I've found Sarah's next birthday or Christmas present.
I've been trying to teach the kids Sarah's annoying chicken phrase. I guess I must miss it that much! It hasn't been working.
So instead, I think she just needs one of these.
September 27, 2006
September 18, 2006
We're not on Anglo time
Straight from the Father's mouth. Really. I took pictures at my first Hispanic wedding earlier this month. Cas came with me and we had a BALL! It was way more fun with her with me than if I would have gone alone. It's so nice to have another photo freak to hang out with. And of course you are always welcome to ride along again!
Back to my story. We show up on time and NO ONE is at the church. Thinking I have the wrong place we check both churches. No one. Not a soul to be found anywhere. We finally find the Father and he is still in the rectory. His response was to tell us that "Well, it's a Hispanic wedding and we're not on Anglo time anymore." Really, not making this up. So we wait and I take church shots, really gorgeous ones. Finally at almost noon parts of the wedding party show up. However it was about 12:15 before the bride arrived for a 12:00 wedding. The groom shows up at almost 12:45. Crazy. Any other wedding the bride would be freaking out and throwing a huge fit. Not her, just waiting. Lots of waiting.
Finally they arrive and the ceremony starts. It was such a strage contrast, a traditional spanish mass in such a modern style church. Very cool though. The best part was having Cas hang out with me though. She got to experience how much fun it is to find out that you may have been in the wrong place and what to do when you don't have a wedding party to photograph.
I wish we wouldn't have had to get home, we could have shot all day.
Back to my story. We show up on time and NO ONE is at the church. Thinking I have the wrong place we check both churches. No one. Not a soul to be found anywhere. We finally find the Father and he is still in the rectory. His response was to tell us that "Well, it's a Hispanic wedding and we're not on Anglo time anymore." Really, not making this up. So we wait and I take church shots, really gorgeous ones. Finally at almost noon parts of the wedding party show up. However it was about 12:15 before the bride arrived for a 12:00 wedding. The groom shows up at almost 12:45. Crazy. Any other wedding the bride would be freaking out and throwing a huge fit. Not her, just waiting. Lots of waiting.
Finally they arrive and the ceremony starts. It was such a strage contrast, a traditional spanish mass in such a modern style church. Very cool though. The best part was having Cas hang out with me though. She got to experience how much fun it is to find out that you may have been in the wrong place and what to do when you don't have a wedding party to photograph.
I wish we wouldn't have had to get home, we could have shot all day.
September 17, 2006
Sunflower princess
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Arina was a Sunflower Princess for the local Miss Cheney Lake Pageant. It's the prelim before Miss Kansas. Now before you think I've totally lost my mind and become another pageant mom, calm down.
The Sunflower Princess is open to any girl from kindergarten to fifth grade. I paid 10 bucks for her to get her crown, walk and spin onstage during the pageant, and get to meet Miss Kansas, Miss Cheney Lake, and MIss Teen Kansas. It was a fundraiser for Miss Cheney Lake. Worked too. Most of the audience was parents and grandparents there to watch their daughters twirl across stage. They probably make about a grand in ticket sales from people watching their daughters.
The down side was that the title of Sunflower Princess came with a free diva attitude. I would have rather had an ipod.
September 06, 2006
Licking paperclips
Like liking the paperclip is the grossest thing ever. Come on, I'm Decker's mom. He's done grosser stuff on a good day.
I love how kid's minds work. I was trying to get the busted paperclip from one of my young charges during class. The lovely child refused and kept it in his mouth as if to frighten me with his paperclip fangs. I insisted and held out my hand for the paper clip. After a 30 second struggle of wills, he looked me in the eye and licked both pieces before placing them in my palm. Gross. Not as if this is the most disgusting thing I've dealt with. I wash. I win.
I love how kid's minds work. I was trying to get the busted paperclip from one of my young charges during class. The lovely child refused and kept it in his mouth as if to frighten me with his paperclip fangs. I insisted and held out my hand for the paper clip. After a 30 second struggle of wills, he looked me in the eye and licked both pieces before placing them in my palm. Gross. Not as if this is the most disgusting thing I've dealt with. I wash. I win.