A hodge podge of stuff

I got an email from my cousin Maggie today asking if I had some wedding photos to send. Of course I have many, but not nearly all edited yet. I quickly edited two for her this evening while procrastinating my packing. :)

Here is Maggie with daughter Lily, the youngest of her three girls. Lily, like older sisters Ruby and Jade, is a model in the UK.



Group photo of some of my Dad's side of the family (plus one random guy, I have no clue who he is).



Katie at the beach in Rosslare






Having fun before bed



The Irish Atlantic Coast (NW County Mayo)







Around the house



Scott wants me to get Dylan's haircut. I think he looks adorable with his hair a little long. Stay tuned for the winner of the hair wars.

Just hanging out

After being in Ireland and England for so long, photography in the same-o, same-o New Jersey is not so exciting. Add two not so willing subjects and you see me with empty CF cards. *sigh*

I think the answer to problem is other people's kids and possibly road trips with my own.

Here are a few from our backyard.





I call this one "If looks could kill."



And to be fair, here is Dylan's "get that camera outta my face" look.

Our Lady's Island

Yep, I am still editing Ireland photos. My kids are fed up with me taking their photos which is disappointing to me since I love to practice, but at least I still have oodles of photos from Ireland to play with.

One evening we went on a little adventure after dinner to Our Lady's Island.

I hope this link works for whomever is interested in reading more about it:

http://www.ourladysisland.com/History.htm

The light was incredible and using a polarizing filter, I was able to get some very colorful shots. These were taken at about 9:00 PM which is dusk in July in South East Ireland.

Summertime

Some random summertime shots.

Katie in Ireland



My kids together. They are so over me taking their photos but they did oblige me for a split second this evening. The lighting was far from ideal but at this point I will take what I can get.

On second thought, maybe I should call this one "We need a bath!"



Aha! The black and white version hides the dirt better. :D



Now here's a shot with some nice light. This is my cousin Donna's son, Declan. I took this at a family BBQ this past weekend. He is such a cute little guy, and a busy one too. He reminds me a lot of Dylan when he was a baby.





And here is Eimer with Aunt Liz. Such a sweet shot. :)

Will I ever finish editing my vacations shots?

Maybe by this time next year. That's the downside of being photo obsessed.

A few more of Claudia

Claudia mini session

Before I get started on my Claudia photos, I wanted to post one of my wedding photos. Scott and I were married 7 years ago today in Wexford, Ireland. Scott got me some flowers and a card and gave me the go ahead on a new lens purchase. It should be here tomorrow or the next day. Woo hoo!!! Seven years ago I would never have been able to picture what life would be like today...

Today my cousin Joanne came over with her daughter Eimer, and Lisa came over with Claudia and we had lunch and a playdate. It was a fun day which became almost comical when we got locked out of the house. The only door that was open was the one on the deck which is one story up. With the garage door locked, we had no access to a ladder. Lisa, who I affectionately call Martha Stewart, saved the day by shimmying the screen open. I guess she is more like Martha than I thought. Muahaha!

Dylan managed to have fun on his own making mud in the backyard while our little Divas were fighting over fake food, who got the red swing, who could come in the playhouse; laughing one second, crying the next, etc. What a bunch of drama queens we have on our hands.

The only photo I have on my computer from my wedding is one of me. It is a scan from a dinosour scanner Scott and I got as a freebie in our days of working in the computer industry. It even has a dog hair on it! I probably shouldn't have pointed that out. LOL Without further adieu, here is me prekids and pre gray hair and wrinkles. : >



And now on to Claudia.

Claudia is one of Katie's little friends. They ahve known each other since they were less than a year old. Her mom and I are very good friends too and she was kind enough to let me practice on Claudia. She is a beautiful little girl.

And even more snaps