i [heart] faces

I ran across this great photo contest website the other day and thought that I would throw my hat in the ring so to speak. This week's theme is 'hats'. So, here's Addy - making her own type of hat from a wide-brimmed straw hat. Looks a little like Laura Ingalls don't you think? =)

Go to http://www.iheartfaces.blogspot.com/ to see other cuties - and you can even enter too!

Photo tag

Anna tagged me!

The rules: Go to the fifth photo folder on your computer and then pick the fifth picture you find. After you post the picture, you tag five friends to do the same and blog about it.

This is a picture from early January of 2008. (The fifth file is the fifth day that we took pictures in 2008). Addy was eating a lot of squash, carrots and sweet potatoes (as you can tell by her nose!!) and transitioning to table food. Just a random picture of a cute kid being herself. My how she's grown!!

I'm tagging all of my blog-gy friends out there. It's quick and easy and kinda fun too! =)

A new studio, a new blog!

Just Because is moving up in the world... literally. The photo studio that used to be in the basement in our house has now been moved to the main floor. This allows for a little more space during shoots and also allows for a better traffic flow in the house for clients. Here's a pic - not that you can really tell all that much from this... =) Oh, and even cooler (well maybe just as cool) is that all of the care package inventory fits very nicely just behind the background curtain (which would have been wasted space anyway), so Just Because is now all in one room, which makes my organizational self very happy.

Also, Just Because has a new blog too! Postings of many of my shoots will be able to be seen here - if you're interested!

Yay!

I scream...

you scream, we all 'say please' for ice cream!

All tied up

One pair of shoes has been on these power lines for quite a while. But recently new pairs have been showing up. There's a pair down the street a little as well. I guess it's our own little piece of modern art!

"Mick"

Addy knows Mickey Mouse (of course). When she sees him, she says "Mick". The other day we were at a restaurant when she pointed to the wallpaper and said "Mick". Only then did we see it. But it's definitely there - we had just never noticed it.

So that's what Ruldolph does in the off season...

Origami towels

We received a box of origami towels from Adam's parents (er... I mean St. Nick) last month for St. Nick's Day. They are so cute, we have not yet undone them. =)

A family of snow-angels

Santa Photo Shoot

On Friday, Santa (and several kids too!) came to Just Because Studios. Adam set up a time lapse camera for the fun - click above to see!

Newbie's wall

So, I don't really know that this picture should go on my blog, but it felt even weirder posting it on Addy's blog (we're planning on hosting a shared blog for the girls once Newbie is born), so here it is. Adam's Mom has been out here this past week pouring her blood, sweat and tears into this room for Newbie. It's the stained glass rose from the beginning of The Beauty and the Beast. And this picture doesn't do it justice - it's completely amazing.

(Oh, and just in case you've forgotten what Addy's room/mural looks like, it's posted above. It too is incredible.)

Maternity pictures

So, picture this.

A tripod, a camera with a timer, a wiggly 18 month old girl, two tired parents and a hope for some fun family maternity shots. It was a challenge to say the least, but it was fun too. Click here to see some of our final results. =)

Scott and Lisa's Wedding

We spent the weekend celebrating Scott and Lisa's wedding. What a great time we had! Pictures can be found here!

Old men in the clouds

Adam took these cloud pictures the other night at the Concert in the Park... look closely (you may have to click to enlarge) and you can see several 'old-man' faces!

Addy and the stairs

I'm sorry - you'll have to forgive the sideways-ness of these again. These also look like they've been taken by a drunken sailor (not that I really know what that would look like, but I'm imagining) with as much as I move while filming, but I thought that they were cute anyway.

Addy has been navigating the stairs without much difficulty (in her cute little way) and I wanted to make sure that we captured it before she's walking them normally. She's never turned over the way she did in the first video, but Dad was below me and then walked away and I think that she wanted to see where he was going. The second video is the rest of her descent down the stairs.

Talking Addy

So, I'm not sure how to rotate this, but it's not that important anyway, since the noise is what I was filming. =) This is how Addy spent the last half of the flight home from Pueblo - just talking away. You may have to turn the volume up a little to hear her over the airplane noise, but she was heard probably fairly well by those on the plane (but at least she wasn't crying!). She's often talking - I guess she takes after her parents! =)

Addy swims

This is actually from last week, but I wanted to post it anyway. Addy loved her little pool at Grandma and Grandpa Johnston's house!

The perfect picture

Addy's two favorite words are 'cat' and 'baby'. She goes crazy when she sees this picture. "Cat, cat, baby, cat, baby, baby..."

Figment of your imagination

Adam loved Figment when he was younger (I guess he may still!). While we were in Disney World, we decided that Addy needed a Figment to add to the collection at home.

Adam took a picture to document all of the changes made to the character in the last 20 years. (Addy's is the one on the right.)

We didn't even realize it was snowing...

...Then we heard a *crack* *thud* (which turned out to be a tree branch falling under the weight of the snow) and looked out to see a Winter Wonderland. How's that for a fun surprise?