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November 21, 2011 By Sarah Halstead

Princesses & Pirates

Filed Under: Family, Photography

On Saturday we went to one of Dustyn’s friend, Teagan’s, 4th Birthday party. Her theme was princesses and pirates. It was so cute. The girls were dressed up as princesses and most of the boys were dressed up as pirates. Dustyn had a chest of dress up clothes from his Grammy, so he had a pirate costume. I put a thing out on our local yard sale group on facebook and the person we gave our chickens to had a costume for Carsyn. She said that was her way of giving back to us. ha ha.

This telescope is so neat. Dustyn loves it. My Photo Tip this week is to do diptych like this. I love focusing on one part and blurring the other then doing the opposite right beside it. What do you think? Do you do this? 

Teagan is the princess in the middle. Love the one of Dustyn and the little girl holding hands. They were getting in a circle to play a game. Jenna throws the best parties. They even had a scavenger hunt. Dustyn had so much fun.

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  1. Emily says

    November 24, 2011 at 8:12 am

    Yes, I also use a narrow depth of field and focus on something in the foreground and then switch. Great example of it with the telescope!
  2. Jenny says

    November 23, 2011 at 11:03 am

    oh my goodness! the cuteness - I can hardly stand it!
  3. Erika B says

    November 23, 2011 at 1:24 am

    Those are some seriously cute princesses and pirates! Love your diptych. Erika B
  4. Laura says

    November 22, 2011 at 11:51 pm

    This looks like such a blast! I love the photos of Dustyn with his spyglass--the perspective is great!
  5. Branson says

    November 22, 2011 at 8:29 pm

    What a fun theme! Loving the photos... the boys looked so cute!!
  6. Gina says

    November 22, 2011 at 7:51 pm

    Now that looks like a whole lot of fun!
  7. Jennifer says

    November 22, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    Now that looks like such a fun party! I love that both the girls and boys were included like that. Great shots! Love the telescope photos! :)
  8. rachel-wildflower photography says

    November 22, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    oh my goodness....so adorable! :)
  9. Susan says

    November 22, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    Such a fun idea! I love the diptych, and the grin of chocolate too. Looks like a great party!
  10. Karli says

    November 22, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    I looove these pics Sarah! What stands out to me is that they're light years beyond (my typical) b-day snapshots. They're really REALLY good! Your pirates are ADORABLE! And I love the diptych idea! I've seen it before, and always meant to do it.. but I always forget. Thanks for the reminder. LOVE it!
  11. Jaymi says

    November 22, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    what a fun theme for a party! I love your diptych--I always love focusing on two different parts of a photo too and putting them next to each other!
  12. secret mom thoughts says

    November 22, 2011 at 8:45 am

    Looks like a dun party. The boys look adorable. I love the focus on the telescope and then Dustyn.
  13. Ashley Sisk says

    November 22, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Love the telescope shots - how fun.
  14. Angie says

    November 22, 2011 at 6:19 am

    Such a cute party idea! I bet the kiddos had a blast. I used to love scavenger hunts. Oh who am I kidding, I still do!
  15. Misty says

    November 22, 2011 at 2:16 am

    Such a cute idea!
  16. Jodi Hall says

    November 21, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    such cute little pirates!! :) I hope you have a wonderful turkey week! :)
  17. Susan says

    November 21, 2011 at 10:57 pm

    Cutest pirates ever!!
  18. Cedar says

    November 21, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    Great captures! They make adorable pirates and what a sweet princess!
  19. Debbie/Africa's Blog says

    November 21, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    oh so so cute!!! I just love your photos!!!

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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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