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Washington Barn Wedding at Lucy's Garden
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This is my most favorite place in a world, so far, to spend time with a family. This beach has everything my family need to relax and be entertained for the whole day. This beach has a great shade under the trees. Waves are big enough for boogie boarding, but not too big for my toddlers to swim on their own. View on a way to the beach is terrific.
There is a great hike on a left side of the beach. With trees to climb and caves to explore. At the beginning of the hike you will find a small rocky beach where you can find shells and other sea treasures.
Sometimes hard winds take the sand away from the beach but its only for the short time
Remember there is only thirty parking lots so if you want to take a spot be an early bird.
Mauna kea underwater world
]]>Lately I have been working on a personal project and just want to share some of the photos and detail of the actual process. If you have seen a photographer with two ladders climbing blooming trees and bushes in Vancouver aria, that me! I had an idea of photographing color patterns in nature, plants in particular. My daughter Ariel loved that idea so two of us are driving around Vancouver hunting colors and patterns. The end result of it supposes to be a body size frame on our wall with colorful images from black to white. We committed ourselves to do it from spring to next snow day in winter. It was a fun time so far, Ariel is very patient and doing amazing job. We are looking for a color blue now so if you happen to know where we can find it please tell us! Enjoy some colors on this rainy afternoon.
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Here are some fun photos that maybe don’t look like your dream family vacation :)
On our first visit to Big island we didn’t know if we will like it or not and didn’t want to spend much on it. We found a very nice tickets price but could not find a place to stay. We ended up renting a three bedroom condo was kind of last minute deal very affordable. It was big enough for us, and only few minutes from magic sand beach. This condo was in a neighbor hood where local people live their everyday life. So it was a little rustic to me, but we mostly only needed it to stay the night pack in a morning and leave to new adventures.
Rainy day will challenge you to entertain your kids. Library it is.
Nap time will hit your kids after swimming unexpectedly.
Yes we do dishes ourselves
Our first stop – Costco!!
We love to explore new territories but getting to the car and back can be tricky.
Kids are always hungry
Be creative if you got stuck in airport.
No TV on vacation, watch nature.
Than we come home and miss our great time and we do it again!!
This beach also called white sand, if there in any sand of course J it’s a great place to enjoy the waves. If you are coming to swim with kids under 10 do put life jacket on them until they will feel comfortable with the waves. Even on calm days some waves are strong and dangerous. Our family has seen more rocks than sand on this beach but we come only once a year. Here are some photos starting May 2014, the only time we enjoyed swimming there. We newer found sand since then L but it’s just our luck, I hope during your visit you can see beautiful blue water, waives and turtles. BTW my husband thinks it’s the best place to snorkel. As a mom I personally always feel stressed there even when my kids in life jackets. I love to come here to see sunset but water is for locals.
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Begging of June 2014
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One of the best educational places on Big Island for kids is Paradise Meadows Orchard. We found it on our way to South Point and were very happy about it.
There is everything your kids might need chocolate, picnic tables, animals, very interesting and detailed tour around the farm, fish pond and more! Owners are very friendly. We have been told about huge moth that makes bananas (my life will never be the same). We learned how fish tank makes garden water all good without any chemicals. Megan, let my daughter, who also is into art, sees her studio and observe some paintings she is working on.
My kids loved watching parrots eating and taking. Some of the parrots are shy, some not. If you have some extra fingers that you need to get rid of, stick them to that rainbow parrot cage.
The story of the farm is incredible itself. You can read their story on a web site http://www.paradisemeadows.com/about
It was a great trip I hope our family will come back soon.
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. On your left side of the beach (facing ocean) is a little hiking trail that your kids might enjoy.
On some websites you can see photos of sandy aria and donkey. We went there spring 2016 and haven’t seen the sand. A local lady that volunteers at the park said that donkey has died in 2014. So we played our toys, walked around to find rare flowers and jump from rocks. Tell your boys a story about brave Captain Cook you can see his monument on the other side of the beach.
Water is a little blurry for snorkeling because warm water mixing with cold water. But you can still get decent underwater photos.
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If you want to try real Kona coffee I would visit a “Kona coffee and tea company”. It’s a short walking distance from Ali’I drive in Kona downtown. I felt so cozy inside with all the wooden tables and furniture. Coffee taste absolutely great! It a little more expensive than other coffee places because its 100% Kona coffee. We left our car by the coffee place and took a walk to the water front to enjoy the sunset.
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Depends on a time of the year you can find a little lagoon for your younger kids that protected from big waive by rocks. Toddlers must be supervised 100% of the time here. Sometimes water covers the entire sandy aria unexpectedly, taking back towels toys and your favorite sunglasses.
Mornings are quieter I would say, but there is plenty of parking so we usually go there when we know that Mauna kea and Kukio beaches parking lots are full. There is no shade so bring your umbrella. It’s also good beach for snorkeling you can find some fun underwater creatures.
Today I will show you photos from the beach that is one of the best for mixed age kids. It is Kukio Beach also known as Four Seasons Beach. Our children age is from 10 – 4 so we have to be creative to meet all their preferences.
It's sandy baby friendly part, no big waves.
Very safe for toddlers
It’s the best place to see Turtles and learn snorkeling
Second part of the beach, great for snorkeling.
To find hermit crabs and turtles keep going to your right (facing ocean) pass grassy aria, hike through rocks and enjoy. It’s the second part of the beach great place for kids to explore.
Beach also beautiful for sunset and a great place for family photos.
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Our neighborhood is a great place to try all kind of snow activities. We even tried dog sledding, which was very special.
We lost some trees on our street. My personal heart breaking loss is my curly willow tree that I planted as a tiny branch. In a few years it became a beautiful strong tree. Last night it didn’t bear the heaviness of snow. It seemed so strong… It didn’t gave away a branch, but fell all together leaving roots behind. I have about two hundred portraits left for me and a little branch that I will save inside till spring.
While I regret my loss God giving us beautiful sky to rejoice. City lights adding more drama to our streets and makes them look so adventures.
Current weather condition - happiness
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first time, she came out of the car very shy and quiet. No makeup. Simple outfits. Just her big eyes. Every
time she faced the river God sent some wind to play with her hair, it supposed to rain that evening, but
clouds moved away and sun shined. My heart trembled that I had a privilege to work with such a
beauty. We had no fancy props, she said: “all I need is one photo”. She thanks me million times; she
said: “you made me feel so beautiful”. Can I say I was completely shocked and amazed? I think there is
nothing more gorgeous than a young girl, with no modern or trendy additions. Lowly and modest just as
God meant women to be. Please stay as you are, don’t let this world to steal your treasures. You do
have many in your heart. I saw it in every photo. Your heart loveliness is shine. Thank you million times,
thank you. Thank you Lord only You could create this tender, delicate princes.
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Reception Lucy's Garden
I'm very happy to share some photos of these beautiful ladies, and most of all Julie's photos. This post is about her daughter Emily, but in all of these photos I see her beautiful heart. Julie is very talented and always pushes herself to the limits when it comes to help her friends. I never had a chance to share with her how much I adore her feminine and tender look. She is reminds me of lady from the old book, always with flowers, always smiling and happy, always wearing a dress and newer hurry. I hope one day I will be a little more like you Julie. Happy birthday to Evelyn.
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Thank you.
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I will be taking 3 mornings in November to teach photography basics. This class is for Moms who wants to improve their photography skills and learn more about their cameras. We will be talking about manual mode, using right lenses, understanding light, and more.
We will learn how to make a beautiful portrait of your child; we will edit and print together. You will be inspired to work on a personal project and creating memories for your family.
I will be introducing camera equipment that allows you to take better photos inside your house. We will test local photo labs and talk about differences between them. Also we will look at the simple software that will make photography easier and more fun.
I want to give every mom an ability to enjoy photography in their homes and serve family and friends with beautiful images.
We will work on a project together and share our images in a private Facebook group. Please be ready to do some home work and share it with other ladies.
If you willing to participate this class please email [email protected] to receive your registration form. Or click on a link and fill out the form and email it back to me.
Please find a nanny for your kids for the time of the class. Morning tea and snacks are provided
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Inna is on her last trimester, and couldn’t look more beautiful. For her photos we went to our most favorite beach - Indian Point Loop. Inna and Vadim have few family memories attached to the beach. Inna is from California and their proposal happened on a coast. We thought that this place will be just perfect for maternity photos. Thankfully it didn’t rain and we had an awesome time together capturing gorgeous moments of new journey.
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So I was so happy when I meet Lauren from “Freckled Flowers”.
She has passion of decorating parties and she loves vintage furniture and decorations. Lauren decorated one of the ladies parties where I happened to be. When I entered that place that she made so beautiful, I thought that I’m in heaven. Imagine all around the room baskets, scales, and backdrops all in one place. I asked her what she thinks of renting some of her decorations for photo shoots, and she didn’t mind. Now almost before every photo shoot I’m stopping by her place, pick up one or two things I need and bring them back after I’m done taking pictures. I don’t need to storage anything; I don’t run around shopping, I can focus on my photos and think of new ideas.
So if you need a prop for one photo shoot only or you like to create unique theme for every costumer, here is my tip to you - find local party decorating business; or give an idea of a new renting business to your friend who likes to shop for vintage\retro home decor. You never know may be your Aladdin's Cave not so far away.
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#2: http://www.pinkblushmaternity.com/ Very cute style, I love their outfits ideas.
And of course http://www.apeainthepod.com/ I think it’s better to purchase their clothing in the beginning of pregnancy because of the price. Their designer’s jeans are so comfortable and look very modern and stylish.
I hope this will help you in your search for perfect maternity outfit for photo session.
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