Project 365 - Tracking Our Lives in One Year: March 2011

Monday, March 28, 2011

Week 12

Day 84 - Cupcake creativity! I made playdough today for the kids & Ava had some green playdough she had gotten at school. She and Logan had a blast making these special cupcakes!

Day 83 - Morning after... The sleepover was a success, the girls were tired, but Mommy's pancakes were devoured.

Day 82 - My oldest looking bee-you-tee-full after having her hair and makeup done!

Day 81 - Ava was just a little excited by the purse we picked out for her. Happy 8th birthday, sweetie!!

Day 80 - Michaela declared to me on Thursday, "I want to be an Olympic swimmer." Lofty goals, my dear. Keep dreaming and keep working on it!!

Day 79 - Capturing the progress I made in the bathroom. The red & green ragging that a former owner did is simply horrendous. Naturally, since I had a camera in my hand, no matter where or what, Logan has to mug for the shot.

Day 78 - Morning breakfast! Michaela made scrambled eggs & bacon for herself, but Logan wanted some. She sweetly shared with her little bro. He's thoroughly enjoying every bite!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Week 11

I'm having a lot of fun with the project, but I am getting frustrated with my camera. Not being able to control aperture & shutter speed just leads to one annoyed Karen. Set the aperture to 2.8, zoom, then whammo - the camera says no to 2.8 and resets to 4.0 or smaller depending on how much I zoomed. There have been times - ok, many - where it just makes me want to pull my hair out. I don't want the camera to think for me!! I just keep reminding myself that I'm saving and that soon enough, I'll have a lovely dSLR in my hands and a few pieces of glass.

Ok. I feel better for the vent... And with that, this week's pictures:

Day 77 - My big girl helping out with K.P. after dinner

Day 76 - I made Logan a rocket today. After zooming him around the first floor (both on the ground, then actually lifting him in the rocket and running around), we decided that Elefun needed a turn. ZOOM!!!!

Day 75 - Let the preparation for putting our house on the market begin. Sadly, we'll have to recover the floor. Someone thought large screws & tons of nails might actually be good for an oak floor (not to mention the house settling has created large cracks between the wall & stairs.) Look at that gorgeous grain... It's a sin.

Day 74 - Ava came out with me & decided my lens cap looked interesting. I like the angle of this shot - I was standing in our garden halfway down & she was on the top step.

Day 73 - Mud. You Know Who. Need I say more?

Day 72 - Whirly twirly! I snuck quietly up our stairs, poked my camera through the railing, and tried to get a shot of all three of them. Didn't quite work, but the fun & energy is definitely apparent.

Day 71 - Someone has the Mommy gene. Wonder who? (At least this time, he has a real camera in his hand. Normally he has an imaginary camera and even makes the shutter sound when he "snaps" a picture.)

Monday, March 14, 2011

Week 10

Day 70 - Cars cars everywhere...

Day 69 - Ava in her element. She just loves little ones, so naturally, Cathy & Scott's son Sean ended up on her lap at his 1st birthday party.

Day 68 - Playground at Hillcrest, where Ava had her last soccer game. This was right before - and yeah, I'm a sucker for sun flare.

Day 67 - BFFs, Allison & Michaela

Day 66 - Couldn't find Molly. Looked all over the house, out in the back. Then, finally, after calling for her again, she pokes her head out from under the blanket...