pick your play - no. 34

A little different format this week on my end...let me know what you think.

Carly

the rest of M & C

I am "attempting" to learn how to use Photoshop for design instead of just basic editing. Here is my first go...a montage of M's in her petticoat. See below for the color versions.

This is C. He is full of energy and a very happy little boy....

This was not staged (as my husband asked). I just told him to stand in front of the door and this is what I got...fab!

You can tell he loves his sister very much

and she loves him too!

Carly

the one with the rodeo and our angels

We just got back from our action packed weekend in San Antonio...

Friday night we went down to the rodeo again to see Jason Aldean with R&T. After the concert, we headed downtown. For anyone who is WAY into people watching like T & I, downtown SA is the place to go and while we're talking about, the rodeo was an even better people watching spot!  

Here is the view of the riverwalk from our hotel room. Once all of the construction is finished, this will be a beautiful view.

Joseph and I still own the home in SA that I bought before we were married. We are using it as an investment property. Our tenant just moved out this week and so we went to the house on Saturday morning to check on it and do some yard work. 

Saturday afternoon we drove out the J & C's to hang with them and see the girls. J & C had tickets to the rodeo on Saturday night so we watched the girls for them...

Here are some pics of bath-time. P could not be bothered, she was super busy. S was like a fashion model. Every time I put the camera up, she would smile or pose.

I am having a flashback to 1982 when my hair stuck up/out like this all the time also...

Doesn't she looks highly annoyed that I am taking her photo while she is playing in the tub?

Yummo...soapy water. BOTTOMS UP!

Tomorrow, more from M&C's session.

Carly

pick your play - no. 33

Laura's pic:

My edited version:

The monkey kinda freaked me a out a little so he was on the chopping block. Next, I used the action set "Seventies" from PW.

This is fun and always a challenge. Thanks Laura, keep them coming.

Carly

the one with greetings from ny

My parents are in NY right now visited our family who live near Syracuse. I just got these pics from them a few minutes ago and cracked up. I just had to share...

Remember people, we are "Texas Folk", definitely not used to the cold.

"I thought this was vacation????"

A trip to the Big Apple...

Whatever you do... DON'T have fun!

Jeff, it's vacation, where is your goatee?

Carly

sneak peek

Say hello to Miss M!

I met her mommy and daddy through J&C. We had a session today with her and her brother, C. These two were so easy to work with. The session was focused around M's 9 month birthday, and she rocked it like a total diva in her lace and pearls.

Thanks to M&C's mom for being fantastic and bringing GREAT ideas to the table. Also, a special thanks to the kiddos grandma who helped so much with the shoot.

More to come later from this shoot...

Carly

the one with the dancing

R&T didn't have kids this weekend. It was R's Valentine's treat for T.

Friday we started at a bar on W. 6th. It was a good place for conversation but then we all decided we wanted to be a little more lively. So we headed (again) to the "other" end. It is always a good place to people watch and the bar/club, Pure, was no exception. 

The pictures pretty much speak for themselves so I'll save you most of the narration...

This is J&P. J is R's college roommate. They're cool cats! Can't wait to hang out with them again soon.

We were definitely the oldest of the crowd in this bar. But we were busting the moves old school style!

The ladies...

The gents...

J&P had a babysitter at home so right before they left, J gave his "finale" performance.

Since we parked all the way at the other end, we took a...well, I'm not exactly sure what you call them but they are like a "bike-mobile"; a cart that you sit in while someone pulls you on a bike. Pretty fun!

This guy had CRAZY eyes!

Carly

what time is it?

IT'S RODEO TIME! 

(in San Antonio)

My dad offered me tickets to the rodeo for Monday night so see Reba. For anyone who knows me well, you know that she is "it" for me. She is like Michael Jordan to Joseph or Walter Payton to Jason. I am crazy about her. 

So here's how it went... I was so pumped that I was going to see Reba and I had invited my dear friend Tracy to come along (we hadn't seen each other in forever it seemed). I worked from San Antonio on Monday and very very excited. Then, and low and behold, by noon I was feeling terrible. Not sure what it was but I was achy and I had the chills. By the time we got to the rodeo, all I wanted to do was go home and sleep in my bed. But I was a trooper and stuck it out. We had a good time, considering. We ate lots of "bad for us" rodeo food and ran into a few old friends. Wouldn't you know, by the next day, I was feeling as good as new.

This is Tracy in the car...

These are the Percheron horses. They are the ones that get all dolled up, hitched together and then pull a wagon in between competitions during the rodeo. Most of them were sleeping with their eyes open in these pics. You can tell because their lips are droopy!

Next, We headed to the petting zoo. 

The wallabies were in the mood for Valentine's Day.

(for adult eyes only)

Here I am looking super sickly with my friend Valerie. She and I were friends in elementary school until she moved away. We kept in touch and visited each other frequently until about our sophomore year in high school and then we lost touch. It had literally been at least 12 years since we had seen or spoken with each other and I ran into her at the bar of all places. Oh man, I wish I had a pic of us way back then so I could do a "Then and Now".

There she is in all her beauty! I think I sound like a stalker... 

Next weekend we are going with R&T to see Jason Aldean...hope I don't get sick for 1 night again.

Carly