The Miss Elaine-ous Life

random acts of life, family and photos

For some reason this one did not make the cut.

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I am ahead of the game this year and already have our Christmas cards ordered.

I know, I rock. 😉

A couple of weekends ago we set up the tripod at the “old horse farm” that is next door to our neighborhood.  It was land that the local university used in days past for well, horses.

Anyway, what was a “Hey honey, let’s go get a family picture” turned into a full-fledged photo shoot.  Why was my husband so surprised by this?

I honestly have NO idea.   Doesn’t he KNOW me at all?

The kids ran around and found the swing under the huge live oak trees that someone must have put there many years ago, and the weather was quite perfect for photos.

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So, Mama was a happy woman.  You know, in my element and what not.

Plus jelly bean bribery is always a good idea.

Oh, and a camera remote can be your best friend.

These are great photo tips, right?

You are going to want to Pin this post RIGHTNOW, for future reference, I just know it!!

 

For some reason(s) I decided NOT to include the shot below.

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Hmmm, wonder why…

Once again I say, God bless digital photography!

 

Are your Christmas/Holiday cards ordered? Do you have a camera remote? 

p.s. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Comments

    • I have done that before too! I think the bloopers show real personalities and I adore that. 🙂

  3. You are awesome! Way to be on the ball. That photo of the kids is GORGEOUS!
    And no. I do not have my Christmas cards done yet, thankyouverymuch. I am still in the prepping stages for the TWO Thanksgivings I have to host at my house this week. BAH!
    Hope you and you family have a lovely Thanksgiving!
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    • Well, they are not all winners and I like people to know that we have these kind of moments too. 😉

    • It’s SO hard to decide!! Thankfully I found one I liked that coordinated with our outfits so… that was the winner! 🙂

    • I hope it went well! I know what you mean about 2 year olds. But I really hope you include her, even if she is running off in the pic… 😉

      And thank you! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!!

    • I agree, photo bombs are funny. What makes your oldest laugh? You should surprise him with that. 🙂

  10. Hoping to get photos done this weekend. Our family now includes a ten week old Lab puppy, so it should be interesting! Love the remote, but have to remember to hide the remote in the picture… my first few attempts last year had me obviously pointing the remote at the camera.

  11. 100% with you on the digital photography! The first photo is just gorgeous! And the family portrait with sleeping child? Ha! I may have to pin that one! xo
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  14. Dude, that was the shot that you needed to send. OMG. That is hilarious! We only send ridiculous cards. On Chunky’s first Christmas, we put him in a wrapped box and had the dog sit beside him with a sign that said “Please return to Santa. Love Champ” and my son was giggling in the picture. It was awesome.
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  15. Sometimes the blooper reel makes better photos than the “good” ones. And by “better” I mean “blackmail material.”

    I have a camera remote and I love it.

    My Christmas cards are nowhere near ready to be ordered. I need to do photos with the kids ASAP which means I need to get Christmas outfits ASAP. But if I get them out I’ll still be a step ahead of where I was last year.
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  16. Funny! I despise family photos. I WANT them! I want the Christmas card! I do. But the task of getting everyone in a photo is such a downer.
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  18. Elaine, After having to reschedule our family pictures 5 times due to weather, my pictures are still with the photographer being edited. I will be order our pictures this weekend…fingers crossed!

    I will totally give an Amen to your comment about digital photography! I do not have a camera remote but you just gave me something to add to my list. Happy Thanksgiving!
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  19. Oh those are wonderful photos – for completely different reasons. The second is funny and reminds me of what most of ours would look like – I can see the pretend napping and faces now! The one on the swing is gorgeous! I will have to remember to get a remote when I get my DSLR one day – much better than running into the frame. 🙂
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