This is DPP Reject #1.
I had a few December Photo Project days where I liked more than one shot, so I’m going to post them here before the new year arrives.
This image was taken on December 23, the day the skies opened up and rained while temps hovered at 32 degrees. The result was a lovely ice covering on all the plants outside. Recognize the dill plant from last summer? It now doubles as a glass ornament.
Our children’s zoo opens it’s doors for two weekends in the winter. I never want to go because, let’s face it, who likes to walk around in the winter winds of Nebraska when you don’t have to? But Thanksgiving weekend here was amazing weather-wise, so off we went. I like this shot of Livia and my niece Madeleine because they were entirely engrossed in a completely empty turtle exhibit. Muddy leaves were all that covered the concrete basin, but they found it quite interesting. We had a fun afternoon together, complete with vanilla ice cream cones and a walk with Shiloh through the park. The girls were really sweet to one another—not one squabble over a toy. Praise God for cousins!
It’s the last day of November, peeps. Stretch those fingers, squint those eyes, do a few laps around the yard to wake up your brain in preparation for the December Photo Project! Twenty-five days straight of photography fun in one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. Our list of participants is growing and I get more excited each time someone signs up. Grab a badge and join the challenge of the 2009 DPP!
We enjoyed a really relaxing and delicious day yesterday as we celebrated Thanksgiving with both sets of parents. There is something quite decadent about two turkey dinners in one day, I must say. What I really felt was the wealth of riches God has given us: our parents (now grandparents to Livia) that have raised us faithfully and loved us unconditionally over the years. We are incredibly blessed by our families.
As much as we enjoyed our folks, we did miss our siblings. So Bean, Adam, Kris and Andrew? Can’t wait to see you at Christmas!
Pictured above are a few of the side dishes we ate at the Lawton dinner. There was the sweet potato souffle and bourbon cranberries from Needs More Butter sitting next to The Pioneer Woman’s corn/wild rice dish. We ate our fair share of green bean casserole and stuffing, and of course, the star of every Thanksgiving meal, turkey. Liv and I ate turkey sandwiches tonight and I can’t imagine a better way to eat leftovers than slapping them between mayo-coated slices of bread. Mmm, mmm good.
Now that Thanksgiving is over, what is left of 2009? A lot! The December Photo Project starts shortly (make sure you sign up—it’s fun!), then we have the national holiday known as My Birthday, and finally Christmas. Jesus’ Birthday. Somewhat of a larger event than mine, I suppose. ; )
Kids can’t resist piles of leaves.
And fun-loving adults can’t resist doing things like this.
With minimal arm-twisting, poses are made and captured with my camera.
And then the dog gets involved. I wish I could insert video here because Shiloh’s tunneling and leaf-leaping was absolutely hilarious.
Even the neighbor boy gets involved, because, as we all know, kids can’t resist piles of leaves.
The sweet babe in the following shot had just woken up from a nap. Her eyes were a bit puffy from sleep and her hair was sticking up adorably. I love this tender moment of cuddling between the little punkin and her mama. It’s a privilege to snap shots like this.
The almost-two-year old in the following photo completely cracks me up (on a regular basis). She was looking kind of funny in the pic prior to this one because her tongue, though in her mouth, was thrust under her upper lip. Next thing I know, her tongue is outside her mouth and I’ve got a perfect shot. So funny and so cute.
Oh, this one is sad! Before you feel like I’m a horrible human being for snapping this guy in his moment of distress, you’ve got to know why he was so distraught. He wanted a blue cookie, BLUE, and there was nary a blue cookie to be found. No one in his class had blue cookies, but such rational thought did nothing for the sweet lad. Life is hard sometimes. Sometimes one just needs a blue cookie, what can you say?
The last photo is self-explanatory as I have great love for this kiddo. Could someone please tell me who replaced my baby with a big kid?
We met up with the Weeks and Kirk families last night to enjoy the Lincoln Children’s Zoo Annual fundraiser, Boo at the Zoo. Livia chose to dress up as Tinker Bell for the second year running, which was fine by me. Halloween in Nebraska is almost always a cold-weather event, so my Tink is dressed in a green sweats. I think that will become my yearly challenge—how can I dress my little trick-or-treater warmly?! As you can see, I dressed up too. I love becoming someone different for one night.
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow…
Praise Him, all creatures here below…
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host…
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Last Friday night I tentatively put my camera in Livia’s hands and she took this shot:
It’s a Mom Shot, through and through. Not only can I see myself 100% as Mom in this photo, but, due to the sweater’s cowl neck, I think I look like my own mom back in the 80’s. I love it… Mommy through Liv’s eyes.
