Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Glamour Girls
On Monday, we visited our friends Jesse, Jamie and Angie. Jesse and Vivian decided to ham it up for the camera with their super big sunglasses!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Grandma's Girls
As always when I take lots of photos (trips to Virginia rank high) I get overwhelmed with them and never get around to actually go through them. But I took a look at the Easter photos today, and this one popped out at me. Grandma and her two youngest grandchildren :)
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Our Little Artist
I have to confess I don't do too much "artwork" with Vivian. They do plenty of that at preschool - she brings home reams and reams of scribbled-on pages (and the occasional piece that I think I may actually save for her, too).
However, Vivian got some liquid-paint glitter pens from Grandma and also some other paint-dab pens from us, and we've been trying those out. Both have been a big hit. The glitter pens didn't really write, but once we took the top off, Vivian (with help) could squeeze out the paint and then finger-paint. Well, more like hand-paint. Lots of fun!
And here is probably my favorite painting that Vivian has made - I love that she's finally using more than one color and her people are all so wide and flat - cute!
However, Vivian got some liquid-paint glitter pens from Grandma and also some other paint-dab pens from us, and we've been trying those out. Both have been a big hit. The glitter pens didn't really write, but once we took the top off, Vivian (with help) could squeeze out the paint and then finger-paint. Well, more like hand-paint. Lots of fun!
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| Squeezing out the paint |
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| "Finger" painting |
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| Shiny!!!! |
Monday, June 13, 2011
And Now For Something Completely Different ...
If you are looking for photos of cute little girls, you will be disappointed today, because I wanted to post something entirely different.
A couple of months ago, I took photos for my friend Marina and her new vet clinic that she wanted to use for the website. Her web designer had given her some images that he wanted to have recreated with her and her staff in it. Gulp. I dug out and dusted off my lighting equipment, and crossed my fingers that some of the photos would turn out. We ended up using the operating room for all photos because of the strong overhead lights ... those, together with my equipment made good photos possible. In fact, we are thinking we should do a photo shoot with the kids there one day :)
The website is up and running and I think it turned out really nice. If you open it up, the photos that it scrolls through in the beginning are all mine :) I also opened a local magazine the other day and saw one of them used in a half-page ad. Nice surprise!
Here's the link: Bethel Park Animal Clinic
Next post will be photos of the girls again, I promise!
A couple of months ago, I took photos for my friend Marina and her new vet clinic that she wanted to use for the website. Her web designer had given her some images that he wanted to have recreated with her and her staff in it. Gulp. I dug out and dusted off my lighting equipment, and crossed my fingers that some of the photos would turn out. We ended up using the operating room for all photos because of the strong overhead lights ... those, together with my equipment made good photos possible. In fact, we are thinking we should do a photo shoot with the kids there one day :)
The website is up and running and I think it turned out really nice. If you open it up, the photos that it scrolls through in the beginning are all mine :) I also opened a local magazine the other day and saw one of them used in a half-page ad. Nice surprise!
Here's the link: Bethel Park Animal Clinic
Next post will be photos of the girls again, I promise!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Arts Festival & Pride Fest 2011
We don't venture Downtown with the children too often, but this weekend, we actually went twice! Yesterday, we headed to the Arts Festival where we partook in some of the action for the kids ... hoolahoops, Vivian and I made a wind thingamajing out of "trash" (Grosspapa would've appreciated that place!) and then made artwork with paint at the Childrens' Museum. Fun!
Today, we got together with Jenny, Joel and Rowan and headed down to the annual Pride fest. We marched in the parade with many other members of our (and other) UU churches. We enjoyed the numerous colorful characters, were pleasantly suprised at some of the corporate sponsors (Highmark, Macy's) and then went to have Greek food for lunch before checking out a few more of the attractions for the children and heading home again exhausted!
No pictures from the Arts festival, but a bunch from today. Looking at the photos to edit them, I'm shocked at how little (not at all) Vivian noticed the "dress-up" going on all around us. In fact, I just looked at one picture with her with lots of colorful characters in the foreground and she exlaimed "There's Joel!". I had to look twice to notice him somewhere in the background :)
* Updated to add that - as soon as I typed the paragraph above - Vivian took a look at the next photo and proclaimed "I'm her". I didn't have the heart to tell her it was a he, not a she ;)
And last, but not least, I just had to post these two photos together. Some things just don't change :)
Today, we got together with Jenny, Joel and Rowan and headed down to the annual Pride fest. We marched in the parade with many other members of our (and other) UU churches. We enjoyed the numerous colorful characters, were pleasantly suprised at some of the corporate sponsors (Highmark, Macy's) and then went to have Greek food for lunch before checking out a few more of the attractions for the children and heading home again exhausted!
No pictures from the Arts festival, but a bunch from today. Looking at the photos to edit them, I'm shocked at how little (not at all) Vivian noticed the "dress-up" going on all around us. In fact, I just looked at one picture with her with lots of colorful characters in the foreground and she exlaimed "There's Joel!". I had to look twice to notice him somewhere in the background :)
* Updated to add that - as soon as I typed the paragraph above - Vivian took a look at the next photo and proclaimed "I'm her". I didn't have the heart to tell her it was a he, not a she ;)
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| Standing on the Side of Love - the slogan on the T-shirts |
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| Vivian can wear her shirt for years to come! |
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| Annelee didn't want to feel left out and made her own shirt |
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| Oooops ... you are not allowed to climb these. Snapped the pic first, anyways. After all, how much more "Pittsburgh" can you get than a Heinz-Dinosaur? :) |
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| The banner of the local UU churches |
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| This guy tried to preach our certain damnation to us (notice the bible in his hand, too), but was sort of swallowed up by the fun and good times everyone was having |
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| Water just NEVER looses its attraction |
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| With Rowan's hat |
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| Lunch at a Greek restaurant run by Jackie Onassis' one-time chef |
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| Rowan in her velcro suit |
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| Vivian in her velcro suit |
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| Stuck to the wall |
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| Vivian - 2011 |
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| Vivian - 2008 |
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