Well this post is going to be a lot of pictures.....I know, I know; what a surprise?! :-)
Sooooooooo here goes nothing
We spent Thanksgiving with my family, the hostutlers, for a week in the W.V. :-). It was a much needed, relaxing, get away. Nate went hunting with dad, almost every day. Unfortunately, he didn't see any bucks, just doe. There was enough evidence that there were bucks around, but they were hiding from Nate :-(. Dad certainly had fun filling, and refilling, the feeder we got him last year for Christmas.
We had our Hostutler Family Christmas "rib fest" Thanksgiving night. Friday night we opened our Christmas presents (from us and to us) since we're going to be in Ohio for Christmas. I received some SWEET presents from my parents that they handmade for my favorite game, settlers of catan.
Here's some pics after we set the table - Lisa and I worked hard to make it "pretty" :-) A lot of the food had to go on the island beside the table b/c we were cramming to fit around the table :-) with all 9 of us (Joel/Lisa, Rach/Jeff, Me/Nate, Mom/Dad and Kristian - Joel's exchange student friend from college)
Do we look hungry??!! :-)
Naturally Joel and Nate busted out their guitars and jammed a little bit. Lisa then busted out her acoustic bass and wowed us all (unfortunately I didn't get any pics of her jamming)
The boys
Then I wanted to get some "creative" photo shots..... so here's what I came up with
Joel playing...... & Nate playing.....
Then of course I had to get some family pictures. Dad and I went out Saturday around the farm and found some AWESOME places to take some unique family photos. We didn't want your typical, pose and smile pictures where everyone tilts their heads to the left and puts on a fake smile. So we set our time for sunday at 11 before we all left. We all were dressed and ready to go shoot "on location". I got the camera set up (it was a bit cold outside but we vowed to throw the coats when the timer started on the camera)...... and then it started sprinkling. Ok, it's just a little sprinkle.
One photo down; move into position again, a little more than a sprinkle now..... keep going people we've got to get cool pictures this year. THROW THE COATS!!! ......
and then the downpour (did I mention my camera is sitting out in the weather during all this??!! aaaaggghhh ).
Sooooo we only got to do one location, then we had to go back to the house and try and figure out how we could get us ALL in a picture and how to adjust the lighting (easier said than done). Bummed that we didn't get the location shots; but these turned out OK, I guess.
So the picture after picture on the stairs began ... and the attempt after attempt to get the lighting correct..... aaaggghhhh I prefer natural, outdoor light!! :-) I sooo need an external flash for my camera....it'd make my life easier
Here's some pics after we set the table - Lisa and I worked hard to make it "pretty" :-) A lot of the food had to go on the island beside the table b/c we were cramming to fit around the table :-) with all 9 of us (Joel/Lisa, Rach/Jeff, Me/Nate, Mom/Dad and Kristian - Joel's exchange student friend from college)
Do we look hungry??!! :-)Naturally Joel and Nate busted out their guitars and jammed a little bit. Lisa then busted out her acoustic bass and wowed us all (unfortunately I didn't get any pics of her jamming)
The boysThen I wanted to get some "creative" photo shots..... so here's what I came up with
Joel playing...... & Nate playing.....
Then of course I had to get some family pictures. Dad and I went out Saturday around the farm and found some AWESOME places to take some unique family photos. We didn't want your typical, pose and smile pictures where everyone tilts their heads to the left and puts on a fake smile. So we set our time for sunday at 11 before we all left. We all were dressed and ready to go shoot "on location". I got the camera set up (it was a bit cold outside but we vowed to throw the coats when the timer started on the camera)...... and then it started sprinkling. Ok, it's just a little sprinkle.
One photo down; move into position again, a little more than a sprinkle now..... keep going people we've got to get cool pictures this year. THROW THE COATS!!! ......
and then the downpour (did I mention my camera is sitting out in the weather during all this??!! aaaaggghhh ).
Sooooo we only got to do one location, then we had to go back to the house and try and figure out how we could get us ALL in a picture and how to adjust the lighting (easier said than done). Bummed that we didn't get the location shots; but these turned out OK, I guess.
So the picture after picture on the stairs began ... and the attempt after attempt to get the lighting correct..... aaaggghhhh I prefer natural, outdoor light!! :-) I sooo need an external flash for my camera....it'd make my life easier
can you even see Joel and Lisa's faces up there?? aaaggghhh I need an external flash :-(
Gotta get kristian in the pic :-) now that he's an adopted son :-)
And now to close with some cozy decoration pictures
Gotta get kristian in the pic :-) now that he's an adopted son :-)
And now to close with some cozy decoration pictures
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