This afternoon I went wine tasting with my Dad, my brother Jon, his wife, her parents, their son and his girlfriend. We visited several small local wineries and met the owners/vintners. I always appreciate hearing someone talk about something as personal as the work of their hands. Enjoy the photos!
Liam and Daddy playing
Liam and Daddy played quick draw last night. One of us would throw the ping pong ball, then the other would quickly draw the Nintendo gun and shoot at the ball. What fun!
Tips from the art of living: razors
Hi, Shinnfans,
I know you all come here to read the meaningful content (or see pictures of Liam), but I thought I’d pass on a tip that’s been really useful: dry your razors when you’re finished with them. Whether your shave your face, legs, or wherever, we can all benefit from better and longer-lasting razors. I’ve found that drying my razor when I’m finished shaving keeps it sharper and makes it last at least twice as long. This also means that you shouldn’t store your razors in the shower (ahem). I use a regular bath towel to dry my razor. Do you do this already? Leave a comment and let me know if it’s working for you. OR try it out and leave a comment with your razor-drying experiences.
Live well,
Andrew
(props to www.lifehacker.com, where I first read this tip)
Lisa pregnancy portraits – finally!
I was beginning to think that we were too busy to make these portraits the second time around, but I’m glad it happened. I hope these pictures show that we’re ALL expecting, even though Mommy is the one carrying the baby.
Enjoy,
Andrew
FYI
FYI, Shinnfans, I also post stuff on the Shinn Photo blog at www.shinnphoto.com/blog. I put new material up there this evening. Also, keep following the comments on the previous post. It’s a pretty good discussion. Thanks for contributing, folks!
Election’s Over
Comments?  Thoughts?  Did the good guys win? Or the bad guys?  Anyone want to speculate on why there was a democratic landslide?  I heard Rush Limbaugh today saying that it’s because public schools make kids dumb and dumb people vote for democrats.  Does anyone else subscribe to any such simple and inflammatory sound-byte-ish notions that they’d care to share with us?
Liam in his Halloween Costume – Photos AND Video!
Here are some photos AND a video from Liam’s Mouse Shoot. He LOVES his new Halloween costume, so we thought we’d debut it a day early. Enjoy!
Shinns in the news
Hey, Friends,
I’d like to turn the spotlight toward my Dad, Larry Shinn, who’s recently been featured in the Tracy Press (from Tracy, CA) for his volunteer work with kids and airplanes.  The top two photos in this news story feature either him or his plane, N2426D (nicknamed Delta by Liam).  Leave a comment on this post to let him know how proud you are of him!
Congrats, Dad,
Andrew
Liam hanging out at the studio
I walked outside with a client to take her picture and Liam really wanted me to take his picture, too. He doesn’t look too happy, but afterward he kept asking to have his picture taken. Silly boy.