The first set of these had six, but I think four is more manageable ;) Here is the set of the last four days and here is the whole year so far :)
7.366 – Birthday Party!
Someone got hurt on the jumpie :(
Cake being served sure cheered Avery up again!
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My baby boy :)
From Where I Stand, Set 1
Some fellow photographers are doing this project called “From Where I Stand,” where they take a photo everyday literally ‘from where they stand.’ I thought it might be fun, and so far I’ve done it every day of the year, but I am not sure I want to do it every day for the rest of the year. I just don’t go very many interesting places every day… since I’ve been on vacation, it’s been easier than what my every day life is like all year long! Anyway, here are my “From Where I Stand” photos for each day of the year so far :) ETA: I started to compile them all here.
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My girls were with their grandma today, so I read, did laundry, and then went shopping for a while. It was a nice break :)
Painting in the backyard
The girls felt like painting today, and the weather was gorgeous, so I set up a little painting ‘station’ for them on one of our backyard tables. Ainsley ended up with a painting/stickers mixture to create a wintery Christmas scene, and Avery wanted to paint what she saw. I ended up standing in the spot where I had been photographing them for quite a while so Avery could paint me standing there. She did a pretty great job! Then, she asked Ainsley to pose in a chair for her and proceeded to paint a picture of that, too. I included a side by side of Avery’s painting of Ainsley and my photograph of Ainsley that I couldn’t pass up :) Then the final draft of my photo of Ainsley that I am absolutely going to have printed.
Here is me holding my camera :)
The capture I’m planning to print :) The dappled light on her hands kind of bothers me, but I tried to fix it and it was impossible to make it look natural…
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I told the girls that if they let me sleep until 7am, I’d make them pancakes. I was SHOCKED that it actually worked! I slept until 7:20!
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The girls have just about every Ed Emberley book there is. His books show kids how to draw simple little people, cars, buildings, etc. one step at a time. My kids LOVE them :) Here‘s a link to his stuff in case you’re interested.
This photo is a bit out of focus, but I’m okay with that ;)
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The trees in our backyard are teeming with fruit right now, especially the lemon tree. There are so many lemons, I seriously don’t even know what I am supposed to do with all of them. Off to Google recipes, I guess. We’re all very glad to have lots of oranges, though! The girls were bugging me for cuties this morning (the little oranges that they are able to peel themselves, YAY) but we ran out, so we’re enjoying some of our own fruit instead. Whatta concept!
