Busy Busy Holiday Fun!

The holiday season is always a busy time of year, not only with business but also the holiday get-togethers and all of the shopping that must be done.  With the hustle and bustle I have neglected my blogging duties but alas, I'm back.  I will keep the wording short as I'm sure you are busy too, but here are some images of the happenings of the last month.  Hope you enjoy!  - Matt

The day after Thanksgiving is the annual "Turkey Run" in Hot Springs.  Always a blast!

This year Austin and I endured the cold while Ella and Mommy stayed warm at home.  My dad Ron met us in Hot Springs and help with the camerawork.  
The DFW chapter and a few others.
Every year I am army volunteered as the official photographer.  j/k:)  Here are all of the rigs that participated in the event.

After returning home we headed over to Lake Arlington Baptist Church for the annual "Winter-Fest".   There were plenty of activities to keep the kids entertained all day.  










Is it Ironic that a photographer has no images of himself?  Thank you to Benjamin Slocum for inventing the self-timer in 1901.  Without him, I would be lost in time forever!

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Belated Halloween Costume Pics!

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Happy Halloween Everyone!

As you might know, we have a great time carving pumpkins every year. The designs sometimes change but we always make it a point to put our faces on one of them. This year we have a new addition to the pumpkin carving family, Ella! Here are the latest!

Austin and Ella side by side.


And with all the lights out.


Austin's best pumpkin yet, an alien from Texas Tech.


And Mr. LongNose.


Have a safe yet scary night!

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Vote Ella Grace for Most Kissable!!

Who is Dallas Fort Worth's most kissable baby? With your help my little Ella will be! Please vote for Ella Grace as DFW's Most Kissable. Go to this link: Ella Grace For Most Kissable! and voice your opinion. Click the dot next to "Ella Grace", then click vote at the bottom of the page. Everyone is allowed to vote once per day per email address so help us out and get those ballots in every day until Oct. 26th!

Ella Grace For Most Kissable!



Thanks for your help and I hope to see you soon,

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A Fresh Look For Pavel Studio's!

The Pavel Studio's website has just been remodeled! Bored at work? Nothing to do around the house? Come view the P.S. gallery or just waste some time popping bubbles on the main page, then let us know what you think of the new site!

Pavel Studio's



Have an Awesome week!

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Mmmm!

Well she's at it again! This time she decided to make brownies. I'm not sure if Ella just likes to act like mom or if she really enjoys playing house. But I'm not complaining, I just had dessert!







Ok, I have to apologize for not explaining myself last week: These images of baby Ella are just for fun. No she can't really walk or sweep or cook brownies. In fact she just mastered holding her head up by herself just a couple weeks ago. But I thought it would be fun to imagine if she could do these things and I hope everyone will enjoy taking a break from the everyday hustle and bustle to have a laugh or two. Hopefully two!

Thanks again for taking the time out of your busy day to view my images and I hope to see you again next week.

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My Mensa Baby!

It was Monday night and I put my 4 month old Princess to sleep at 12a.m. (her usual bedtime) an went to bed shortly thereafter. But during the night I kept tossing and turning. Suddenly I heard an odd noise coming from the other room. I thought it was nothing and tried to go back to sleep but soon the noise grew louder and louder. After a while I got up to check it out. As soon as I stepped into the hall I saw Ella cleaning house. I guess she couldn't sleep either!





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One last Summer Vacation!

Hi and thanks again for taking the time to view the Pavel Studio's Blog! Last week it was off to Galveston for one last summer vacation before school season starts again. My dad Ron and step-mom Nellie came down from Arkansas and we all had a wonderful time.

Ella has been so great taking trips in the car. She now enjoys little dangly things and loves to watch them hanging from her car seat.


Our first catch of the day! We chased this little guy around for a while and finally persuaded him into the bucket.


This photo was taken 4 years ago. It is amazing how time flies.


Several hours later and after letting the previous crab go, we decided to build a sandcastle. We are not sure if it was a different crab or the same one but this little guy had an affection for my shorts. I kept moving away from him as I wasn’t clear of his intentions but after a while he seemed friendly enough!




So we decided to make him the official king crab of the castle!


The next day we went down to the seawall for a stroll... Boy was it HOT!




Ron and Nellie bought little Ella a cute Galveston Island hat,


and a kite for Austin.


On the last day we went to Moody Gardens. First up was the Colonel Paddlewheel boat that took us for a ride around the bay.




Then we learned about archeology in an Imax 3D movie about dinosaurs.


The rainforest was a lot of fun. We saw alligators, eels, bats, monkeys, and a two-toed sloth.




Of course being a kid, all you must be able to think about is swimming! So we took Austin out to the pool for a dip.


And then back into the air conditioning and off to the aquarium for our last stop.


There we saw a ton of great things including seals, penguins, sharks, and more.




The day was at an end and we still hadn’t seen it all, just the more reason to come back again. What a great vacation.

Have an awesome week!

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