Christmas 2014

Our little Christmas tree is all set up and shining in our new home. Our first California Christmas!

A new panda joined chubby penguin this year.

Zoe loves helping Kim put the tree together. Every year. :)

Kim's favorite Christmas treat.

Our 2014 ornament - a snowy ball with skiers and dogs. Not very California, but we thought it was cute. :)

Zoe snuck a package under the tree for her Kimmy.

And proceeded to chew on all of the bows...

Happy holidays!

A Good Sunday

Zoe spent her morning soaking in the sun and playing peek-a-boo. My wife made delicious French Toast for a late breakfast. A lazy afternoon of random movie watching followed. A good Sunday.

Back To The Sunset

We took a quick trip down to the beach for the sunset tonight. Toes in the sand, finally. The last time my toes were in the sand was over a month ago, on September 27th, the day of the great stingray sting. Just when we thought I could venture back to the sand, my wife ended up in the hospital having emergency belly surgery. We are slowly getting her out of the house here and there, and tonight's journey was the beach. We love this place.

A Bear and a Cat

Brian hangs out on the kitchen chairs and keeps an eye on things... especially Zoe, who naps on the couch nearby, but also keeps an eye on Brian. :)

Instant Laumeier

Right before we moved from St. Louis, we went to our favorite park and did a quick burn up of some film so we would have a fresh stash of photos when we were far away. My Polaroid land camera and our Polaroid 600 came along. A pack of Fuji 3000b peel apart and a pack of Impossible 600 gave us some instant memories of this wonderful park. Months later, I finally got them scanned.

Black & White photos are Fujifilm 3000b film. Color photos are Impossible 600 film.

Instant Beach

I've tried my best to like Impossible Project film, but it tends to be so cantankerous that it is truly hard to love. The fun of taking a photo and having the photo literally pop out of the camera and into your hand is nothing short of magical. But more often than not, this film produces totally flat photos with hardly any image. Every now and then though, a few pop out and actually have some color. At the end of the day, you have a few photos with a keeper or two. Here are some of the "keepers" from the last few months. Beach, beach, and more beach. :)

Wide photos are Impossible Spectra film. 
Square photos are Impossible 600 film. 
Black & white photo is Fujifilm 3000B film.