Monday, July 15, 2013
Who needs toys: Day 194/365
I love when my children find new ways to entertain themselves. This picture happened after they destroyed a cardboard box and used it to slide around the kitchen.
Where is she?: Dat 193/365
I sent my daughter downstairs as a consequence to her bad behavior and heard her huffing and puffing the entire way down there. After a few minutes I went to check on her and panicked because I couldn't find her. After my 3rd or 4th scan of the living room, I found her bundled up on the couch in this blanket proud as punch that she had hidden so well.
Post appointment pick me up: Day 192/365
After my much dreaded annual physical, I decided to get myself a treat in the form of cookies and cream frozen yogurt topped with Oreo crumbles. It was pretty darn tasty.
Working on his skills: Day 191/365
After we finished lunch, I let my son play with his juice box while my daughter was on the playground. He loves straws and I figured he would take the straw from the box and play with it. Instead, he spent a good 15 minutes patiently putting the straw in and pulling it out of the little punch hole. Working on that hand-eye coordination all by himself.
Art time: Day 190/365
My daughter loves arts and crafts, and painting is no exception. I usually let her paint outside to be safe, but with all the rain we've had recently, outside has not been an option. So, against my better judgement I let her paint in our dining room and she enjoyed every second of it.
Her treasures: Day 189/365
My daughter loves to collect treasures (aka rocks, leaves, sticks) in the yard and give them to me as presents.
That took a lot of work: Day 188/365
We were at a birthday party for some friends' son and my daughter decided to play on their swing set. She attempted to do the monkey bars and afterwards said "Mommy, those monkey bars sure took a lot of work out of me."
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Cheesy smile: Day 187/365
We attended a birthday party with the kids and my son managed to find the birthday boy's chair and climbed in it. He seemed rather proud of himself as evidenced by his cheesy smile.
New flowers: Day 186/365
My husband and I have slowly started to rip up and replace the landscaping in our front yard. We finally picked out some new flowers for one side of the house and I can't wait to see what they look like over the next few years.
On the pontoon: Day 185/365
We went out on my in-laws' pontoon boat for Independence Day. It was not the nicest of weather days, but we managed to get a little time on the water before the storms snuck up.
A smile despite the unhappiness: Day 184/365
My mom asked me to go on an errand with her so the kids had to tag along with me. My son is in the "not liking to be confined stage" so he was not thrilled about being stuck in his stroller. So, I took him for a walk while my mom was doing paperwork and managed to get this smile out of him.
New cup and halfway there: Day 183/365
My son loves to drink from straws so I bought him a new sippy cup with a straw and he loves it.
Amazingly, we are halfway through the year now so I am halfway through this 365 project. It has turned out to be tougher than I thought but it really has forced me to work on my photography. There are still many days I don't touch my DSLR and I have forced myself to accept that it is ok. Photography is not about the camera you shoot with, but what is captured with the camera instead. So, my cell phone and point and shoot work perfectly fine when I want to capture something quickly or just don't feel like lugging the DSLR around. I have worked on composition and some on exposure, even with my cell phone. I've learned I don't like letting any camera choosing the settings for me, even if I don't really feel like taking a picture. People think I'm crazy when I try to set the exposure on my cell phone instead of just snapping away, but I like having that control on my photo, even if its only setting what area of the photo I want to expose for. I am hoping to branch out of the children pictures the next few months and maybe take more of the world around me. So, I hope to be able to share some new things for the 2nd half of the year.
Princess time: Day 182/365
My daughter received a princess jewelry game from her aunt as her flower girl gift and she was so excited to open it up and play. I joined in on the fun so of course we had to model our jewelry.
Resting time: Day 181/365
We were all exhausted after the busy wedding weekend so we were bums around the house Sunday afternoon. I caught this cute shot of my husband and kids hanging out together on the couch.
Pretty dresses all in a row: Day 180/365
I was so busy during the wedding prep, ceremony, and reception that I didn't take many pictures of my sister-in-law's wedding. But, I did manage to grab this shot after the pro photographer was finished.
Rehearsal for the big day: Day 179/365
My sister-in-law asked that both of my children to be in her wedding and I was a little nervous about them walking down the aisle together. This was taken during rehearsal.
Fun in the curtains: Day 178/365
The little guy loves to cover himself with the curtains. It must be nice to be so easily entertained.
Baby and his blankie: Day 177/365
Because you need both hands free to walk when you're 17 months, the mouth is a perfectly acceptable replacement to hold your blankie while you walk.
Big girl cup: Day 176/365
My daughter was so excited to be moving out of the sippy cup phase and into a big girl cup with her very own princess Tervis tumbler.
Swinging in the park: Day 175/365
I took the kids to a park we don't go to very often and the both made a beeline for the swings. It was nice for them both to be able to swing at the same time because I have to pick and chose who to push at our neighborhood playground.
Sweet lil' cat nap: Day 174/365
My daughter and I made a trip to see my sister and run a few errands. On the way home, I noticed it got really quiet in the back so I turned around to see her power napping in her seat, a very unusual site from her.
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