The Streetpoet http://streetpoet.org/blog Veronique's corner Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:53:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 September 2009 http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/september-2009/ http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/september-2009/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:25:25 +0000 Veronique Guy http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/september-2009/ September was a month of settling in, recovering, and beginning the routine of lessons and school. It began with an extra week with my Gigi, and ended with a wedding, which I will post next. Here are the few photos I took in September…

September is usually the hottest month here. Seth enjoyed the sprinkler and pretended he could fly through rain. Ian stood at a safe distance from the sprinkler Peter put together this antique slide for the boys to used in the house It came from Honey’s estate (Thank you, Uncle Garin!) and has been a great distraction from the couches! On Labor Day we celebrated Darrell’s birthday with a pool party and a family dinner at Mom and Dad’s. Uncle Garin helped Seth with his swimming :-) Ian got warm in the sun with Auntie Jane I’m so thankful that we have family who loves the children and invests their time in them. The brown club! My Gigi stayed for an extra week into Setember with me… Thank you so much for ministering to me after the Brocks left, playing with the boys as they missed their cousins, and being a light in our home! I love you! It was Darrell’s birthday party! Yes, Peter was tired, but happy to be celebrating with his cousin. ;-) It was Bekah’s family birthday celebration, too! I love the blowing help she got :-) Darrell didn’t need any help :-) We love you so much, Darrell, and pray God’s perfect will be done in your life. We went with Noel to the Simi Vally Days Parade… to see David drive a float! Go Dave! The boys got kazoos, candy, and frisbees thrown at them! :-) This was the boy’s first parade! It was a wonderful morning! Thank you for taking us, Noel!

]]> http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/september-2009/feed/ 3 Rebekah’s First Birthday http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/rebekahs-first-birthday/ http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/rebekahs-first-birthday/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:54:34 +0000 Veronique Guy http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/rebekahs-first-birthday/ Wait! August isn’t done until Bekah’s birthday is celebrated!

The Partridges hosted a beautiful party for Rebekah at their home…

Daddy helping set up for the party. first year collage Happy birthday, Rebekah! and congratulations to her mommy! party favors! and watermelon! and a pool party! guests :-) Eden, six months, and Rebekah one year. first guy girl cousins! :-) adorable enjoying the water and playing with daddy Ian loves and can say “Bekah”! part of the Partridges beautiful patio birthday bouquet Aunt Abby’s leap and splash! David showin’ the boys how to flip Jerome gives it a shot then it’s Seth’s turn shortly hereafter Seth bit into his knee and jammed his front teeth. He slept through the rest of the party while I held him, so Peter finished taking pictures for Bekah. Happy birthday to you, Bekah! first birthday cake yummy! all done :-) Eden enjoying Bekah’s gifts! time for presents! We love you, darling Bekah! Happy first birthday!

]]> http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/rebekahs-first-birthday/feed/ 2 Family Photos http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/family-photos/ http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/family-photos/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:41:51 +0000 Veronique Guy http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/family-photos/ My friend Laura brought her famous yummy pasta salad for lunch and took family photos for us! Laura, they are priceless treasures, thank you so much for the pictures!

My family, I cannot express my gratitude for you. Thank you for visiting us in our new home, thank you for blessing us.

I love you.

Laura photographed the children making their way through the orchard up to the barn for photos. Laura got some individual portraits of the children first. Ian Seth (you can see where the cormorant kissed him) Ethan Corynn Jerome Our turn! Regina cracks me up! :-) all lined up goin’ down to the Sycamore tree where there’s a breeze! waiting for everyone to gather Jerome and Ethan cousins Jerome under the Sycamore Ethan cutie :-) Corynn under the sycamore Clara!precious Seth playing with Mema My boys and I Vanessa with her brood Gigi with her nieces and nephews! the Nicolosi sisters profiles hahaha! I love you, Gigi! fun times are guaranteed… when Gigi’s here! Gigi and Tank! Twins I love you, Nessers! Vann enjoyed his camera that he got fixed while out here! Clara snuggled with her mama. and we all enjoyed our last day all together. We snapped a group photo before going out to sushi for dinner! And I read one last book to the children before putting them to bed for their last night here this trip. That was our favorite thing to do together…or at least Clara’s and mine. :-) What a marvelous visit.

]]> http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/family-photos/feed/ 2 Three Weeks with My Twin ~ Part Three http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/three-weeks-with-my-twin-part-three/ http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/three-weeks-with-my-twin-part-three/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:33:40 +0000 Veronique Guy http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/three-weeks-with-my-twin-part-three/ Miscellaneous photos from our last week together:

Mom and Dad’s pool was a wonderful respite from the heat…even for Raven. the deep end. Brett stayed an extra day with us, it was so nice to visit with him! My beautiful Gigi Seth! with Barlow cousins! Peter climbed up on Mom and Dad’s roof to snap this photo of the smoke cloud. Vann and Vanessa were able to give a presentation at our church the last Sunday they were here. Vanessa had the children stand up and sing “My God is So Great!” and Jerome wanted to join them! Vann built these for the boys toy storage in their room! He studied the ones that I wanted from Ikea, took me there to purchase the buckets, sat down with a pen and paper for a while and whipped this out in a day! It has been such a great solution for the boys! This was a free standing old sink in the laundry room. Vann found a scrap of countertop, shoved the washing machine against the wall, mounted the drinking water, and built this very useful counter! Vanessa is varnishing the desk Vann built for my office. It’s beautiful and it fits perfectly in this tiny room! How very grateful I am for all Vann’s hard work and blessing us so much during their stay! This is part of their house warming/anniversary gift for us…it holds many sweet memories. facepainting! fierce. sweet Clara cleaned up and sitting on a cart? ClaraIan

]]> http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/three-weeks-with-my-twin-part-three/feed/ 0 Santa Barbara… http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/santa-barbara-2/ http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/santa-barbara-2/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:42:49 +0000 Veronique Guy http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/santa-barbara-2/  with the Brocks, Mema, Gigi, and Brett!

The very back seat… the driver and first bench and the middle bench…of a rented 11 passenger van! gumballs after fish tacos! Brett and Gigi Seth and Ian found little chairs just their size at the Indian bazaar :-) waiting patiently in World Plus they look like siblings :-) a wall of cousins thanks for the sunglasses, Mema! Brett really does have Ian in a safe grip… and Ian has Brett! Cynthia joined us for the afternoon walking around Santa Barbara! thanks for the photo, Cynthia! since I love that wall, and these people :-) street crossing…it was an adventure just to stay together! time for icecream! and this is what the sugar did to Jerome…he did this many times! snakes! the boys said they were heavy! Ethan with his snake Seth with a snake Jerome with a snake the balloon man was right down the street from the snake man. Clarebear with her balloon on the way to the beach! Ian and Tank with Mema Ian LOVES Tank! They’re just the right size for each other :-) is there a happier place? beach boys Mema enjoying the beautiful Santa Barbara afternoon at the beach. Ian and I Peter and Vann getting out the kite Mema and Vanessa…documenting the SB beach there’s the Civic Arts and the Marmonte where I shot Matt and Tiffany’s wedding! I love the light and the colors and the boys! launching and it’s up! with very little wind and a lot of work. while we were all watching the kite’s flight… Seth found a friend. He put his face a little too close to this cormorant and got a scratched forhead for a greeting! I didn’t see it happen, but there were lots of people gathered to watch this beautiful bird and when they learned that Seth is my son, they shared the incident. Seth wasn’t phased in the least and the cormorant went back to sea. Clara needed daddy’s help to see where the bird went. I love this shot of Ethan enjoying the beach! Clara enjoying the sand! :-) Ian and Clara Vanessa bringing the kids and some treasures back from scavenging :-) Jerome making his way back to the car :-) Santa Barbara harbor the end of a wonderful, beautiful, memorable day!

]]> http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/santa-barbara-2/feed/ 1 Three Weeks with My Twin ~ Part Two http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/three-weeks-with-my-twin-part-two/ http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/three-weeks-with-my-twin-part-two/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:35:40 +0000 Veronique Guy http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/three-weeks-with-my-twin-part-two/ On the last Sunday before CSUN began Fall 2009 classes we packed a picnic lunch, loaded up in two cars and headed to the beach. Any beach. It turned out to be the Ventura Harbor beach!

As soon as we got there Ethan and Seth were running in the waves! Ian enjoyed the sand at a safe distance from the waves. I loved watching all six children together! They took their food down to the waves. Seth posing with his food Ian saying “cheese!” and then asked to “see?” :-) hazy sailboat sparkley grey This is one mistake of focus that I love! Jerome and Corynn at the beach. Ian at the beach Clara at the beach Peter with five of them Ian would only venture that close to the water because his daddy was there. blue! beach babes ;-) the guys silhouettes silhouettes Seth returning wave Ethan in our livingroom with Seth Jerome at the top of Papa’s avocado tree! Corynn’s a monkey, too! They climbed as high as they could and they got safely down without assistance or injury. :-)

]]> http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/three-weeks-with-my-twin-part-two/feed/ 0 Three Weeks With my Twin ~ Part One http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/three-weeks-with-my-twin-part-one/ http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/three-weeks-with-my-twin-part-one/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:06:44 +0000 Veronique Guy http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/three-weeks-with-my-twin-part-one/ I’m not sure I have words to describe it. Just being together was incredible. And being together meant six cousins running around ages seven, six, five, four, almost three, and two…and a lot of work! Anything less than three weeks would have been too rushed. As it was the time went by in a flash, and yet it really was a concentrated visit packing three years worth of being together into three weeks. Heavenly.

Vann and Vanessa, thank you for the sacrifice of your time, your blessings to us in your God given and acquired skills, and for sharing your vision while you were with us in our new home. I love you all more than I can say. Thank you.

First lunch together! Two year olds :-) the boys and their laptops Vann and the children served by washing the car and had fun too! He really had to scrub the sycamore gunk off. Thanks Vann! Ethan and Seth playing blocks Jerome posed for the camera :-) Corynn fun light, fun swing Clara waiting for her turn on the swing big brother offered to give her his turn and push her. :-) When we all wanted to go somewhere together this is what the back of my van looked like, and Jerome rode in Peter’s car with two other adults. Chuck E Cheese! Ethan on the carousel. Clara on the carousel No hands on the carousel! air hockey? Seth “trying to go up side to side…but how do you do that thing?” pedaling and flying Seth’s turn pedaling the “helicopter” Ian loved it, but we had to pedal for him. Jerome and Ian enjoying a virtual roller coaster… as far as I’m concerned, virtual is all they’ll experience in their childhood. :-) I don’t think Seth understood this game. :-) Seth! cupcakes with the Turners! Happy birthday, Gabe! Thanks for inviting us! a full table of cousins! The adults ate on the floor on the coffee table. :-) Clara’s first braids! Ian and Clara. I love their eyes! no comment yes, she was happy. :-) a fun evening at the Partridge home! I’m so glad they got to spend time together!

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~Enjoy!

Me, about to photograph my June bride, Tiffany, getting ready for her wedding! Peter testing the angle/light from the stairs…I wish he had shot from there as the bride emerged from the suite, it’s a cool shot. haha! I couldn’t resist. A flash test. Sorry, Pete, but I love it! Your flash lighting was the best I’ve worked with ever! Culver City. waiting to meet up with Pete and Sarah I changed my clothes after our photo shoot. We were walking to dinner and Peter had the camera. My Peter, that is. :-) My “lighting test” before a client came for a headshot. Don’t we have lovely terminology in photography? :-/ Ian absolutely adores his daddy! They have a beautiful bond. Our two year old! Ian and his little buddy Courtney at our old house during a play date. :-) My lighting test on the boys at Mandalay Bay Beach.Aunt Brooke was so gracious to drive us to the beach and play with the boys while I shot a wedding! Thank you Aunt Brooke! Jerome and Wesley hanging out. Jerome and Abby on her birthday As we pulled onto our property coming home from church Peter spotted this racer snake and jumped out of the car to catch it. He said it’s a good snake and wanted to keep it on the property.. after the boys got a good look at it, that is. we hope we didn’t scare it off! Boy cousins and icecream! I wonder what Seth was saying? Jerome chose to sit at the big table and enjoy his cone by himself! Miss Rochelle visiting with the boys :-) Caroline and Anna! Skyler and Ian hangin’ out and eating popcorn on their new front porch! I wanted a pic of both of them looking with their blue eyes, but I caught them chewing, too. :-) Skyler-man! I miss hugging him every day. Rebekah spent many days at our house playing with the boys this summer. I’m glad she enjoyed the mud, too! We sure love having you live so close now, Bekah!

]]> http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/random-summer-photos/feed/ 1 Ventura County Fair ~ August 5,2009 http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/ventura-county-fair-august-52009/ http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/ventura-county-fair-august-52009/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 Veronique Guy http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/ventura-county-fair-august-52009/ Anna knew the Ventura County Fair was offering $1 admissions on a Wednesday the first week in August and she offered to drive the boys and I to the fair. We had never been to the county fair before and it was a memorable experience! Abby went with us, paid our admission, and helped with the boys. We had so much fun! But it would have required a week of spending every day at the fair to discover everything there. Here are a few pictures I took of our day:

Jerome was chosen as a volunteer for the wildlife show! Here he’s being asked to name a nocturnal creature. They played a Jeopardy-like tune while they gave him time to think. I love how he tries to swallow his smiles! He was given a prize for answering an owl. Here he was asked how many feathers does a Whistling Swan have. The crowd went wild trying to get him to see the answer waving behind the handler, but I think his hat blocked his view. He answered “A lot?” :-) He was given a second prize! Way to go Jerome! There were tables filled with handmade wooden toys (and Purell on each one) available to be played with! the acrobat spun around when Jerome squeezed the bars together! Seth making presidents fight? This is where Ian happily spent most of his afternoon…with kettle corn in his hat. :-) Jerome could make those fingers “tap” by pressing levers on the other side! a toy ferris (Seth calls it a ferrist) wheel! Anna had as much fun as the boys did playing with the wooden toys! Ian finally disovered there was fun to be had, so he played with a wooden turtle for a little bit, then went back to his popcorn. Abby took Jerome over to see the kaleidoscope exhibit. They were made by students! These were on bendy stuff to look all around, and that table filled with colorful thing spun around! Jerome wearing his prizes!He was chewing…I just liked the light :-) Seth lovin’ on Abby We had time for one ride, and Abby said she could take the boys on the one they chose. They’re at the very tippy top climbing into their carpets. Down they come! Jerome went with Abby and was only a little scared of the height and speed, and Seth went by himself and loved it! Thank you Abby! Officer Seth Officer Jerome Officer Abby Discovering a Sheriff’s car on display Inside the Sheriff’s car! Hopefully they will never be in the backseat for real! Sheriff Abby :-) Girls, that was a super fun day, and something we wouldn’t have done without you! Thank you Anna and Abby for taking us to the fair!

]]> http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/ventura-county-fair-august-52009/feed/ 0 Abby’s 21st Birthday ~ August 2, 2009 http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/abbys-21st-birthday-august-2-2009/ http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/abbys-21st-birthday-august-2-2009/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:20:05 +0000 Veronique Guy http://streetpoet.org/blog/entries/abbys-21st-birthday-august-2-2009/ Abby came over on her birthday for portraits! I had a blast shooting with you! You have the most adorable expressions. and you’re down right funny! Look where she’s willing to sit for my picture! I love it, Abby! You had me in stitches our whole shoot! Abby can strike a pose! or invent one! You’re adorable, Abby I admire the way you’re using what talents God’s given you for His glory and to help others. I know the journey is long to reach your dreams but I know you’ll have fun along the way! I love you heaps and bunches and tons Happy Birthday, Abby!

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