Gummy Bear Maternity + Family Photos

Hello there! I thought I'd stop by to share our maternity and family photos we had taken back in April before the Gummy Bear joined us! For those of you not following on Facebook or Instagram (where I post more regularly), Theodore Michael Kane joined us on June 11th! More to come on his arrival, but first, let me share with you our maternity and family photos (might as well try and stay in somewhat chronological order, huh?). 

Tami with Lorene Photography (Facebook, Instagram, Website) took the photos and we love how they turned out. She is a pro! We've been working with her for almost two years now. She's also done Emerson's Six Month Photos and Emerson's One Year/Family Photos (just realized I never posted these - coming soon! So much for staying in order...). I would HIGHLY recommend her for all of you in the Seattle area (she's based out of Snohomish).

We took these photos over at Carkeek Park in Seattle. I loved Emerson's outfit - I wish she would wear it every day! (Jean Jacket and Lace Dress both from Target, Jelly's from Old Navy). My dress is from Target and Zach's sweater is from Gap years ago. I tried to coordinate without being too matchy-matchy and I have to say I loved how the navy turned out mixed in with the greenery. I was about 34 weeks when we had these taken. Emerson did really well until the very end (you'll notice the snacks in some of the pics... whatever works, right?!). She loved being in her "pretty dress" and showing the Gummy Bear Bump some love! Can't wait to get these printed and put up around the house!

DIY: Instagram Collage Prints

Hey guys! Wow it has been a crazy month in the Kane household! We crammed all our travel for the year into the past four weeks before Zach starts residency TOMORROW!! We had such a great time on our travels - camping on Lake Cushman, medical school graduation in Arizona, family reunion in Bend - but let me just say that this Mama is exhausted. With a capital E.

I just wanted to share a little project that is one of my favorites and is so easy to make (and cheap too!) 

Last fall I was itching to get all my Instagram photos on display. But there are so many! What to do? What to do? I saw this post and this post on Pinterest and was relieved there was an easy (and cheap!) way to make a collage in Picasa that you could order straight from Costco. 

First, I figured out how many pictures I wanted on each collage. I liked the look of the inspiration that was six photos across and nine photos down. With the photos about 2x2 inches, that meant that my collage needed to be 20x30. 

In Picasa, I selected the photos I wanted to include in the collage and then hit the button on the top left "Create Photo Collage" (it looks like a little mountain scape photo with a plus sign in the top left corner). From there I adjusted the grid spacing between photos and the overall size of the collage. When I had it just right, I hit "Create Collage".

To order the prints, I used Costco Photo Center online. You can order 16x20 prints for $5.99 each(!). I uploaded the collage and ordered just like a regular photo. So easy and a good price for so many photos!

I got three of these IKEA frames in white for only $3.99 each. Total cost for all three frames and prints was about $27 ($9 each). Not bad! 

I love these so much. They are so fun to look at - every time I take a look I see a new photo I haven't noticed in a while and it brings back a great memory. Emerson loves them too. She loves seeing all the different pictures - always something to look at!

PS. If you want to see more of my photos, find me on Instagram (@mykane). I'm kind of obsessed. :)