12/365 & 13/365

that's right...

12 & 13.

i didn't do 11.

i skipped it.

not intentionally.

but at least i did take a photo or two that day, 

so it's not like Gertie just sat alone all day never being taken out to play.

check out HERE for the photos taken on the 11th

as for number 12 & 13...

day 12:

Footprints

this is my daughter's footprint.

she's 4.

when she got home from a friend's birthday party i asked if she would help me with my photo.

she giggled and squirmed a lot as i painted her feet.

day 13:

Word of Encouragement

i took a picture of wordS or encouragement.

in the mornings, while the kids eat breakfast, we read the Bible and memorize our verses.

on friday i began recording our prayer items.

my boy wanted to thank God for the 4th point under Thanks.

my girl wanted to Thank God for the 5th one under Thanks.

the coolest thing today:

as we were writing down the three things today my boy asked if he could have the list so he could be the one to pray for them.

of course.

*all photos taken by me..

with Gertie.

edited in Photoshop Elements.

See where my challenge began : Here

day 12

i have a 30 day challenge happening.

i started Oct. 1 with day 1.

rule 1. i do have to stay in order.

rule 2. i will not skip a day just to skip it. 

i cannot move onto the next day's challenge without completing the one i missed.

all that to say:

Oct 12, day 12:  challenge was  SUNSET.

while the sun was setting on saturday i was inside the windowless reception hall.

at 6pm i reminded myself to check outside in an hour. 

and to capture the sunset whatever it looked like.

around 8pm i remembered and, sadly, asked my husband...   

"then sun has already set hasn't it?"

he answered in the affirmative.

he had just been outside in the dark as he and our little boy were taking a break from the noisy reception.

Oct 13, day 12:  challenge was SUNSET.

Thanksgiving dinner.

we were at my parents' apartment.

all day i reminded myself about the challenge.

dinner happened.

next thing i knew i looked out the window at the dark sky.

grrrrrr.

needless to say, i was a little frustrated.

(not that the sunset on sunday would have been spectacular as the sky was completely cloud covered and it was pouring.)

i had now missed 2 days.

Monday October 14th.

we drove home.

day 12: 

SUNSET

my husband tidied up the living-room with the kids as i grabbed Gertie and the dog, and went for a walk.

**initially, if i missed a day i was going to make myself start over at day 1 again.

then my wonderful husband reminded me that the purpose of the challenge was to improve on my photography and to have my eyes open for photograph opportunities... to be creative.

so instead of penalizing myself i should just get back onto the challenge and continue where i left off.**

*all photos taken with Gertie.

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