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January 17, 2011 By Sarah Halstead

Aquarium {1/14/2011}

Filed Under: Family, Photography

Carsyn, Dustyn, my mother-in-law and I, met Kelly, her mom and 3 of her 4 children at the Aquarium. These photos are better then last time, but still not as good as I would like. I am using my external flash next time. I had a lot of fun hanging out with them. Can’t wait to do it again. It had to be cut short on Friday because we ended up going to the truck and tractor pulls that night. Which was an hour and a half away. I will be making a post about that later. Hope everyone had a great weekend and that you have a good week.

The three older kids.

Sweet Lydia. She looked at me funny when I took her picture. She was like why is this strange lady taking my photo. ha ha.

Adorable Nate. He was seriously such a great baby. He is only 10 days older then Carsyn.

Dustyn and Chris checking out the turtles. I never got a good picture of Chris, he was always on the move.

Kellys mom.

Some of you have seen this, but I LOVE this photo.

A picture they had on the wall.

Kelly and I with our baby boys.

They have this neat tunnel with mirrors at the end.

Sweet Carsyn. He did good chilling out in the Boba the whole time.

Hope you enjoyed my photos. Have a great week everyone!

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  1. Drea says

    January 21, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    looks like fun! love all the babywearing :) Kellys awesome, maybe one day we can all get together :-D It be a lot of kids tho! and boys HEEHEE
  2. Joni says

    January 18, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    looks like you guys had a fun time. love the jellyfish photo.
  3. Whitney says

    January 17, 2011 at 4:25 pm

    I LOVE all of these pictures!! We should go one day too.
  4. Rosie Grey says

    January 17, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    Beautiful set of photos! Have a great week, too!
  5. Krista says

    January 17, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    Just stunning, amazing pictures! So crisp and clear. I love the reflection pictures. And the color just pops!
  6. Angela says

    January 17, 2011 at 2:28 pm

    Great shots! Looks like a fantastic day!
  7. Life with Kaishon says

    January 17, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    I really like the pictures. So glad you had fun. I don't know if I would take an external flash to the aquarium. Maybe if I was going by myself. Definitely not with kids. I used to take the camera more places, and then one time, Kaishon said "Mom, I like when you just look around and have fun with me." one day. And it really clicked. I mean, big whoop if I get a perfect picture of a moose at Cabellas. How about I just have fun with my kid and love the moments we are in the store. It is still a struggle not to bring it all the time, but really, more than anything I want my kid to have a happy childhood. I don't want to say 'here look at all these perfect pictures with perfect lighting that could be in a gallery.' I want to say, 'look, here we were having fun : )'
  8. justine Gordon says

    January 17, 2011 at 1:36 pm

    these are great! looks like you had a fantastic time
  9. Jessi says

    January 17, 2011 at 1:01 pm

    These are beautiful! I love the turtle shot. Looks like you all had a fun time.
  10. Helen says

    January 17, 2011 at 11:11 am

    Love them! Isn't it so fun to get together with people you've met online? I love that!
  11. kelly @ In Everything says

    January 17, 2011 at 8:47 am

    Sarah, these turned out great:) I kept changing the settings on my camera... so some of mine are decent and the others are cute scenes but blurry or crudy coloring;) And I have a blurry one of Dustyn and almost none of Chris as well:) Those busy boys;) Good to finally meet you and maybe we can get together soon:) You all are really sweet:)
  12. CJ says

    January 17, 2011 at 1:54 am

    Your pictures are stunning - as usual! I dont know about there - but the few aquariums we have been in dont allow flash? Love the way they all turned out tho - very cool!!
  13. Ambria D says

    January 17, 2011 at 12:35 am

    SO cute!!! I LOVE the pic with the jelly fish too. That is my fav pic!! I love the colors SO much!
  14. Allyssa says

    January 17, 2011 at 12:27 am

    Wow - Great photos! I love them.

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I'm Sarah and I am the writer behind this blog. I love sharing recipes, DIY projects, photos and about my everyday life. I married my high school sweetheart Kenny. We have three boys and one baby girl - Dustyn, Carsyn, Prestyn, and Annelyn. Thanks for stopping by, can't wait to get to know you more. Read More…

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