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Fiesta Friday: ‘Tis the Season for Family Photography

By Leslie Lindsay You may be thinking it’s time to get the kids in their holiday best and snap a photo or two…or at least get them to wear something other than the noon-time meal.  Maybe you’ve been meaning to get a family photo done for years…at least since kid #4 came a long.  Or maybe you just want to pause time and capture the cheesy grins and cherubic smiles of your little angels, because you know it won’t last forever. Then it is time to *snap* up a good photographer–and have I got one to brag a about!  You see, it all started innocently enough…I wanted some fun, fall photos of my kids (and hubby) in the fall foliage.  I wasn’t happy with the do-it-yourself variety of using our point-and-shoot digital camera and an ancient tripod (not that it really matters if the tripod is old, uh…just makes for a better story).  The results were ho-hum, and it was challenging to get both kids to look cute and to look at the camera at …

Fiesta Friday:

By Leslie Lindsay Welcome to Friday!!  Hooray–I don’t know about you, but’s it’s been one. long. week.  Today marks the beginning of a new column, “Fiesta Friday,” in which I will present some fun, simple, and timely ideas for getting you through the busy fall months of celebration. So…here’s a little something to whet your pallet: It may be time to start “stocking up” on stocking stuffers.  I know…the leaves are still on the trees and the temps are pretty mild, but when you see something while you are out and about, why not grab it and stuff it into your stocking pile?  Here’s a tip:  when ordering books on Amazon and you don’t have quite enough in your “shopping  bag” to qualify for free shipping, enter “stickers” into the search field and you’ll find some great trinkets for the kids at remarkably low prices.  I just ordered a soccer sticker book and Irish step dancing sticker book, each for $1.50 and done–free shipping and a start to holiday shopping. Start thinking about your holiday …