The daily routine has started at our house as I am sure it has at yours or will be soon: Getting up at dawn to make lunches, breakfast and snacks; Trying to enjoy the one cup of coffee before the house wakes up; and dealing with cranky kids that would love one more week of sleeping in.
Here is a photo tip. Take your child's first day of school photo next to a landmark at the school or outside of your home. For example we always take the first day photo next to our Wisteria tree and also in front of the school doors. And every year you can see how much your child has grown and change next to these items. It is a lot of fun to look back and .... remember when....
I will miss the summer days of just hanging with my children. But I am very excited for the busiest season of the year. Starting in September appointments are made for fall and holiday photos. Please do check your calendars so you can get your appointment and location secured.
Enjoy your first week back to school!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
We are back!
Mazzotti Portraits will reopen for business Tuesday the 18th. We have enjoyed our family time in the Smoky Mountains. I must recommend that all families take a vacation to the mountains in the summer time when the animals and nature is just at full throttle. We stayed at a family cabin up in the mountains in unincorporated Pigeon Forge. We drove in daily into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We hiked, swam, climbed, rafted and spotted wildlife (deer, bear, elk, turkey, horses, birds, snakes etc...). It was also a very affordable vacation.
Aside from the free place to stay....we found you could rent a cabin or there were plenty of family/mom and pop hotels reasonably priced. What made it affordable as well: the National Park is FREE. You have a huge playground of places to swim and hike and view animals for FREE. We ate all three meals a day from home. We made old fashion big breakfasts of eggs, corned beef hash, pancakes, etc.... We packed our snacks in our backpacks for hiking. We packed a cooler that we would leave in the car with our picnic lunch (we picnicked either in official picnic areas or by the side of a creek). Packing lunch was a family affair as well. The kids each made their own sandwiches and snacks....I learned that my daughter loves spinach leaves in her roast beef....who knew? And for dinner we would cook up a great meal ... each member picked a favorite dinner from home to cook at the cabin. BUT the favorite...the campfire at night outside of the cabin where we made nightly smores. YUM.
I am not afraid to admit that I am a big city Cuban girl. I never carved a pumpkin until I was 20 years old! My family was a beach family definitely not a camping family. Roughing it was bringing the picnic to the beach. As a parent I want to expose my kids to the experiences I had as a child but also to those I never did get to experience but my husband did. So a trip to the mountains...not during ski season....was in order. My daughter is def a big city girl too...she did not get a thrill from the salamanders her brother and dad were catching. She did enjoy the wildlife spotting and photographing. In fact I rarely touched my own camera as my kids both wanted at it.
Seeing a part of America preserved in its Natural state was breath taking. It was a vacation we will do again. I hope you will take advantage of Natures Beauty and God's gift to us....and venture out to the wild.
Aside from the free place to stay....we found you could rent a cabin or there were plenty of family/mom and pop hotels reasonably priced. What made it affordable as well: the National Park is FREE. You have a huge playground of places to swim and hike and view animals for FREE. We ate all three meals a day from home. We made old fashion big breakfasts of eggs, corned beef hash, pancakes, etc.... We packed our snacks in our backpacks for hiking. We packed a cooler that we would leave in the car with our picnic lunch (we picnicked either in official picnic areas or by the side of a creek). Packing lunch was a family affair as well. The kids each made their own sandwiches and snacks....I learned that my daughter loves spinach leaves in her roast beef....who knew? And for dinner we would cook up a great meal ... each member picked a favorite dinner from home to cook at the cabin. BUT the favorite...the campfire at night outside of the cabin where we made nightly smores. YUM.
I am not afraid to admit that I am a big city Cuban girl. I never carved a pumpkin until I was 20 years old! My family was a beach family definitely not a camping family. Roughing it was bringing the picnic to the beach. As a parent I want to expose my kids to the experiences I had as a child but also to those I never did get to experience but my husband did. So a trip to the mountains...not during ski season....was in order. My daughter is def a big city girl too...she did not get a thrill from the salamanders her brother and dad were catching. She did enjoy the wildlife spotting and photographing. In fact I rarely touched my own camera as my kids both wanted at it.
Seeing a part of America preserved in its Natural state was breath taking. It was a vacation we will do again. I hope you will take advantage of Natures Beauty and God's gift to us....and venture out to the wild.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Mazzotti Portraits closed for vacation
Mazzotti Portraits is closed from August 8-18th. You may send your orders via email or leave a message on our phone line. However, orders will not be completed until August 22nd. Thank you for your patience as we take time off to spend with our family. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
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