Day Number 92

 Today Was field day at the kids school! They had SO much fun running around rather than worrying about school assignments.  Do you blame them? Nor could I.  They did so well. They both had areas they excelled in and areas where they didn't do so well. But they tried their best and had fun. Thats what it's all about!
 Here are 3 of the photos I took today that stood out the most.

 Theres bit of motion blur but it was dark in the room... :/  But I love the action blur from the other kid tagging his hand!

I LOVE all of the action in this one. There is SO much going on in this photo and I LOOVE it! Not to mention Amanda's running stance.

Bella was such a trooper. She was stuck in her stroller most of the time we were there and she did so well. She was making faces at me not giving me unhappy looks.

Day Number 62

I forgot to take a picture today so I snagged and edited one of the random unrelated pictures that I took yesterday!

Marc has one of those electric globes that you touch it and the electicity focuses on your touch? yeah woulda been a lot easier to explain had i kown what the darn thing was called!

Today was awesome, we had a spaggetti dinner at church and then we spent the day with some good friends from church. They took us to Babe's Chicken  later that evening. We went  back to their house and vegged out for a couple more hours before going hom to get the kids in bed!

I am so thankful for this entire weekend!!!



Day Number 59

I think that I am going to post a self portrait today. I was going to get a haircut and  give myself a mini-makeover before doing it, but  I took this one and started playing around with it in photoshop and I like it so post it I shall!

I LOVE Vintage/Antique things. Especially photographs. I love the way they look and the history behind them.
I was just playing around in photoshop and added the grungy/vintage textures I had to this one. I love it.
  On a side note. I may not be around much this weekend.
 Tomorrow Jon is taking a half day off of work. My mom is taking the kids for friday night and Jon and I are going out on our first date in over a year. We intend to take full advantage of having no children so we are not likely to be home much. However, I will have my camera so I'll take pictures and post them on Monday.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Day Number 51

WOW I just realized I have surpassed 50 days of my photography challenge! That is INSANE! I don't think I've ever commited to something like this for so long. I am really excited!
  Now On to the photo.
 You may remember my being commissioned to take a photo of my kids under an umbrella? If not you can refresh your memory Here.
  Well believe it or not, the artist is one of my brothers. He needed to make so many copper plates for his college course. So he asked if I would take that photo so he could turn it into this:

I recieved it on Saturday so I wanted to frame it before it got torn up. Which is likely to happen when you a. forget to put things in a safe location and b. have children who have no concern to someone else's things. In my case, both apply.
  Doesn't it look great?! I am so proud of him! He is so talented!!!

On a side note, I finished editing Isabella's 2 year photos! They came out so nicely!

 
If you want to see the rest of them, they are located on my  Facebook Fanpage. Please go take a look! I am always looking for subjects. Make sure to click that "Like" button so you can follow my work!

  

Day Number 43

Jon built a protective box for his new Line6 pedal/effects thingy. By the time he was finished there was sawdust and woodchips everywhere! But his project is coming a long nicely!

I think he enjoyed doing it!

Day Number 41

 Geez I didn't even think about taking pictures the past 2 days. Bella has been sick so photos have been the last thing from my mind!  But I will get back in the groove!
  Amand came home with a "Family Project"  the other day. We had a build a mode, using geometric shapes. So Amanda being the little fantasyland girl that she is, wanted to build a castle! So thats what we did!

 
She helped me pick out the shapes and paint. I had to cut and use the hot glue gun though. We had fun! As with many of the afterschool things she brings home we end up doing them at the last minute and it never fails that its a rushed effort. But this one we were both happy with!

Day Numbers 39 and 40

I did it again and almost again. I hate it when Life gets in the way of taking pictures. Don't you?
 I made bows last night and intended to take a photo of them but never got around to it for whatever reason. So I did it today. My adorable puppy sat and anxiously watched me, she doesn't like to sit still  for very long.  So I snapped a photo of her while I was at it!.

 I like the way they came out. It's been a little while since I've made Bows! I missed it!
  

And our little doggie Oreo. Can you guess why she's named "Oreo"?  ^_^
She's such a sweet pup.

Day Number 35

 I seem to be in a funk. No starting sentance that I have written has sounded very good in my mind.  It probably doesn't help that my mind has been running full speed ahead for about 5 days now. I think i could use a good 5 month sleep. Consider it an extended hibernation.
 Thankfully I am blessed with children who's radient smiles brighten my world that much more. They make me stop and appreciate my life that much more! Can you blame me?

I am very thankful for all three of my good lookin kiddos. Messy face and all!

Day Number 34

Please forgive me as I use yet another of Baby Sarah's photos for my daily photo. I am having such a hard time focusing beyond her mommy right now. There has still been no progress. She's not getting better and is still in a coma.
 I *Did* take a few photos today but I have not had a chance to upload them yet.

 

Day Number 33

 I took my camera with me to the hospital when we went to visit my friend. No I had no intention of taking pictures of her but you never know when something comes up. It gave me the opportunity to catch one of my daughter's mood changes. When she is tired it can switch within seconds. Example:

This was after she painted her window with tears and snot. I was uhhh, letting her express her artistic personality... umm yeah lets go with that.
Notice the tears, no tears then the "look at how cute I am" expressions. Yup. Thats my girl!

Day Number 32

Today was a good day. We ended up spending the afternoon with a family from church, good friends from church. The men ended up going to Guitar center to look at gear and us women stayed behind with the kids and watched movies. (I almost fell asleep on the sofa.)
  This evening I went and  took care of the nursery for the evening service. My teenage friend Nina stayed in with me. It was plesant. I was able to keep my mind  off of other things for a little while.
Before service started I managed to snag a couple of after dark photos!

I love the look of night shots. They are a fun challenge as well!
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Day Number 31

Wow. A whole month, give or take a day or 2. I feel very accomplished!
 Yesterday was my oldest daughter's birthday party. She turned 9 on wednesday. I can't believe it! A party requires cake in most cases So here is a picture I took yesterday of Amanda's cake! It was tasty, and theres even some left still!
  I am kinda proud of the little bit of Bokeh peekin out in the picture!!!

I generally have so much fun making my cakes! I am glad that I have the ability and a little skill. :)

Day Number 30

Today was a really hard day emotionally and physically. I am kinda glad it is coming to an end. I am still sorting and editing my phtos from Wednesday. And Due to the events of today it only seems fitting in my mind to post a photo from that shoot.

The mama of this beautiful girl is in ICU currently. She had a brain aneurism last night and is not doing very well. She is a good friend of mine and my heart and prayers are with her and her family.

Day Number 29

I was forced to get out and play with my camera again today. I have been commissioned for a photo by a locally renown Artist. So I made my older two kids pose for me. They hated it. My son did not like the fact that I didn't want to take pictures of his face. (Yeah. You'll see.)  The photos actually came out better than I expected! My pouty son refused to coperate.

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Day Number 27/ Day Number 28

I would like to get OUT of this apparent habit that is forming of posting every other day. It seems something comes up, it gets too late or I forget entirely to post.
My photo for Day number 27:

I bought a new toy! Yes I FINALLY replaced my broken lens!

Day Number 28:
I had a Photoshoot with Baby Sarah and she is precious!!!

I can't wait to sort through more Pictures!!!

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Day Number 25/ Day Number 26

 For today's photo we actually ventured away from home.
 I went to "Town Square"  in Lancaster and took some pictures of Bella. Then we headed over to my mom's and had some coffee and cookies, I even took a few more pictures! We then packed up and Mom my sister and I went to Salvation Army to do a little thrift store shopping. I even found  a few good deals. We had a lot of fun and I definitely feel as though I have made up for my lack of picture yesterday.
 Which by the way, I felt really bad. Yesterday was so insanely busy that I completely forgot to take a picture! So I took many today! I will post two here and Probably a couple on my Fanpage.


This is My Bella. I just love her so much! She is so stinkin' cute!

This is my sister Kyrie. I love her curly hair!!!

 

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Day Number 24

 We went and ran errands today. It was nice to be out of the house as a family! After we got home was pretty eventful. Bella went potty in her big girl potty. I can't believe my baby is going to be 2 next month and has begun the process of potty training. I am taking it much slower with her since she is so young. But she seems to be as excited about it as I am!
  After her bath tonight she managed to find a corded Xbox controller and "Joined" her brother and sister in a game of "Mech Assault"  It was really cute so I took a few pictures. My kids definitly over animate when they are playing their video games!!!

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Day Number 23

 Bella and I went to a play date today. Afterward she was so wiped out what she fell asleep on the way home. So instead of going home and waking her up, we went home I snagged my yarn, crochet hook and a sweet snack. Then went to the school to wait in the car for an hour or so until the kids got out of class.
 The "Mother's" brand of iced animal crackers have been some of my favorite cookies since I was a child! So while I was killing time I was playing with my cookies. Yes my mother did teach me not to play with my food but I find that it encourages creativity. So I took a picture of my Animal crackers!

 
Then I ate them. It was a happy yet sad moment.

Day Number 21

Ok I managed to get some better pictures of the car now that it's daylight!

Yeah so I think I am in love with my car!
Love love love!!!!