Mike bought me Photoshop Lightroom for our anniversary. I've been having fun messing around on it, although I'm not very good at it. There are a ton of presets that you can use or you can do it manually. I did the above picture manually. It's awesome taking scratches off the kids' faces. Mia had some hair sticking out, so I got rid of that too. I still have a lot to learn!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Photoshop Lightroom
Mike bought me Photoshop Lightroom for our anniversary. I've been having fun messing around on it, although I'm not very good at it. There are a ton of presets that you can use or you can do it manually. I did the above picture manually. It's awesome taking scratches off the kids' faces. Mia had some hair sticking out, so I got rid of that too. I still have a lot to learn!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
HORSES!
Over Christmas weekend, I took the kids to my aunt and uncles house. (They live in the same town as Mike's parents.) They offered to take the kids on horse rides. I couldn't pass it up! They have two horses, Gracie and Buck. They're both pretty young--around 2-3 years old. I think Gracie can be a little ornery but Buck is pretty well behaved.
Mia was in absolute heaven. She was not afraid of their massive size at all. She jumped at the chance to ride them. I really wish I would have recorded her. She was literally laughing the entire time.
These two little chickens wanted nothing to do with the horses at first. They watched Mia ride them for quite some time before they got up enough nerve.
Mia rode Gracie for a little while. She liked Buck better, only because of his color. She likes white horses. He was closer to white than Gracie.
Riley was still a little scared at this point. She's holding on for dear life!
Ethan finally got on. He had fun once he was up there. He didn't stay on too long though. I think the size of the horses scared him a little.
These two little chickens wanted nothing to do with the horses at first. They watched Mia ride them for quite some time before they got up enough nerve.
Mia rode Gracie for a little while. She liked Buck better, only because of his color. She likes white horses. He was closer to white than Gracie.
Riley was still a little scared at this point. She's holding on for dear life!
Ethan finally got on. He had fun once he was up there. He didn't stay on too long though. I think the size of the horses scared him a little.
I literally had to drag Mia away. She would have stayed there all day! I can't get over how much she loves horses.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Opening Birthday Presents
I'm still late getting these posts up! After Ethan and Mia's party, we opened gifts up at our house. They had a blast doing it. You all were so generous! They got a lot of neat toys.
Mia got a lot of barbie dolls, a princess dress-up set, pajamas, clothes, and a horse. Ethan got some pajamas, two dart guns, a spiderman doll, and clothes. Aunt Amber bought all three of the kids an easel.
She pranced around in her princess costume all night. You could tell Riley was really jealous of it. She kept watching her walk around.
When she went to bed that night, she put all of her barbie dolls and presents on her pillow. She tucked them in with a blanket and then realized there wasn't enough room for her. She then squished herself at the end of her bed. So sweet.
Mia got a lot of barbie dolls, a princess dress-up set, pajamas, clothes, and a horse. Ethan got some pajamas, two dart guns, a spiderman doll, and clothes. Aunt Amber bought all three of the kids an easel.
She pranced around in her princess costume all night. You could tell Riley was really jealous of it. She kept watching her walk around.
When she went to bed that night, she put all of her barbie dolls and presents on her pillow. She tucked them in with a blanket and then realized there wasn't enough room for her. She then squished herself at the end of her bed. So sweet.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Years!
Our New Year's plans fell through at the last minute. Mike and I were going to go to the Vikings-Bears game in Minneapolis with my coworkers and make a weekend out of it. Mike wasn't feeling well, so we stayed home. I was bummed that we didn't get to go, but we had a little party just for us. Ethan made it up until midnight, but the girls crashed early. They were pretty happy that they got to have "champagne" in real glasses.
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