early morning..

well for some strange reason both kiddos decided to wake up at 6am today..who needs alarm clocks? hopefully this means they will take an early nap, preferably at the same time..can a mamma get so lucky..or is it only in her dreams! so the photo of the day today is my little dose of sanity..I stole S's mug because frankly it holds more and it makes me think of him <3 oh and I needed to add one more photo, this is E with his favorite toy..the remote! he really is the man of the house now ;-)

yucky rain

today was just gray gray gray..all day long, so the kids and I were stuck inside..blah..we did have some fun though, this is C painting with that trouble making smile, in about 2.4 seconds my table and her hands were COVERED..this is why painting is an outside activity! not the best picture by far because the lighting was horrible and c didn't really want anything to do with me and my camera but I can't get behind all ready ;-P we're off to a playdate and a haircut hopefully tomorrow so I'm sure I'll have some better pictures soon!

sweet sleep

E fell asleep in the sunlight today, nice and warm on the quilt..peaceful baby..gotta love it..that was until C finished eating lunch and came over and turned on the bunny that sings an easter song that he was cuddling with...:banghead: oh well..peaceful moment over, but atleast it was captured on film!

playing around

well today was yucky out, so I opened up a window and was trying to figure out the manual settings on my camera..one hundred something pictures later and I'm not IN love with any of them..meh..whatever..i'll figure it out someday..this is E, getting REALLY tired of mommy snapping pictures all afternoon :-) and the first one is when he saw something outside that caught his eye! The 2nd is blurry but live and learn, off to read the manual some more!

he did it!

ok, so this picture is horrible lighting, using a flash, and a cluttered living room..but E CAN SIT BY HIMSELF! the boppy is only there for back up! awww..little man is growing up way to fast!

another warm day

I really hope the weather isn't teasing us this time...we spent the morning outside with a bunch of C's friends! This is my favorite shot from today, although I may be back later with a shot of E sitting up all by himself! awww! He's getting so big!

Spring here to stay?

It was nice today so I'm hoping Spring is here to stay with Summer on the way! We spent a lot of time outside enjoying the sunshine, playing with bubbles and just running around! You just have to smile on days like that!

signs of spring

I love spring, and its cold outside so that doesn't make my day! :-( but I shot the tree that is all the way across the street just because it looked so pretty through all the porches, its the first time I was really thankful my lens was the upgraded kit lens so I could zoom in! Come on warm weather, make your way here!!!! and I just shot this one after uploading this..so this will be my shot of the day I think..tapping shoes and striped socks..what every little girl should have for days you just feel like dancing!!!

Day 3, all caught up!

Happy Easter everyone! I hope everyone had a great day with family and friends and loads of candy! I was playing with natural light and trying out a new to me thing called "catchlight" not quite sure how I did, so comments are always welcome! This is E at about 5 months!

I copied this from the challenge thread on DS just in case you were wondering what a "catchlight" is..

“catchlight’ is simply the highlight of a light source reflected off the surface of the eye. This highlight adds depth and dimension to the eye, and gives the eyes life in a portrait or snapshot.

Catchlights come in all shapes and sizes, depending on the shape and size of the light source, and its distance from the subject. For example, a large, round umbrella reflector will produce a larger, more pronounced catchlight than a small portable electronic flash. Many portrait photographers use a reflector placed in the lap of the subject, or in a similar position. This usually produces a larger catchlight in the lower half of the eye (often not flattering).

Eyes without catchlights.. Not appealing, there is no depth to the eyes and the subject looks kinda lifeless."

new edit

I FINALLY figured out how to do this, sorry its sloppy I had the boy on my lap! ;-) but I'm SOOO excited to finally figure it out! woo hoo! yay for photoshop!

March 22 2008 the day of the eggs ;-)

wow, I might actually catch up and be up-to-date today...as the boy if finally sleeping in his crib! whoot whoot! This shot it from last night when C and I dyed Easter eggs! I'm nuts for letting a two year old dye eggs..well almost 3 year old..but she was SOOOO careful and didn't spill it anywhere..she is my child! haha! enjoy!

day one

This is actually from Friday, March 21st, when I semi decided I would try to do this ! E's first time in a swing at the park and he had a ball! We all enjoyed the warm weather even though it was a tease because now its cold again ...boo..I warmed up the picture a little bit in Photoshop but other than that I just loved his smile!

a spin off of 365 challenge

This is my picture for today, its not technically from today but I just finished editing it! and it just happens to be my favorite picture of all time! I should be back later today with an actual picture from Friday when I decided to start this blog!