Cruising

Just got back from our Ensenada/Catalina cruise with the Draper's and the Anderson's. Had a blast and didn't pull out the 5d too much because it is so heavy! Here's the only 2 occasions where some decent photography was done. Formal night photos:







Teri and Michael:






April and Kevin:




Here's the photo essay I made for my photography class at the formal dinner night. It features my meal and dining experience that night:

Swimsuit Season!

Somebody is all ready for the summer! I bought a 7peaks pass so that I can take Dean to play in the water over the summer. One of the perks of being a teacher - summers off.

Dean LOVES the water - he tries to eat the water in the shower and gets so excited and happy to be taking a bath/shower.

Dean's Blessing

We had Dean's blessing yesterday at church. Since I bought him a $45 outfit for a one-time use, I figured I better take plenty of photos of him in it so that he can get some use out of it. Karl and I were so grateful that so many of our family and friends were able to come to the blessing. We love you all!

Mr. Dean Bean

This little boy melts my heart every day. You know how everyone says about kids "It'll be different when you have your own" ? Well, I never understood that until I had my own. I just LOVE hanging out with and holding this boy. He is so darling and we are so grateful that he is part of our family!

I love my 5D also (almost as much) and love taking pictures of this boy!

Pictures:











I swear he is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen:

Danny!

My cousin Andrea had a baby boy last week! I went to go visit her and her husband and their new baby at the hospital. It was so strange to be back in the hospital and Dean seems HUGE when compared to little Danny. Andrea and baby are doing GREAT and Daniel is just perfect! I brought my camera just in case they wanted some photos and we had a mini photoshoot. Here are my favorites:









Dean and Danny - friends on Day 1! Look how huge Dean looks:

More Dean

I know all I ever do now is take pictures of my son. Guilty as charged. However, he is just SO cuddly and SO cute that I have to capture that little face before he grows up.

I woke up on Saturday to this little guy who just wanted to hang out with mom and dad. So, I grabbed my camera and took some photos while we were just hanging out on Saturday morning. As both my mom's say, "You can never have too many pictures of Dean."

The Dean Machine

My little Dean Kelly slept for 5 hours in a row last night - truly a miracle. He is not the easiest baby in the world but in my opinion he sure is the cutest! Karl and I love having Dean in our family. He loves to look at lights on the ceiling and listen to music. He started smiling for me a few weeks ago and he laughed for the first time a few days ago.

It was so fun to enjoy Christmas with this new little guy. Here are some photos that I have taken of him over the past few weeks.

This is Dean in his bear suit. Have you ever played the old mario games on the original nintendo? There is a power you can get where you can get a bear suit. Random thought - okay.