CNP Blog http://cristynielsen.com/blog Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:08:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 2193035http://www.feedburner.com A belated Happy Holidays from us to you!! http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/30/a-belated-happy-holidays-from-us-to-you/ http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/30/a-belated-happy-holidays-from-us-to-you/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:08:24 +0000 CNP http://cristynielsen.com/blog/?p=313 I wanted to keep these photos fairly under wraps until all the holiday cards had gone out.  Hopefully everyone has gotten them by now, so I am safe posting them!  Every year I try to outdo the year before with our holiday cards, and this year I think took the cake!  I found these VERY bright colored sweaters for the girls and knew they’d be perfect for my “vision” of our holiday card.  I wanted super colorful with colored blocks.  I was going to hire someone to do it, but decided I’d just knock them out myself.  I thought they turned out great and so far everyone has loved them.  Here’s the digital file of the cards and then the images that were included in the card.  A belated Happy Holidays to everyone!  Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!  I’ll post some of our family holiday photos soon too!  But for now, enjoy!  ]]> http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/30/a-belated-happy-holidays-from-us-to-you/feed/ Our friend Tamu… http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/our-friend-tamu/ http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/our-friend-tamu/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:54:34 +0000 CNP http://cristynielsen.com/blog/?p=312 We often get asked by our clients who watches our kids while we are out shooting and doing weddings on the weekends.  Well… here she is.  This is our good friend Tamu, whom we affectionately call “Mu”.  We have all been friends for about 12 years.  If anyone knows US it’s her, she’s seen us at our best, and at our worst, and she’s been very involved in both of our girls lives.  She and I used to work together in California and have been very close friends ever since.  When we moved to Florida she decided she missed Shaylee way too much and moved out here about two years later.  She is like a sister to me, she’s as close as we have to family locally, and is like a surrogate aunt to our girls.  She is here literally almost every weekend helping us with the girls, even on the weekends we don’t have shoots so that I can get caught up and work!  She is one of the many in our “village” for our kids.  We love her so much and appreciate everything she does for us on a regular basis!

Last weekend she got all dressed up and went to her company Christmas party.  I asked her if anyone took a photo of her, and no of course, her answer was NO.  Sooo… since she happens to know a photographer…lol… she asked if I would take a few for her to give to her mom.  Of course I was totally thrilled at the idea of getting some photos of her since normally she’s a complete BUTT about being in front of my camera…lol.  So we took some of her with the girls, and a few of her alone.  One of these days I’ll get her to do a REAL session… one can hope anyway.  Here’s a few from our impromptu 15 minute shoot this past weekend.  Enjoy! 

]]> http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/our-friend-tamu/feed/ Some of our family stuff… http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/some-of-our-family-stuff/ http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/some-of-our-family-stuff/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:41:05 +0000 CNP http://cristynielsen.com/blog/?p=311 We’ve had a crazy couple of weeks in the Nielsen household. I have unofficially been on what I call a “mini-vacation”. I’ve taken a vacation from shooting and regular sessions to get caught up on the behind the scenes stuff and to spend some quality time with our kids. Both of their birthdays are in mid December so this time of year is always a little hectic for us. Camdyn just turned one on the 15th… it’s hard to believe she’s already a year old and walking around our house! Shaylee turned 7 on the 20th, and wow 7 years has just flown by! Our two girls are just smitten with each other and have the best sister love! Here’s some photos from Camdyn’s first birthday!

Here’s a little youtube video of Shaylee’s birthday party. Our good friend Margie came up from St Pete and has this rockin little point and shoot camera that these were all taken with, LOVE it! I am hopefully getting one of those soon! It’s so much nicer to have one of these for things like this than carry out huge ole honker cameras! We hope you enjoy the little show, Margie taught me how to put video and photos all in one little slideshow, pretty slick! Shaylee did a food drive in lieu of gifts this year, and it was a big hit! Definitely a good way of teaching your kids to give to others!  Please click HERE to view the slideshow from Shay’s party.

We also took a trip to Santas Christmas Tree Forest in Eustis. We’ve done this for 3 years in a row now and we always enjoy going! This year it was crowded, but we still had a great time! Camdyn had her first pony ride, and she was literally screeching with delight and loved every minute of it. These are the memories life is made of, and I always love capturing our outings even if the photos are just snapshots. Enjoy!

]]> http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/some-of-our-family-stuff/feed/ Newborn Baby Max! http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/newborn-baby-max/ http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/newborn-baby-max/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:31:31 +0000 CNP http://cristynielsen.com/blog/?p=310 Welcome Baby Max!  He was born on December 1st and is just adorable!  He’s welcomed by his mom Anna, dad Derek, and big brother Cruz!  He slept for me for the majority of his session so I was able to get those squishy newborn photos that everyone loves!  Here’s a few from his session.  Congrats to Anna, Derek, & Cruz!  Your little christmas miracle came early!  ]]> http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/newborn-baby-max/feed/ Anne & Andrew’s Engagement Session http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/anne-andrews-engagement-session/ http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/anne-andrews-engagement-session/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:25:23 +0000 CNP http://cristynielsen.com/blog/?p=309 We met up with Anne & Andrew in New Smyrna Beach for their engagement session.  We knew they’d be photogenic, but man we didn’t realize HOW photogenic they’d be!  They are so cute together and were so easy to work with.  We had a little craziness trying to get to the beach since the annual New Smyrna holiday parade was going on, but we are always up for an adventure!  We had to find our way to the end of the Jetty via the beach since the roads were closed!  We ended up having the most beautiful sunset, so the detour was well worth being able to be there for that!  We all went to dinner after at the Riverside Grill, if you’ve never been you have to go, their food is amazing!  Here’s some images from their session, they will be getting married this spring so stay tuned for more from them!  ]]> http://cristynielsen.com/blog/2008/12/23/anne-andrews-engagement-session/feed/