First Birthday Celebration

So I'm a little late on posting CJ's 1st birthday party pics. Its really hard to find time and the crazy thing is I'm known for taking pics at family events; but a lot of people say they never get a chance to see them. I usually post them to sites like facebook or my msn live account for people to view. Sad thing is, most of my family  really don't use the internet...I know its kind of strange to actually think people don't use the internet these days.  Honestly I can't imagine...especially since I Google everything. Yes everything...its kind of mine and my husband's thing. Everyone use to joke with us both that our son was a Google baby....we googled everything when he was born. I still do...just googled techniques to get him to sleep through the night...and yes, the information worked.  Its a blessing.

So anyway, back to the reason why I'm posting...about 2 weeks ago; July 23rd to be exact. We celebrated CJ's birthday. I took soooo many pictures, I'm sure I have over 200. The event was wonderful, he was so happy. Alot of people said don't go all out because he won't remember but every penny spent was worth it. I just wanted to share a few of the pics from that wonderful day.

These are just regular pics:

The decor...Theme; Safari

Cute Cupcakes with jungle animal toppers.

Birthday Boy with Nana!

CJ being the little host greeting his guest.

My favorite pic...his smile when we sang Happy Birthday!! I will remember this moment forever.

CJ and friends jumping in his bouncer his Grandma got him! He loved it.

CJ's beautiful big cousin Milena!

Gifts galore!! His party goers helping him open his gifts.

CJ and Lil Billy bouncing in the bouncer. FUN FUN FUN

Ok so this is one of my gifts that I order; I love this owl hat!! Not to mention his big boy chair from Christi!

More decor...A friend at work helped me make the banner. I thought it was cute. When you become a mom you get crafty!

The Grandma's share a moment!

CJ with his cousin Sierra having fun.

New to Blogging

So today is my first time to blog. I've recently developed this new hobby...photography! I thought it might be cool to blog about it and post my pics. Simply write about my experiences as I learn. Its crazy because I really enjoy taking pictures and for some reason I'm a photography junkie. I've purchased more cool gadgets and books than you can possibly imagine. Right now it's more a matter of me finding time to use the gadgets since I have a little one and a full time job. 

This weekend, however, I had the opportunity to have my first photo shoot. It was with my best friend Christi!! She is gearing up for a huge and exciting milestone...college graduation!! I'm so proud of her and very happy. I know how hard she's worked for this day to come. So what better way to create lasting memories for such a spectacular event...Photos of course!

I'm honored that she would not only allow me to practice my new hobby on her but also trust that I would do a good job.

So here are a few of the pics from that shoot!