Can anyone Relate???

My computer hates me. It seems like I need to reformat my drive every 6 to 9 months. Is it because I do so much video editing? Is it because I have too many photos on my drive? Nope. It hates me. It hates my guts. I think it has a personal vendetta against me. I wonder if its trying to tell me to get a Mac... Hmmm.... Does anyone else have this problem? Seriously, I can't be the only one with Windows problems. Anyone else? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

Thomas the Train Trip

Traci had a great idea last week for us to go and see Thomas the Train. Zac and Jacob had a blast and loved every minute of it. Cameron, on the other hand, was sick and didn't have very much of an opinion(poor kid!). I think he did say he enjoyed the train ride though. We all had a lot of fun, and even went out to eat after in Heber. Our friend Aimee also came, and brought her son's and nephew.

Raffle Prize

Cameron won 4 tickets to a movie of his choice at his school raffle! Way to go Cameron!

Shih Tzu Puppies- Let sleeping dogs lie...

Our New Arrivals!

Here is a quick picture of one of our puppies- Bailey did so well!

New Family Photos

Thank you Caroline- you took wonderful photos- and to think, you even made me look presentable! As you can tell, I HATE taking photos... Its so much more fun to be on the other end! Thanks again- they are great.

More of Jacob's Birthday

Here are a few more pictures that were taken on Monday

Happy 1st Birthday Jacob!

Jacob turns 1 on the 21st, happy birthday little buddy! Oh, I forgot to mention- this shot was not set up. The boy loves to sit in that little box and inside the dogs bed! His relationship with Bailey is a love hate relationship. He loves to take over her bed, and she hates it. More pictures to follow.

YOU SUCK AT PHOTOSHOP

Traci told me to not post this video, but its totally funny. Warning, it does have some vulgar language, so if your the faint at heart, don't listen to it. Anyway, I wanted to put in in with my last post, but hesitated. Well, now its here- and if you want a good laugh, its worth the watch.

Link:
You Suck at Photoshop

My Favorite Photography Tip Sites

I just love seeing our friends blogs and the photos they take, it really does inspire me. I also love getting tips on how to make my photos look as good as theirs and how I can improve what I do. I just previewed Adobe Photoshop Express, which is totally free! I must say, it looks stunning. It doesn't offer the full featured options that Photoshop CS3 does, but if you cant afford the lavish price of CS3, its wonderful. I recommend everyone who edits photos to check it out... or at least click on that link above, and take it for a test drive (bottom right corner of the site). Here are few of the sites that I frequent often.

Photojojo: I subscribed a few weeks back, and haven't been too disappointed. It has some great ideas on simple fixes and tips on how to take your photos.
PSHero: If your a Photoshop junkie like me, this site is amazing. I have picked up some great ideas from this site, and I just learned a new one today! It mostly is based off of layers, so if you don't use Photoshop or a program that does use layers, it might not help you out that much.
LifeHacker: O.K.- so this isn't a photography site so to say, but every now and then, they make an amazing post on how to improve your photography or a "how to" tutorial that makes my life easier. Granted, it usually links these posts from their original sites like Photojojo or others like it, but that is how I came across the ones I love already. Here is one of the posts I am talking about: Master Time-Lapse Potography.