Christmas Card

I think all of you have seen this (if we didn't send you one, sorry I thought we had everyone covered) but I just wanted to post it since I had a lot of fun making it.

Old man pants

This picture is from about a month and a half ago, but Anna and I couldn't stop laughing after we put these pajama pants on Evinn. She is so cute no matter what she is wearing.

Cradle, Cradle, Cradle I made you out of clay!!

Alright, the cradle isn't made out of clay. That was just a shout out to all my Hannukah lovin' friends. Thanks to mom and dad for the cradle board. We felt we needed to get some shots of Evinn in it before she got to big to fit.

These are not the my little pony droids you are looking for

OK quick poll. Is Evinn using the Force or casting a spell? I honestly don't care much for Star Wars but I thought a modified quote from it would make a good headline.

Baby and me

I was looking through all our photographs and saw this shot that Anna took of Evinn and me a while ago. I feel weird posting a picture of myself, but Anna loves this one.

I think Aunt Sylvia made the blanket she is using in the picture and we just want to say thanks. We put it to good use almost every day.

Grandma

My mom loves that Evinn is so close. She is actually able to get Evinn to laugh more than Anna and I can. Oh no she's laughing... next thing you know she'll be dating!!!

Evinn Snapshots

This is one of my favorite outfits on Evinn. I'll be so sad the day she grows out of it (if it hasn't happened already). Just an update on her age, she is just over 3 months , 2 weeks. Time is going by way too fast.

Parker Shparker!

Over the Thanksgiving weekend Anna and I got a few early Christmas presents for ourselves. One of mine was a reflective umbrella for photography. Right before they were supposed to go to bed one night, I convinced Parker and Logan to let me take some pictures of them (I haven't worked on Logan's pic yet, it will come soon hopefully). Of course it meant a little more time that they could stay awake so they agreed. This is one of my favorites.

Even though Lonna advises against it (see the "Dog Tired" Post) I will admit I did some photoshop work on this, but the lighting was all done in "real life".

I've been TAGGED!!!

When I first saw that I had been tagged by Aunt Sylvia, I immediately thought of it as a term for graffiti. The thought of my aunt Sylvia "tagging" a wall jumped into my head, but since I don't have a picture to convey that, I thought I'd show you the aftermath. It looks like a couple cans of spray paint (and a couple hours training on Wii boxing) is all it takes for Sylvia to "Rain down the PAIN".

So here are my seven facts.

1. Unlike Ryan (see his response on Leslie's blog) I can't get enough of the "get to know you" e-mails, as I'm sure most of you know. I think it is because it is so much easier to be myself when I don't have to worry about seeing the response people have to what I say. I can pretend that most of you laugh (or at least smile) at my idiotic ramblings and all is fine in (my) the world.

2. I now come in 2-ply.

3. I'm a big movie buff. I see way too many movies and Anna gets dragged along to a lot that she doesn't really care for. Although we are going quite a bit less now that Evinn is here. I think it's a fair trade.

4. I can't touch my toes. I've never been able to. I can touch my nose, but it doesn't seem like that big of an accomplishment.

5. I wear glasses, but only for work. I think I look silly in them so I make sure to take them off when people come to talk to me at my desk.

6. I had kidney stones a couple of years ago, so I always keep a half gallon jug of water at my desk that I have to finish each day. I never... NEVER want to feel that pain again. Getting up from my desk every 30 minutes for "breaks" is no picnic either, but at least it doesn't hurt.

7. I spent way to much time on the picture that accompanies this post (but from a design standpoint, not enough). But since I don't design much at my job anymore, it was a fun way to keep up on my skills... or lack there of.

Happy Baby

For about 2-3 weeks Evinn has been responding to us more and more. She smiles a lot when we talk to her now and we can actively see her studying us or anything else that catches her focus.


Anna caught her in a very happy mood the other day. Here are a couple of the shots she was able to get. I like the "got your nose" gesture she is making in the second pic.

Snapshots of Kevin

Kevin has always been fun for me to photograph. He is so willing to just make new faces and subtle changes in his poses, that I always end up with something good (those of you who saw it know that he was the subject of the only post on my last blog attempt).


I decided to group the photos together into a single file and present them as one. I'm trying to keep you from having to scroll too much. If you don't like it find another Brown Barlow Blog to look at.

Evinn's Blessing Dress

OK, OK, I know I've been slacking. I've been getting a bunch of pictures ready to put up so here is the first of (hopefully) several new posts this week.


Anna's Mother was nice enough to take the time to make Evinn's blessing dress and we have to say, it came out wonderful. We waited a week or so after the blessing to get some shots of the dress, because on the day of the blessing she was just big enough to fit into it.


Anna wanted me to mention that the material for Evinn's dress came from her (Anna's) wedding dress. She's been so excited to be able to reuse her dress and get a bit more use out of it. If I remember right we have enough material to do another one if needed.

Anna's Gots skills (the "s" on the "got" was on purpose)

Anna has noticed that every day at about the same time, the light comes through our living room window very nicely. So, she thought she'd pick up the camera (I usually don't let it go) and try her hand at taking pictures. I have to say I think she did a great job. She did something I haven't been able to do, get Evinn smiling. I love how dramatic the lighting is.

Evinn and her Mama, Take 2

Anna and I liked the pictures we took in the park so much we decided to go back out and try it again. these are our 2 favorites.

Oh and by they way, I have to thank everyone for the comments they left. It was fun to read them. There were several great suggestions for the caption contest, but I think I like Lonna's "bitter beer face". Although I don't support her views on infant drinking habits (just kidding, gosh).

Dog Tired

I think I'm gonna have a new favorite picture every week. Anna and I love how long her arm looks and her little tongue sticking out. I did a little photoshop work on this to bring out some detail and contrast while at the same time softening skin tones. I think it came out nice, almost like a painting.

Sleepy Girl

Finally found time to get a new set of pics up. Most of the time, all Evinn does is sleep, so here are a couple shots of her favorite pastime (even though on the second pic she decided to open her eyes).

THIS MILK IS SOUR!!!

Anna and I can't stop laughing at this picture. She wasn't crying or upset at all. She just finished feeding and scrunched up her face for no reason. So we've been having fun trying to come up with tag-lines for this picture. Since you can see the milk in her mouth Anna's favorite is "Eww this milk is sour" and I like "You mean I'm gonna look like him".

To hopefully stimulate some comments I'm issuing a challenge. Anyone who reads this, come up with your own tag-line for this image and post a comment about it. For those of you who aren't sure how to do this, just hit the "comments" link at the bottom of this post. I assure you it's quite harmless and I'm sure anyone with a blog will agree, comments are VERY, VERY welcome.

Now, Everyone with a blog, come on. We can do better. We all know that everyone checks all the blogs a lot (I do almost every day). but I rarely post comments. We wouldn't be checking the blogs as much as we do if we didn't care. So lets show we do. I'm sure you're like me, it's a lot easier to do a new post when you've gotten feedback on earlier posts.

Finally, if you don't have a blog "get with the now" and do one. it's so easy even Dianna can do it (I know she'll know I'm joking...I hope).

P.S. If I don't start commenting on your blog, chances are I don't know about it. Send me a link and I'll start.

Evinn and her mama

Anna has been kind enough to be my Guinea Pig for several "photo shoots" as I am trying to get a handle on this photography thing. She is especially kind since she still thinks that pictures can "capture her soul", but since I live with her she's not worried about me running off and selling it. (Don't worry she has gotten used to "dealing" with me on a daily basis. By "dealing" I mean "beating"....severely.)

So the other night we (I) decided it would be fun to go to a park and try and take some pictures. I think we were really starting to get close to some very good shots, but baby was having a hard time, so we ended up cutting our trip short. this is one of my favorites from that set of pics.

Chocolate (rain) mustache

Hello everyone. Finally got around to doing a blog again. here are a couple of pics of our little one. More one the way soon (these were the only ones I had at work)

Parker couldn't wait to hold little Evinn. When he was told that we had her you could hear the excitement in his voice. I have others where he is kissing her head but I thought this showed a bit more of his personalty.

Notice the chocolate (rain) mustache he has. Then check out the video below to see why I put (Rain) after chocolate. If you haven't heard it, be prepared to have it stuck in your head all day and if you have heard it, be prepared to have it stuck in your head all day...again!

P.S. You don't have to listen to all of it (i don't think it is humanly possible) a minute or two will suffice. Just hearing the word "chocolate" is going to make you sing this song for weeks to come.

Crazy arms

Evinn sticks out her arms a lot and we like to pretend she's already learned how to wave at us. Or maybe she is just trying to reach for the food. Yeah, that's not a pillow in the lower right corner (sorry Anna).

Evinn

Here are a couple of shots of our little cutie. Yeah, we like the brain squishers.

Little Diva

It's funny how Evinn is already tired of me taking pictures. After she put up her hand to stop me from taking her picture, she threw her phone at me, broke my camera, and called me a "stalker". Kids these days.

Sneezing

Maybe she got mad at me because I took this picture. Nobody likes being caught mid sneeze. Good thing she doesn't have a cold or this picture could have been a lot worse.