Sneak Peek of A & S :)

I had the pleasure of photographing these B/G twin newborns this past weekend...HOW cute are they???? Seriously.....
AND they were SUCH good babies!! So sweet and easy to photograph :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you are having a lovely Vday! :)
Theses are the kids Vday cards this year- the ind ones were for school-
attached to cards w/some candy (kisses, conversation hearts, and then Boy#2 was "holding" a sucker)
As for Boy #1's hair.....well......he originally wanted "rock-n-roll hair" so hubby had put some hair wax in it to make it all spikey- it looked great! Then Boy #1 decided he didn't like it....so combed it down.
Hence the Grecian Formula look :)

And in honor of Vday- a new tune. One of my current faves :)

5 1/2 yrs

I've been working on finding pics for the kids "VIP Posters" for school and came across these which made me feel "awww where did my babies go!" And then I realized that TODAY they are exactly 5 1/2 years old :) They were excited to learn of this 1/2 birthday event. The Girl asked if they could have a 1/2 cupcake :)
We opted for brownies instead.
So.... a few pics from their 1st 6months of life- and a snapshot from today.



Their 1st day in the NICU all sharing a crib (3days old)



First day at home- all snuggled in the pack-n-play. Crazy to think they fit in a row the short way.



This photo will ALWAYS make me laugh- Halloween 2002



Xmas 2002



Out in the snow at Grandpa's.



Today :)

Igloos

The kids recently had a project at preschool involving igloos- and brought them home. Well- they wanted to add on to them, so we picked up more supplies (sugar cubes, corn syrup and food coloring) and they spent the afternoon working on them...aren't they cool??

ETA: Betty I emailed you. Ariana- no.....I don't scrapbook.....but have the best intentions to "someday" do something along that lines. I have SB "stuff" both paper and digi- but have done very little other than calanders.... but as for what I do with all my pics. 99% are on CDs/ExternalHD and 1% are printed. I'm currently working on some collages to get printed large and framed or as canvases for their rooms :)

Weiszy's 3-Man Hat

The Girl recently found this hat in our camping stuff, and has claimed it as her own. Since it is pink afterall.
My friends know the story of the hat- and someday when she's older I'll tell her too. Maybe :) Until then- it's just too cute to she her wearing it. Makes me smile. Weiszy we miss you!

Little Boy Blue

Playing around with different processing...also- changed the song to fit the mood :)

Shoveling Strategies

Taken from inside- since it was FREEZING out- but the kids wanted to go outside :)
It was interesting watching their different approaches.... notice Boy #1's straight lines...Boy #2 working on an area at a time...and then The Girl's, well, decorative version...she actually shoveled her name in one part of the street :) lol

The Kids

I love close up head shots. LOVE them. So while the kids were playing today I snapped a few.
They are pretty good personality captures :) Boy #1s sad face makes me melt- he was telling hubby about an injury- his face was so cute. Boy #2 is very expressive...and so hard to capture on camera, since he doesn't ever stop moving. Ever.
The girl- well she was trying to evade me- but I won :)

This is your dog on drugs...

Foster has been limping since around Thanksgiving and we thought it was just a normal doggy sprain, but it was getting worse, so...yesterday I brought him to the vet. He was too tense to examine, so we had to bring him back today to get drugged up so they could do an exam, x-rays, etc.... we picked up him 9hrs later- and this is his state of mind. He's SO high, it's kinda cute.
But poor Foster- has a pretty bad knee. He has bone spurs and arthritis. :(
The good news is that it should just be some drugs....hopefully surgery will not be needed.
We're hoping that the drug regime will help him- the vet said he must be in a lot of pain. Broke my heart! He's been a little more depressed lately- but never would have guessed in pain :( SO he's on pain killers and anti-inflamatory drugs for the next 2wks. Hopefully that will help him.... the kids are being SO nice to him. He's suppose to have limited movement- so we're trying to keep him contained to one level- which is challenging in a multi-level house, with a dog who's smart enough to know how to open doors/doggy gates.... but he's been doing a good job of being a couch potato :)

"Bud"

RJ

Dare you!

The Doggers

Boy #1 Boardin'

Day #365- WAHOO and THANK YOU :)

A little year in review....one photo from each month :)
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THANK YOU to all my fellow bloggers/photographers for joining me in this journey- it's been a great project- lots of fun, and best of all....I captured some momenets I normally would have missed! And to my other non-photographer blog stalkers :) I thank you too! Part of what made me keep at it was knowing people were looking! :)

This project for me was mostly just a way to try new things, capture moments I might not normally, but also to hone my skills even further just by pure practice. It has definately been a great thing for me both professionally, as well as personally.

A few people have asked if I'll be doing the 365 Project again next year.... and no I will not. BUT I will keep posting- my personal goal is 2x week. Anyone up for a project 100? :) I hope that keeps me capturing snapshots of our lives, without it seeming too much.....or forcing myself to take photos just for the sake of getting something to blog (i.e. flowers, plants, ornaments...lol)

Some others have asked what I intend to do with all of this...and I have to say that thanks to a very cool service that will turn your blog into a book for you (Blurb books) I'll be creating one (or possible might need to do Vol 1 + 2 just because of size) purely to keep as a keepsake of the project.

Anyhoo- Happy New Year!

Amy

Day #364- Shred some snow :)

Can I just tell you how much I love this photo?! :)

And......ONLY ONE MORE DAY and I've finished Project 365! :D

Day #363- Boardin' Girl

The kids finally got to break in their snowboards today- SO much fun! All their skateboarding skills really helped- they were zooming down in no time :)

Day #362- Sledding with The Cousins

This afternoon we had a sledding date w/ the kids 3 girl cousins. Who as you can see are much more photogenic than my own kids :) They are 8.5, 6 and 5. We all had a blast....although I think it'll take a week for my tailbone to recover- that hill was fast and bumpy! I feel old.... :) The boys had SO much fun- Boy #1 crashed wickedly about 4 times (once into a tree!) but recovered quickly...Boy #2 was like the Energizer bunny...zooming down the hill only to run back up and do it again. He was amazing! The Girl went a few times but preferred to just sit at the top and eat the snow because "it's too fast and bumpy and hurts my head and my butt" :)
Cousin #2 (in green) felt the same as The Girl- so they held down the fort. The hubster and my BIL were making me laugh with their "ooo my back" comments after some rough runs down the hill :) The 3 of us definately did not feel like spring chickens when we left there- but it sure was fun!

Day #361- Snowballs