Little David

May 27th, 2010

Here are the promised pictures of David Josiah! My sister-in-law was discharged from the hospital and able to come home today, so we all got to meet little David. Isn’t he precious?

We’ve been trying to keep him awake during the day as much as possible. Here he had his eyes wide open for a long time!

Such a cutey! Children are a blessing from the Lord.

Aunty Kasie gets to hold David her new nephew

Uncle Nate’s turn

Big brother Chris gets a turn too!

Did you know that David is Mom’s 21st grandchild? I love our big family!

-Kasie

The Geeky Glasses Post

May 19th, 2010

Don’t the glasses make Jeremy look like Clark Kent? :-)

They’re not prescription glasses, sunglasses, reading glasses, or really, anything one would normally wear a pair of glasses for, other than minimizing glare from the sun. They are pretty much, all for head turning, eyebrow raising, smile-to-your-face querky style!

Of course, we all had to try them on…

Walter actually doesn’t look too bad in them! I can just imagine him, sitting in front of a computer, typing up programs, or doing whatever it is nerds do.

I tried them on as well…

…ugh! it just didn’t fit well. My face is too small.

Evan’s turn!

I actually think Leah looks cute in them! Not quite her style, but cute nonetheless.

And for Nate? It just doesn’t work, dude, plain and simple. I’m sorry man! I know how much you wanted your own pair.

Angie couldn’t wait to take them off either!

In the end we gave them back to the one who looks the best in them (not to mention the owner!). But it was fun trying out our new look!

-Kasie

A Birthday Post in Pictures

May 9th, 2010

Or rather, birthdays!

Both Evan and Nate’s birthdays were in the early part of April…and we just had their party last week. :-) A little late, but definitely worth the wait! We took the whole day off and carpooled to a beautiful State Park, spending our time doing outdoors activities and having a blast.

Not shown in the pictures was our adventures at the playground there! Yes, we’re all older than 13 and still, we have fun with playgrounds. The swings and old fashioned merry-go-round were the best! Gotta love those. :-)

Happy [really, really belated] birthday boys!

-Kasie

A Simple Equation

May 3rd, 2010

Pretty pink blossoms on a tree,

+ photogenic nieces

(not to mention perfect overcast lighting)

+ crazy Aunt Kasie behind the camera

= photo time!

I experimented with a bit of portrait shooting with my brother’s camera

Don’t you just love taking pictures of willing models? :-D

And then I thought it was my turn…

Everyone knows by now it’s tradition to get a couple of self portraits for the day!

Signing off,

~Kasie

Weekend Snapshots

May 1st, 2010

(from last weekend. Oops! I’m so behind)

Somebody turned the big “1″…

Somebody turned 13 – two special numbers this year!

We saw Emily play the part of Jane Bennett in a Pride and Prejudice musical, and visited with her family afterwards (Angie got into the spirit of things and dressed up for the performance).

We visited with a dear family we hadn’t seen in a long time…

…and got a little silly…

I think Josh took a cue from our examples;

:-D Have a happy weekend!

-Kasie

Senior Pictures

April 26th, 2010

It was hard to narrow the many choices down to just a few, but with the help of some friends (thanks guys!), we were able to select our favorite 3.

#1: the head shot

#2: purple and green (I love those colors!)

#3: what you feel like when you’re graduating. :-)

Many thanks to my great photographer!

~Kasie

P.S. My graduation is on the evening of May 14th – hope to see you there!

“Album Cover” Shots

April 17th, 2010

#1:

#2

#3.

So, anybody interested in buying their CD’s? I think I heard that release date is somewhere around Autumn for these guys. :-D

-Kasie

Spring Vacation #2: St. Louis

April 3rd, 2010

After visiting with Annie and Chloe we spent a quick night at our hotel in Franklin (I say “quick”, because I went to bed around 2 and woke up at 6 or 7!), and headed out the next morning for Missouri, where we’d be spending the majority of our vacation. Our first stop was at the Nisbetts’, a family we know from the Jamestown 400 Treasure Hunt and have been wanting to visit for a long time. We were finally able to see each other last week when we spent a few days with them in fellowship and fun, and even saw their Pride and Prejudice play!

But more on that later.

For now, enjoy the pictures we took of our day spent touring the city of St. Louis! We all wanted to go into the famous arch, but alas! we were too late, and they were already sold out. Ah well. Maybe next time.

At any rate, we had a fantastic time walking about the city, seeing the Mississippi River and other sights and sounds of St. Louis. Check out the pictures!

Next up, Pride and Prejudice pictures!

-Kasie

Backstage and Other Ballet Pictures

January 27th, 2010

Again, good times!

-Kasie

Exodus: The Story of Moses

January 25th, 2010

What a fantastic weekend we have had! All four performances of the Exodus ballet went very well, no major hiccups or mishaps – only fond and funny memories. It was such a blessing to be apart of this production working backstage – Nate, Angie and I all had a grand time, as I’m sure Walter did dancing on stage!

I tried taking pictures from my usual standby near the curtain, but it’s such a horrible angle for photography with lights in the way and such. However, a friend of ours took lots of pictures from the audience, so I “borrowed” quite a few of those. :-) View as many or as few you like, and be sure to look for Walter!

Good times indeed! I hope to be involved next year too!

-Kasie