The last two days have been so hot that it feels like Summer is already here! Its so crazy… last week Isabella and I were taking our morning walks as late as 11 a.m. with enjoyable weather but today we left as soon as she woke up to avoid the heat. We just barely made it! So for todays mini… View Post
This weeks photo challenge is all about the kiddos enjoying our beautiful spring weather! All of these photos were taken with my 50mm 1.4 lens. Initially I found it difficult to take group shots… or really, any photo with more than one person in it. Too often I would have one person in focus and the other(s) completely out of… View Post
My nephew has finally arrived!! He is the cutest little guy with the biggest baby hands I have ever seen and he looks so much like his Daddy! My poor sister was up at 2:30 in the morning with contractions and when she got to the hospital she had to wait until after 6pm to finally meet her baby. Of… View Post
This weeks photo challenge is of the beautiful Miss Isabella. I saw on the news that rain was moving in so I decided to get outside with Isabella and enjoy the weather before it was gone for a few days. Isabella really loves to be outside. I think this was the first time she really noticed the grass and decided… View Post
Isabella has moved on from yellow squash to avocado and bananas! So far her favorite seems to be avocado which is great for me since there is no prep work involved… All you need is a ripe avocado and maybe a fork to mash it down. We started off doing solids once a day with the yellow squash to twice a… View Post
This weeks photo challenge is actually from 2 separate days of shooting. My sister-in-law found a cool field with great light and shared the location with me. We went during the last hour before sunset and then decided to go back a second time because we loved it so much. Sunday’s Shoot Tuesday’s Shoot These photos didn’t come out… View Post
I have been exclusively breastfeeding Isabella since birth. Now that she is 6 months old we are moving forward with solids! As I mentioned in a previous post – since I am home with Isabella, my goal is to make most of her food using organic fruits and vegetables. Hopefully this will trickle over to Oscar, Anthony and I and… View Post
Yesterday was Isabella’s 6 month birthday. To celebrate we did a little photo shoot in our front yard. We tried to get the sunset in but unfortunately with the way our home faces it is not possible. We managed to still get some great shots though. As I’m sure you can tell, these photos are a little different in color…. View Post
Practice makes perfect – or at least that’s what I’ve heard. I’ve decided that I am going to push myself into picking up my camera at least once a week to do a mini photo session in the hopes that this will help me grow as a photographer. Most of the time – ok well, 99.9% of the time –… View Post
Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Nicole Banuelos. I am a wife to the BEST husband and mother to the most handsome son and beautiful daughter in the world. I have a passion for all things crafty, photography and baking. I LOVE Pinterest. Seriously… why was that not MY idea?? My husband (Oscar) and I have been… View Post