A Wintery Babymoon Part 2

December 22, 2022December 21, 2022 ~ breanamcdonnell ~ Leave a comment

The next stop on the babymoon was at Winter Daydreams. There are a variety of areas to explore from romantic alcoves to little indoor spots to escape the cold for a bit or for a sweet little photo opportunity. The default WL has a neat look, especially with the Christmas lights dangling, but I also played with them a bit since they emphasize different aspects of the neat build.

*There’s quite a nice gazebo for photo opportunities just after you TP in*

There are some neat spots tucked away, so make sure to wander or cam about.

To end their babymoon they headed back home while Eva had Emma and Niall, to enjoy some quiet time at home before the baby arrived, in part 3.

Credits:

Bre’s style

Top: Ciao Amore! – Raffaella Sweater Reindeer Grey

Bottom: {bb} Basics – Mommy Outfit #13

Shoes: Ciao Amore! – Alpha Mask FeetFATPACK

Shoes: friday – Lennon Boots (Storm)

Luke’s style:

Hair: Vango – Bradley in Browns

Bottoms: Lapointe & Bastchild – Swear Havoc Jeans

Top: Bron – Adam Vest

Shoes: {COLD-ASH} – Mens CHELSEA Boots (Single Color-Dust SUEDE)

Poses not included in decorative props

:LW: Poses – When you’re not strong – couples pose (hugging in lights)

Prop when standing: [ west end ] Bento – Christmas Frosted Shake

A Wintery Babymoon Part 1

December 21, 2022 ~ breanamcdonnell ~ Leave a comment

With the coming birth of their first Zooby Animesh Newborn, Bre and Luke went on a little babymoon. As you probably have guessed by now, if you’ve read a few of the posts lately, I love Moochie’s holiday sim, so that was the first stop.

*A few dances at the center “gathering” space*

As always, a wander through the landscape to discover the beautiful little places tucked among the trees.

*Tip: Shared environment WL is great, but you can catch some amazing moments with settings like Blizzard*

There are several spots for avatars to snuggle, talk, take pictures, or enjoy the scheduled story stream that plays. Two seating spots had poses that looked adorable to me, which admittedly became difficult as the pregnancy was about to come to term, because most animations cause some distortion. I love these two shots. 🙂

Bre decided to take a break on a bench along the lake, where there is ice skating and other little spots to discover, while Luke explored. I’m so jealous of how well Moochie can decorate and create a whole scene.

*With the snow gently falling, this is a beautiful spot to find some peace during a usually hectic time.*

The happy couple continued their babymoon at a few other locations on the grid in the upcoming two posts…

Credits:

Bre’s style

Body: Zooby Av LoveMomma Body

Hair: Truth – Adore

Bottoms: {bb} Basics – High Waist Leggings in Black

Top: Ciao Amore! – Raffaella Sweater Poinsettia Red

Shoes: -KC- DANIA BALLET FLATS

Luke’s style

Hair: Vango – Bradley in Browns

Bottoms: Lapointe & Bastchild – Swear Havoc Jeans

Top: Bron – Adam Vest

Shoes: {COLD-ASH} – Mens CHELSEA Boots (Single Color-Dust SUEDE)

Poses were all built into the furniture at the sim; there is a dance ball in the middle of the clearing for a lot of dance options

Baby Bump Shoot at Moochie’s

December 14, 2022 ~ breanamcdonnell ~ Leave a comment

I absolutely love going to Moochie’s sim for Fall and Winter! I was honored enough to get to chat with her a few times over the years, when she also had a very popular store, and then blown away by her landscape. Not only is Moochie’s sim beautiful with tons of places for photography, hanging out with friends, and exploring, but she even allows you to set your home location there! The generosity she’s always shown made me a loyal group member years ago, but I always look forward to exploring when she sets up a season on the sim. She even has a stream you can play during the Christmas season, which I photographed info about too.

Since Baby 3 is about to be born, a few bump-centric shoots are in order, so I found myself at Moochie’s quite often, and decided to make one post for different favorite spots on her sim.

Although I had taken a bunch of shots in this area, I love how adorkable the next pose looked and want to share it.

And here is the info from a sign on Moochie’s land for listening to the stream.

My husband and I actually came back to listen to the stream once while doing another photoshoot. Lower your WLs, pick one of the cute sitting spots around the sim, and have a relaxing time during the busy holiday season. Between the landscape and the reading at Moochie’s, your blood pressure will drop back down to normal. 😉

Credits:

Top: Carol’s Store – Winter Dress

Bottoms: {bb} Basics – High Waist Leggings 1 – Black

Shoes: -KC- DANIA BALLET FLATS / MAITREYA LEGACY KUPRA LOVEMOMMA SLINK

Poses:

Kneeling: Samia – Hannah Pregnancy Bento Pose #77

Some animations built into Tuty – Pretty Pregnant Mom Bento AO – 3 belly sizes

Luane’s World :LW: Bento Poses – Confident

Fall Adventures Part 2

November 11, 2022November 10, 2022 ~ breanamcdonnell ~ Leave a comment

If you aren’t a member of Luane’s World or go there often, I highly recommend it. Not only is it an incredible set of sims for photography, but the landscape has so many little scenes that make it a super versatile location, but the landscape changes often and it’s so beautiful that it’s a great place for anybody to wander. Winter landscaping is coming, so if you’d like to check our how Luane has crafted the main sim, go explore it soon. (I highly recommend Luane’s Magical World, as well, which is part of the set of sims and there are teleporters to get you around to different areas that Luane creates. The Magical area is a gorgeous setting for ethereal pictures.)

I love the hint of a New England feeling to the landing zone and nearby areas, and there are so many little details to take in. You can wander about a neat little set of houses with lush trees and bushes that are set near some neat water elements. Although it is recommended to use the sim’s WL settings for best viewing, one of my favorite things is to see how Luane’s looks with different WLs, and then I used my LumiPro to help Bre pop in the more muted WL.

One thing I also love about Luane’s is that there isn’t a set path. Wander between the houses, go over to the lake, or get lured down the path to the right; this is a location that is meant to be explored and enjoyed. And if you’re into landscaping but on the amateur side like me, you’ll find tons of ideas and items for your wishlist every time you visit. *grin*

If you wander beyond the first portion of the landing sim, you’ll get to explore a variety of different scenes and photography opportunities. This is a neat cabin on a little hill and the adorable bear sitting to the left in the picture is actually animated, so it stands and has a cycle of movements. When I realized that I was watching the bear moving at the tree just as much as my avatar was, I knew I had to take a snapshot. *laugh* IRL I was a lot more delighted than the slightly concerned look I went for on Bre. *wink*

There are even neat little pastures, barns, and caravans to explore! This was literally just down the steps from a caravan I discovered!

The road you just traveled and enjoyed, the road ahead that is less traveled but holds adventure, or shall we take the right path toward the well-traveled yet picturesque little town? Seriously, if only I could have traded spots with my avatar at that moment! Fairy lights in a wooden bridge, a light fog decending on the New England-styled town, and a beautiful landscape at every turn…

Credits

Body: Zooby LOVEMOMMA 2.3

Head: LeLUTKA Avalon Head 3.1

Skin: [Glam Affair] Cherry Skin [Lelutka EvoX] Honey

Hair: TRUTH Mischief – Brunette

Shoes: -KC- Dania Ballet Flats/ Maitreya… (KC Couture)

Top: Carol’s Store – Basic Sweater for Momma Pattern Blue (Updated LM as of 11/10/22)

Bottoms: Carol’s Store – Skinny Jean (Updated LM as of 11/10/22)

LumiPro HUD

Poses:

Rebel Poses -RP- Aww Shucks F Pose (first and second picture) (Marketplace here)

Elephante Poses – Not Going Home #8 (picture taken outside of caravan)

Elephante Poses – Not Going Home #5 (picture taken in tunnel)

Just Tell Me

September 7, 2021 ~ breanamcdonnell ~ Leave a comment

“It was really nice to have a date night tonight, Luke. It’s been a long time since we dressed up and went somewhere nice…It seems like we’ve spent all of our free time with Emma and Niall the past couple of months and forgot to take a little time off together.”

“Bre, it’s been a wonderful night and I hate to ruin how relaxing it has been, especially now, but I have put off talking about this for too long and ran out of time.”

“Um, Luke, you’re making me kind of nervous, making such a serious comment. Quit staring into space and just tell me please!”

Luke moved and pulled his wife into his lap so they could talk. “I know we agreed to stop working at least until this baby is a few months old, but The Agency called and asked me to take on a mission. It’s a big one and they said I’d be a real asset on this one…I told them yes. I know I should have talked it over with you back when they called, and I shouldn’t have given an answer until we talked, but, I just…I guess I felt I couldn’t walk away when he said they really wanted me to come back in for this mission. I’m so sorry for not telling you sooner and for agreeing without talking to you. And I’m sorry I probably ruined our night out…” Luke replied miserably.

“Luke! You didn’t ruin our time together, but what if something happens? That’s why we agreed to take a break and later on decide if we want to go back into the field. How long before you leave? How long do they think the mission will take? If they made you feel like they need you, then it has to be really dangerous!”

Luke looked down at his feet and then back at Bre. “I leave the day after tomorrow. They called three weeks ago and I’ve been trying to find a way to tell you what I had agreed to, but couldn’t find the nerve. It should only be a couple of weeks, but I know you didn’t want me out in the field right now.”

“We are handfasted and married…you shouldn’t have to find the nerve to talk to me about anything! We vowed to face everything together and to always be there for one another. And I wish you hadn’t put it off. Everybody tries to ‘live in the moment and appreciate it’, but we forget to truly appreciate it sometimes. I don’t want any of us to have regrets.”

Luke sighed, looking at the softly lapping water and stars twinkling just beyond the bridge where they sat. “You’re right. I really hate to let you down and have been worried that the stress could hurt the baby, since you’ve had a rough second trimester.”

“It’s okay and we’re okay. I promise. I’m scared about the danger you’re going to be in, but the baby and I will be fine, and the kids were always pretty easy going about us going on missions. I’ll ask Eva to come stay with us while you’re gone and it’ll feel more normal for them with you gone, then. Just don’t avoid talking about things with me please. Our marriage deserves better than that.”

After clearing the lump in his throat Luke replied, “I made them agree to moving us to a permanent safe house. It has two houses, so one for Sylo to live in, since she has lived in a home beside us for so long that I won’t let them separate you two, and then a place for our family. It won’t be as big or nice as our house currently is, but the agent who called back with the new home information said it’s plenty big enough for us, a room for Niall and Emma, plus a separate nursery for this little one. I told them I wouldn’t even consider it without making sure you all were moved somewhere safe, just in case something happens.”

Bre smiled softly at her husband, taking in his earnest expression and the little crease that always appears between his eyebrows when he’s concerned. “It means a lot that you made sure that they’re taking care of us in case of anything. And I’m glad you’ll be with us tomorrow to help start the move. Plus, you get to tell Sis that she’s moving!” Bre laughed. “Eva has grown used to apartment life and wouldn’t bat an eye at being told to move, but Sylo…she’s going to give you hell!” Bre rubbed her rounded belly, wondering what this new chapter in life will hold, and then looked Luke in the eye. “Just try to come home to us. The mansion isn’t what made our place our home. It’s our family that does that.”

Luke sighed in relief and then smiled in wonder at his wife. “I should have handled this better. Thank you for being…you. And I know I said it earlier, but want you to know I mean it. You look beautiful tonight, love.”

I hope you don’t mind that I decided to blog a little scene that formed in my mind when I decided to change my landscape. I haven’t written dialogue for a long time, so please forgive any mistakes there! *grin* I just had this little movie in my mind and when I found Luna te Amo in the Destination Guide…*chef’s kiss* If you like a photogenic place, you MUST check their place out. The group is free to join, which gives you rez rights, too, although they have various seating arrangements in the different areas, which I took advantage of on the non-beach side of the property.

Time for giving credit where credit is due (with SLurls embedded when possible)…

Bre is in:

Whimsical Design’s Isabelle Gown (It’s one of the older designs, but looks great without any clipping even during the third trimester, which I’ve found happening with some LoveMomma clothing from other stores, since the belly is so extended and some AOs cause the mesh to clip in the lower section of the belly during movement then)

-KC- AWENA SANDALS

TRUTH Vanish – Redhead

a.b – Amalia 25 – BOM LeLu Evo X (eyebrow shaper, eyebrows)

[Glam Affair] Cherry Skin [Lelutka EvoX] Honey (I bought it at Uber, but it should be in store soon)

LeLUTKA Avalon Head 3.0

Eclat – Ari Choker

AvLoveMomma Persephone Body (7 months along), by Zooby (straight from the NC when landing at Zooby’s:

“AVATARLOVE Store

Entrance to the right of Zooby Animesh Babies Store
Love Momma persephone – Full pregnancy BOM body
Love Aphrodite – BOM body ONLY , does NOT get pregnant”

Luke is in:

L&B (Lapointe & Bastchild) Gage 3PC Tuxedo Premium Edition Oxford Shoes

L&B Edge Business Suit Premium Edition 2.1 Gianni Version

Vango. Bradley Hair, Browns

And last but definitely not least, Luna te Amo!

Whimsical Designs Gives Us LoveMomma’s Liberty

July 1, 2021 ~ breanamcdonnell ~ Leave a comment

Just in time for the US holiday, Whimsical Design’s gives us two patriotic options at The Main Event. The first is a cute bikini set, but at five months along, Bre is a little more comfortable in the Tank and Shorts Fatpack. The set has 5 jean shorts and 6 4th of July themed tank tops, available at Corfu Beach.

Luane’s World has redone the amazing sim again and had an amazing spot to feature my perfect outfit while admiring the new landscaping (and getting a few ideas for redoing our own land *smile*). There are gorgeous new beach and wooded areas to explore and even take pictures at. A cute wood cabin on top of the hill overlooking the beach and ocean was absolutely perfect to capture the moment, in my opinion.

(Notice the sweet little bandit nibbling away at his dinner!)

The AO is a little awkward for the pregnant body, but I wanted to show just how cute these look together 🙂

Look at that adorable profile in a landscape I’d love to visit IRL

Some maternity clothing doesn’t look quite as cute to me as the pregnancy progresses, so I’m so tickled by how this set looks awesome even past the halfway mark! I know what outfit Bre will be sporting while kissing Luke while playing with the sparklers again this year (and the HUD offers other colors!). *smile* On behalf of The Kincaid Family and my RL family, I wish you a happy 4th filled with family, fun, and yummy food, even if it’s not a holiday where you are!

The credits:

Whimsical Design Liberty Shorts and Tank Fatpack available at The Main Event at Corfu Beach

-KC- AWENA SANDALS

LeLUTKA Avalon Head 3.0

Eclat – Ari Choker

TRUTH VIP Forever

(Please note that Whimsical Designs has a new location!)

FOXCITY. Chill Bento Pose Set (Boxed HUD. #5 when looking down)

Tuty’s Enchanting Beauty AO in other pics

Luane’s World (redone)

A Magical Morning Together

June 8, 2021 ~ breanamcdonnell ~ Leave a comment

Luke and I decided to explore Luanes Magical World today and found this beautiful little gazebo. With a little windlight magic and a softer clarity, we had a magical moment of our own, celebrating four months along. We couldn’t resist a loving pregnancy pose I had found at Reina’s Photography and been holding onto until her bump really started to show more.

We usually stick to the regular Luanes World sim and explore her landscaping (and maybe copy a few ideas when we’re needing to change things up *grin*), but I highly recommend checking out her Magical World sim. Just remember to use a default or magical type of windlight in order to get to appreciate all of the beautiful details and work that Luane put into the land. There are a ton of little getaways tucked into the trees, down the mystical paths, and behind light beams.

I was lucky enough to get the Abby Top from Whimsical Design’s that I paired with the maxi skirt part of outfit 4 from Bluebird Baby, which was the perfect height of crop to show off that sweet little baby bump for Luke to whisper fairytails of magic to. It’s a smock style type with ruched sleeves and a high-low style crop which I found versatile enough to wear with the maxi skirt but paired really well with jeans too, so I’d definitely recommend checking out this new addition to her LoveMomma line.

I want to keep this short and sweet, since it was such a magical moment that it deserves to stand by itself, so following are the credits (SLurls subject to change of course, but I tried to provide what I could).

Luke:

RIOT / Billy Bootcut Jeans – Blue56

{SA} Harvey Shoe Tan Leather [MENS]

+FCC+ I Need Sleep Mens (now ZFG store)

Vango. Bradley_Browns

Bre:

WD (Whimsical Designs): Abby Top Fatpack

{bb} Basics – Mommy Outfit #4 (bluebird baby)

-KC- AWENA SANDALS

TRUTH Zahlee – Redhead

{RP} CP0028 (reina photography) {Note: store is closed and shop is on MP now, but she has really reasonable pose prices and adorable family-themed ones especially.}

Location: LW Magical World

Celestial Blue and Meauxle Bureaux

April 22, 2021 ~ breanamcdonnell ~ Leave a comment

Last night Bre and Luke explored Meauxle Bureaux after spotting it on the Destination Guide. According to the guide: “Meauxle Bureaux is the home of the Linden Department of Public Works, a program focused on improvements related to the experience of living in and visiting the Linden Mainland. This intricate build was lovingly crafted by resident experts for all to enjoy, so come see the ultimate in shared creative spaces!” Since we love our LL log cabin and all of the incredible work that the Linden “moles” have done, we had to go check it out.

This was the perfect opportunity to dress up in Whimsical Design’s Michaela Dress in a celestial blue texture and celebrate the start of Peanut’s third month. The dress will make even the most pregnant woman feel sexy, so if you have the LoveMomma or LoveBody, you should definitely try this out! As the Trace Adkins country song goes, “You’re one hot mama”!

Meauxle Bureaux is a super neat place with a mixture of shops/buildings to represent the different moles, along with fun signs to read (you must read the obelisk outside of Abner Mole’s!) and uplifting landscaping. We wandered around for a bit before we settled into Abner’s Pub while chatting and camming around.

We then headed back over to Luanes World to explore more of the changes she made to the landscape and found the cutest wagon with built in poses. Most aren’t well suited to a dress, so we are definitely going back in casual clothing and having a romantic little photography session. It’s in the standard area, to the right of the lane when you walk with the lake to your left. (If you like doing photography, I definitely recommend joining her group so that you have rezzing rights – not to mention amazing group gift poses. Just use “secondlife:///app/group/883a26d3-c506-65c7-a759-30eed75f6d26/about” in local chat and you ~should~ have the group profile and join come up for you, if I did that right. *grin* You can easily join the group at the mainstore near the forced landing spot if I did that wrong, too, so easy peasy. Back to the wagon though…

There’s a cute little cabin right beside the lake that we sat on the porch of as we enjoyed the peacefulness Luane created. We couldn’t resist a little kiss and selfie before leaving, though. *grin*

Something New – Absolute Perfection pose (the store is currently moving, but the old store is still open when I last popped in during a hunt. Luke liked this pose because it showed off the wowzer sideview of cleavage with this dress. *laugh* I promise that the front IS covered though, as you saw in the above pictures.

Before we left I couldn’t resist one last picture to show off the awesome technology of the LoveMomma fitted dresses. Once Bre made it to the third month the baby bump started to show a bit more (oh my goodness, how adorable!). This dress fits the LoveBody and all stages of LoveMomma’s pregnancy, so this went from a regular flat beauty and is gently expanding over the bump without distorting any of the textures (which some legacies probably have painful memories of horribly distorted textures on our old clothing, so how awesome is this?!!). It’s hard to believe that I’ve now been Bre for enough years to have gone from clothing layers that distorted over body parts and into crevices, over to mesh and then fitted mesh, and now to this new rigged mesh that is mind blowing in comparison. So yeah, I totally had to do a close up and show off how far SL has come and it was a great opportunity to show how gorgeous the texture is on this dress. *grin*

Can pixels get much cuter than this baby bump? 😀

Credits with SLurls, plus the store and locations have embedded links in the post too:

Bre is wearing:

WD (Whimsical Designs) Michaela Dress from the Fatpack

Shoes: –KC– AWENA SANDALS

TRUTH Unravel – Redhead

Luke is wearing:

Vango. Bradley Browns (MP Link)

Riot – Billy Bootcut Jeans – Blue56

L&B (Lapointe & Bastchild) Swear Henley Shirt

{SA} Harvey Shoe Tan Leather (sorry, I couldn’t find the active SLurl)

Pose from porch is SN~ Absolute Perfection (moving; this is for the old store so you can hop from there hopefully)

Pose for close up of the baby bump/dress is *EP* (Ex-Posed) Jessie 1L Pose (Ex-Posed) No active link that I could find

Bre and Emma’s Shopping Trip

April 17, 2021 ~ breanamcdonnell ~ Leave a comment

Today Bre started craving some ice cream, so she decided a Mommy and Me trip was in order with Emma. In the matching Whimsical Design’s Mirabel Dress and Ruffle Tank Dress Hope Lace Darks Green by Whimsical Kids for Emma, and the need to feel a little extra feminine with a pretty dress, they had quite an adventure! Since Emma is a bit wild when not in the stroller and Luke had taken Niall on a boys outing with the stroller, Bre carried Emma and kept her out of any unplanned adventures. *laugh*

They say you should never shop on an empty stomach, so their first stop was for some chicken bites and milkshakes, although service was a little slow on taking their order.

Since it was a fully indulgent day, they grabbed a pint from the store and indulged in Bre’s lastest craving for ice cream.

Shopping at Backdrop City

With full bellies the girls hit the road to visit Miamic Park and check out all of the changes. If you have any little ones or would like a really neat place to hang out, I sincerely recommend checking out Miamic (there’s even a post featuring Miamic in previous blog posts). There is an incredibly beautiful spot to snuggle up for a pretty picture, even!

When you’re not enjoying the activities or company, this is a beautiful spot at Miamic!

The girls headed home and decided to hang out for a bit in Trompe Loeil’s Bookworm Hideaway while waiting for the fellas to get home. Nothing like snuggling in a cozy nook with a woodstove after a busy day.

Credits with SLurls:

Whimsical Designs: WD Mirabel Dress Lights & Darks Fatpack

(Using the Zooby shopping HUD): Whimsical Kids: WK Ruffle Tank Dress Hope Lace Darks Green

Zooby: Animesh Ruffle Tank Dress, highchair with chair for parent, and cereal bowl

(Private location and built in poses unless otherwise noted)

Two Out of Three Angels Isn’t Bad

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 ~ breanamcdonnell ~ 2 Comments

The other night found Luke and Bre back at the Ohm location, but this time during a helicopter extrication after rescuing an asset. Although the third “Angel” was not available, Luke and Bre fought back the assailants long enough for the other team to secure the asset, and I had the chance to take a few photographs to document their tactical work, which would otherwise forever remain unknown.

Unfortunately the enemy had all ready attacked the local police department’s response team, but were able to get away safely as Luke and Bre dangled from the helicopter’s rope ladder, providing cover fire. Near the end, Bre grew frustrated and retrieved her favorite weapon to make sure that the assailants would back off.

Synnergy Rics Angel Bento Pose_009