Flashback Friday :)

Well the other night I was looking at my Facebook page for Simply Graceful, and I saw that it joined Facebook July 27th 2011, I decided I would do a little "Flashback Friday" for y'all. I hope you enjoy these! :)

Then : August 3rd 2011

Now : January 16th

 Then : Spring 2011

Now : Fall 2012

 Then : October 29th 2011

 Now : Sept. 2012

 Then : December 31st 2011

 Now : December 15th 2012 

 Then : May 28th 2012

  Now : Fall 2012

 Then : June 23rd 2012

  Now : Fall 2012

:) I thought it was pretty amazing how much I have improved! And those are not very old either! I hope you enjoyed this "Flashback Friday"! Don't forget to follow me - Kori

Well, it's been a while..

Well, it's been a while since my last post. No I did not drop out on the blog if that's what your thinking. :) I really love blogging! It's just been a little busy.. For example, Monday we.. Well I've done forgot! And Tuesday we.. Well come to think of it, I don't remember that either.. Well anyways, we have been busy. :)

So don't start thinking "She has already forgot about her blog." because - I didn't. This post really isn't the most exciting, just saying hi.. So "Hi!" :) - Kori 

Polly Pocket's Senior Pictures

 Well some of you know I can take pictures of some really weird things, for example, the Polly Pocket wedding-

  So yesterday, I took some senior shots of.. Yep, you guessed it, Polly Pockets. I was bored, and was dying to take pictures, just let me show you... 

Are you enjoying these? Well good, keep em coming!

  Click here to see the rest of Polly Pocket Senior Pictures! 

Well that's me for ya, always doing something, (mostly photography related). Click on the link to see the rest of Polly's pictures! Well bye for now! :) - Kori

Silly us!

Well, yesterday was a busy day for me. I had a contest to finish counting entries on, people to answer about scheduling sessions,  and an appointment with the newspaper office to set up! While all of this was going on, my mom said that her and my dad had to leave for a couple of hours. Well I didn't want to stay alone so my friend Breanna came over, (or as I call her "Sissy")

I have known "Sissy" since I was 4! She is like a.. well a real sister! 

We were hungry, so we went in the kitchen and we could not find anything, so she yells "Popcorn!!" I agreed and left the kitchen to do something else. Suddenly I hear Breanna exclaim  "We can't have it! There is no microwave!" Well, we do have a microwave that apparently was too hard to find! We had a pretty good laugh about that. We find things to laugh about a lot! Later we sat at the computer, bored..  And we looked at a little bit of Pinterest, while we ate our popcorn and shared a lunchable.. Me and Breanna are pretty close and I am so thankful she is my friend! She comes over.. A lot, :) We have tons of fun, especially when we watch our favorite move, "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", I love that movie! Here is some pictures from us, just sitting with a webcam ;)

Pretty face! :D

     Silly Face :P

 I think funny face, but it looks kinda scary...

 Okay, wow. This is getting weird... Moving on

That's us for ya! Silly as can be! If you have seen my other post about the chocolate covered strawberries, she helped make those :) 

Here are some pics from the past :-)

 Me Bree and Kelsi :)

 Me and Bree!:)

 Me, my mommy and Breanna! Wow, my face looks goofy.. ;)

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you she has a blog, go on over there and check it out! Here is the address - http://funchristianfriends.blogspot.com/

So go and follow her! Well here was a little bit of silly us! 
Well that's all for now, bye!
Kori  

It is the 18th, right?

Well yesterday I made a booboo, I thought it was the 18th and it wasn't! When I realized it wasn't, I had already posted 3 posts about it, and had commented on all the pictures! I deleted all the comments I made and started over. Now it is the 18th... I think, and there is a winner!! Are you ready? Drum roll please?

2nd Place is : 

  

    Aunika!

 This is Aunika, she is almost a year old and is an extremely happy baby! She is the youngest of six children and loves playing with her sister and brothers.

Congrats Aunika! You have won a 30 minute session, with no cost to you!! Mom, please message me on Facebook to set up your session.

 And now, the moment we have all been waiting for 

1st Place is :

 Cole !

 This is Cole he is 14 weeks old and he loves to dance to Gangnam style. He loves to laugh and smile at every single person he meets.  

Congrats Cole!! You have just won a 60 minute session, with no cost to you!! Mom, please message me on Facebook to set up the session.

It is a good thing I did not judge the contest, because if I would have, we would have 17 winners. Because I thought all of your perfect children were cute, I am offering a special, to all of you that entered, You can get a 60 minute session for only $50! That includes everything that a normal session would.. Message me for more info! 

Well, for those of you that did not enter, and are crying because you did not win this amazingly awesome prize, don't worry, there will be one next month!:) Well bye for now! 

-Kori   

Yummyness.. Is that a word?

Yummyness... Is that a word? I don't think so, but it should be! Well I told you I would put on a picture of our chocolate covered strawberries, well here they are!!

Oh and yes they are yummy!:)

 

So then my mom said we were making Peanut Butter and Jelly cookies! I had never heard of them, but they are really tasty!

 I just happened to  snap a picture of them ;)

 They are very good too!:D

 If you want the recipe here it is..

 

What you need :

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder   
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 
• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar 
• 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter 
• 1 large egg 
• 1/3 cup raspberry jam, stirred to loosen 

What to do :

 

1. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat butter and sugars with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in butter, then egg. Reduce speed to low, and beat in flour mixture until dough forms. If dough is sticky, refrigerate for 5 to 10 minutes.

 

2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls (about 2 tablespoons in each). Arrange on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 1 1/2 inches apart. Press into 1 3/4 rounds (we pressed ours down with the bottom of a glass). Press hearts into the center using your finger-tips. Refrigerate for 20 mintues.

 

3. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven, and reshape hearts using your fingertips or handle of wooden spoon. Fill indentation of each with a generous amount 1/2 teaspoon of jam to form a heart. Bake until cookies are firm, 6-7 minutes more. 

(Jam- Filled cookies can be stored up to 2 days room temperature) 

 

Well that's it! Bye for now!:) - Kori             

First Post

Well today is my first post and Valentines Day! Happy Valentines everyone!  As you can see I started a blog! I will post about my photography mostly, and some about whats going on with me. ;)

First thing, I should probably tell you something about me.. :) 

• I am 11 years old, yes 11
• I own my own photography business
• I have 1 brother and 1 sister (my sister is married)
• I have 2 awesome parents and 2 cats ;)
• I am a Canon camera lover
• I will be 12 in May
• I love pink and sparkles
• I love to cook and bake
• I love to do crafts
• I love my life

Well now that you have found out some things about me, Me, my Mom and my friend Breanna,made some chocolate covered strawberries this morning, I am going to go take pictures of them, and am going to come right back here and post them! So bye for now!