Trick and Treats, Birthdays, and Baking Lessons..

This weekend was a busy one for us. Actually just Saturday.. We had Halloween at Metamora State park with the whole Hill Family. It is a great time for all of us to get together. If you remember last year we did this BUT we were at Holly State park. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a whole group picture this year but I did try to get around and get pictures of most of the kids that were just wee babies last year and can't see in the picture last year. Everyone had a great time despite the FREEZING temps.

The Twins (Dave then Dylan)

The twins were Pirates like JJ was last year. But they had a good time before the Trick or Treating. I actually got pretty good pictures of these mover and groovers above looking at the camera. (since my dear sister wont give me any pictures to scrap I will get my own) There was a Bubble Fogger that all the kids just LOVED.. actually a lot of the adults also thought it was awesome also. You can see little Davey playing with the bubbles... Look at that excitement.

Then I have been holding off showing pictures of Jaemen in his costume until this point so the surprise wouldn't be spoiled. Jaemen is the UPS Man!! I LOVE this costume!! It is SOOO adorable!! He wasn't so good about pictures this time but below the collage of pictures this time is a picture I got of him in August when he went Trick or Treating before.
This little girl has the most GORGEOUS blue eyes ever and is just starting to walk. Don't mind her jacket but is was also the Michigan vs Michigan State game and unfortunately her Daddy went to State. I wish I could have gotten a better picture of those eyes though. She was a tiny little pumpkin last year and this year she was a bumble bee for Halloween. Which complimented the little guy below...

Who was celebrating his 1st birthday!! This is Cameron, my cousin missy's baby. He was Winnie the Pooh even though for some reason I didn't get a picture of either of them... weird. Anyways.. Happy Birthday Cameron. Just a year ago you were just this small.


Other then that, I was baking again for the first time in a LONG time and learned a good lesson. Taste test EVERYTHING before putting everything together or you will be doing this on more then one occasion.

YES that is my WHOLE cake in the garbage!!
It is a Peanut Butter fudge cake. Or at least half of it! The cakes were sooo good I almost couldnt wait to eat before putting the icing on. And that is where everything went WRONG. The recipe calls for Dark Chocolate... Whiped in boiling hot whiping cream. Not that hard right?? WRONG when you use 8 oz of UNSWEETENED Chocolate. It didnt look right before I but it on the cake but I just told my self you went exactly to the recipe and it will come out alright. So I frosted it. When I put it into the fridge to set up a little frosting got on my hand so I figured you are all done just lick it off! Glad I did before anyone tasted that cake it was the GROSSEST, NASTIEST cake ever and it took a cup of milk and candy corn to get the taste out of my mouth. So needless to say I will be rebaking this cake!! Two questions...
1. Should I just buy Hershey's Dark Chocolate candy bars for the dark chocolate?
and
2. Is heavy cream the same thing as Heavy WHIPPING cream??


Ps. For the family members... If you want the pictures you can go to the link at the right of the blog it says Jaemen's Pictures.. Click on Karidan's Gallery at the top and it should lead you to all of my web albums and you can print them right from there!! Let me know if there are any problems!! There are a lot more pictures then I show here!!

Love,
Karidan

First little taste of...

weddings. My friend of mine had a little wedding party and really she just wanted candids of everyone but of course I tried to go a little bit and above. It was completely nerve racking still and there were wasnt that many formal shots. Here is just one picture that I took while I was there...

Let me know what you think for my first time... Never know I might just get a Wedding gig one day!! I would be pumped but totally NERVOUS!!!

Karidan

Look who's 18 months

Yes my little boy is one and a half years old... and the neighbor across from us had this cute little house and slide so I decided to get it for him. I have been looking for more things outside and I think this completes his little collection of toys but this boy LOVES to be outside. Dont you just love that laugh below in the second picture he is such a nut. At this point I wish I would have had my new lens on so I could have gotten closer but I guess we will just crop.

Just a few facts about Jaemen at 18 months....

1. He is in 2T shirts and 18 month shorts and 2T pants with a belt to hold them up

2. He has All of his teeth and I am sure actually he has had most of them since he has been 14 months

3. He is the best cuddler when he wants to be but will tell you "NO" in a hot second and doesnt know how to say yes!

As you can see the pictures are getting better outside but they are still a little dark sooc (straight out of camera) so I am still trying to work on that but I have a newborn shoot coming up and I cant wait!!



-Karidan

St. Patty's Day (77/365)

Well both me and Sherrow had to work so Jaemen spent the majority of the day with Granny but when we did go get him we went to Buffalo Wild Wings for 60 cent wing night!!! And then we played outside.. Jaemen is loving be able to just run.. run.. and RUN some more...

I am really still getting used to my camera and I just found this awesome site, Borrowlenses.com (Meagen check it out) It lets you borrow lenses. So you can see how you like them before buying them!! I am soo going to try this when school is out!! I have been looking into possibly getting this lens in the far future so this might help my decision.

Here a few pictures and a comparison (meagen has been asking for this)

This is his new thing... He just goes around saying Oooooo....

And now that he is walking he wants to do a lot himself like going up and down stairs... (rusty cage action kinda cool)

This picture I didnt know if I liked it better in color or in B&W but for once I think COLOR...

And look at this one year later.. Jaemens little hair wasnt even curling and now he has a little fro. He looks so much more grown up and I CANT get him to smile for the camera anymore where it used to be so EASY!!! Now he smiles as soon as the darn shutter closes!!!

Until next time.. Photo of the day for today will come later went to the Space Research building at the University of Michigan.. (not very interesting picture just the pic of the sign) but I went there to see this...

Analytical Electron Microscope

Until next time!!

~Karidan

Photo-A-Day 46/365

I do want to start posting more of my Pictures from Photo-A-Day!!! I am hoping to get in 2-3 a week so you guys arent just seeing the layouts. Mentioning the Layouts I finally had January printed off and I am soo happy with them. I cant wait to get more done over Spring Break. But here is my Picture from today....

Jaemen always plays behind my chair (when he is being good) when I am doing Homework so cute and the pictures actually are kinda cool from the geometry of the wall...

Hope everyone had a great V-Day!!!

Karidan

MY 100th Post!!!

Ok... so the first project that I tried did not go very well BUT BUT BUT I am going to try a new one called Project 365!!! This consist taking a picture everyday (yes Everyday)... And then scraping them each week... I am going to digitally scrap these cause it will be easy and then I plan on printing them off at Shutterfly (little expensive $54), Snapfish, or another solution that I can find that is a little cheaper!! I might just print them off monthly to spread the cost over the year! I will have to see!!! I figure this is a great time to start this things are settling down here with Jaemen not be an infant and all. Actually not sure why I just said that!! He is walking and all over the place. haha but he is learning soo much these days. Anyways.... I will be posting here a lot if I can keep up with this. I am looking into a site to hold all the pictures and to feature them here on the blog.. it might be flickr or something like that I havent quite found what I am looking for yet. Oh and it isnt always going to be of jaemen yes it might be of random things in our lives to document it. (so that means yes dad maybe of FOOD) And like todays I am documenting Sherrow and I's very quite New years eve. We spent it together, Jaemen was knocked out by 10 and we played cards and Dominoes.

So wish me luck with this journey and yes some might be thinking that I am crazy but hey I am going to try...

Oh and I had the twins on New years Eve day and have some pictures to show.. My little boy is just the sweetest thing SOMETIMES... when he isnt yanking out the twins pacifers and he doesnt do it nicely... he does love giving kisses though..

Ok we wont let them do it for to much longer I know they are boys but it is soo cute right now!! and when they are at each others throats later I will show them these!!!

Ok Lets see how I do.... Oh and if the going gets tough I will be happy with 5 out of 7!!! But that can only happen when back in school which starts on Monday yuck!! LAST hard Semester YES!!! Since I did past all classes and GOT ALL B'S!! yeah!!

Karidan

Business Cards need your opinion

Whatcha think?? I had a quick minute to throw something together.. I need to get this done cause everyone is always asking me for my number or email.. so if you think there should be somcething more or if this is perfect let me know!!!

Busier then ever!!!

I know I said I would try and update the blog more but I am seriously in the hardest semester ever I think!! Last night I was in my Physical Chemistry class for 7 and a half hours SERIOUSLY!!! I went in at 11 to the lecture and came out of the lab at 6:30 I was blown away!! Anyways... So my life is going to be in the lab this semester!! Then I have two photo shoots this week also!!

Sherrow is leaving again next friday for Okaloma we found out about 3 days ago but it was official today!! He will be gone again for 2 weeks not sure how this one is giong to go with so much of my life consumed with homework!! Feel free to come pick up Jaemen when ever you would like him in those two weeks!! haha...

Well on to the little bug.. He is starting to clap his hands it is so cute he screams at his hands cause they dont make the noise my does and then gets surprised when they do make noise. SO FUNNY!! Other then that he loves the fridge, dogs water bowl and his new ball toy!!! Not much with him going on other then the fact that he is 9 months old!!!

I did however for my birthday get my Pictures up FINALLY!! YEAHH!!! Sorry aunt joyce it took so long!! But here they are ... I LOVE THEM!!! Thank you again Aunt Joyce!!!

Then I also recieved my new dining room table I love it too!! we can eat in peace without worrying about little bug spilling our drinks and hitting our plates. I can do homework with out all the pages getting tore!! So very good investment!!!

Toodler Shoot...plus some

We went out to Sunset Hills to talk some pictures that are long over due. Trust me we chased this little one around for 2 hours and I was sore the next day!! I need to work out shhh....

Then mom stopped and took sometime to pose for me also..

I know, I Know...

I have been neglecting this blog but not to much is going on around here it is pretty much the same thing everyday. Work, sleep, play with baby... work, sleep, spend time with baby... I have though chopped all of my hair off as you can see in the picture of me and Jaemen messing around with the camera!! I love to see what kind of face Jaemen gives the camera when it goes off!! Next big news is Jaemen has finally cut his next tooth!! It has been what like 4 months since he got his first two teeth... This time it is only one top tooth! I am soo happy for him though they are so so swollen up there but of course we have had a little bit more fussier baby along with him waking up day and determined to crawl. He doesnt quite have it yet but the boy just wants to dive head first to the floor and then screams casue he has hit his head!! Oh and if he doesnt do that he screams after like 2 mintues because he doesnt either get what he dove for or he just cant stand his belly!! ( not to interupt my whole blog but Miss USA just fell on stage going for miss Universe dont think that is going to happen now) Anyways... I am pretty sure that is all that has happened this week! Have finally picked what pictures are going to go in the picture frames my most wonderful aunt Joyce got me!! For right now they will go on the two walls surrounding the TV which is the main focal point of the room it is what you see when you walk in... I love it!!
I am finally going to have my photography up on my own walls!! Well at least two of them right now I need one more just have two many pictures to pick from but I am pretty sure I know which one...


Those are the two for sure and this one might be the third one.... I think this is him soo much right now... I want to do all of his newborn pics but just dont have ones that are working out !!! it is either that or one of his feet!! Help... I just want them to be cohesive not just random pictures... so what do you think???



I still do owe you guys a sneak peak at some of the sessions I had two weeks ago.. So here you go!! I will first start with my nephews...

Then here is the shoot of my cousins baby's baptism pics and pictures of my goddaughter his sister!!

Well I think that is about all for right now!! I swear that I will post more and I will post the frames up on the walls (so you can see aunt joyce)!!!

Karidan

ALL MOVED IN!!!

Yes we are all moved in!! FINALLY!!! Now we are just getting boxes unpacked and things settled into. Today we got all of our clothes put away in our walk in closet!! I love it!! All organized and a place for everything. So on the big check list we have checked off....

BathRoom....

Jaemen's Room ( even though I cant hang up his clothes yet) ... Yeah dont mind the boxes and mess every where still I am getting to it..

This is our 200 dollar frig.. WE LOVE IT!! What a great steal huh??

So there is a little sneak peak into the new house!! We are loving it just getting used to the whole thing still though... As for the fourth of July. Not to much went on in this house. Daddy had a split shift so that kinda ruined a lot of our plans. Jaemen and I stayed in the house and hung out most of the day! Then at night I and the grandparents just took him outside and watched some of the neighborhood fireworks. He loved them, just a complete stare!! So next year we will definitely take him to the fireworks!!

Well tomorrow I will have some pictures from my recent photo shoots!! But I am incredibly tired for tonight!! So until next time!!

HAPPY 4th OF JULY!!!