Mini Style | She Wears Her Heart on Her... Jeans!

Well, it's freaking snowing again! That's that, I hate snow, and the kids are out of school again! They haven't been to school for a full week since before Christmas. I want my schedule back, and actually, the kids do too.

Shirt - Not sure of the brand, Gifted

Jeans - Target, $12

Boots - Journey's Kids, $35

Hair Scrunchie - Purchased from a craft fair, gifted

Necklace - Gifted

Earrings - Acute Designs on Etsy, $12

My poor girl was freezing! I just wanted to document the snow, so we were only out there for a couple of minutes without any snow gear. When I asked Phoenix what her favorite thing about the snow was, she told me it was building snowmen. She then promptly told me that bananas are grown in South America. Ha! My sweet girl is a bit random like that.

                    

shoot and edit: winter wonderland (EDIT)

(SOOC)

(EDIT)
jacob: december 26, 2010

i pretty much followed ashley's steps mostly in the first edit but added a couple steps from the second, adjusting to my photos preferences except for the BLACK AND WHITE adjustment layer. and i did not add an action because i just didn't feel it needed one.  

the yellow on his coat was a pain in my aunt susie's smile because every time i made an adjustment to brighten the yellow, it would redden his face. i finally used the dodge tool to soften his face but still keep the yellow as i wanted it.

i wish i could have brightened his eyes but the poor child squints just like this when he smiles. every time! drives me crazy because he does have some gorgeous eyes.

shoot and edit: winter wonderland (SOOC)

i took this photo during our christmas snow and am going to use it for the new shoot and edit challenge over at forever 'n ever 'n always photography and ramblings and photos.

on monday you post and link up your SOOC shot over at forever 'n ever 'n always and on thursday you can link up your edits at ramblings and photos. you can go here to read more about how this challenge works.

 

 

a black and white wordless wednesday

ryan, december 2010

mackenzie, december 2010

I really have nothing to say today except that i love these two big goofy goobers!

touch up tuesday | a leopard print cherry

SOOC

edit 1

using lightroom 3, i sharpened the image and i adjusted the levels to brighten (because that is all i know how to do with my new lightroom 3). then i took it over to photoshop and removed some food around tyler's mouth and adjusted the saturation.  lastly, I highlighted the eyes and brightened them slightly and then adjusted the curves on the entire photo.

edit 2

this is the same photo as edit 1 with the PTM Jubilee action added.

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tuesday photo challenges | my bundled up snow baby

SOOC

edit

i adjusted the levels to brighten then softened it a bit.  in a new layer, i added a touch of rosy cheeks and brightened the eyes some.  lastly, i added a soft white matte frame and adjusted the opacity.

i am so behind so here's some snowman macro

we are still busy putting away...

okay, i'm a liar, we have totally been goofing off and i have been putting up a few posts whenever i can.  i even wanted to participate in a few other challenges but with all the fun, i haven't had a chance to really edit any of my photos.

not only have i gotten behind on my editing, i have gotten behind on answering your emails.  if i haven't answered yours, i deeply apologize and i promise to get to them soon.

like i said, i have been randomly putting up photo posts, so here is another one of the snowman my children built while playing in our christmas snow.

they found the perfect stick that curved so frosty looked as if he was waving. those buttons? yeah, those are york peppermint patties. so frosty not only looks good, he tastes good too!

miscellany monday | christmas wishes come true

 

every year we tell ourselves it is going to be a small and simple christmas and every year we totally outdo the year before. eventually we will have nothing left to give our children. they definitely got all that they wished for and more this year.

wish #1

the kids seriously had an electronic wish list a mile long that included cell phones, video cameras, ipods, netbooks, dsi XLs, and an xbox 360 kinect. between us, santa, and family, our kids' wishes were fulfilled.  which ones?  ummm...let's just say my kids were spoiled brats this christmas!

me?  all of my wishes came true simply by seeing the smiles on my kids' faces. 

my christmas this year was also filled with a huge variety of goodies, including several beautiful pieces from one of my favorite companies longaberger. they have totally moved on to making more than just fabulous baskets.

wish #2

as if electronics weren't enough, i guess my children felt that adding a new member to our family would just send christmas into the record books at our house.  no bigger than a golf ball, mistletoe the hampster is now an official member of our family.

she really is cute.

as long as she stays in her cage.

yes SHE.  i have no idea how they check that one!

wish #3

i was unsuccessful at capturing anything with my camera on christmas day since my mom took the initiative of nominating me as santa's little elf to help pass out gifts.  lucky me!  every chance i got to pick up my camera, another round of gifts was thrown into my lap to pass out.

so therefor, when our christmas wish for snow was granted by our dear sweet mother nature, i certainly made no efforts to be the one to hold elijah as he screamed in the snow.

the kids had a blast, i took lots of photos.  guess you know what that means?  lots of photos this week of our christmas snow. i make no apologies because this doesn't happen often.

hope you all had a very merry christmas too!

p.s.

i'll be over at the paper mama as a guest judge for this week's photo challenge. this week's theme is family so be sure to head over and share your best family photo.