Pictures

The girls and I snuck off to Picture People for pictures last week so we could surprise Eric with some nicely framed photos for his office today. Here are my favorites...

Strawberry Festival

Ellie got to attend this year her first ever Strawberry Festival- held annually in my hometown. She had a blast! It was fun for me to see a festival that I grew up attending, now through her eyes. She played games, got her face painted, ate festival food, and danced to music playing on the stage. She got to meet the festival "queen" and was completely star-struck! She exclaimed "I can't BELIEVE I got to meet a REAL queen!". She also saw a magic show and when the magician turned a scarf into a real carnation, he picked her out the audience, asked her name, and then gave her the flower. She just beamed! It was a really fun afternoon...


huge slide



Ellie's first ever pony ride


festival games


rainbow star face paint



with the Strawberry Queen


with the magician (holding her magical carnation)


festival food (in the rain)


Ellie's famous dancing!

Eagle Creek

Here are a few pictures of the girls by the water (from two different days). It is not a visit to Eagle Creek to them if I do not end the visit with a trip to the marina for them to gather and throw rocks in. I love the marina and am happy to oblige them everytime!

My awesome friend Megan just recently introduced me to a cool free add-on for Photoshop. I've been playing with it a lot lately and am so impressed with what it can do! Check out these neat stills of Ellie.

This is the original. Pretty cute, right?


But now look at it with the "copper" filter. Awesome!


I like this one too...with the "still life 2" filter.


Thanks for sharing Megan...I love it!

Random Cuteness

Black and White

Planned photo shoots never work with the girls so I have just learned to try and capture them whenever they are naturally being loving and playful together. These pictures were from one of those times, but the sun was very harsh and I never did much with the pictures because the colors were so off. But today I had a moment to work with them again and realized that I don't try black and white photos often enough... They look so much better! (Although Ellie DID NOT like them and told me to "never show me a picture of me with my face the color of grey again!!")







Anyone recognize Josie's shirt as the one Ellie wore in her 2 year picture?

Zoo

Ellie and Josie got to go to the zoo with seven other friends today! What fun!


Friends!
(Baby Ben was asleep for the picture...)



Sweet sisters...