It's so weird to go from a loud, crazy house full of people, to a quiet, calm (lonely) little house with just the two of us.
And I've been feeling pretty couped up in this little house because of work, so Annie and I went shopping for a new pair of sandals (she only has one pair that fits and she pitches a fit every time I put them on her because she says they hurt).
She wanted to put them on as soon as we walked out of the store (and it was such a cute shot that I didn't mind at all).
But then she tried to run out into the street with her new shoes on and ended up in time out.
And then we went out to dinner (if you live in Grants Pass and haven't tried the Circle J down on 6th street, you've got to try it...and get the sweet potato fries).
And we tried to call Ross on our way home because Annie is missing him, but we couldn't get ahold of him. So she decided she wanted to talk to Dillon (Ross's best friend, whom all the girls in this house under the age of seven are in love with). We had just got home and I was still trying to convince her that Dillon was on vacation and I didn't have his number when the phone rang and made Annie's whole night because 'Her Dillon' called her (actually, he called to get Ross's number up in Seattle).
Josh is home tonight and we're picking up Courtney Lee for dinner and then I head out at 6am Thursday morning for the classes I'm teaching back east (Conn. & Mass.). When I get back, everyone except for Ross will be home and the house will (almost) be back to normal again.
Oh, and I took these shots (and yesterday's shot) with my 50mm lens.
Karen, I love the colors in these pictures!
Your Annie is just too cute :)
Posted by: Mary | June 24, 2008 at 07:44 AM
Hi there! I love your website - the photos & tips are awesome! You've made a lot of things clearer to me - I'm now looking into a 50mm 1.4 lens for my Nikon D70s. A while back you posted regarding RAW vs JPEG which was very illuminating for me. I have Photoshop 7.0 - can you recommend a good action/process for sharpening my RAW images? I'd love to have Adobe Camera RAW to edit them all at once but that's not an option right now. Thanks! And have a great teaching trip!
Posted by: Christy | June 24, 2008 at 07:53 AM
How cute that Annie wanted to talk to Dillon! And her new shoes are adorable.
Posted by: Deneen | June 24, 2008 at 08:01 AM
LOVE that green background. Great shots! :)
Posted by: Tonia | June 24, 2008 at 10:24 AM
I love the photo and that green background. Where did you get those adorable shoes?
Posted by: Libbi | June 24, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Where is that WONDERFUL GREEN DOOR ????
Posted by: | June 24, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Miss Karen,
I saw some of you family at the air show on Sat. Its weird to seem them cause I feel like I know they but I really don't. Did Cole and Annie like it?
Posted by: Mary | June 24, 2008 at 04:16 PM
Cute, cute, cute as usual ! Just love reading about your world Karen, and the pictures are always wonderful, thankyou! I am finding it hard to get the Flitter Stamp, i live in Melbourne Australia, and it is no where here. I have tried the stores you mentioned in a previous post but the shipping prices they charged for one stamp was ridiculous. Will the stamp be avaliable in more stores?
Posted by: julie (Australia) | June 24, 2008 at 04:20 PM
i can't believe i'm leaving for maine the day you come to CT!!! i miss the sign up date for camera and now the CT class. next year, it''s a class at our lake house in maine sister!!
Posted by: stacy t | June 24, 2008 at 05:20 PM
That green door is super!!! Of course, Annie is too cute for words!
Posted by: amy | June 24, 2008 at 06:30 PM
Annie's a girl after my own heart.....she loves shoes!!! What a precious little girly-girl !!! Those cheeks are so squeezable!!! ha. Try to enjoy your "time off" from the family. Temporary sanity. ha. p.s. Tell us about your photography class! Hope it's going well.
Posted by: kat-in-texas | June 24, 2008 at 07:08 PM
I'm officially asking you to bring Annie to PA on your next visit so I can take care of her while you're teaching. I will drive you to Starbucks, get you to your classes and then Annie and I can just have fun together. Deal? Okay. Perfect. She's just so sweet!
Posted by: Colleen | June 24, 2008 at 07:36 PM
that last shot makes me wanna kiss those little cheeks over and over and over.....so so sweet you two went out to dinner together..i love that.
Posted by: Tanya Webster | June 24, 2008 at 07:41 PM
Okay Karen.....what actions or post processing did you do on these adorable photos of Annie???
Posted by: Ann | June 24, 2008 at 08:30 PM
I just love the photo of Annie in time out. She must have been so excited.....but you gotta do, what you gotta do when you're a mom! Thanks for sharing.
Glo
Posted by: Gloria | June 24, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Miss Yannie is oh so adorable! I could eat her up :)
Posted by: Sasha Farina | June 25, 2008 at 01:36 AM
what a cool green door! and shots, of course!
i love sweet potato fries! ever dipped them in mallo creme sauce?? yumm-o!
Posted by: Krista Lund | June 25, 2008 at 07:10 AM
beautiful color!
fantastic job!
Posted by: Shan | June 27, 2008 at 02:37 PM
wait wait wait...GRANTS PASS?!?!
Posted by: wrecklessgirl | July 26, 2008 at 02:55 PM
circle j ROCKS AND their sweet potato fries. omg, one of my favorite restaurants. i happened upon your blog because you were a suggested blog in my google reader. how is it that you're in or from grants pass? random! :)
Posted by: wrecklessgirl | July 26, 2008 at 02:58 PM