I took the boys to the park today for some photo taking practice. It was freezing out, but we had a good time. We decided we need to do that more often. It beats being in the house yelling at them to stop jumping around, stop throwing the ball around the house, and stop fighting. This way they could do all of the above and I can happily snap pictures. A win win for all of us.
You can view the whole set here: click on Playground set.
It has been over two years since Ezekiel cut pork from his diet. He was 7yrs old when he quit and hasn't eaten pork since. I wish I had his willpower, but I like my bacon, sausage, and pork chops too much.
We got our snow day today. I took over 280 pictures, and have spent this evening editing them while watching all the inauguration festivities. I am no where near finished with the editing, so this is all you get for now. I'll post more tomorrow. I have some great ones that I plan on printing and framing. I am loving my new camera...loving it!
I asked Fonzy what should be the title of this post and he said "Yes We Can", but not in the sense of Obama saying "Yes We Can", but our boys watching this historical moment and thinking, "Yes We Can!" If Obama can be President, so can we.
Fonzy does not like to have his picture taken, so I have to get cameo shots of him whenever I can. I snapped this one while we were at Elijah's basketball game Saturday morning.
We are in the middle of basketball season for the boys. Elijah thinks he's Lebron James or somebody. You can't tell him nothing while he is on the court.
There was a slight pause in my 365 photo challenge, but thanks to my new Nikon D60 I got from hubby, the 365 challenge is back on! I am so excited about this camera! I was saving up for it and was hoping to have it by this summer, but Fonzy got me the camera for an early birthday/anniversary present. I have alot to learn with this camera. I've always use a point and shoot, but I'm ready to take on the DSLR world.
I tried to capture the moon tonight, but this was the best I got. My poor point and shoot camera just couldn't get the picture I wanted. The moon was beautiful. Can I say again, I can't wait to get my new camera. I know I won't automatically take great pictures because I have a new camera, but I'm sure it will be better than this.
I remembered to grab my camera this morning before we took off for Elijah's basketball game. When I look at my pictures taken with my point and shoot camera I can't help but want the new SLR camera I'm saving up for. The pictures taken with a SLR camera are so much better. Fonzy said I'm driving him crazy. All I talk about is getting a new camera. I hope to have my new camera by this summer. Fonzy and the boys think I'm bad now taking pictures all the time, wait until I get my new camera. I'm going to be a picture taking fool. I can't wait!
The past 2 days we've been having stormy weather and the skies have been beautiful! I almost always have my camera with me, but the past 2 days, I haven't, so I've been taking pictures with my Blackberry. This shot was taken this afternoon at work. Do you see the rainbow?
mommy's sweater - only piece of clothing of hers I kept
I've been amazed lately at how much the boys know about football, the teams, the players, their positions, even numbers on jerseys. This is the first year I've noticed the boys watching football, I mean really watching like grown men. While cooking dinner yesterday, I listened to Ezekiel and Elijah talk football with Fonzy while watching a playoff game. They talked football for over an hour, looking up players online, getting the line up for the Pro ball, talking about who was better and who's team was going to win the Superbowl.....sharing special time. Fonzy told me of the times him and his dad would watch games. You can tell when he talked about it, it was a special time for him, and now he is sharing the same with the boys. I wonder when the boys get older, will they still want to sit around and watch the game with Dad, or will they prefer to be out with their friends, Dad all but forgotten. I guess it really doesn't matter....I'm sure when the boys get older, they will remember these times fondly, just like Fonzy remembers his.
With all the warm, rainy weather we've been having in NC, the tree out back has started to bud. This picture sort of signifies how I am feeling right now. It's a brand new year, a fresh start and I'm ready. I'm not making resolutions, because I never stick to them, but there are some things I want to accomplish this year.
Now I'm off to bed...it's waaaay past my bedtime and according to Fonzy this is the first time in the 10yrs we've been together that I've been up for the New Year. He may be right.
