Greyson is 2 Months Old!!!

Greyson is 2 months old!  Boy does he have a personality!  I remember Ryu didn't like taking pictures until he was 3 months old, so I'm hoping next month we"ll have a smiling baby.  But I loved the pictures I took of his many faces and it just shows his personality at this time.  They grow so fast, and at least his mom and dad can remember the time when their baby boy was 2 months old!  He has gotten so big & I love his rubber band arms!!!

Man, I wished I learned how to edit RAW images!  These pics would have been wonderful if not for the lighting and the shade I was getting from the sun.  I love natural light, but sometimes it just won't work for you, and that's when RAW files can make their magic.  That't next on my list, learning to edit in RAW.  So for now, I thought turning them black and white made it a little better, but I just wanted it perfect.

This is one of my favorites!  Great candid of mom and dad trying to comfort their baby boy.  After awhile all you can do is laugh and smile when it's not working and to just keep trying.  Poor guy, he just wanted to eat and sleep, and here's his Auntie Eliza with a camera in his face!

PJ has always loved his Vans, he even bought his godson, Ryu a pair, which he just loved.  So it was awesome that someone bought Greyson a pair of these checkered shoe socks!  Pretty soon he will be big enough for his first pair of Vans!

Happy 2 months to my favorite Gomez!  Can't wait to see what you can do next month!

My favorite Gomez

Greyson @ week 1 & @ 1  month

Big sister Taylor with baby brother Mason

Hello everyone!  I have been MIA for so long.  I started blogging again to talk about books that I have read and now I would like to start posting the pics of all the beautiful babies that I have been lucky to photograph.  I wish it was so simple to post these pics, but I have to go through the extra step of re sizing them since blogger has a limit on the size of pictures, ( or so I have been told)!  Anyways enjoy these pics of the adorable subject matter!

Remember my earlier blog from January of baby Gomez?  Well Greyson Wolfe Gomez entered the world on St. Patrick's Day, which was also during our mini heat wave in March.  I have a one week and a one month pic.  How fast they grow!  Stay tune for later this week when I will be taking his 2 month picture!  I can't wait to see how big he has grown and from what I have been seeing in Facebook, he has some grown quite a bit and I am so excited to see him!

Next I have his cousin, Mason, who was born in January and here I have him with big sis, Taylor.  Aren't they just gorgeous?!?!

My babies with their new cousins!

Last but not least, I have my babies with their new cousins.  I always have the hardest time photographing my own kids, so now that I am busy taking pics of other kids, now they want to take pictures!  Gosh they grow so fast!  

Baby Gomez

It seems like only yesterday that baby PJ was coming home for the first time, and I remember waiting with Teresa, Jackie, Joey , Jenny & George at Talman for the newest addition to the family.  How in the world do I remember stuff like this?  I swear I have the memory of an elephant! (Supposedly they have great memories!)  Anyways, in a few weeks my cousin will be welcoming his son into the world.

This is only the second time I did pregnancy shots, and I'm lucky that I had some easy going subjects.  I hope they love these pictures as much as I do!  Thanks Lennie & PJ for letting me capture these precious moments!

  

Isn't  the mommy to be just gorgeous!!!! 

Grayson Wolfe Gomez 

Baby Mac!

When I started this journey of taking pictures in manual mode, I never thought I would be adding pregnancy pictures to my imaginary portfolio.  It just so happens that many of my friends and family are expecting this year. So, I thought, "Why not?".
Baby Mac was my first try.  Thanks to V & M for giving me the chance to do this.  I had a lot of fun.  V looks great and I wish I looked that good when I was pregnant many years ago.  Thanks to M for letting me use his Nikon D5100, since my baby (D90) was out for repairs.  It was a great camera and I enjoyed using it.

Weekend Recap

A friend of mine, who got it from a blog that she follows, posted on her blog "Insta Fridays", basically she was posting her mobile photos & recapping her week.  I thought I would do the same.  Yeah, I know I am a total follower!  I admit I am not very creative but I look like it because of my friends & family & of course whatever I find on Pintrest!

Anyways here's a recap of my weekend.

Meet Cesar, my brother's new puppy! He's basically had him for a week, & since he had to go to a wedding this weekend, I was more than happy to babysit him.  Little did we know that hurricane Irene was on its way, & instead of watching him for 2 nights it turned out to 4 nights.  No biggie, nothing I can't handle, until I wanna go out with the kids & my husband who works nights can't sleep cuz the Cesar is barking up a storm.  I will miss him when he finally goes home tomorrow.  He was so much fun to cuddle with!

Here is my Kira.  What can I say about these pics?  If you don't already know she is my little hoarder!  She loves to carry these little toys with her & I finally told her she needed a bag to carry all these little toys in.  Of course I get her a little bag but she has her mind made up that she needs this enormous bag!  She also can't leave the house without her ginormous pillow.  Yes, she did go into the store with it, as many mothers out their know, there are just some battles not worth fighting!

Last week, Ryu had his belt test.  I was so nervous all week, cuz they said if you don't hear from them by Wed night, than your child has passed.  I swear it was like nursing school all over again, waiting for the results.  I do not miss those feelings at all!  I thought I would be done with the worrisome waiting, but now that has just transferred unto my kids.  Arghhh!  I will never get rid of that crap!  Anyways on a brighter note, he did pass!!! ( I always knew he would do well, but if you see how he does his front roll, you would have doubts, too)  He said good-bye to his white belt & now he is a white +( white belt with a black stripe, they also call it half black belt). Since he is only 6, that's the belt he advances to, instead of the yellow belt.  If he was 7, he would've gotten the yellow belt, but with his age they go through striped belts.  Very proud of you, Ryu Kai!

Ever since my SIL introduced me to Pintrest I have been so hooked.  In one of the things my friend pinned, (a old picture frame, with scrapbook paper & hot glued a metal clip, so you can easily interchange pictures), I thought it was a great idea for the wall that Ryu's bed is against.  I am so tired of looking at the plain white wall, (since he has no headboard), & he can also put his favorite artwork up, too.  So that was my project this weekend.

I seem to be doing a project each weekend, which is awesome since I have been so inspired lately ( AKA taking other people's ideas from Pintrest ;) )  I need to post my DIY camera bag!  My dad, (yes, my dad) taught me how to use the ancient sewing machine, & I made my own padding for a camera bag that I can interchange with my other bags.  (Guess where I got the idea from???)  Anyways, after putting the ancient machine through my torture, it finally said good bye. ;(  So my parents, are getting me a new sewing machine for my birthday!!! YAY!

Thanks to terratalking.com, for all your inspiration lately, especially for the Insta Fridays!
TTYL!

Photo shoot with the Paguia girls

Mommy says I like to look at myself

I had the opportunity to take pictures of my best friend's girls.  I'm still practicing & hopefully someday people will flock to have me take their kids pictures.  Wishful thinking!!!  But seriously I just love kids pictures, I love their faces & the character they bring to a photo.h I have been so addicted to Pintrest, & getting some awesome ideas from there & just about pinned everything that had to do with family pictures.  The girls were a pleasure to photograph.  Here are a few of the 100+ pictures I took. Enjoy!

Baby Scarlett looking up at her big sisters

Kira's First Day of School

A couple hours after I put Ryu on the bus, it is now Kira's turn. She didn't object to taking a bath, having me pick out her clothes, fixing her hair or taking pictures. So it's actually turning out really well. The other day she told me, she didn't want to go to school or ride the school bus! But she went downstairs herself and started to fill her backpack with her little knick knacks, which is what she always does. I managed to take out most of her toys and lowered it from 5 toys to 1. :) When the bus finally arrived, she didn't cry & just went on the bus. Thank goodness!!! I was not ready for an all out meltdown, which she had on her last first day of school! To give Kira a little credit, last time was her first day ever of going to school and she just turned 3 & was put on a bus with strangers. So she has accomplished a lot and knows her routine.

I can't help it if she is my favorite photo subject!

That photo on her first day last time really cracks me up!!! What a difference a few months makes!  Hopefully those meltdowns are long gone!!!

Ryu's First Day of School

My baby boy starts First Grade today!!!  It was so hard putting him to bed last night, because the deal this summer was he was going to try & sleep in his room by himself.  I even gave him an herbal sleep aid to help him out.  Just when I see him fall asleep by himself, so proud that he did it, he wakes up as soon as I turn off the lights.  Now he's upset & starts crying that he doesn't want to take the school bus this year & that he won't have any friends.  This is coming from the same kid, who last week was so excited to see his friends & couldn't wait to start first grade.  I ended up laying next to him until he falls asleep.

We had a great morning! Ryu ate breakfast & got himself ready.  My boy is growing up.  So here are some pictures i took this morning.

This one is a comparison from last year to this year.  The one on the left is this year & the other one is last year.  Thank goodness for uniforms!

the next ones are concepts that I have been seeing on Pintrest.  I love that site! My SIL showed me that site when she was helping me plan a party for the kids.  There is something for everyone on the site, so you should check it out.  I can spent hours on that site.
Anyways the picture on the left, Ryu is holding his picture from his kindergarten first day of school.  Saw this idea on Pintrest for anniversary pictures.  I think it will look great with birthdays. first day of school & for Ryu's belt test (he's going from white belt to white plus)  Great way to see how they have changed year to year.  Maybe me & my husband can do that for our 10 year anniversary. ;)
The picture on the left was an idea that my SIL forwarded to me from chicabug that was featured on http://www.howdoesshe.com Great picture to put in your scrapbook!

Well I will do another post in a few hours when I get my princess ready for school!  See you then!

Gomez Clan

I've been really lucky the past couple of weeks, spending time with the family.  Last week, we caught up with our Sukan relatives & this week we got a chance to catch up with our Gomez clan.  Unfortunately, we still weren't complete (Janel, Jordan & Jay Jay missing, & Laura & Jr currently on the plane trying to get home)  But we had all the dad's together in one place, at least the one's living in the US.
I have really missed the crazy get togethers & all the loud noise the Gomez brothers make when they are all together.  (Holidays have been pretty quiet lately)  Just to warn you there will be plenty of pictures!!!
Hopefully someday in the near future I can have a complete picture of the grandchildren & great-grandchildren.

Ryu with my aunt, Juna.  She used to take care of me all the time before Jay-Jay & Jordan arrived in the US.  Its so nice to see her with Ryu.

Ryu couldn't remember who his Uncle Justin was, but as soon as he saw him he knew & wouldn't let him outta his sight.

Ryu with his uncle Jherry, this picture reminds me of me & Jherry's dad, Te.  Uncle Te used to take care of me around this age.  Its nice to see my kids bond with my cousins.

Ryu was by Jherry's side most of the night, & Ryu is just so comfortable with him that he just helped himself & fell asleep on his lap.

The Gomez Brothers

The Gomez Brothers with their sons. (Jr & Jordan missing)

The Cousins

Laura just arrived from the airport from Cali.  Welcome home Laura!

Of course my post isn't complete without a picture of Kira!  Happy Mother's Day mom!!!!

Kira giving uncle PJ one of her rare hugs!

Family Fun

We had family over this weekend.  We haven't seen them in 4 years.  It was great to meet my nephew Kingston.    The kids had a blast!  We can't wait to see them again soon!

Auntie Mindy never gets a chance to be in pictures.  It was nice to get her in all these shots with the kids.  Kira & Mia just love the hammock!  Of course Kingston & Ryu had to join in the fun, too!

New Hiding Space

We just got our basement fixed & the kids just love it! Kira even found a few new hiding spots.  After she ate lunch today she just went off on her own.  This is where we found her.... in her favorite new hiding place!

Kira's Playdate

Today Kira had her first playdate.  I babysat my friend's daughter, Kaylen.  Kira was just so amazed with Kaylen.  Her face just lit up seeing her new friend.  She kept touching the bow in her hair and saying its cute.  I haven't really seen Kira engage with other kids and it was wonderful to see how far she has come along.  Her eye contact is so much better than what it was 6 months ago, and hearing her trying to have a conversation is music to my ears.  They played so well together, and for once it was great not to hear any yelling and crying because that's usually the case when Kira and Ryu play together.  Thanks Kaylen for such a fun playdate!

They are just too cute!!!

Grandma Sue's Birthday

It was great to celebrate my mother in law's birthday with everyone.  To top it off it was a really nice day, teasing us a little that spring should be here by now.  Like my SIL it's always nice to see the cousins play together.  I love taking pictures of them & how they interact with each other.  Hope you enjoy these!