二女兒滿一歲了！迫不及待在新家慶祝

這個月初時，終於交房了！ (*^﹏^*)
還沒搬進去，我們最近在搞一些簡單的裝潢。
弄好以後會跟大家分享我們新家的照片！
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We bought our first home in New Jersey at the beginning of this month!
We haven’t moved in yet. We were doing some makeover for our space. I will be sharing the photos of what we did soon.
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雖然房子還沒有完全弄好，我們就已經迫不及待的要在新家慶祝我們家二寶的一歲生日！

其實主要也是因為要給寶寶拍一組“砸蛋糕”照片，但我婆婆家的地板大多是鋪地毯的，所以想想還是在新家（都是木地板）拍好了。
而且房子空空的，正好當我的“攝影棚”哈哈哈 ~(￣▽￣)~

Although the furnishing is not done, we couldn’t wait and decided to celebrate the 1st birthday of my baby girl in our new place.
I wanted to do a cake smash photoshoot for my girl, but my in-laws’ place, where we are currently staying, is mostly carpeted… so it wouldn’t be a good idea to do it at their place.
Plus, an empty house is a perfect PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO. heeh heeh heeh.

因為我自己就是一個攝影師，所以家裡有什麼重要日子或需要拍家庭照時，總是很方便。
雖然我是專業學過攝影的，但我覺得一般的家庭照呀，就算不是專業攝影師，也可以自己拍呦。

用手機也能拍出很好的照片，只要學會找到好光源、佈置環境和掌握一點修照片的技能。
我會說一下我是怎麼佈置的，所以有興趣的人也可以在家自己拍美美的照片呦！

When it comes to family photos and birthdays, I always find myself being a professional photographer come in handy. heeh.
However, I don’t think that you have to be a professional photographer or have fancy equipment to shoot beautiful photos for your own family.

Most phones have pretty good cameras. You just need to learn to find the right lighting, know how to decorate/ set up a background, and have basic knowledge on editing photos, and you can create amazing family photos too!

抓周

其實我抓周也不是特別講究，就看看家裡有些啥，就拿過來給寶寶抓吧。
還拿了個顯微鏡，想看看有沒有可能延續這個科學世家。 哈哈～ (∩_∩)
Zhua-Zhou is a Chinese ritual held at a child’s first birthday party. Zhua means “to grab” and Zhou means “anniversary”, so it literally means “one-year-old catch”.
Parents put various objects, that symbolize career choices or personality traits, before the child. The child’s choice is used to forecast its future.
So usually a ball is for “athlete”, brushes for “artist”, a pen for “writer”, music instrument for “musician”, etc. It’s really just amuzing for the adults to watch their baby zhua-zhou.

本來以為我女兒這個小吃貨肯定會選擇炒菜鍋，結果頭也不回地奔向口風琴。
然後又選了一個高爾夫球。
（我不記得我有放高爾夫球，應該是我老公偷偷放進去的 ─.─||||）
好吧～以後就當個音樂家和興趣是打高爾夫球吧。
Since my daughter loves eating so much, I thought for sure she would go for the frying pan and spatula, which she loves to play with.
To my surprise, she picked the melodica… and then she picked up a golf ball. (I don’t remember the golf ball being an option… I think my husband sneaked it in there.)
Well, I guess she will become a musician and a golf player. Cool!

大女兒一歲生日時也是抓了一把烏克麗麗，現在二女兒又抓了口風琴。
想到之前聽過別人說：第一代是讀書人-脫離平困、改變社會地位，第二代努力上班-改善經濟狀況，第三代藝術家-終於可以無憂無慮地追逐自己的藝術夢。
能當藝術家真是一種幸福與奢侈呀。(‧ O ‧)
My oldest also chose a music instrument when she did her zhua-zhou. She picked a ukulele.
I wonder if both my daughter will become musicians one day. They do both love music a lot, my oldest loves to sing and her sister always dance to music. 🙂

佈景

這是我為生日砸蛋糕而佈置的背景。
This is the background I decorated for my daughter’s cake smash photoshoot.

我並不是一個特別有創意的人，但是沒創意沒關係，有Pinterest!
Pinterest 真的是家庭主婦的好朋友，想做什麼、需要點主意，就去上面搜，看看別人怎麼做的。

我也是去上面搜”1st Birthday Photoshoot” 和 ”Birthday cake for babies”，真的給我很多很好的靈感。
不過我看到的大部分都是用氣球佈置，然後加一大大寫著”ONE”的牌子。可能是最近流行的風格吧。 ┐(─__─)┌ 

我個人是很喜歡氣球，但我覺得更適合用在派對上吧。
拍照的話，我還是喜歡看起來更溫馨簡單的風格，感覺更有品味。
但是我大女兒的砸蛋糕就是用氣球和亮片當背景，啊哈哈哈～ 人都是會變的嘛～

Honestly, Im not a very creative person, but luckily I have Pinterest!
If you don’t know what it is, MAKE IT YOUR BEST FRIEND! but don’t get addicted. heeh heeh.
It is SOOOO helpful! I go on there whenever I need ideas.
I just searched “1st Birthday Photoshoot” and ”Birthday cake for babies” on Pinterest, and BOOM, I could see all the great things that other people have done for baby’s birthday.
I notice that most of the birthday photoshoots used balloons for decoration.
Although I LOVE balloons, I think they are more suitable for birthday parties. I photoshoots, I prefer something more elegant and simple. (Then I just remembered I used balloons for my older daughter’s cake smash photoshoot…. huh huh We all involve and improve. )

佈景，假花和植物是在Hobby Lobby買的，他們家的人造植物還是比較逼真的，不會看起來太假。
當然，如果可以的話還是用真的植物會最好看。（是比較花錢啦。用假的標籤別撕，還可以拿回去退。別噴我，是我攝影教授教的。）(＞﹏＜) 
椅子是奶奶在Homegoods買給孫女的禮物。
背景是我的舊窗簾和我攝影用的布幕架子。
沒有架子其實也可以直接把布幕或一大張紙，用膠帶黏在牆上當背景。
或者就乾乾淨淨的白牆也很好看。 <(￣︶￣)/ 

I got the artificial plants from Hobby Lobby. I think they make very realistic fake plants, which are great for photoshoots. Of course, real flowers and plants always look best! But they can get pricy too… and if you are careful with your props, you can probably return the ones that you don’t need after the photoshoots. For the ones I really like and will often use in my shoots, I keep them.
The cute little chair is a gift from Grandma, and she got it from Homegoods.
The background is an old pair of curtains that I own. That’s right, save your old curtains and bedsheets. They might be useful for your photoshoots.
If you don’t have a stand for the backdrop, you can always tape it to the wall, or just use a blank white wall as your background, which also looks great.

砸蛋糕拍攝

老大一歲生日時，就是用一根手指戳蛋糕，然後她不喜歡手上沾到奶油，就用手去推。
沒想到沾到更多，就大哭了…… (= =)lll
這次就特別期待跟她姊姊性格非常不一樣的二寶會不會有什麼不一樣的反應…

我以為二寶應該會“攻擊”蛋糕，因為她真的很愛吃。結果也只是用手指沾著吃…
好吧～原來她們姐妹倆人都是走淑女路線。
但老二還是吃得挺開心的，沒有大哭。嘻嘻

看來網上那些寶寶摧毀蛋糕的照片，應該是爸媽或攝影師摧毀的。
有些還吃到頭上都是，不知道是不是爸媽砸的… 嘿嘿 (￣y▽￣)╭

My first born was very “careful” with her cake smash… She poked the cake with her finger, and she didn’t like the cream being on her finger, so she tried to push the cake away, and got more cream on her hands. She got so mad and just started crying…
Because my second daughter is born a foodie, I thought she would act very differently from her sister. I was expecting her to “attack” the cake, but she didn’t… also just use her tiny finger to poke the cake. But she did enjoy tasting it and she didn’t cry. heeh.

I wonder how people do those “destroyed” cake smash photoshoots? Maybe the photographer or the parent just smashed the cake for the baby. Some babies had cake all over their faces… I wonder if the parents smashed the cake in their kid’s face?

懶人佈置蛋糕小技巧：用鮮花裝飾
看起來就很牛 啊哈哈哈 ○(*￣︶￣*)○
Cake decorating trick for beginner bakers like me: decorate cake with fresh flowers.

時間真的過得好快！
感覺就好像昨天才剛帶這隻寶寶回家，今天就已經一歲了～
二寶剛出生前幾個月，還以為她是一個吃好、睡好、又文靜的寶寶…
現在完全原形畢露呀！嗓門比她姊姊更大、膽子更大、更抓馬~ （⊙ｏ⊙）
也是，我跟我老公都不是文靜的人，我在奢望什麼呀？啊哈哈 (*_*)
希望可以很快搬入新家，整理好東西，跟大家分享更多居家佈置的樂趣呦！

Time really flies! The memory of bring my daughter back from the hospital is still vivid, like it just happened yesterday. Can’t believe she is one year old already!
For the first few months after she was born, we thought she was a really layback baby who eats well, sleeps well, and has a quiet personality. But we underestimated her… She is now louder, more dramatic, more adventurous than her older sister…
Well… neither my husband nor I am the “quiet” type of person, so I guess it’s not likely for us to have a quiet child. haha.

Hopefully, we will move into our new home soon, so I can decorate and style the rooms. I can’t wait to share more decorating fun with you all!

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