Project 365 - Tracking Our Lives in One Year

Week 16

2011-04-27T20:32:00.008-04:00

Day 111 - The Labbie. Again. :)

Day 110 - Hey! It's me! In a picture! (Hardy har har!)

Day 109 - We left Wilmington, NC at 8:30am and didn't get home until 6:30pm. I was exhausted and, sadly, took no pictures that day. First time in a while!

Day 108 - Paddle boats and alligators! Well, we did the paddle boats, but never saw one of the gators that live in the pond.

Day 107 - After arriving at Scott & Michaela's, it didn't take long for the kids to bust out the slip & slide. The look of pure joy on their faces says it all.

Day 106 - The first full day in NC, Teri took us to Jordan Lake. Despite the VERY chilly temps, the kids had a blast. Logan loved this piece of driftwood.

Day 105 - Shot from my sister-in-law Teri's deck. Ava was wandering around near their pond. Fun perspective.

Week 15

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Day 105 - Our dogwood just beginning to bloom. Love it!

Day 104 - A hike a Tyler Arboretum - explored a new trail that day. Logan was amazing and did the whole 3 miles on his own.

Day 103 - Sweet Molly

Day 102 - Logan & Jake BFF.

Day 101 - April 14, a big day for me. The day I brought home my much beloved Canon EOS 60D. I could have picked from many pictures I took with it that day, but for me, this simple quick shot speaks volumes. :)

Day 100 - Slave labor. ;) Making the kids clean up their mess.

Day 99 - OWIE. I thought I had grabbed the grill pan on the pot holder - but I didn't. The crease of my pinky & the index finger suffered the consequence.

Day 99 - 105

Week 14

2011-04-12T14:13:00.009-04:00

Day 98 - Ava & Logan happily playing outside on a warm 82 degree April afternoon.

Day 97 - I admit it. Some days, this is a VERY happy ending...

Day 96 - Visiting Mike's grandmom, the kids were outside playing with twigs & sticks that had fallen off the big oak tree in the back. Michaela was working on a birdhouse.

Day 95 - Michaela's showing off her stylish self before going to her very first dance.

Day 94 - Logan & Ava were playing hide & seek. He's mad because he thought I ratted him out.

Day 93 - Our dogwood buds are about to blossom!

Day 92 - Dinner... I made a pork stir fry with swiss rainbow chard on the side. Love how colorful the peppers are.

Week 13

2011-04-08T08:22:00.008-04:00

A little note... As I'm going through pictures, I realize that right now, most of my shots are of Logan. A little unfair, as the girls are, quite obviously, a huge part of our family. I try to take the pictures during the day when there is good light, and they are typically in school. Can't wait for summer break, when I can get a lot of shots of them all playing outside!

Day 91 - Cold hardy plants are put in - butterleaf lettuce, red cabbage & kale. YUM!

Day 90 - Unbelievable, I know, but the girls have kept their room clean since I worked on it last week. Can you stand how much space they have when things are PUT AWAY?!?! ;)

Day 89 - Ava needed some TLC...

Day 88 - He is enthralled with the popcorn maker. "MOMMY! IT'S POPPING!!!!"

Day 87 - Swim lesson! Sitting and splashing while he's waiting for his class to begin.

Day 86 - Special Mommy/Logan afternoon - here he was sitting on the Target ball pretending he was Humpty Dumpy. Humpty was, naturally, concerned about falling.

Day 85 - Enjoying another slice of ice cream cake before her Girl Scout meeting (in which she & her friend decided they were wearing jammies to.)

Week 12

2011-03-28T19:12:00.008-04:00

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!

Week 11

2011-03-20T16:02:00.008-04:00

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.)

Week 10

2011-03-14T08:56:00.008-04:00

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...

Day 65 - What's this beer Daddy's brewing now? A Logan Ale?

Day 64 - They created this amazing paper train set together - what teamwork!

Week 9

2011-03-14T08:27:00.010-04:00

Day 63 - The end of the day...

Day 62 - Making his very first PB&J

Day 61 - An afternoon at Smedley Park

Day 60 - Mommy & Logan time at The Little Treehouse - waiting for lunch to come

Day 59 - Waiting for swim class to start (cell phone shot)

Day 58 - Learning to ride his bike!

Day 57 - Gettin' dirty (his daily MO)

Week 8

2011-03-14T07:57:00.007-04:00

Day 56 - Snoozing on her sofa

Day 55 - Sharing Goldfish

Day 54 - Our first sign of Spring!

Day 53 - Snuggling with the puppers & wearing Mommy's sweater

Day 52 - 4th Grade Squaredancing Night at Garrettford! Michaela and I had a BLAST!

Day 51 - Mmmm, sausage & peppers for dinner

Day 50 - Building with Lincoln Logs

Week 7

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Day 49 - Afternoon at the zoo... Logan enjoyed the newest "exhibit" - diggers!

Day 48 - What a morning sky!

Day 47 - Hanging my head in shame...

Day 46 - Yes. Again. Man chair. Sleep.

Day 45 - Happy Love Day! Tried to get a shot of all 3 of them, but Logan wouldn't look at me. Oh well. LOVE this shot of my beautiful girls!

Day 44 - My precious boy - always falling asleep in the man chair, this time on top of my yoga mat. Strange child. ;)

Day 43 - Hoppers hanging at our house this time. Rob brought venison & the boys slow roasted it in the oven. Tasty!

Week 6

2011-02-21T11:02:00.008-05:00

Day 42 - The little ducks were watching something on Netflix

Day 41 - Another walk home - the snow has started melting, finally!

Day 40 - Michaela & Allison, concocting yet another craft

Day 39 - The "Wahwee" cuddling on the sofa, as usual

Day 38 - A boy and his "Wahwee"

Day 37 - Slacker Award goes to me again... UGH.

Day 36 - Soccer!! :)

Week 5

2011-02-21T10:39:00.011-05:00

Day 35 - And the award for Slacker of the Day goes to... Me. No picture. :(

Day 34 - Trudging home from school... And later that night, Logan fell asleep in an interesting position while watching Daddy play Starcraft. (Couldn't resist adding
this shot to the day, as well.)

Day 33 - We might not be loving the snow any more, but our dogwood looked amazing this morning. Took this shot from our bedroom window (thanks to Michael for that idea - the window sill became my tripod.)

Day 32 - The face of triumph. He did the puzzle all by himself &, quite rightly, was super proud.

Day 31 - Logan practicing with his new Buzz Lightyeard fishing pole. The boy would not stand still for a moment. Should have used flash here, as it was too dark for a fast shutter speed. Ah well, the movement is all part of the memory.

Day 30 - It was SO hard to pick a picture for today. Took a bunch, as we hung out with our friends again - this time, at the sledding hills. Not the greatest picture I took that day, but the smiles on their faces sum up the morning. FUN! :)

Day 29 - Allison is our "third" daughter. So awesome that the three get along so well... (Oh, and don't mind the X rated Barbies in the background... LOL)

Week 4

2011-02-02T07:21:00.010-05:00

Day 28 - Logan was, of course, pushing his truck around outside. Forget what I said, but he doesn't look very pleased with me. ;)

Day 27 - More snow day fun with our neighbors! Ava & Faith had a blast sledding down Faith's hill together.

Day 26 - The crew heads off to school

Day 25 - He was pretending to sleep and when I turned on the light to take a picture, he got annoyed with me. LOL

Day 24 - Babysat Liam and "da boyz" were having a good time playing together.

Day 23 - Hanging out with our friends, the girls had a blast with Legos.

Day 22 - Snuffing out the snow...

Week 3

2011-01-24T07:23:00.011-05:00

Day 21 - Ava mugging for the camera... Wish I had gotten the white settings correct. Ah well!

Day 20 - My scholar in her new reading glasses doing homework drudgery. ;)

Day 19 - My Minecraft crew... LOL They do so love this game!

Day 18 - Someone fell asleep next to his big sister while she was reading... Nah, he's not tired.

Day 17 - Michaela gets silly mugging for the camera

Day 16 - Our sweet little nephew! We celebrated his first birthday today. :)

Day 15 - Kidlets were watching a movie and these two were snuggled in the "man chair" together. Couldn't resist...

Week 2

2011-01-17T01:56:00.010-05:00

Day 14 - Story time for Logan

Day 13 - My littlest ducks playing with the trains

Day 12 - Snow day reflections

Day 11 - Waiting for swim class to start at the Y

Day 10 - Team work, as Ava helps Michaela work on her loom.

Day 9 - Celebrating her 10th birthday at Oasis Family Fun with her best friends.

Day 8 - Admiring the snow

Week 1

2011-01-09T16:28:00.009-05:00

I've already posted for Jan 1, so here's the other six shots!

Day 7 - Snuggled in the man chair with a snack, blankie & his big elefun. Cozy!

Day 6 - I found an addon for Firefox called Zoodles. It makes it safer & super easy for the kids to play online. Logan LOVES it - lots of educational videos for him to watch, as well as games perfect for his age pulled from sites like Sprout & Nick Jr.

Day 5 - The girls like to play this one game together - naturally, little brother must watch.

Day 4 - Was attempting to get a shot of Queen Molly, but Logan wanted in on the act. Molly had to make room.

Day 3 - Logan was busy writing numbers on a little notepad - one per sheet. So cute with his hat on that he got from Nifty Fifty's the night before.

Day 2 - Michaela's birthday

A new year, a new goal

2011-01-01T08:29:00.002-05:00

So it's now 2011. What happened to 2010? I blinked and it went poof. And since somehow I let my challenge go again, I've already made one of my goals this year to restart Project 365. I'll take a shot daily and will post all of the pictures at the end of each week. A little easier for me to keep up with.

But, as with any fresh start, one gets excited, so I had to snap a shot of my littlest girl this morning. It's just the two of us so far - everyone else is still asleep. Some special time together. Love it. :)

Day 38 - August 13, 2010

2010-08-13T17:08:00.002-04:00

Ahhh, some days. You wish you had your Canon right there in your hand, but instead, are stuck with your phone's camera. But hey, at least I had some type of camera!

Our daredevil. I heard thumping from his room. Go upstairs to find the door locked & our poor Lab stuck in the room with him. When I tell him it's time for a nap, he climbs on my old rocking chair and then up onto the top of his dresser. He looks mighty pleased with himself. Then he threatens to jump. Only it's not a threat for him, but a big fun game. When I tell him no, it dawns on me... the thumping. Oh boy. "Did you jump down from there before?" And his reply? "YES!", pleased as punch with himself.

Boyhood...

Day 37 - August 12, 2010

2010-08-12T20:05:00.004-04:00

First, I am so annoyed. I missed yesterday. :( It was such a crazy busy day and passed in a blur. By the time the evening rolled around, my brain was mush. I didn't even think of my camera once! (Sooooo weird for me!)

So, today, we just had a fun and silly "photo shoot". Ava was Logan's pet and he was dragging her around... Then we did close ups... "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup."

Since I missed yesterday, two for today, SOOC!

Day 35 - August 10. 2010

2010-08-10T19:44:00.000-04:00

Dirt & chalk lemonade...

Day 34 - August 9, 2010

2010-08-10T19:38:00.002-04:00

Everyone that knows Logan knows that the boy lives to get dirty...

Day 33 - August 8, 2010

2010-08-09T19:06:00.002-04:00

I did a photo shoot for friends of Lauren's today. Their daughter is just incredibly cute, so it was quite easy to have fun and take a ton of pictures. I just love this one - her expression is too adorable for words.

Day 32 - August 7, 2010

2010-08-08T18:56:00.002-04:00

A trip to Great-Grandma's house is always an event. Our little ducks love the hill in her back yard. Yesterday it was even better, as Uncle T brought planes for them to fly.

Day 31 - August 6, 2010

2010-08-06T07:59:00.002-04:00

It was a quiet morning with Logan setting up his train tracks and lining up cars. The sisters were still sleeping and I was curled up with my nook. Watching him, I just couldn't help thinking how sweet he was. What better moment to capture than one like that? So I quietly went to my desk, got my camera, and sat back down without him noticing.

Day 30 - August 5, 2010

2010-08-05T19:59:00.003-04:00

Logan and I were taking a walk this afternoon and saw two critters. One was dead (and quite freaky looking - it was an Easter Cicada Killer wasp) and the other was an injured bumble bee. Only had my phone on me, so bare with the not so crisp imagery.

Here's our injured friend, whom we moved off the sidewalk. He graciously climbed onto a stick and we set him aside next to a tree.

And now the scary looking wasp... Apparently, despite looking pretty darn fearsome at nearly 2" long, they aren't aggressive to humans and will fly away when swatted at. Only the female (shown here) has a stinger. Oh, and yes, as their name implies, they like a nice cicada for dinner.

Day 29 - August 4, 2010

2010-08-04T20:18:00.002-04:00

Nearly forgot to take a picture today, so did a quick snap of the baby watermelon growing in our garden...

Day 28 - August 3, 2010

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Ava had just jumped off the wall and Logan wanted to follow...

Day 27 - August 2, 2010

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Quiet moment of play...

Day 26 - August 1, 2010

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Family day at a local playground. I took many shots, but this one just gives me a big smile.

Day 25 - July 31, 2010

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Playing ball with his sisters, I caught this as he was looking up at them while reaching for the ball. Love the look on his face.

Day 24 - July 30, 2010

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I realized, at 9:50 at night, that the only picture I had taken today was a blurry one of our Lab. She insisted on moving as soon as she saw me crouch down to take a picture. So, camera in hand, I started walking up the steps to our second floor, in search of the dog. Instead, I get to the top of the steps and nearly step on our son. He's laying, back to me, on the landing, sound asleep. Looks like someone got out of bed after I tucked him in... He can be sneaky like that.

Day 23 - July 29, 2010

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Crazy day, so no camera on me but my phone. Not perfect, but love this image of Ava coming down on a teeter totter.

Day 22 - July 28, 2010

2010-07-28T18:48:00.004-04:00

Naptime in our house consists of Mommy singing Logan to sleep. I typically have my phone on me and today, I couldn't help but snap a picture. He just looked so sweet.

From Project 365 - Tracking Our Lives in One Year

Day 21 - July 27, 2010

2010-07-27T17:36:00.002-04:00

Daddy & Logan built a pretty cool track. Ok, so Daddy built it and Logan supervised.

Day 20 - July 26, 2010

2010-07-26T19:02:00.001-04:00

A lost tooth - finally!

I Heart Faces Weekly Challenge - Purple

2010-07-25T22:29:00.006-04:00

This is my first time entering a challenge for I Heart Faces. Exciting!! Had a lot of fun manipulating in Photoshop (learning so much and getting hooked into it more than ever, LOL).

I asked my oldest daughter to do a "photo shoot" for me. Her guitar is purple, it's her favorite color, so naturally, I had to use her! She wasn't feeling inclined to sitting in the grass under our dogwood tree, so instead climbed up and perched herself. This shot was the first I captured and I love her expression - she looks older than her 9 years.

Camera: Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
Actions: PW's Boost, Soft & Faded, Bring Out the Eyes, and Quick Edge Burn.

Day 19 - July 25, 2010

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This photo was taken when I was doing a "photo shoot" of my daughter for a weekly challenge at a forum I frequent. Had some fun manipulating in Photoshop and testing out various actions. SOOC (straight out of the camera) on the left; Photoshop on the right.

Day 18 - July 24, 2010

2010-07-24T20:14:00.007-04:00

We had a family beach day today at Island Beach State Park in NJ. This was quite the photo op for me, despite the harsh sun. I worked with it as best I could. A few favorites - too hard for me to pick one photo of the day.

Yeah, that's our girl, the one who normally avoids the water. She had a blast today. I think we have a convert now.

Day 17 - July 23, 2010

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My little ducks were outside in our alley riding their bikes. Perfect photo op, of course. My little man decided it would be fun to get right up in my lens. Love the outcome.

Day 16 - July 22, 2010

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This pod is from a Magnolia Sprengeri tree (native to China) we saw at Tyler Arboretum... The red seeds look so lush against the dried brown pod. When we brought it home, the pod and seeds were both green.

Day 15 - July 21, 2010

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Mommy's Sippy Cup

(fyi, in the bottle is a very tasty red...)

Day 14 - July 20, 2010

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Almost forgot my daily photo, but Logan gave me a photo op just now while watching Daddy play video games...

"Daddy, we have a problem... You died."

Day 13 - July 19, 2010

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Storm rolled in... The clouds were shifting so quickly, subtle variations of gray blending seamlessly together.

Logan was quick to point out that his "airmere" was getting wet & agreed that I should take a picture of it. Looks a bit "LOST", doesn't it?

Day 12 - July 18, 2010

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A morning at Tyler Arboretum... Had just finished the 2 mile trail when we spotted this beautiful Tiger Swallowtail.

Day 11 - July 17, 2010

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Molly loves to burrow under the sofa... and now she knows why I hate that she does it. She finally got stuck under there and was whining. Naturally, kind mother that I am, I had to get a picture first.

Day 10 - July 16, 2010

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The bottles are ready and waiting for the APA...

Day 9 - July 15, 2010

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Doesn't matter how big you are, Duplos are always fun...

Day 8 - July 14, 2010

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The garden looks lush and has come back from the horrible hail storm a few weeks ago. My Romas are starting to look very delish - can't wait to make them into sauce & can them. Love the rain drops still resting on them...

ISO 200

f/4.5

1/25

Vivid Red

Day 7 - July 13, 2010

2010-07-13T20:26:00.003-04:00

Rainy morning with thunderstorms leads to forts... Apparently, also leads to little brother sitting on big sister.

Day 6 - July 12, 2010

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Day 5 - July 11, 2010

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The afternoon was spent amid faeries, gnomes, faun, and dryads at Tyler Arboretum. Towards the end of the Nature's Enchantment loop, we happened upon the most amazing tree. An Osage Orange tree, typically found in the Ozarks. The tree here at Tyler was blown down by Hurricane Hazel in 1954. The hardwood has a naturally-occuring chemical that is toxic to fungi, and as such, has resisted decay. Amazing to view this beautiful tree in person and to think that it wasn't felled a year ago, but over 50!

Day 4 - July 10, 2010

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Rainy day... After venturing to the farmer's markets, the little ducks & I played outside in the alley. Well, they played & I took a lot of pictures. Holding a huge golf umbrella makes it a little difficult to play with the controls, so most of these are on autopilot. Here are a few:

Day 3 - July 9, 2010

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Manual
Vivid color
f/4.5
3/10
ISO 400
~8:35pm

Day 2 - July 8, 2010

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Studying exposure, flash, etc... Not great, but it is what it is!

Michaela in Motion...

ISO 400
f/4.5
1 sec

Day 1 - July 7, 2010

2010-07-09T20:46:00.009-04:00

Shooting with a simple megazoom point & shoot - my Canon PowerShot SX10 IS.

So many images today, it was hard to choose...

ISO 400
f/5.6
1/800

ISO 400
f/5.6
1/800

ISO 400
f/4.5
1/320

ISO 200
f/5.7
1/400

ISO 200
f/5
1/100

Way too long....

2010-07-06T10:41:00.001-04:00

But I've decided I need to do this, even if I miss a day. So, I'll be posting pictures again very soon and, hopefully, getting better at photography in the process!

Day 49

2009-07-08T09:21:00.001-04:00

Reading in Bed Time

Day 48

2009-07-06T16:01:00.001-04:00

Bought a plastic pool today at K-Mart for the days we don't get to the Y. Kids had a blast.

An Ava Waterfall

Day 47

2009-07-06T15:51:00.002-04:00

Hanging with friends - Patrick & kids came over. Logan had fun rolling his cars across the table after we were done eating.

Day 46

2009-07-06T15:49:00.002-04:00

Independence Day... Fun with family at Uncle Ned's.

Michaela swirls her sparkler

Day 46

2009-07-03T21:41:00.001-04:00

Moon Glow - Almost Full

Day 45

2009-07-02T11:13:00.002-04:00

Bah. I missed yesterday... However, today is a 3 photo day thanks to our son. Wherever water can be found, so can Logan.

Day 43

2009-07-01T09:06:00.001-04:00

Lincoln Log birthday cake as served by Logan

Day 42

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Half moon

Day 41

2009-07-01T09:04:00.001-04:00

On the Island Home heading to Woods Hole

Day 40

2009-07-01T08:45:00.004-04:00

Fun day at Sengy's beach

Day 39

2009-07-01T08:45:00.001-04:00

Do you have something for me, Dad?

Day 38

2009-07-01T08:41:00.000-04:00

Watching for planes

Day 37

2009-07-01T08:39:00.001-04:00

Shells on the outdoor shower's shelf

Day 36

2009-07-01T08:31:00.002-04:00

Cocktail hour fun

Day 35

2009-07-01T08:29:00.000-04:00

Driving to Martha's Vineyard

Day 34

2009-07-01T08:26:00.002-04:00

Ready for vacation

Day 33

2009-07-01T08:24:00.001-04:00

Willow Tree figurines on our mantel

Vacation...

2009-06-26T13:34:00.000-04:00

Have been on vacation. Many photos to post & catch up on my days, though I have definitely been sticking with the Project while we've been away! Will update once we've settled back at home - most likely Monday.

Day 32

2009-06-19T15:17:00.001-04:00

Soccer Camp - Final Game

Michaela goes for the ball

Day 31

2009-06-18T09:18:00.001-04:00

What happens when you put 1 container of 700+ Lincoln Logs and 1 toddler within a foot of each other?

THIS:

Day 30

2009-06-17T21:27:00.002-04:00

I missed day 29... :( It was a hectic day and I just completely forgot to pick up the camera. Bummed, but no point in dwelling.

Future Soccer Star

Day 28

2009-06-17T21:26:00.001-04:00

Waiting for Daddy to come home...

Molly set herself by the door soon before Mike should have been arriving home. Interesting how dogs pick up on their human's habits.

Day 27

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Day 26

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Day 25

2009-06-12T21:40:00.001-04:00

Wow. 25 days in to this project?!?! I am loving this. :)

Here's a new take on my evening ritual... If you know me, you know what this is - no questions asked.

Day 24

2009-06-11T21:17:00.001-04:00

Day 23

2009-06-11T19:59:00.001-04:00

Mmmm.... The smell of beer brewing...

Day 22

2009-06-09T19:28:00.001-04:00

Mike at Night - My Gaming Man

Day 21

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Day 20

2009-06-09T07:56:00.003-04:00

The Man, Doing What Men Do Best

Day 19

2009-06-06T22:01:00.000-04:00

Extremely busy day & no time for experimenting. While at Dock Dogs, snagged this shot of Molly retrieving her Wubba.

Day 18

2009-06-06T11:23:00.002-04:00

Friday, I took advantage of rainy weather while out picking up Michaela from school...

Heading home up the alley

Capturing Ava kick in puddles

Playground drain

Crawling through puddles

Cruising

Discovering a waterfall in our alley

Empty Robin's egg

Base of the waterfall

Day 17

2009-06-04T20:19:00.001-04:00

Busy day, not much time to get into photography. While standing at the front door, I took some shots through the screen door of birds twittering around. The screen gives the image a sort of surreal hazy quality. A little bit of interest, I suppose.

Day 16

2009-06-03T13:19:00.004-04:00

Wow, over 2 weeks already! I've been having such a good time with this. I've decided that I'm going to start relearning photography again. Found a great tutorial online & after reading it, feel like that was a wonderful refresher. Think I'm going to focus on one thing at a time. Perhaps the next few days will be working on apertures, and then switching off to shutter speed, etc etc. Whatever! It's a blast working with a camera again. I forgot how much I love it.

On to today's photos. Sorry, yet again, I couldn't pick one!

Logan upset that Mommy dared to put him in time out after he threw a car at me.

Picture that defines our son - 99% of the time with a car in his hand.

Day 15

2009-06-03T07:25:00.002-04:00

Two shots taken while experimenting with the SX10...

I was just reading about capturing sun flare & how to do it (bump up your F stop). I set my camera to Aperture priority & gave it a whirl using our beloved dogwood tree. This was taken at f8. I love how it looks!

This shot was taken with the camera's super macro feature. I love how you can see the grain of the ribbon (which was actually leftover from my wedding dress).

Day 14

2009-06-02T07:18:00.002-04:00

The first day of June brought the new Canon to the door. Here's a few of my favorites taken while exploring the new camera's features.

Day 13

2009-06-02T07:12:00.003-04:00

Logan's birthday party was today (May 31.) Not much time to have creative camera work, but the important thing was to capture the day.

He was playing with a few of his cars and stopped briefly to lay his head on his arms. Not sure what was going through his little mind, but I thought it was cute.

This picture is merely for posterity. ;) Yummy ice cream cake decked out with a Cars theme.

Day 12

2009-05-30T14:44:00.002-04:00

Two photos today... This morning, after returning from errands, Michaela informs me that "this photo" is my 365 photo. I informed her that it needs to be one that I've taken to which she replied, "Oh." She doesn't know this, but I thought it would be fun to have a "guest photographer" today along with my normal 365. :) Without further ado...

Michaela takes a photo of her little brother

A girl & her dog - Ava and Molly napping

Day 11

2009-05-29T16:21:00.002-04:00

I finally nabbed a shot of Michaela when she wasn't expecting it. She was engrossed in a book. I teased her when she went to scratch her ear and got a great natural smile. I love it when shots aren't posed or forced!

Day 10

2009-05-28T16:18:00.001-04:00

It's Logan's 2nd birthday, so he is the focus on pictures today.

This is him pretending to talk on my mom's cell phone while riding in his Cozy Coupe...

This is him after I took the phone away for fear he might call Japan...

Day 9

2009-05-27T14:22:00.001-04:00

How can a mother resist this face?

Day 8

2009-05-27T13:53:00.000-04:00

Long & rough day, so didn't put much effort into picture taking. That said, I still like that I captured Logan driving his fancy new Lightning McQueen car over Daddy...

Day 7

2009-05-25T22:03:00.000-04:00

One week already... Who would have thought I'd have so much fun with this project? Already, I've been looking at ordinary scenes differently, wondering how I can capture it on camera. I LOVE that!!

Logan has a thing for bellies these days & he's always quick to show off his... Captured forever.

Another one that is just totally precious - Great-Grandma & Great-Grandson...

Day 6

2009-05-25T08:46:00.000-04:00

Yesterday was spent at Mike's grandparents for a family reunion. When we returned home & I downloaded the pictures off the camera, I couldn't believe I had taken 50... I think this project has gotten under my skin! :)

Since I couldn't pick one, here are a few of my favorites... Will be adding more today or tomorrow from today's part of the reunion.

Baby Cole (isn't he sooooo cute??)

Mike & Aunt Joanne

Gorgeous Ava striking a pose outside Aunt Pat & Uncle Denny's RV

Muscle Man Logan

Grandma & Grandpa - Our Nonagenarians Amazing, no?

Artsy shot - Behind Grandpa's Shed