Summer Break week 8

this beautiful, misty, rainy day reminds me of Autumn. 

i'm not ready for autumn yet.

we have finished week 8 of our summer break.

We enjoyed a week of :

Face Painting

Spiders

Silliness

Comedy

American Ninja Warrior

snapping turtles

water fun

new sleeping bags

and biking

what another wonderful week.

*all photos taken by me

with Gertie(1,4-12)

& Chester( 2,3,13,14)

Friday Foto

this morning my little one and i were talking about peeing.

yep.

honestly.

boys stand.

we were talking about that.

then she said she doesn't want to be a boy, 

she's glad she's a girl, 

because she wants to born babies one day.

and girls born the babies.

i said you're going to be a great mommy one day.

"i know mommy.

because you are my mommy.

you are a great mommy"

oh my girl.

thank you.

*photo taken by me

with Chester

no editing

Monday Munchkin

happy monday!

what a beautiful autumn day.

the colors are changing, 

the cooler temperatures are here.

and today is a new day.

today i wanted to share with you one of my munchkins.

we took this last week.

i love this girl.

she had me put that flower in her ponytail, and then needed a photo with it in.

have a beauty day.

if you have munchkins you love, 

make sure to get out today and capture a memory of their beauty at whatever age and stage they're at.

*photo taken by me

with Gertie

not edited

81/365

day 81.

this was a Practice Portraiture day.

the theme...

On Their Terms.

harder than it sounds.

i wanted the perfect photos.

'do this, no- not that.. c'mon, please.'

i had to bite my tongue a couple times to stop myself from trying to get them to do it my way.

but what great shots i got letting them choose the photo.

'the boys'

my friends' kids.

and my model.

my girl. 

 letting kids be kids..

some great fun.

*all photos taken by me

with Gertie

edited in Photoshop Elements

See where my challenge began : Here

24/365 & 25/365

**yes, i skipped day 23.  it was umbrellas.  i didn't even take a photo that day** 

day 24:

Fresh Air.

i wanted to take a photo of my breath...

then i realized that's not fresh air but recycled air.

how do i take a photo of fresh air?

i can't take a photo of the air exactly, 

but where do i go to feel, breathe, the fresh air?

into the bush, away from buildings, cars...

the trees give us oxygen 

(unless science has discovered something else since i was in school - - 

i mean, pluto isn't a planet anymore...but i'm pretty sure about this.)

that's as fresh as we can get.

so here's some of the trees...

couldn't get oxygen filled leaf trees since they're sleeping right now.

day 25.

Caring

*this prompt is to be done as a Portraiture.  for me to practice.*

i told the fam. at the beginning of the day that i would be needing to do this one.

so they weren't too surprised when i would say 

'I want a photo of you doing that.'

so.

out we went.

to our back hill to snowboard.

our boy is learning, and daddy is teaching him.

he straps on his board, gets some advice and heads down the hill.

daddy comes to the bottom and gives him a piggyback up the hill (with snowboard still strapped on)

and away he goes again.

usually they repeat that a few times before his dad wants to do some snowboarding of his own.

they call it 'Daddy chairlift'

*all  photos taken by me, 

with Gertie.

and edited in Photoshop Elements.

See where my challenge began : Here 

8/365

day 8:

Blue

i thought about this on my run.

didn't come up with my blue ideas until i got home.

mmmm...a Jones Soda.

say 'Blue Bubblegum' 10 times fast. 

the kids love this tongue twister.

bottom of previous bottle

and of course my babies blues.

 

*all photos taken by me, with Gertie.

edited in Photoshop Elements 

See where my challenge began : Here

4/365 & 5/365

4: A Little Bit

a self-portrait.

after my run.

here's 'a little bit' of me. 

5: With a Fork

Have you ever eaten popcorn with a fork?

what about grapes? 

*photos  taken by me, with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements

See where my challenge began : Here

2/365

day 2.  

mission, should you choose to accept it:

GOALS.

about half way through the day i panicked.

what am i taking a photo of for goals.

my goals this year are to run a 10K race, do Tough Mudder again, and 10K Terry Fox run.

how do i photograph that?

i went upstairs to my sick husband and dropped onto the bed.

"how do i take a photo of my goals?" i sighed.

it's only the second day, i can't forfeit it already.

*or i could take a photo of the kids shooting on their new hockey net..

but, it's cold outside and i don't want to go out there.*

He asked me what my goals were.

i told him.

"what about with me..with the kids."  

i was slightly confused...

ok, quite confused.

he proceeded to ask me what were some of my goals of life..not just this new year.

i want to be a better photographer.

i want to be a wife who encourages, loves her husband.

i want to be a mom who loves my kids unconditionally, and they know it.

i want to raise kids that love God, others, and life.

this was my photo to capture it.

*photo taken by me.

without flash.

with Gertie.

edited with PhotoShop Elements

See where my challenge began : Here

1/365

day 1.

364 to go.

i'm on another challenge.

i'm hoping to 'Capture my 365'

at least one photo a day for the year.

i'll try to post once a day..

try i said.

i may even edit the photo(s)...

may i said.

i'm following this January List

day one:

aka 1/365

Celebrate.

celebrate?

yep.

it's Jan 1st.

let's celebrate the new year.

it was a beautiful sunshiny morning.

i went for my first run of the year.

(see my goals for the year: Here)

that was my celebrate photo and why.

stay tuned for the next one...

*photo taken by me

with Gertie.

edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements

(for more info about capturing your 365 check out: www.captureyour365.com)

day 24

ok, before i show the pics from day 24.

i am done my 30 days photo challenge.

the photo end of it.

i finished my first ever 30 day challenge in 34 days.

next time i'll try to get them done in the alloted 30.

my kids were just beginning to ask:

"what's today's challenge mom?"

they had begun to enjoy figuring out what i could get pictures of.  

i loved it.

i'll do another one for sure - but not just yet.

now, where was i?

day 24:

Animal

this is our beast.

my boy wanted me to take a photo of some of his animals

this is Lord Cliver.

he didn't want to have his photo taken. 

my husband tried holding him for me.

it didn't work out so well.

our cat is not declawed. 

*all photos taken with Gertie.

day 22

day 22:

Inspiration

these three inspire me daily.

*all photos taken with Gertie.

while they listened to 'Antshillvania' on record. 

day 14

day 14:

EYES.

i have a love-hate relationship with the eye.

i love how amazing eyes are.  

how they look, how intricate they are.

the colors.

the emotions revealed with them.

i hate having to look into one to find something.

i get nauseous.

*all photos taken with Gertie