Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Happy Birthday!

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Ethan is now two years old!  I can't believe it.  This time last year he was just starting to toddle a few steps and could only say a handful of words.  He can now spout full sentences and is starting to sing (so cute!).  His days are filled with running, kicking balls, and jumping around.  Can we say we have an active toddler? 

I can't believe how much difference a year can make.  My boy is getting so big!  I'm just trying to savour every moment and hope he doesn't grow up too fast.  The things that make me the happiest are when he runs over to hold my hand or asks for a cuddle or lies down on my lap when we read a story.  The joys of motherhood are in the simplest acts.  I hope I can always make him feel better when he is feeling a bit down or sick, stay his friend as he grows older, teach him to be a kind, caring, good man.  I hope he lives a great wonderful life full of love and happiness and joy.  I love my little boy and family so much!


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We had a Hungry Caterpillar theme for this year's party.  It's one of Ethan's favorite books.  Mike and my Dad added some personal drawings to the mix.  =)

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Ethan lit up when he saw the decorations.


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My dad also set up a display of stuffed animals.  Ethan immediately knocked over my dad's hard work.

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We are so happy and thankful that our family could come out to celebrate with us!

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Ethan is none to happy that we are about to eat his head.

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The birthday boy only would taste the frosting on the cake.  He promptly gave it a yuck face.

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After the party E decided to get comfy by shedding his pants.  He loved playing balloon catch with Nai Nai.

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He also neglected his new gifts and instead wanted to just play with Daddy's wallet.  We never usually let  him handle the money so he was ecstatic to finally have access to it!

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Here is a video of some highlights:

Friday, July 30, 2010

Fix-It Friday #64

The Original:
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My Color Edit:
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Lightroom:
Cropped
Exposure: +0.29, Recovery: 17, Blacks 6, Brightness: 4
Vibrance: 31, Saturation: 14
Tone Curve: Medium Contrast
Hue (Red): 45, (Magenta): 93
Luminance (Red): 24, (Magenta): 14
Sharpened Portraits
Whitened teeth
Increased Exposure/Clarity in eyes
Softened skin underneath eyes.

B&W Edit:
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

More Dressing Up

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Notice that the belt is still there?

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Did I also mention it is like 100 degrees outside?  He tried to escape out the front door in this get up but I was able to reason with him.  Once he saw the scorching heat that awaited him the winter clothes were shed but the belt stayed with him.  Of course.

Of course it is more fun to play dress up with someone else.  Here is my new look according to my little stylist:

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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Toy Story

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We brought Ethan to Times Square to check out the Toy Story display they had displayed.

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Notice how Ethan finagled Bob's watch.  He also tried to get Bob's belt but Daddy would have none of that.

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He wasn't too impressed. Probably because he has never seen the movie. He would much rather go up and down the elevator - which we ended up doing for an hour.

It was much a Disney month since at our local Wellcome Shrek also popped up for a visit. Again Ethan was not too sure what the big deal was.  We just took a quick peek then was off on our merry way.  Examining cracks in the sidewalk is way more interesting.  Duh.

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Friday, July 23, 2010

Fix-it Friday 63

Orginal:
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Lightroom editing:
Cropped/Rotated slightly
Recovery: 68, Blacks 5
Clarity: 17, Vibrance: 50, Saturation: 5
Tone Curve: Medium Contrast
Hue (Yellow): 55
Luminance (Yellow): -31, (Orange): 7

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Vintage (Using free preset Sweet Pea Vintage by Dawn):
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Monochrome (Using free preset Red Headed Sepia by ??):
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