Me: What are you doing?
Livia: I’m sunbathing. I’m a vampire and I need to stay in the shade. Because you’re the mommy and you don’t want your little girl to turn into dust.
Just another Saturday morning in the Tredway household.
Who, I think, looks a lot like my Dad. Thanks to Aunt Carol for snapping the shot! It was fun to actually get in on a few pictures with my camera.
Going to evening church has its perks. Our Sunday mornings start out slow and easy, with cartoons and cereal and cuddles. We spend the day as a family and then head to worship in the evening. Here are a few shots of our day so far, including a moment where Livia said, “Yeah, I got the butt end.” I bet you can figure out when she stated that fact.
Cutting Daddy’s hair required lots of concentration. Most of the time his face was quite zen-like as his girls buzzed around his head and, well, pretty much buzzed his head.
Only once did things get a bit hairy. Pun intended.
Tonight we celebrated the 40th anniversary of my folks with a lovely dinner and dessert. Happy 40th, Mom and Dad! I love you!
I was the recipient of a fabulous birthday present from my friend Maralee. Today we got pedicures. And boy are our feet happy. Maralee is a only a few days away from her due date with a little boy we affectionately call Baby Bean. It seemed extra appropriate that her feet get rubbed and scrubbed and treated so kindly as they so faithfully carry this baby, who is a bean size no longer. Tonight I tried to impress Livia, who refers to my feet as elephant feet, with the incredible softness of my heels. She claims they were only a little better than normal. First graders—not easily impressed!
There’s nothing like taking a phone call while your daughter is snapping your picture. Thanks for ignoring me, Dad. I realize that being ignored is precisely what I want my subjects to do for me. Now, how to make that happen? Gotta think those photog-ninja thoughts again.
The last few days have been chilly and rainy. The snow on the ground has almost melted entirely and some mornings feel almost springlike outside. The darkness and general dreariness make me want to hole up inside with hot beverages and good books. However, work calls to me and even when I ignore it, the internet and DPP are always calling my name. Taking shots of people every day is indeed a challenge. Some of my energy and drive has ebbed away with the daylight and I feel I’m getting to the hard part of the December Photo Project! Yet, I know that pushing myself is really healthy and that sometimes it exposes creative thoughts and energies I didn’t know I had.
Here’s to tomorrow and the days beyond! Press on, fellow DPPers. We can do this!
Not only did we get our first snowfall in Lincoln yesterday, it was that gorgeous, wet kind of snow that blankets every single skinny branch and drapes over everything, making the television and telephone cable lines objects of beauty. The sun came out this morning and then the world began to really sparkle.
I can see Renae out my back window. She’s snapping away at the snowy grandeur as well. We just can’t stay away. Even the trees in their snowy fleeces are praising God this morning.
