Beach Day #4

Just a random picture to start it off. I got a new macro lens for my camera and was playing around with it. It is able to take really good up close pictures. It also does a great job at making the foreground in focus, while making the background blurry so it is less distracting. I am so excited to have this lens and get some better flower shots and who knows what else! So this is one of my first tries with it, and I love it already! This was a butterfly that found its way to our porch at the beach.


We had a day of photo shoots again... Kristen took this picture of all of us. Difficult to coordinate this many people but she does a very good job. Especially considering most of us don't like our picture taken. I have found that since I have gotten my camera and realize how difficult it is to take pictures, I have suddenly started cooperating for pictures. I think my whole family was amazed at how little I fought the taking of this picture. It is amazing what a different perspective can do for you! But here we all are. Crazy as it can be I love it. We each have such different personalities, but we still get along great. They have been a big support to me, and very understanding of all of my issues and quirks. Anyway, I love them all a lot and am grateful to have them.

All of my siblings. From Left: David, Michael, Steven, Joanna, Me, Julie. Brian is the cutout person we are holding. He could not make it to the reunion because he is in the navy, so we made a life size replica of him!

Yes, cheesy. Yes, cute. All of my nieces and nephews.

My nephew Baby M. He is eating a Popsicle, and loving that. But he is also holding it with his hands, which hurts after a while. So he is a bit perturbed, which is understandable. You can see it in his face, which I love! What a cute kid!

My sister Joanna and her boyfriend Jaren. I snapped a couple quick shots of them. Neither one likes to have their picture taken, so I make it a challenge to get a good shot of them.




So after a full day of photo shoots the kids were sick of having their picture taken. I bribed the kids to take this one by offering to take a picture of a dead seal that had washed ashore. Gross, I know. What can I say, I have mainly nephews.


And more silhouettes. I can't seem to get enough of them. This is my brother Michael and his family.

The best Sunset shot of the night. A lone fisherman.