Next we headed over to Old Poway Park for a trip to the wild west! The old railway tracks and wooden buildings made a great backdrop for engagement photos.
Congratulations Marinela and JT!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
JohnThomas and Marinela's Engagement Session
JohnThomas and Marinela are engaged! We shot these first few photos at the Bernardo Winery in Rancho Bernardo. While we battled crowds and the hot sun, we managed to find a few special places to capture these two.
Next we headed over to Old Poway Park for a trip to the wild west! The old railway tracks and wooden buildings made a great backdrop for engagement photos.
Congratulations Marinela and JT!
Next we headed over to Old Poway Park for a trip to the wild west! The old railway tracks and wooden buildings made a great backdrop for engagement photos.
Congratulations Marinela and JT!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Gender Reveal Party
When Mr. Incredible and I found out we were having a baby, it became quite clear that we would have to find out the gender before delivery. I believe the conversation went like this:
Me: we should wait and make it a surprise!
Mr. I: No way- there are WAY too many decisions to make before then.
Me: But wouldn't it be fun to be surprised?
Mr. I: I'll be surprised enough when we find out at 20 weeks!
So I agreed to find out early as long as we could throw a party for our family and friends and reveal the gender then. Anything for a party- right?
So here is our take on a gender-reveal party. There are interesting 'thoughts' floating around the web- some people love these parties and some people HATE them. We had a great night with our friends and fam and everyone was super excited to hear our news so we're obviously pro-gender reveal party... and I think it could be a fun thing to do for a second baby especially since most people do not have actual baby showers for #2. We did not ask for gifts- it was just a way for us to celebrate with those we love. Those are my two cents on the politics of a gender party. Now on to the fun stuff!
First our decor- everything pink and blue of course!
We also asked those who couldn't make it to send in their votes- pink or blue- for our absentee ballots:
We had a few simple party games set up including asking for baby name suggestions.
We asked everyone to wear either pink or blue to show their vote. (sorry for the bad photos- I guess the party was just too rowdy to worry about something like focus!)
Then we played pink v. blue games for points throughout the night. We kept it simple- a couple rounds of Taboo, an 'Old Wives Tale Game' found here, and a dance off on the Wii (the highlight of the night!)
My mom made incredible King Cakes for dessert:
Everyone was anxious for our reveal- pink?
Or blue?
Pink?
Blue?
Pink or Blue?
Sorry... I had to get these photos in somewhere...especially since I made all the poms!
Here's how we did the reveal... actually, this was ALL Mr. Incredible:
Go Padres!
And this was just too funny:
So I guess I should put a few of these up just to be consistent:
And that's the saga of the Nielsen Gender-Reveal Party of 2011. Our little house was filled to capacity, there was LOTS of loud laughter, and for me it was a great way to face the reality a bit that in a few months another Nielsen will be here- disrupting our lives like we could never imagine... but in a good way I think ;)
-CtF
Me: we should wait and make it a surprise!
Mr. I: No way- there are WAY too many decisions to make before then.
Me: But wouldn't it be fun to be surprised?
Mr. I: I'll be surprised enough when we find out at 20 weeks!
So I agreed to find out early as long as we could throw a party for our family and friends and reveal the gender then. Anything for a party- right?
So here is our take on a gender-reveal party. There are interesting 'thoughts' floating around the web- some people love these parties and some people HATE them. We had a great night with our friends and fam and everyone was super excited to hear our news so we're obviously pro-gender reveal party... and I think it could be a fun thing to do for a second baby especially since most people do not have actual baby showers for #2. We did not ask for gifts- it was just a way for us to celebrate with those we love. Those are my two cents on the politics of a gender party. Now on to the fun stuff!
First our decor- everything pink and blue of course!
We also asked those who couldn't make it to send in their votes- pink or blue- for our absentee ballots:
We had a few simple party games set up including asking for baby name suggestions.
We asked everyone to wear either pink or blue to show their vote. (sorry for the bad photos- I guess the party was just too rowdy to worry about something like focus!)
Then we played pink v. blue games for points throughout the night. We kept it simple- a couple rounds of Taboo, an 'Old Wives Tale Game' found here, and a dance off on the Wii (the highlight of the night!)
My mom made incredible King Cakes for dessert:
Everyone was anxious for our reveal- pink?
Or blue?
Pink?
Blue?
Pink or Blue?
Sorry... I had to get these photos in somewhere...especially since I made all the poms!
Here's how we did the reveal... actually, this was ALL Mr. Incredible:
A few brought fun gifts... and I realized how well my friends/family know Mr. I and me!
Go Padres!
And this was just too funny:
So I guess I should put a few of these up just to be consistent:
And that's the saga of the Nielsen Gender-Reveal Party of 2011. Our little house was filled to capacity, there was LOTS of loud laughter, and for me it was a great way to face the reality a bit that in a few months another Nielsen will be here- disrupting our lives like we could never imagine... but in a good way I think ;)
-CtF
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Scenes from my Commute
On my daily commute to work, I pass a dairy farm. As I sped by at 50 mph, something caught my eye that made me exclaim loudly, startle Nora, and make an illegal U-turn all in the course of about 30 seconds.
I saw this cow:
Giving birth to this calf:
Right along the side of the road! All I had with me was my lackluster cell phone camera so I witnessed the event without photographing it (and you should all be very grateful). But I came back an hour later with a camera to check on the baby.
Mama cow was not too happy to have me around so I snapped a few photos and was about to leave when this brown cow started mooing at me.
It wasn't a particularly angry moo so I got a little closer:
And then she got a little closer:
And then I decided that was close enough to a cow for one day and went on my merry way.
The End.
JT's still not eating... so no new series update today :(
-CtF
I saw this cow:
Giving birth to this calf:
Right along the side of the road! All I had with me was my lackluster cell phone camera so I witnessed the event without photographing it (and you should all be very grateful). But I came back an hour later with a camera to check on the baby.
Mama cow was not too happy to have me around so I snapped a few photos and was about to leave when this brown cow started mooing at me.
It wasn't a particularly angry moo so I got a little closer:
And then she got a little closer:
And then I decided that was close enough to a cow for one day and went on my merry way.
The End.
JT's still not eating... so no new series update today :(
-CtF
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
What JT Eats: Day 4
Nothing!
He's been sick with the flu all weekend so we're taking a brief hiatus from this series until he's back on solid foods... so stay tuned for some new photos of Nora or whatever else I find to stick up here in the meantime!
-CtF
He's been sick with the flu all weekend so we're taking a brief hiatus from this series until he's back on solid foods... so stay tuned for some new photos of Nora or whatever else I find to stick up here in the meantime!
-CtF
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