Trick or Treat!

Trick or Treat from the cutest little elephant ever!!!

Paige wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween!

Hopefully we won't get rained out tonight from TS Noel... :(

Have a Spooktacular Halloween!!!

Homemade Halloween Costumes

You've got to love homemade Halloween costumes!! They are truly the best! My sister, Kim, was going to a Halloween Party and asked me what she should dress up as... well after thinking about it a bit I suggested that she could be an 80's workout girl! She instantly loved the idea and the brainstorming began. We had so much fun talking out every aspect of her costume - from her hot pink leggings with heather gray legwarmers - to her plastic bangle bracelets and earrings - to her cut-off sweatshirt complete with "jazzercise" iron-on logo - to her braided headband with a ponytail on the side. What made the outfit even better was Susan's suggestion to find an image of the "airbrush kitten" that was popular in the 80s to add to the sweatshirt and Susan also found my mom's old rhinestone machine (back from our Baton Twirling days) so Kimmie could add some bling to her ensemble.

Here is the finished product... kind of makes me wish I had a Halloween Party to go to - maybe next year...

Announcing the Kristi Mangan Photography Photo Blog!!!

So... I have been working on my website lately and have decided that I need a photo blog for the site as well! I'll post some of my latest work, sneak peeks for clients, and proof galleries...

You can check out my photoblog at www.kmanganphoto.typepad.com and you can check out my website updates at www.kmanganphoto.com.

Thanks Everyone!!!

She's 4 months old...

Where has the time gone.... it seems like just yesterday we were in the hospital with our tiny little peanut of a baby girl in the NICU.... Now she is a whopping 13 lbs. 3 oz. and 24 inches long! Paige is such a joy! She is absolutely full of smiles, she's "talking" up a storm, and she is learning new things every day!

We've come a long way from this....































To this... Here is one of my favorite recent pictures of my sweet 4 month old girl...

Mmmmmm........

Apple Pie.... One of my favorite fall treats! The sweet, cinnamony goodness of apple pie just screams AUTUMN to me! After visiting the apple farm in Minnesota I just knew I needed some apple pie...















Now I do love to bake, but I am not a pie baker. That job usually falls on my mom or one of my sisters - all of which make incredible pies. I usually just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor. However after reading several apple pie recipes in the November issue of Cooking Light Magazine, I decided I needed to give it a whirl.

So I picked out a recipe and viola...















Although it may not look fancy, it was delicious!!! My in-laws thoroughly enjoyed it and I do plan on making it again!!! :)

Sleep, Finally... and Pumpkin Time!!!

So I know these two topics don't have anything to do with each other, but I just felt the need to write about both!

I am happy to report that for the past 3 nights Paige has slept through the entire night. The first night was 8 hours, the second night 9 hours and last night a glorious 10 hour stretch!!! Now let's hope this sticks!!! Yay for sleeping!

And Yay for pumpkins! I just love pumpkins, they are so fun! We went to the local pumpkin patch (which was awesome this year) and had fun taking lots of pictures and picking out the perfect pumpkins. We picked three - a tall skinny one (like Pat) and a shorter plump one (like me)... and we also got one of the little baby ones (like Paige). I haven't snapped a shot of our 3 pumpkins yet but I sure will and add it to my post later!

Fall Fun!

I just got home from a fun-filled family weekend in Minnesota! Paige and I flew up to visit my sister Susan and to meet baby Evan! Mom and Kimmie also came along for the fun! We had a great time despite the 80+ degree weather and we thoroughly enjoyed meeting cousin Evan who is such a cutie!!!















Some of the highlights of our trip were the fun photoshoots of the kiddos (my mom thought we were crazy) and going to the apple orchard which was re-named the "donut farm" because they have the BEST apple donuts in the world - truly the reason Susan and Eric go there and take everyone who visits there!

Here are some of my favorite pics (so far) from the trip!!! I have soooo many more to go through!










































And I just loved seeing the BEAUTIFUL Autumn Leaves:























We had a wonderful time and we are greatly looking forward to Susan and Evan's visit to Florida in the end of October!!!