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    Hi, my name is Jonni and I am Mommy to Sofia (5 years old) and Samantha (6 years old) and wife to John. We reside in upstate NY. Our daughters are 5 mos. apart in age and a whole lot of fun. Sofia is from Jinchang City, Gansu and she turned 11 mos. during our trip to bring her home from China in 2007. Samantha is 5 mos. older but was our 2nd adoption. She was 3 years, 4 mos. when we brought her home from China in 2009. She is from Yangzhou City, Jiangsu.

    I love blogging about our girls, photography, fonts, printables & crafts and I also have a slightly obsessive John Mayer addiction. Thank you for stopping by. :)

Monthly Archives: September 2008

Hershey Park was a Bust!

Unfortunately our trip to Hershey Park was a bust. Seems that there was a tropical storm that hit the Carolinas and came right up through PA and it dumped a ton of rain on the area. We arrived in Hershey on Friday around 3:00 PM and it rained right up until the time we left…

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Michele - Wish I had known you were going to be at Hershey, we are 1 hour and 20minutes from there! Have you ever been there at Christmas? It’s really nice, much cooler and not crowded! I think we are going to try and get there around Christmas this year.

bbmomof2boys - I’m in withdrawl!! I need some more pics!!!

Hugs,
Carla

Beth - Sorry your trip was a bust! Sofia is just too cute! She is getting so big!!!

*Overflowing* - Beautiful pictures, mama! You always do such a great job capturing your princess!

Nikki - Hey Jonni, sorry the rain changed your vacation…but it sounds like you all made the most of it!

LOOOOVE the pictures of your bubble queen…

a Tonggu Momma - These photos are gorgeous!!! I am so glad I stopped by. Your daughter is absolutely adorable.

Julia - Okay, where have I been! Jonni, these photos of Miss Sophia are TOO CUTE, they are so so good, I absolutely love the color and clarity you got on these. She looks like she was having so much fun (and I bet mommy too!)

Carol - Our trip to Hershey Park was a bust too…Hayden lost his filling and we had to rush home to the dentist…honestly they must have a curse!!!

I’m coming up to NY so you can photograph my family that won’t sit still and look at the camera for a decent picture!!!!!!!!!!

Keekee - Hi. I found your blog through my sister Jeannine’s blog (Our journey to Ella) I’ve been following your blog for awhile now and I just wanted to say that Sophia is so beautiful! I can tell she is such a happy little girl!! You take amazing pics too! :)

laura - dolcepics - It’s been ages since I dropped by! Finally have some time. :)

I’m totally loving the new blog design! You’re soooo talented. And whoa~ Your photos are sooo sooo good! Awesome. What’s you’re favourite lens? You sure are rockin them!

Jewels of My Heart - Oh, My Gosh! Look at that smile… look at those peepers… she is just beautiful! Love the pics!!!

Snowflowers Mum - I swear your photography is absolutely beautiful!

Sofia is just precious, those bubble photos are amazing!

jwhitacre - Hi Jonni-sorry about the weather but I’m glad you still had a good time! The pics are beautiful! I think I need to hire you to take some pics of the girls!!! The studio we used to go to just closed and I can’t get myself to go to a place that just sits them down…I like action shots! Anyway-hope all is well!
Jeannine

Cheri H - Oh Sophia is such a cutie! Your pictures are beautiful and your blof turn out great! Sorry Hershey didn’t go as planned!

Grandma Monica - to start off, Love the New Look, colors are great, you are so creative that way. And as it goes for Miss Sofia… I love that dimple! And the bubble pics are incredible I can almost hear her giggle. Yucky Rain, but you had Sofia and that makes the sun shine even indoors :)

Colleen - These are gorgeous pictures of Sophia! Love her dimples!:) Faith loves bubbles too.
Enjoy preparing for Fall and for your precious “almost 2 Years Old” big day!!!!:)

insanemommy - Innocence at it’s purest! Jonni she couldn’t get any cuter.

I love your new blog design too. So clean and fresh.

Jen B - You have to let us know when you go to Hershey again. We can meet you there! Chocolate, yum!

redmaryjanes - I have got to get our Halloween stuff out.
I just love how excited she is! All of my children have loved bubbles.

GGHadden - Sounds like you found some Florida weather over there in Hershey-dang it! Your pictures are so beautiful, are you going to come down here and teach me how to take some pics? Guess I need to put my order in with Mr. Gordon for a new camera.
Hugs! Counting down to the happy day on Saturday!!!

Liene - Cute photos. I'm so sorry it rained out your weekend. At least you got lots of chocolate.

As far as fall plans – we're traveling quite a bit in October. Heading to Dallas the 2nd weekend and then heading to LA on the 22nd for a week long trip due to someone having to get some job training (Lane). It'll be fun though as we'll go to some of our old stomping grounds as well as take Eriks back to Legoland & Disneyland. He was 16 months old the last time he went to either of them.

Janet - What a SWEETY! I love those pics!

MotherMotherOcean - So many pictures! I love the bubbles and the sloth. Those kiddos with her look so cute. What a group.

Denise Olson - oh, the bubble photos are just precious!! Bubbles and chocolate, can never go wrong. and Happy early Birthday Sophia!!!

Shannon and Dan - That is too bad about the rain ruining your plans. Good thing there was chocolate, it always makes everything better. lol
Fantastic photos with Sofia and the bubbles. That looked like so much fun!

PIPO - Sorry about the rain-out but WOW those photos are beautiful.

Note to self: must learn to take a decent picture…fast!

bbmomof2boys - I don’t even think they called it a TS! But it sure did get very windy and rain a bunch here. Sorry it busted Hershey.

Love those pics. I thought the one with Sofia reaching out to hold the bubble was the best but then I saw the other ones – great job!!

Hugs,
Carla

HuluMama - Sorry the TS that finally missed us, changed your plans!

Sophia pics are gorgeous!

somethingcheeky - Aww! Darn that rain! Glad you had fun anyway! Those pics are just awesome!

Jill - Jonni- your pics are always so gorgeous……I am jealous! Sorry your trip to Hershey wa a bust…but enjoy the chocolate!! YUM! Love ya guys!

Hershey Park

We are headed to Hershey Park in the morning for an early birthday treat for Sofia. Her birthday is 10/4, but since Hershey is closed for the season on her birthday, we decided to go early. This will be Sofia’s first amusement park visit and it should be a lot of fun. Grandma & Grandpa…

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GGHadden - Yep…like this new look!!!

bbmomof2boys - Hmmm….my other post didn’t show or I hit the back button too fast!! So it’s Monday and I don’t see any pics yet! :)

Love the new blog – great job! I hope little Sofia enjoyed Hershy Park. Both Ty and Logan had a blast there.

Hugs,
Carla

jwhitacre - Happy Early Birthday Sofia!!!! Our Sophie celebrates her bday on the
2nd! :) I’m sure she will have a great time in Hershey Park!!

Have fun!
Jeannine

Liene - I should’ve asked you to take a jar to Hershey for me and trap some of that chocolate smell from the factory.

Hopefully one of these days we’ll make it back to Hershey. It was so much fun to visit when we lived in Baltimore.

Can’t wait to see your fabulous photos of Sofia at the park.

kerri - Can’t wait for pictures, this is one place I would love to eat my way around, LOL.
Hope this day was extra special.

insanemommy - I love your new blog!!! And the picture of Sophia is gorgeous. Love her beautiful white dress. She is growing up so quickly..

Yajaira - OK Jonni, I suck! I know it. I have actually missed you since you haven’t been around at my studio blog lately (I think) but I know that you are way busy {especially with Sofia’s birthday – that’s huge and so important) and I know that friendship goes both ways, not just one person doing all the work. So I just wanted to drop by and let you know that I know I suck for not leaving you more comments more often, at least to see how you are doing and all. I am sorry and will try to be better. :o ) Take care and I’ll talk to you later!

GGHadden - Have a fun weekend, can’t wait to see the “new look”.

Nikki - Hey Jonni!
Hope Sofia enjoys the park – can’t wait to hear all about it. lily LOVES amusement parks and all of the rides…hope Sofia does too!
Wow, an almost 2 year old…the time does fly.

Pixel Fairy Princess - I love Hershey Park – Don’t forget to get you free chocolate bar! I am sure that you will have beautiful images when you get home!
Ladybug hugs,
;D

PIPO - Have a fun and safe trip :0)

Happy B-Day to Sofia (a wee early).

Janet - Have fun! And enjoy playing with Sofia’s present….LOL!

Anonymous - have a great time and b4 I forget happy b-day to Sofia!! :D

love ya and miss ya!

~Ann and family~ :D

Julia - Can’t wait to hear about Sofia’s first trip to the park! When we lived in MD, we would drive to Hershey and take the tour of the factory, then off to what was then a very small park – I understand it’s much larger now – Have fun and take lots of pics!! :-)

MotherMotherOcean - Please let me know if there is enough for them to do at this age. I always wonder about that. Have a great time.

Staying with Blogger

Okay, after much consideration and tweaking, I have decided to stay with Blogger. It is far easier to edit the template for what I want. I plan on making the main section larger and putting larger photos in. I do have a different blog address though. I will now be at http://www.thechroniclesofmommia.com/ once our blog is transferred. I…

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somethingcheeky - oooh oooh, come to my blog, I have something for you :)

kerri - I’ll follow you anywhere. ;)
Gave you an award, drop in when time permits. ;)

bbmomof2boys - Just as long as you post pictures!! If you want to make your pictures larger use Windows Live Writer. This allows you to put the picture anywhere on your post and make it bigger.

Hugs,
Carla

Colleen - Thanks for the update!!:)

Carol - we will be here.

somethingcheeky - I love your new address! So funny!

Julia - Jonni, I’m so sorry the other template wasn’t all that you hoped, but I’m glad to see you still found a way to use larger photos on blogger, I can’t wait! :-)

Jill - We are sooo excited!

Working On a Fun Project…

I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth, I promise. I am just working on a new blog that I hope to debut in the next couple of days. I made the big switch over to WordPress and it is being hosted by a great company called Blue Host. They are awesome and unbelieveably…

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redmaryjanes - Oooh, I can’t wait to see your new blog! Very cool!

Carol - ok…we are waiting….tic tock tic tock….hee hee

Janet - Can’t wait to see it…..

Cheri H - I’ve thought about it alot lately, making the switch. I like some of their features. Have you thought about having this blog burned to a CD for a keep sake for Sophia? You could alaway clean it up and then burn it? Just a thought. Hope your all doing well. Lets set a date and go out to dinner!

Pixel Fairy Princess - LOL – we are moving to WordPress too :D LOL – I made the decision the other day when we were e-mailing!
Ladybug hugs,
‘D

Michelle - Cool! Can’t wait to check it out!

bbmomof2boys - Word press huh? Nah…I’ll stay with blogger. I haven’t had any problems with it so far and it seems to meet my needs. Have fun with it!!

Hugs,
Carla

somethingcheeky - How do you find the time, girl?! Do you have a secret nanny hidden away somewhere? Have a great weekend!

Candice Stringham Photography Class at Jessica Sprague – Week 1

Can you believe two blog posts in one day (lol)? Shocking I know. Monday I started my photography class over at Jessica Sprague and this week’s lesson deals with shutter speed. We had to submit a photo with both a fast and slow shutter speed, so here is my assignment for the week. I was hoping to…

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Pixel Fairy Princess - Wo-ho! Looks great! Wait til you do this next summer with Sofia jumping into the pool!
Ladybug hugs,
;D

Colleen - Great job on your assignment! I’m sure your having a blast! I’m still checking out cameras………….

jwhitacre - Hi Jonni! I am so glad to see you are all doing well!! Love the pictures! I wish you lived closer so we could hire you to take our photos! I have not been taking as many photos these days since I’m back to work-ughh! I really need to update our blog!!
Keep in touch!
Jeannine
-Sofia is adorable as usual!!! :)

Janet - That is SO cool!!!!!!

Julia - Oh, how cool is this – I love looking at the variances in the photo due to shutter speed – very cool! Sounds like you’re having a great time with the class too.

Carol - oh that is cool….I have no idea how my camera even works, I just snap and hope for the best…LOL

I love tomato number 2! Are we voting…..hee hee

MotherMotherOcean - you know how to use this camera much better than I do.

kerri - Cool shots!!
Nice to have such an eager assistant. :)

GGHadden - Girl, you are becoming quite the photo professional. Love your pics. Keep up the good work….we will be calling you to do our professional family pictures :)

Hugs
Me

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