Feeling Inspired!

I've spent countless hours (literally!) trying to compile and organize our photos from our recent African adventure... I think I may have done it... phew!
Through this tedious experience I have learned some valuable lessons...
--We MUST become MUCH more organized and systematic when saving and backing up our travel photos (ie renaming/categorizing them by date-- why? see next bullet)
--We MUST check the date and time on our camera before we take pictures (at least on long term trips) because I HAVE TO HAVE my trip pictures in chronological order to keep my brain at peace... I don't understand why exactly... apparently there is a wee bit of activity on the left side of my brain!

I was so proud of finishing the organizational process of our Africa pictures, that I scoured through each and every one of our external hard drives, and corralled thousands of images from many of our other travels into neat and tidy folders! Ahhh, a girl can really breathe when her photos are organized!
I didn't have much time to look through the images in depth, but the glimpses I did manage were amazing! WOW!!! We've had some pretty incredible experiences in the last couple of years. Let's see... we have Jordan 2007, two Oman trips 2008, Thailand spring break 2008, Thailand/Laos/Cambodia summer 2008, Nepal spring 2009, South Africa/Namibia/Botswana/Zambia/Malawi/Tanzania/Kenya summer 2009... I think that should keep me busy for a while!
Despite the enormity of this task, I am feeling even more DETERMINED to get ALL of our travel photos not only organized, but edited, and either on our walls (in the sad, empty frames that have been hanging there for 2+ years) or in coffee table books within the school year! I WILL DO THIS!!!

Here is one lovely image from our first trip to Thailand, on a sweltering afternoon in April '08. Let's hope I have all of these photos taken care of before we head back this coming April!!!

Jazlyn and the Pumpkin...

Jazlyn had such a good time getting acquainted with her first pumpkin. She patted it gently and looked it up and down...



and up and down... and up and down...


and... then her shoe became far more interesting. I don't blame her- her new shoes are adorable!!!













What was better than her shoe? This wonderful fuzzy blanket I brought along! Jazlyn loved it!



I love this face because it reminds me just how truly incredible genetics are- she looks just like her daddy here



Chewing on her fabulous new shoe... mmmm!






Such a beautiful family!



I decided to save my favorite image for last...

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I+J

Another single shot...

... 'cause she is so darn cute!




I couldn't help myself... I had to post this single shot. This week is insanely busy, so it's taking me a while to get through all these images. A full post will follow shortly!

Sweet Little Pumpkin

I just love the way Jazlyn daintily moves her fingers...




...more to come of this sweet girl soon!

William Blog-It Boards

The moment I came across these fabulous blog storyboard templates I knew they were just what we needed to jazz up our blog photo presentation. I love how the simple combination of images makes them come alive and tell a story. I just purchased the storyboard templates today and could not wait to test them out! Good thing I have so many cute images of Mr. William! I am absolutely thrilled with how user-friendly the templates are, and how fabulous they look!!! Hmmm... once we find a good printer here I may have to go back and purchase the high res templates for printing... =)

Definitely check out the MCP site and see all of their fabulous actions and templates for photoshop- seriously, they are AMAZING, and they come with super-helpful video tutorials. This is our third product from MCP and we are so impressed with everything we've purchased!!!

William

We spent a lovely afternoon with William this past weekend. We brought a pumpkin along to see what he thought of it. He had fun patting the pumpkin, but was far more impressed with the grass...










I may have a mild obsession with his adorable fuzzy duck mohawk... =)














Tough guy muscle flex, complete with Elvis lip =)



Look at those cute little teeth!



Love the cheeky face

Sneak Peek for T...

because this shot was your favorite... =)




More to come from our fun afternoon with William and Jazlyn!