Tag: Christmas
December 29, 2011
We entered this welcoming door tonight when we spent a lovely evening at the Ericksen’s home for dinner. One of the things I miss about living in the country is having close neighbors, friends who don’t mind when you drop in unannounced or when your child spends more time in a 24-hour period with them than at his own home. I grew up in a neighborhood such as this, and I have fond memories of the time I spent there […]
Categories: Family • Tags: artistic, Christmas, door, Instagram, iPhone, photography, wreath
December 25, 2011
For our family, Christmas Day means togetherness. We awake to Cameron jumping in our bed, his energy and excitement inspiring us to quickly dress before he loses control and starts to open his presents without us. The unusually warm December weather prevented us from our traditional ski outing this year, so instead it was a trip to the movie theatre to see “War Horse,” which was a wonderful movie and an even better book that I highly recommend. A highlight […]
Categories: Family • Tags: artistic, Christmas, cross, photography, stained glass
December 24, 2011
One bonus to having subscribed to a variety of photography blogs this year was the number of tutorials I received on photographing holiday lights, whether outside at night or on the Christmas tree. After several weeks with my cameras in their respective bags, I was finally inspired to get out the big DSLR again after reading a few of these fascinating articles. I spent an entertaining afternoon taking nearly 50 shots of my small tree, playing with lenses, settings and […]
Categories: Family • Tags: artistic, Christmas, ornament, photography, red, reflection
December 22, 2011
For a variety of reasons, including my lingering cold/flu these past few weeks, we’ve been woefully behind in preparing for the holidays. Tonight, Cam and I decided to stay home from Tae Kwon Do and finally attend to our holiday decorations. I brought our small artificial tree up from the basement and the box of ornaments. It was slightly disappointing that we didn’t keep tradition and cut our own tree this year, but Cam and I decided to make the […]
Categories: Family • Tags: artistic, Christmas, circus horse, memories, ornament, photography
December 3, 2011
What do you get when you cross the funkiness of New Orleans with the tradition of Christmas? Why, Elvis, of course! Today we arrived in New Orleans in time to enjoy the tail end of the 53rd annual Hammond Christmas Parade that wound through the streets near our hotel at the edge of the French Quarter. This Elvis, one of a group of about a dozen who rode their low-rider bikes just in front of Santa Claus’ float, entertained the […]
Categories: Travel • Tags: Christmas, Elvis, Louisiana, New Orleans, Parade, photography, postaday2011, Santa Claus
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