Professional photos

Our professional photographs are posted for all to see!

Here are the directions from the photographer:

Please enter my website. do this by clicking on website or proofing at the bottom of the page

http://www.maureencassidyphotography.com/

click on proofing again at the bottom(once you are inside the site)

This will direct you to submit a password:

your password/gallery name is Kirsten

A slide show will automatically load. These are your pictures. Sit back and enjoy. When you are ready to start proofing bring your cursor to the bottom of the screen and you will see your pictures and a little cart icon. Click on this and it will bring you to your proofing site.

*NOTE THAT THE SLIDESHOW IS JUST OF MY FAVS, IN THE "PROOFING THERE IS 2 FOLDERS, favs and therest on the left side of the screen.
Make sure you view them both, "therest" folder has more than the favs.

When in your proofing site note the little thumbnail pictures on the left of the screen.

Click on these to preview your picture bigger.
You can click on the thumbnail and drag the picture to the bottom bar.
This is your favorites palliate.

Once you have chosen your favorites then click on Continue to cart.
This will bring you to where you can purchase photos.

You can select packages or add each or all photos then with the drop down menu.
Then you can choose which size and quantity PLUS you can choose if you want the pic to be in Black and White or Sepia.

If you order in the next 2 days your prints will get to you in time for mother's day.
Plus I will give you a free 8x12 if you place your order by May 1st and you have a purchase over $60. (YOU DO THIS BY ADDING IT TO YOUR CART)

Click Checkout

Choose to pay online through paypal or off line by check, but I can not place your order without a check so this will be slower.
My address is
Maureen Cassidy
2072 Spring Rose Rd
Verona, WI 53593

LAST THING! Your gallery will expire on MAY 10.





Note from Kirsten: This photographer's website is not very user-friendly, in my opinion, especially if you are trying to order prints. It took me forever to get the prints I wanted, in the sizes I wanted. And when viewing these pictures, please remember that the camera adds 10 pounds to pregnant women (and it's all in the face) :)

Fun with videos

Here is a great blog post for those of you who find yourself bored on a Sunday night :)

This video is the best video we have to show how a usual afternoon is spent. Complete chaos at it's finest. Thank you Jason for this lovely bit of cinematography.



Here is Rowan talking about his baby sister:



And Rowan and Ellie with their "Rusty Steed" LOL

All About Baby

There is definitely a baby in there!



After being sick for 4 months, I am finally starting to gain weight! My belly popped in the past month to prove it :) My doctor told me that I should be gaining more weight because I don't have a net weight gain, until I reminded her that I lost weight the first couple months. Then she looked again and noted that I had gained 8 pounds in the past month, so I'm getting back on track!

We had our big ultrasound a couple weeks ago, and the baby checked out to be perfectly healthy. We had the ultrasound technician write down the baby's gender and put it in an envelope. We then gave the envelope to our neighbor and waited ALL DAY to find out that night if it was a boy or a girl. We invited over all the neighbors to share in the excitement. Paty walked in with a very impressive cake revealing a baby girl :) The kids didn't quite get it then, but by now they understand that a new baby sister will be joining us this summer. And they are so excited!

Here is the little girl we are so excited to meet!



And her perfect little foot:



Last weekend Madison had a huge children's consignment sale, and I gathered up some odds and ends to sell there. I still don't know how much I made yet, but I'm hoping it's more than what I spent at the sale :) In between that sale and our incredibly generous neighbors, we are set with all the basics for this baby, even though we had given away everything baby except for the crib that Rowan is still currently sleeping in. Even so, I've had fun making a baby registry at a website for a store here in Madison. It's been fun looking at all the cute odds and ends that we could buy for this little girl :) No clothes on the list though, because our adorable neighbor Coraline has provided enough clothes to keep this baby in style for sure. We probably even have enough in case twin girls happen to pop out ;D

Easter

Easter! I think this is the first year that it was not freezing cold in Madison for Easter. This year, our Easter celebrations were spread out over a week, and the entire week was wonderful weather. Our building (plus some other wonderful neighbors) had a huge Easter egg hunt the weekend before Easter. Almost 400 plastic eggs were scattered around our yard for the 19 kids to find. I think just a couple days ago someone found two eggs that had been still hiding all week :)

A couple days after that egg hunt, we went to a farm close to Madison that has over 20 chickens. Time to find some real eggs! Our neighbor organized another mini egg hunt at the farm. But the most exciting part for the kids was chasing the chickens. I don't think Rowan ever caught a chicken, but Ellie did!

Then this past Saturday we dyed our own Easter eggs. How come I don't remember the process only taking less than a minute when I was a kid? It seems like it took 10 times as long to get everything ready than it took to actually dye the eggs. Well, at least it was another photo opportunity. Although Ellie was in a bit of a sassy mood for pictures.

For the past couple of weeks, I have been working on a special project to give the kids for Easter. I found the idea on a blog, and itstead of paying for someone else to make everything for me, I looked at her pictures and made it myself (well, except for the leaf beds and pillows, one of our many friendly neighbors sewed them all and her daughter cut them out). I am so proud of the way they turned out!

And the kids seemed to like them too :)

They also received two movies, The Princess and the Frog and Toy Story 2. They didn't get to open their presents until afternoon, since I had to work that morning, but they were able to squeeze in a movie before heading to church that afternoon. Dinner at Perkins ended our fun Easter celebrations!