Kysa Hass Photography

Alien Bee

I finally got an attachment for my alien bee light so that I could use it with my camera.  Thankfully my kids let me try it out for a few minutes.  I got these pics today.  I took them in our office and unfortunately due to rainy conditions outside there wasn't any natural light.  I don't think they turned out too bad for my first try.  To check out all of the different bee's go to www.alienbees.com.

Of course I have to include this picture of Kasia.  She is so funny.  This is definetly one of her "NO more pictures" faces.

Tia

Some of you may have noticed that there was a new addition in one of the pics of my last post.  Yes, we did get a puppy.  We rescued her from the city shelter last week.  She is 4 months old and adorable.  We knew she was the right puppy for us as soon as we met her.  She instantly took to the kids.  Our vet says she is a pointer/beagle mix.  They had been calling her Tia at the shelter and we decided to keep it.  It goes good with T-Rex.  Since getting her home we quickly learned how smart she is.  She already understands simple commands.  T-Rex really likes her also.  They are inseparable.  Pepper had been old and now well when we got T-Rex so he has never had anyone to play with.  I have a feeling he is going to lose a few pounds from all the excercise he is getting just trying to keep up with her.

Monkey Bars

Kaden surprised me the other day.  He was playing on his play equipment and yelled "Watch this".  Next thing I know he is going across the monkey bars.  He did awesome!  Not long ago all he could do was hold on.  Now he can make it almost the entire way across.  These are a few pics I took.

First Day of School

Kaden started 1st grade this morning.  Hard to believe summer is already over.  He was so excited to get to school and see his friends.  There are three kids in his class from last year.  Kasia and I are going to have to figure out what we are going to do during the day while he is in school all day.  I think it will be good for everyone.  Kasia hasn't ever had a lot of just her time. 

Last vacations

We have been so busy the past few weeks.  Last week we took the kids camping.  We went to Tahlequah and camped along the Illinios River.  They loved it.  Kaden had a blast keeping our fire going at night.  We cooked hotdogs and made smores.  We also did a 12 mile raft trip one day.  I think the kids enjoyed that a lot more than me.  I like canoeing and I also enjoy rafting in Colorado, but it was a little to slow moving for me.  I was so excited when we finally got back to camp. 

Now the kids and I are in Colorado.  We fly home in the morning.  I think we did more stuff this week than we ever have in one visit.  Dad and I took Kaden on aprx. 4 mile hike.  We had a picnic while we were out.  It was a lot of fun and the weather was so nice.  It has been so cool here.  At home it had been 105.  We also took the kids to The North Pole, the Dinosaur Museum, and Cave of the Winds. 

Kaden starts school next Wed.  I can't believe summer break is coming to a close.  He is very excited.  He gets to drop off supplies and meet his teach on Tues. 

Haircut

Last Friday Kaden decided to cut his bangs.  I don't know if he did it for any particular reason.  I think he was just bored, saw the scissors (his kid scissors), and decided to cut a bit of hair.  It isn't the first time he has cut something.  Twice last school year he decided to cut nice holes in his brand new jeans right along his knees.  Oh, well.  I really can't say too much about his hair.  When I was five I did the same thing.  I decided I wanted bangs and decided to cut my hair.  The funniest part of the whole situation is that we both thought we could hide the evidence.  I hid my hair under a living room chair hoping mom wouldn't notice.  Kaden hid the hair in my flute case only to be ratted out by his little sister when she got in it. 

Miss Serious

I think the title says it all. 

Our Friends

I had the great privilege of taking pictures of this beautiful family.  It was so much fun. 

T-Rex

I am always taking pictures of my kids and forgeting to get a few of some of our other family members.  This is our son's dog, T-Rex.  He is our 3 year old lab.  Even though he is Kaden's dog, I think Kasia enjoys spending time with him even more.  They are so cute together.  She loves giving him hugs and kisses.  I tried to get a quick pic of them together, but neither one was very cooperative when they saw my camera.  I guess I am just going to have to be sneaky.

Kaden

It seems that lately I am only able to get cute pictures of my daughter, but yesterday I snapped a few adorable pictures of Kaden.  He normally is informing my politely (or not so politely) that he doesn't want to have his picture taken.  I think the idea of getting his picture taken with his cat, Frisky, helped change his mind.