6 posts tagged “family”
My cousin Hayley is all sorts of cute, and this picture makes me smile every time I look at it. This photo was taken Christmas morning. She was unbelievably wired and all-too-anxious to open presents.
Sunday night was my dad's 60th birthday party at JoPa in Portland. His birthday is actually on April 23, but we had the party on April 15, so we could surprise him. And there were also scheduling conflicts, but that's beside the point. This was the first time *ever* that we were able to surprise him for an event. He was genuinely taken aback and very happy that we all got together to celebrate this big milestone birthday.
Although I was snapping pictures of everyone all night, the nicest pictures were those of my dad and my little cousins. I did get a bunch of everyone else, but they didn't turn out very well (blurry, misfocused, poorly composed, etc.). I think I was too busy chasing my cousins around or being chased by them. I'm just happy the shots with my dad turned out ok.
Pictured above is myself, my stepmom Shirley, my dad Danny Sr. (yes, I'm a junior), and my sister Debbie. This is one of those rare occasions where we actually got a photo of all four of us together at an event. And, yes, I was brave enough to hand my camera over to someone else to use (he happens to also have a D70, so I was ok with it).
You can see the complete set of photos in my Flickr photostream.
Although I was snapping pictures of everyone all night, the nicest pictures were those of my dad and my little cousins. I did get a bunch of everyone else, but they didn't turn out very well (blurry, misfocused, poorly composed, etc.). I think I was too busy chasing my cousins around or being chased by them. I'm just happy the shots with my dad turned out ok.
Pictured above is myself, my stepmom Shirley, my dad Danny Sr. (yes, I'm a junior), and my sister Debbie. This is one of those rare occasions where we actually got a photo of all four of us together at an event. And, yes, I was brave enough to hand my camera over to someone else to use (he happens to also have a D70, so I was ok with it).
You can see the complete set of photos in my Flickr photostream.
Show us the one thing that unfailingly makes you smile, no matter what.
Submitted by Sourire.
My little cousin Jonina is a doll. Very to fun to hang out with and she's never afraid to ham it up for the camera. :)
All of my holiday photos are now up on my Flickr photostream. Loads of Christmas Eve madness with my dad and stepmom's side of the family and tons of Christmas night fun with my mom's side. A few more pics might slip in over the next few weeks, but, for now, this is it. Gotta move on to other stuff. :)
Woo! What a fun and crazy holiday season it's been so far! First there was the week without power. Then I had some Hanukkah fun with Benn and Brittney. I crammed all of my Christmas shopping and gift-making into one day (I printed and framed several photos for family members). Then I drove down to Portland on Christmas Eve to hang out with my family for a couple of days.
Christmas Eve dinner and present madness with my dad and stepmom's side of the family was at my Uncle James and Aunt Kana's home in Tigard. I had Christmas lunch with my dad and stepmom at Wong's King in Portland. Christmas dinner and more present madness with my mom's side of the family was at my mom's place in Gresham. And I finished things off the day after Christmas with lunch with my mom and grandma at Om Seafood Restaurant in Portland. Then I sat in traffic for 4-1/2 hours coming back to Bellevue. Basically, it was a typical Christmas for me. ;)
All of the gifts I gave were well-received. Everyone seemed to love the prints I made, and I got requests for more from those who didn't receive them (I only had time to print stuff for my parents and my sister and her boyfriend). I also got my sister a nifty red scarf and a red 8 GB iPod Nano. She liked both.
I made out pretty well this year as well. I got 2 sets of towels (I totally needed them), Digital Portrait Photography and Lighting (my sister is always good about checking my Amazon wish lists), a long sleeve polo shirt and a wool sweater from Banana Republic, a Best Buy gift card, and the always-appreciated cash money from my parents and grandma. I also came away with lots of fun family photos which are presently being processed and uploaded to my Flickr photostream. Christmas Eve pics are up; Christmas Day pics are forthcoming.
All in all, I had a great Christmas this year. Tons of food was consumed. Lots of money was spent on gifts. And great cheer was had by all. Now I'm going to spend the next couple of days recovering and doing absolutely nothing. I'm on vacation until after the New Year, and I intend on using all of it to relax.
Christmas Eve dinner and present madness with my dad and stepmom's side of the family was at my Uncle James and Aunt Kana's home in Tigard. I had Christmas lunch with my dad and stepmom at Wong's King in Portland. Christmas dinner and more present madness with my mom's side of the family was at my mom's place in Gresham. And I finished things off the day after Christmas with lunch with my mom and grandma at Om Seafood Restaurant in Portland. Then I sat in traffic for 4-1/2 hours coming back to Bellevue. Basically, it was a typical Christmas for me. ;)
All of the gifts I gave were well-received. Everyone seemed to love the prints I made, and I got requests for more from those who didn't receive them (I only had time to print stuff for my parents and my sister and her boyfriend). I also got my sister a nifty red scarf and a red 8 GB iPod Nano. She liked both.
I made out pretty well this year as well. I got 2 sets of towels (I totally needed them), Digital Portrait Photography and Lighting (my sister is always good about checking my Amazon wish lists), a long sleeve polo shirt and a wool sweater from Banana Republic, a Best Buy gift card, and the always-appreciated cash money from my parents and grandma. I also came away with lots of fun family photos which are presently being processed and uploaded to my Flickr photostream. Christmas Eve pics are up; Christmas Day pics are forthcoming.
All in all, I had a great Christmas this year. Tons of food was consumed. Lots of money was spent on gifts. And great cheer was had by all. Now I'm going to spend the next couple of days recovering and doing absolutely nothing. I'm on vacation until after the New Year, and I intend on using all of it to relax.
Show us something you hold dear.
Submitted by Cindercone.
My little cousin Jonina is a doll. She's always super friendly and happy to see me whenever I visit Portland. She's extremely photogenic and far from camera-shy. And she gives me hand-made gifts for my birthday. She rocks.
