Happy Halloween Week!

Its already Halloween! Seems like we say that a lot, "can you believe that its already June, July, August......" Life sure flys by :( but man its a wonderful adventure! I am so thankful to be blessed with everything I have! A wonderful family, immediate and extended! Health, Happiness! And tons and tons of money ;) hehe just kidding! We went trick or treating early at the Arboretum on Sunday afternoon. It was so beautiful, and the kids had so much fun! Elin was white knuckling her pumpkin bucket and wouldn't let go of it if her life depended on it. Needless to say they needed a bath when we got home, for some reason suckers are messy...hmmmm??
  I am also playing around with new photoshop actions I have downloaded. Part of the fun..... a huge part of the fun, with this photography adventure is learning photoshop and all its capable of. I am having so much fun with all my new toys;)

Happy Halloween!! Be safe and stay warm!

Look at those eyes!

I love this new camera so much. I love that I can capture such detail and sharpness even at high ISO. How cute is little Elin peaking up onto the kitchen Table. She makes it look like thats as far as she will go, when in reality she will be standing on top of the table before you know it, or if she isn't buckled in her highchair she will be standing on the tray..... we never even used the buckles for Niklas! 

Self Portrait

Not bad for a self portrait! LOVE this new camera, and the fact that the old remote works with it! Can you see the remote? =)

OK, I better get back to editing other pictures!

Fall

So it is officially fall! Leaves are changing colors and falling, apple orchards are open which is awesome! And tomorrow I think we might try to make it to the Pumpkin Patch!

I played around a bit with my camera this weekend up at the cabin, mostly chasing Elin around while John and Niklas hiked around in the woods.

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Elin One Year

Here is one shot from Elin's one year pictures, little stinker is running now, so it was a bit of a challenge to get her to sit still! That year FLEW by!

Our Trip to Canada...

This is my beautiful friend Hillary from Canada. She got married the end of August. John and I went up there for the wedding, and I did a little photography. Tho I don't know how much I want to get into weddings, this was really fun. It was a quick trip, but I am so glad we went! Love you Hillary!

Photo of the Day #34

Photo of the Day #34:Barn

Ok, so now that the "Games of the Thirtieth Olympiad" are over, I can get back to doing... everything else that I should be doing. I love the Olympics, and am always quite sad when the are over. I have a lot of pictures to post, and am excited for some up coming Senior sessions I have planned!
But anyway, the photo of the day is actually taken by my sister Esther, I just think it turned out so cute, and thought I'd use it! We were at a wedding this weekend for a good family friend who got married on the farm she grew up on. It was beautiful and perfect in every way. The kids had a blast running around all evening! Even little miss Elin, tries to do her best keeping up with all the crazy running kids, and the little bugger can pretty much keep right with them!

 

Photo of the Day #33

Photo of the day #33: Footwear

Amy and Pat are expecting a baby girl in a couple weeks. We met at the Arboretum to take some maternity pictures. Sure enought it decides to rain on us the, 2nd time its rained all summer!! But how cute is this shot of those cute baby girl shoes with mommy and daddy's feet!


 

Photo of the Day #32

Photo of the Day 32: R is for Rascals!

 I want to take some cute pictures to make in to canvas prints, one of each of the kids, and one together. Uhhhh yeah so much easier said than done, especially now that Elin is practically running around! Maybe not canvas print worthy, but there were some cute ones!

Photo of the Day #31

Photo of the Day #31: "What is this?"


For those of you with little ones,  you know that everything seems like a new discovery. It is so fun to watch your kids learn new things, even like picking their nose! Its almost like Elin is looking at the camera and thinking " Hey cool, what is this, my finger fits right in side, or maybe she is just thinking...... umm excuse me I'm busy here"

Photo of the Day #30

Photo of the Day #30: Furniture

I had forgotten that I bought this old wingback chair at a garage sale a while back until I saw my dad had it loaded up in his truck to store up north. I have been thinking how fun it would be to have a peice of old furniture to take pictures with. I had invisioned doing lil miss Carly's one year picture with her sitting on this chair holding pink balloons. But every thing I have been reading about children and baby photography is to take all your "ideas" and throw them out the window. I hadn't thought about the wind, blowing the balloons completely sideways, and even tho I live with two super rascals, I for some reason hoped Carly would sit perfectly still and smile while holding the balloons. Nothing turns out quite as you had invisioned, but its hard to get a bad picture of such a cutie!!
 

Photo of the Day #29

Photo of the Day #29: Small
Ok, so small is even to big to describe little miss Ava, who graced her Mommy and Daddy's with her beautiful presence a bit early.  But how cute is she in that tiny doll bed? This is one of the many great ones we got in our newborn session this past weekend. Congrats again to Christina and Mike!

Photo of the Day #28

Photo of the Day #28: Pastel

Today I took some photos of my friend Mikki with her husband, two kids, brother-in-law and his girlfriend. We met at the Noerenberg Memorial Gardens in Wayzata, while I walked around looking for the best lighting and spot for pictures I saw this crazy flower. I couldn't help but stop and take some pictures! How cool is this!
 

Photo of the Day #27

Photo of the Day #27: Homemade

Yes, even tho it was a bajillion degrees out side today, I turned my oven on to 350 and I made Betty Crocker Homemade Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, and they are delicious! 

Photo of the Day #26

Photo of the Day #26:Group
 A little over a week ago I met a friend and her family and did pictures of the 17 of them. This was my first large group session, and I think it went pretty well! It always helps when the people are all so good looking. I am still working on editing these pictures, but this is a picture of Grandpa and Grandma, with their grandchildren and great-grandchild!

Photo of the Day #25

Sorry for the nearly three week delay in posts. I guess I have just gotten a little caught up in the craziness of summer! I didn't really realise that people actually looked at my blog until a few people lately have told me how much they enjoy looking at it, Thanks!

Photo of the Day #25:Wine

Ok so its actually photos, but this weekend my mom, kids and I went to the Sovereign Winery in Waconia for some wine and a snack. Niklas and Elin had a blast, and we sure enjoyed relaxing watching them have fun all while drinking wine and eating cheese! If you haven't checked out the Sovereign Winery, it is a great place to go in Waconia, and works out great with little ones!
So here is to health and happiness! CHEERS!

 

 

Photo of the Day #24

Photo of the Day #24: Exercise

We took our first bike ride with both kids in the Burley this week. We biked into Excelsior and had dinner at Adele's. It went pretty well, Elin only cried the last two miles home!
 

Photo of the Day #23

Photo of the Day #23: Garden

Here is a picture of my Garden, well the onions at least! So far every thing seems to be growing well! Hope my first year of gardening turns out!
 

Photo of the Day #22

Sorry I have been such a blog slacker lately! To much to do so little time!

Photo of the Day #22: Remembrance

Today is Memorial Day. It is a holiday we dedicate to all the brave men and women who have, are and will serve our country. We thank you for all you do for all of us!
My son Niklas Laurence was named after my grandpa Laurence "Larry" Sowles. He served our country in the Marine Corps as a Corsair fighter pilot in the pacific theatre in WWII. There was a History Channel video made about the Corsair Plane, there is actual video footage of my grandpa and some of his buddies talking and hanging out near a Corsair plane. Even tho my grandma said "oh its nothing really," and it is only a minute of footage,  it's really pretty awesome!
My grandpa lived to be 86,  but his life still seemed to be cut short. He was an absolutely incredible man who is still so dearly missed! I was pregnant with Niklas in July of 2009 when my grandpa died, I really wish they could have met here on earth.
Happy Memorial Day, God Bless the USA, and Thanks again to all of our service men and women past, present and future!

Photo of the Day #21

Photo of the Day #21: Nine

Little Miss Elin is Nine months old already!

 

Photo of the Day #20

Photo of the Day #20: I love...

I love my Dad and Kids! Both in one great picture! Today is my dads birthday. When my sisters and I were kids, every May 17th we would take a picture on my dads lap for his Birthday, much like this one. It started with just me, and it was fun to watch as our family grew. Now on this May 17th in 2012, its Grandpa and his two grandkids......I LOVE......... THAT!

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

 

Photo of the Day #19

Photo of the Day #19: Animal

And our favorite Animal at that! Our dog woody is the best dog ever!!

 

Photo of the Day #18

Photo of the Day #18: The letter "E" for Elin


We made a garden bed tonight, Elin watched for a bit from her blanket, but soon crawled over to see what was going on.  I put lots of veggies in my garden, I sure hope I keep them alive!

 

Picture of the Day #17

Picture of the day #17: Elegant

I took some pictures of my friend Sarah's daughter in her wedding dress today, what a fun idea Sarah!

Happy Mother's Day all you moms out there!
 

Photo of the Day #16

Photo of the Day #16: Red
Nik's Red "bike"
 

The Mehling Girls!