Photographer in training

Yesterday, I had my camera set up on a tripod in the living room. I can't remember why I stepped away, but walked back in to the room to Addie looking through the viewfinder. In my eyes it was just the cutest thing! She was pretty serious about it too! So, I quickly found my old crappy P&S camera that I gave to Aidan and started snapping. Ugh, I had to use the flash. They were too blurry without.

See those lines? Yeah, that's from the crappy camera.


This one is my favorite! Look at her looking through the viewfinder. What a little pro!

An unexpected shot of Aidan

Today is what I'm assuming will be the last nice, warm day that we'll have for several months. It's what my mom always referred to as "Indian Summer". I don't know how PC that term is today, as I haven't heard it used in ages. I took the kids down to our neighborhood park to drink it all in. I really wasn't intent on getting pics of the kids, but was trying to get a pic of myself. (I'll explain this in another post at another time. Ha, ha!) Anyway, the three of us were heading to the wagon when Aidan stops by a tree and says, "Do you want to take a picture, Mommy?" I was a bit shocked! "Well, yes! Of course!" He was even taking direction! The only problem was, I still had to keep my eye on Addie, which was a bit distracting. Anyway, this is what I got.


I'm kicking myself for not getting the light in his eyes and the focus can use some work, but I still really like it. If I had known he would willingly let me take his picture, I would of put something a little nicer on him. Jim says he looks a bit like a rag-a-muffin. Oh, and he's not mad....this is just his GQ tough guy expression. ;o)

A Holiday card sneek peek of sorts

This is an outtake from my "session" of taking pictures of the kids for our Christmas card. If it had Jim in it, I would consider using it. But, as often the case, Jim had to sleep before work. Speaking of not having Jim there, getting these shots were such a challenge. This is very pretty park with a pond in our city. It's not the most kid friendly place to say the least. I had to watch Addie like a hawk while she ran around like a maniac! It made getting pictures soooo challenging! Anyway, here are the three of us!