lol. i love how the old dresser wood showed up like a nice texture background.

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and the final kids were here cover image edited. (:

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here is what i mean when i say it is all in the perspective.

my son is always playing lego’s on my workout matt. this one day he didn’t clean up behind himself and thankfully for this project instead of getting annoyed, i grab my camera. lol (; i usually take a few shots with different perspectives. i liked this shot too, it tells the story, but it wasn’t my pick.

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by simply changing my perspective i was able to get a clean shot that focused on the legos on the matt. i loved how the light falling make the lego sort of pop off the matt. this is where i have to be true to my vision. perhaps it is part that and some ocd. i need order even in chaos. lol

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KIDS WERE HERE | May 2013

May 1st, 2013

“These still life images serve as a daily reminder that my days are awash in chaos, whimsy, laughter and laundry (sometimes all at once). They capture toys and spills and puddles and piles. Sentimental, solitary moments of childhood ephemera. A gentle prodding to live in the now and stop looking toward the “then.” And though [...]


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“These still life images serve as a daily reminder that my days are awash in chaos, whimsy, laughter and laundry (sometimes all at once). They capture toys and spills and puddles and piles. Sentimental, solitary moments of childhood ephemera. A gentle prodding to live in the now and stop looking toward the “then.” And though sometimes I pray for clean and quiet and still, I know all too well it will come. And I will yearn for tiny shrieks of laughter in my bedroom. For toys and loveys strewn about. For signs of a daily life well lived. For traces of my babies who once were. For reminders that Kids Were Here–and they were life and light and love.” – Stephanie Beaty

we are a group of passionate photographers setting out to document details of evidence that Kids Were Here. once a month we will post a collaboration of images on the KIDS WERE HERE website. be sure to check it out!

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tomorrow i’ll be posting ‘behind the shot’ for kids were here. be sure to check back to see a little behind the scenes. (:

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viviendo en el momento | abril 17a 2013

April 30th, 2013

hola!! my spanish is not great, i think D did better than i did speaking spanish. lol i could speak more french, but everytime we travel i think i should learn a second language. lol i want too. i do. the 17th landed on our last day in the Dominican, Punta Cana, so i documented [...]

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hola!! my spanish is not great, i think D did better than i did speaking spanish. lol i could speak more french, but everytime we travel i think i should learn a second language. lol i want too. i do.

the 17th landed on our last day in the Dominican, Punta Cana, so i documented our last day there. i took a ton more pics but will have to do another blog post for those. (: hehe.

it was sort of a last minute vacation. so not planned and had it not been for our amazing babysitters (Alana and Mike- thank you so much!!!!) we would not have been able to go! the kids did not miss us at all and had a great time with the sitters!

our routine: eat, sleep, drink, sun repeat. it was pure bliss!!

Geraldo made me my last omelette. i think he must have put 4 eggs in it. it was good! (: i ate SO much that week. oh my. lol

the coffee wasn’t great there but the cappuccinos were yummy!!!

it was the only time it rained while we were there, and just a squall.

got to squish my toes in the sand one last time and watch the Fotographo’s canvas the beach. (maybe i should do that this summer. lol (;

these sweet boys were some excited to get some treats, they were a bit camera shy tho. we brought with us a bunch of smarties, crayons and colouring books to give away.

we flew home on the red-eye. oh my i was up for a total of 36 hrs before i got sleep. it was so nice to get away, but good to be back home again!

i do miss the sun tho. lol (;

i hope to blog more from our vacation shortly!! (:

 

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THRU THE LENSBABY | contentment

April 20th, 2013

“One thing we’ve learned this summer is that a house is not an end in itself, any more than “home” is just one geographic location where things feel safe and familiar. Home can be anyplace in which we create our own sense of rest and peace as we tend to the spaces in which we [...]

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“One thing we’ve learned this summer is that a house is not an end in itself, any more than “home” is just one geographic location where things feel safe and familiar. Home can be anyplace in which we create our own sense of rest and peace as we tend to the spaces in which we eat and sleep and play. It is a place that we create and re-create in every moment, at every stage of our lives, a place where the plain and common becomes cherished and the ordinary becomes sacred.” ― Katrina Kenison

seems like we’ve been waiting forever to move into this old heritage home. six years ago we started renovations. five grueling years of trying to sell our current home. i’ve had to learn to be content as things are, to know that my home is not the walls of the building that we live in. to learn to accept life’s challenges without wanting or wishing for something else. to know my sense of peace and contentment can be found within regardless of where we live.

i am very excited about joining a wonderful group of ladies who rock their lensbaby and are as obsessed with it as i am. (; please follow the blog circle by checking out the lovely and talented Heather Meyer.

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Living in the Moment | March Birthdays!

April 1st, 2013

i LOVE march. the love the march sun. there is something about the morning sun in march that just makes me feel so good. we celebrated two birthdays in March. so since i am so behind in blogging i’m going to share Lola’s and Cain’s special days. the boy and his white tie event. YEAR [...]

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i LOVE march. the love the march sun. there is something about the morning sun in march that just makes me feel so good. we celebrated two birthdays in March. so since i am so behind in blogging i’m going to share Lola’s and Cain’s special days.

the boy and his white tie event. YEAR SIX!!!

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Cain’s 20 Birthday Questions 2013.

1. What is your favorite color? Blue

2. What is your favorite toy? Mac Truck

3. What is your favorite fruit? dried bananas

4. What is your favorite tv show? Rise of the Guardians

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? fish

6. What is your favorite outfit? gap pants and gap shirt

7. What is your favorite game? boat game on iPad

8. What is your favorite snack? frozen blueberries

9. What is your favorite animal? scorpion

10. What is your favorite song? don’t have a fav song

11. What is your favorite book? nemo

12. Who is your best friend? LIAM

13. What is your favorite breakfast? oatmeal

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? play in the snow

15. What is your favorite drink? milk

16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? nothing

18. What is your favorite treat? bounty bar

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? fish

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a fish or a butterfly (lol)

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My BABY turned 4!!! :0) whoa. time slow down please!!! she made my heart a little happy with an elephant under her arm. i knew it probably wouldn’t last long so suffer thru all the elephant pics. ok? lol i just can’t get enough. this was her 4th year wearing this birthday dress. which i love love love and am going to be so sad she will outgrow. *snif* even tho i am probably just as giddy with her in nothing but a pair of undies. even those days are numbered. lexi and leah are mortified that lola runs around in nothing but a pair of undies.. even tho they did the same thing at that age. lol

this is why i live in the moment. not because it is perfect. but because it all changes so quickly. love each and every stage my friends. <3

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Lola’s 20 Birthday Questions 2013.

1. What is your favorite color? pink and purple

2. What is your favorite toy? box (lol why do i buy toys?!)

3. What is your favorite fruit? strawberries

4. What is your favorite tv show? jack frost

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? sandwich

6. What is your favorite outfit? candy PJ’s

7. What is your favorite game? spider mouse

8. What is your favorite snack? apples and bananas

9. What is your favorite animal? bunny’s, guinea pigs, my boy and elephant’s and doggies

10. What is your favorite song? bumping up and down in my little red wagon

11. What is your favorite book? nemo

12. Who is your best friend? mummy, daddy, grandma, lexi, cain, leah

13. What is your favorite breakfast? oatmeal

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? play and make snowballs and make pets

15. What is your favorite drink? apple juice

16. What is your favorite holiday? halloween

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Peaches (elephant)

18. What is your favorite treat? smarties

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? rice and chicken

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? LOLA ( <3 )

just had to include some of our pets. Furi LOVES the bunny!!! we take him out to run with Gwinchy everyday. at first Gwinchy didn't like him behind the sofa with him, but he has adapted. lol they are the cutest!!

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