December 1st. Here we go again.
Thirty Days of Thankfulness, Day 30
Yesterday as I drove home from camping in the desert, I realized I hadn’t taken many pictures during the day. I was on the 10 freeway, in traffic, and the sun was going down fast. As I watched the sunset from my car window, I saw this hot air balloon slowly rise out of the darkness and knew I had to try to get a photograph. It was perfect timing!
So, for Day 30: I’m thankful for hope and timing and the knowledge that everything happens the way it’s supposed to.
Thirty Days of Thankfulness, Days 21 through 29
Day 21: I’m thankful for pretty little droplets of water.
Day 22: Thankful for coffee!
Day 23: I’m thankful for vacation so I can tote my camera around!
Day 24: I’m very thankful for silliness!
Day 25: Thankful for outtakes…
Day 26: I’m thankful for the birds that chirp outside the window.
Day 27: I’m thankful for warm weather at the end of November!
Day 28: I’m very thankful for holidays spent with family :)
Day 29: Thankful for my adventurous husband and for wish lanterns in the desert!
Thirty Days of Thankfulness, Days 11 through 20
Day 11: Thankful for our Veterans!
Day 12: Thankful for good friends with kids so they can all grow up to be friends, too :) Maybe. LOL
Day 13: Thankful for our goofy pets.
Day 14: I’m thankful for our jungle of a backyard.
Day 15: I’m thankful for my kids’ school. They have had such a great time there!
Day 16: Thankful for photography. It has gotten me through some dark times and it has helped me preserve the most joyous moments in life.
Day 17: I’m thankful for quiet Sunday mornings.
Day 18: Thankful for the simple things.
Day 19: I’m thankful for a beer after a long day at work.
Day 20: I’m thankful for fall colors and dirty sneakers.
Thirty Days of Thankfulness, Days 1 through 10
Day 1: I’m thankful for a Friday night football game with family!
Day 2: Thankful for fruit trees in our backyard :)
Day 3: I’m thankful for Indian summers!
Day 4: I’m thankful for birds on wires. I photograph them more than a normal photographer might…
Day 5: VERY thankful for these creative children of mine :)
Day 6: Thankful for impromptu Thai take-out with family!
Day 7: I am thankful for the view of the sunset from the comfort of my snuggly bed :)
Day 8: I’m thankful for our Girl Scout Friday nights, our troop, and my awesome co-leaders that put up the slack when children have already exhausted me for the week… LOL
Day 9: I’m thankful for lazy Saturday mornings with children lying around making their Christmas wish lists.
Day 10: Thankful for 3-day weekends which mean Sunday night dinner with friends.
Thirty Days of Thankfulness, 2013
Here is the whole collage of this project for this year… I go back to work tomorrow after a week off, and one of the things on my to-do list was to update my blog!
Halloween, 2013
I didn’t take photos the day of Halloween — to much going on… we had already dressed up several times prior for several reasons and I was just kind of over it!
Here was costume setup #1, which Avery never deviated from, minus the pillow in her butt. She was a “sedentary librarian” and Ainsley was a ballerina as her owl costume wasn’t finished!
Later in the week we fininshed up her owl wings for the whole presentation :)
She won a little trophy for most colorful costume!
And our pumpkins, of course :) I’m glad we waited to carve them because they literally began to disintigrate immediately!
Vacation to the Big Island – Hawaii, 2013
In October, my husband and I went for a short vacation to the Big Island. I had never been there before – compared to the islands I have been to, Hawaii is very very much the most volcanic! Such a cool landscape. We mostly stuck around the resort we stayed at (The Hilton Waikoloa Village — GORGEOUS!) but we did rent a car one day and drove all over the island. We had such a great time :)
One engine on our plane failed, so we boarded, then got off again, then waited for four hours for a new plane. In the meantime, we had a couple of cocktails and some lunch at LAX.
Eventually, we were in the air…
Our hotel was gorgeous :) Lots to photograph.
There was a “Museum Walk” which spanned the distance all the way around the hotel. Lots of beautiful artifacts, sculptures, and other creations. It was a nice way to start our day when we walked to breakfast each morning.
The sunsets in Hawaii are breathtaking!
Our drive around the island proved to be just as beautiful…
The Waipio Valley coastline:
Rainbow Falls:
It was a lovely getaway – we relaxed most of the time, which was our primary goal ;)
ClickinWalk, 2013 :)
Gee, this only happened two months ago :) Several girls local to me and I had a great time wandering the streets of Riverside, CA for the morning. Then we had Mexican food and margaritas for lunch ;)
