tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66620124191683087012024-02-19T21:59:35.731-08:00a little lifeCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-85986659397942630422011-08-09T12:48:00.000-07:002011-08-09T12:52:30.296-07:00Soon to be sewing kit...<a href="http://www.catherineboley.com/images/sewing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 450px;" src="http://www.catherineboley.com/images/sewing.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<br /><div>I found a vintage medical field kit at an antique store in Michigan! Once I remove the scalpel and suture set I think it'll make a fine sewing kit, no? Well, maybe I will keep the suture kit...you never know ;0)</div>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-6909983560644325622011-05-17T12:30:00.001-07:002011-05-17T12:32:08.768-07:00Spring Indie Covers<a href="http://www.catherineboley.com/images/springplay.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 640px;" src="http://www.catherineboley.com/images/springplay.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Landed myself one awesome <a href="http://c.itunes.apple.com/us/imix/spring-indie-covers/id438508502">playlist</a> after visiting <a href="http://www.plumgoodsstore.com/">Plum Goods</a> store in Santa Barbara. And, they're all covers! I swear Katy Perry never sounded so good ;0)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-31098593980326366352010-08-19T13:49:00.000-07:002010-08-19T14:15:20.737-07:00Summer in Review...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/cozykids.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 853px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/cozykids.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/cactus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 640px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/cactus.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/aceboys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 478px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/aceboys.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/onthetrain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 640px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/onthetrain.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/bandshot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 853px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/bandshot.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/popkids.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 853px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/popkids.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/frenchwine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 853px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/frenchwine.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/elgato.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 853px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/elgato.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/pandapostop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 853px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/pandapostop.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/hiller%20copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 853px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/hiller%20copy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/goround.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 853px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/goround.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/bubbleboy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 650px; height: 867px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/summerreview/bubbleboy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-36795110336157240372010-07-15T12:07:00.000-07:002010-07-15T12:38:01.029-07:00WE HAVE INTERNET!!!<div style="text-align: justify;">Oh, my! I feel like I've been in the middle ages for the past few months. We've moved to a new home, and with the move came a debacle of epic proportions. Let's just say, Comcast isn't our favorite company in the world. However, we do now have a way to fry out brains with megabyted media once more.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, besides the new digs, I've been busy, busy, busy enjoying the joys of potty training, new preschools, new neighbors, and summer camps. We head up to Portland the end of this month, and Alexi gets to have his tonsil's taken out. On top of all that I've been taking a lot of pictures, but haven't had any way to upload them. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Got some sweet shots of the twins, and also took some wedding photos for a fabulous couple. The wedding venue looked like a location out of an Anthropologie catalog. The light and the fantastic pond, such a pretty day!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/moon1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/moon1.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 640px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lamwed1.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 566px; height: 427px; " /></span><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lamw3.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 554px; height: 427px; " /></span></div>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-500828833285746232010-05-09T22:08:00.001-07:002010-05-09T22:21:03.981-07:00I'm a Bad Blogger...<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lafolie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 437px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lafolie.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Woops, I've been such a bad blogger...super busy these days: photographing, writing, kids in school, traveling, and now we're moving in 2 weeks! Ack! So I guess I have an excuse (even if it's not a good one).<br /><br />Last night we went up to San Francisco to a <a href="http://www.lafolie.com/">Frenchy</a> restaurant with our friends from the neighborhood. They both hail from Montreal and were super happy to try this place. Food was pretty fantastic (but is it bad to say my favorite was the hazelnut chocolate thingy at the end?), and the wine was even better. The best part was meeting the chef, though :0) . He was very traditional French, and enjoyed the fact we were sporting two full fledged French speakers with us. I was too embarrassed to ask him for a picture with all of us, but the waiter was more than happy to take a bunch of the 4 of us.<br /><br />When we got back home our goddess of a sitter, Izza, had miraculously put all 4 kids to bed!<br /><br />All in all, it was a good night, indeed!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/sleepover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/sleepover.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-17565249639989104752010-04-04T17:13:00.000-07:002010-04-04T17:23:16.711-07:00The One in Which the Easter Bunny Brings an iPad...Okay, so it wasn't the Easter Bunny. The UPS guy brought the iPad, but he might as well have been the Easter Bunny for all anyone cared.<br /><br />Since the forecast expected rain on Sunday we decided to switch our annual egg hunt and party for Saturday instead. In conjunction with the festivities our <a href="http://www.apple.com/ipad/">iPad</a> arrived, and everyone got a big kick out of it's arrival and joke implications.<br /><br />Kids had fun, we drank a lot of yummy wine, and shared many laughs with great friends. All in all, a perfect holiday weekend!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/ipad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 356px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/ipad.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/eastereggs2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/eastereggs2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/eastereggs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 635px; height: 847px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/eastereggs.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-12785087136388099502010-03-21T21:48:00.000-07:002010-03-21T21:50:17.158-07:00Alexi...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/alexismile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 576px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/alexismile.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/alexibw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 223px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/alexibw.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-58549708568714420012010-03-03T14:22:00.000-08:002010-03-03T14:29:20.545-08:00Adventures in Baking...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/baking.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 478px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/baking.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Math and his friend made some delicious Molasses Crinkles over the weekend with me. We made two batches. One with shortening and white sugar and flour, and one with butter and whole wheat flour and cane sugar (to see if we could tell the difference). Guess what? You can't! Yum!<br /><br />Molasses Crinkles:<br /><br />3/4 C shortening or butter<br />1 C sugar<br />1 egg<br />1/4 C. dark molasses<br />2 C. flour<br />2 tsp. baking soda<br />1/2 tsp. salt<br />1/2 tsp. ginger<br />1/2 tsp. ground cloves<br />1 tsp. cinnamon<br /><br />1. Cream shortening and sugar<br />2. Add molasses and egg - beat well<br />3. sift all dry ingredients into wet<br />4. chill dough at least 1 hour (or overnight)<br />5. form into balls and roll in granulated sugar<br />6. bake 350ºF on un-greased cookie sheet 12-15 min.<br /><br />Yum!Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-10418685976673027322010-02-24T13:57:00.000-08:002010-02-24T13:58:17.055-08:00Boys Love Trains...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/trainalex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 432px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/trainalex.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-38515229847432426282010-02-23T01:00:00.000-08:002010-02-23T01:04:53.632-08:00To my son, on his 9th year of being...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/bdaymath.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 960px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/bdaymath.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/bdaymath2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/bdaymath2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-67495777919381141632010-02-21T18:25:00.000-08:002010-02-21T18:32:44.943-08:00What do you do when you're in bed recovering, and have nothing to do all weekend?Edit some newborn and engagement photos of course!<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lee4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 806px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lee4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lee1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 426px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lee1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lee3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 432px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lee3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lam2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 780px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lam2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lam1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/lam1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-39524280040327106332010-02-15T20:03:00.001-08:002010-02-15T20:05:46.189-08:00More Newborn Deliciousness...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/newborn1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 362px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/newborn1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/newborn2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/newborn2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/newborn3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 962px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/newborn3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/newborn3.jpg"><br /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-53731395981292074042010-02-14T20:33:00.000-08:002010-03-01T00:01:46.535-08:00Weekend in Wine CountryThe grandparents arrived on Thursday night and the two of us ran off to Napa for a weekend getaway. Wish I'd have taken a few more photos, but we were relaxing so I figure it was a good excuse to leave the camera alone :0) We ate at some pretty great restaurants, drank a lot of yummy wine, and had ourselves some very luxurious days at the spa. The <a href="http://www.thecarnerosinn.com/">place</a> where we were staying had a farm across the way and I snapped a few of the horses before we left. In all, an awesome trip!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/wine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 356px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/wine.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/wine3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 399px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/wine3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/wine4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 406px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/wine4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/wine5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 419px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/wine5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-49724883889621170332010-02-11T17:06:00.000-08:002010-02-11T17:09:40.325-08:00CutiesI've been such a bad blogger lately...but here are some cuties I couldn't resist posting!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/eyesb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/eyesb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/han1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 426px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/han1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/kids_feet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 456px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/kids_feet.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-53229732310141885722010-02-02T00:33:00.000-08:002010-02-02T00:41:57.356-08:00I guess I'm all In...So I've been dabbling with the thought of starting my own photography business for awhile now, but this year I'm gonna do it (or at least try)! Website is in the works, just got booked for another wedding, and nothing feels quite as official as watermarking your photos ;0)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/feet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/feet.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/hand.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 426px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/hand.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-38958156361019860552010-01-23T17:20:00.001-08:002010-01-23T17:22:00.605-08:00A day at the park...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/parkday3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 960px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/parkday3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/parkday2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 429px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/parkday2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/parkday1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 429px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/parkday1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-2567424421312512872010-01-22T17:57:00.000-08:002010-01-22T17:58:41.363-08:00What are we eating?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/beefdinner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 426px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/beefdinner.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-76335158655806719362010-01-14T23:36:00.001-08:002010-01-14T23:44:16.707-08:00NYC Part Deux<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/nyc2009.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 331px; " /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/nycstreet.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 249px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/nycstreet.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/met.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/met.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 356px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/nycpark.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/met2.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/nycpark.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/nycman.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 960px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/nycpark.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 356px; " src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/nycpark.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/nycsky.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/nycsky.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 634px; height: 238px; " /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/met.jpg"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/nycnight.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 356px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/theace.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 569px; " /></span></div></div></div>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-54851782132296323112010-01-12T11:25:00.000-08:002010-01-12T11:27:28.507-08:00Sandcastles in the Sand<object style="height: 344px; width: 425px;"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wVUwO-RaAMw"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wVUwO-RaAMw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">LOL, I love this How I Met Your Mother video. Barney was totally right, "You know, if you re-edit there's a <em>tampon</em> commercial in here somwhere.""</div>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-78239606870043870762010-01-08T21:50:00.000-08:002010-01-08T22:30:41.449-08:00NYC Food Fantastic!<div>We had an awesome time during our excursion to NYC, and since we didn't have the kids we took that opportunity to hit up a ton of eateries. We were lucky enough to snag a few high end reservations, some hole-in-the-wall NY style pizza, and even met my cousin for drinks on the last ever night of Tavern on the Green!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/jeang.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 640px; " /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/daniel.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 498px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/daniel.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/daniel3.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 213px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/daniel2.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/daniel2.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 249px; " src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/daniel2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/daniel4.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 569px; " /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/bara.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 711px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/bara.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/bara2.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 569px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/bara2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/gramercy.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 640px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/gramercy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/gramercy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 249px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/gramerycy3.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 853px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/gramerycy3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/pizza.jpg"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/green.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/pizza.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 479px; " src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/pizza.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Jean-Georges: Cosmo, Caesar salad with lemon and chili salt, Cheeseburger with Russian dressing, Roasted cod with leek vinaigrette, Mocha buche de noel.</div><div>Daniel: White Cosmo, Handmade spinach tortellini, Jerusalem artichoke soup with foie gras, Amuse-bouche of harvest squashes, Duo of dry aged beef, Chicken demi-deuil, Fresh baked lemon madelines, Chocolate carmel lava cake, Honeycrisp apple confit, Manjari chocolate mousse with nougat foam.</div><div>Bar Americain: Vidalia onion soup, Mojito, Bloody Mary, Lobster club with crispy ham and arugula. </div><div>Gramercy Tavern: Amuse-bouche of potato and romano cheese, Spelt pasta with brown butter broccoli and cauliflower, Maine Crab with egg crepe, Amuse-bouche of panna cotta with granola and blood orange sorbet, Venison with bourbon sauce, Duck with sweet potatoes and grilled endive, coconut cake, truffle and tart assortment, coconut tart with amaretto sorbet.</div><div>Pizza Suprema: Peperoni and white cheese pizza</div></div>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-78737069305499568172010-01-01T16:18:00.001-08:002010-01-01T16:25:33.297-08:00Happy Christmas!<div style="text-align: justify;">I've been bad about blogging lately. We just finished our NYC trip and are currently chillin' in Phily. More on that soon, but here are some photos from holiday break..</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/snowboys.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/snowboys.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 640px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/santa2009.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/santa2009.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/santa2009.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/baby.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/baby.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 711px; " /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/santa2009.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 498px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/santa2009.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/santa22009.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 569px; " src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/santa22009.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/santa.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/santa.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 356px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div></div>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-88790574890239880232009-12-04T16:05:00.000-08:002009-12-04T16:58:21.846-08:00My Favorite Things Calendar Swap!<div style="text-align: justify;">I signed up for a Calendar Swap put on by <a href="http://thesefavoritethings.blogspot.com/">My Favorite Things</a> last month. The gist was you got paired with a partner, and then you'd sent each other a new 2010 calendar. I thought the swap would be a fabulous way to start off the holiday in anticipation of the year to come.<br /><br />My partner, <a href="http://www.amyrluna.blogspot.com/">Amy</a>, is pretty much awesome. Coincidentally, we have a ton in common. We're both moms, we like photography, cooking, and we even honeymooned in the same place!<br /><br />I think the hardest part of the swap was choosing a style for someone you don't know well. Thankfully, there are some amazing options out there! I sent my new friend an <a href="http://www.inkandwit.com/">INK+WIT</a> since I've been <a href="http://catherineboley.blogspot.com/2009/11/in-holiday-spirit.html">obsessed with letterpress</a> lately. I thought it was cool that she could cut off the bottom and use the top prints to frame later.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Photo by INK + WIT<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.inkandwit.com/iw/images/full/cal3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.inkandwit.com/iw/images/full/cal3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Amy sent along a 2010 Calendar she picked out for me not long ago. Great minds think alike...she sent me a BEAUTIFUL set by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/1canoe2">1canoe2</a>. Thanks so much, Amy...I really, really, really LOVE it. And thanks to My Favorite Things for arranging! :0)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/cal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 295px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/cal.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-75504716978262158162009-12-04T11:03:00.001-08:002009-12-04T17:00:55.323-08:00Fall in December?<div style="text-align: justify;">Seriously! The leaves are just starting to turn and fall off. The kids spent an hour just playing in foliage :0)<br /><br />I think it's my sons' lot in life to be surrounded by beautiful women, too...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/fallplay1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 711px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/fallplay1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/fallplay2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 640px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/fallplay2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/fallplay3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 569px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/fallplay3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-21631681717068261072009-12-01T10:35:00.000-08:002009-12-01T10:39:45.032-08:00I'm insane...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/holiday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 479px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/holiday.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes the things I make my kids do frightens the hell outta me... Seriously? What was I thinking here? It seemed like a brilliant idea at the time. I think they look like wreath monsters...or The Thing That was Once Holiday Cheer gone amuck...Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662012419168308701.post-38608007678070722112009-11-30T13:53:00.000-08:002009-11-30T14:35:52.841-08:00My Husband is a Dork, but I Love Him...<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/jessehead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 604px; height: 402px;" src="http://www.bayareababyblog.com/Images/jessehead.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I tried to Google something on my husband's side of our family computer and it came out something like this, "dso a ijoriejarne." Seriously, looked like I just mashed my face against the keyboard, right? It was then that I realized he'd switched his keyboard over to some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard">nerdy efficiency keyboarding</a> program instead of normal <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY">Qwerty</a>. Then, it dawned on me I was even nerdier because I knew exactly what was up.<br /></div>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045122601566004173noreply@blogger.com1