Swinging | A Favorite Pasttime

Both boys really like swinging, Cullen especially.  We just have a simple swingset but they enjoy it.  Today my new Canon 24-70 L f/2.8 II lens came in and WOW is it a beauty so of course I had to try it out.  I really think it performed well and I just love these pictures I got of the boys having fun.  Best part, they didn't mind me taking their pictures today!  I even threw the Mk3 into video and captured some video for the first time. Problem is, I haven't figured out how to get the video off, so we'll save that for another day.

Still On My Camera

These images are still on my camera but since I'm editing my blog right now I'll share it (made a collage from an app on my phone called PicsArt).  Hopefully soon I'll edit the actual pictures and share those!!

Title:  what happens when you skip your nap!

After School Activities

I don't normally take pictures of our every day activities, and definitely not after a busy day at the office and the kids at daycare.  But today as I watched my kids just playing and doing their normal stuff I was inspired to capture it.  I want to remember these simple things, when the house is a mess (or 'lived in') and the boys are just being boys and not forced to sit and smile for the camera.  I love how Caleb barely even pays attention to me standing up on top of the furniture to get a shot of him playing legos.  And how Cullen lines up his toys and asks me for help to draw his favorite super heroes.  These are the things  I want to remember.

 

 

A Quick Portrait

Sometimes as a photographer I just want to get out there and take a picture.  My kids aren't always happy to be my subject but today I convinced Cullen to let me get a quick snap of him.  I am so glad I have all these pictures to look at and one day look back at.  I will never regret taking too many pictures.

Easter 2013

But first a flashback, to Easter 2011 :)  Love my little bunny and maybe one day I'll forget I have this picture but not any time soon.

 

 

Now instead of being a bunny, he wants to EAT the bunny...  Gah this kid (and the other) consumed more than their share of chocolate bunnies this year.

And I got one half decent picture of the two of them together, but I'll tell you it wasn't easy!

And yes we did dye some eggs, I didn't take many pictures this year though.

Bathroom Artwork

Inspired by our SuperHero themed photoshoot, I DIYed some artwork.  These were made in Photoshop and then printed onto 10x10 Aluminum from one of my professional printing labs.  I love how they turned out!!  Printing on Aluminum was a tad cheaper than canvas and more durable than just mounting prints to the wall without frames.



My Super Heroes

We had a little fun in our house going through comics and cutting strips out and making our own themed background.  I guess this is what you do when its spring and suppose to be warm outside but its not.

The Pier

Took the kids up to the park on the Lake today, its not warm enough to do much but walk around, but its still warmer than it has been.  They enjoyed walking down the pier and playing on the playground.  Can't wait to come back once Summer (or maybe Spring) is here in full thrust.

Gotta love always having a camera with you via your cell phone!

Graze Box

I heard about Graze box on one of my favorite mommy boards, where I pick up a lot of tricks and trips for parenthood and life.  Graze.com is brand new and not even open to the public yet.  Its another one of those box subscription websites, they have them for everything, for clothing, organic food, makeup, even kids fun/adventure boxes, books, you name it, I'm sure its out there.  Graze is for healthy natural snacks.  They send you samples depending on your likes and dislikes and frequency.  I opted for the box sent to the house every 2 weeks.  The best part?  the first box was free, another bonus?  the 5th box is free, so I get 5 boxes for $15!  So why did I sign up for this?  Well my kids love getting mail, but they are horrible at trying new foods.  So I thought maybe if these foods came in a cute package in the mail they might try it.  Oh and there's chocolate involved (as you can see on Cullen's face).  Check out the pics, the boys were so excited to open up the packages and try the goodies.

Saint Patties Day 2013

The older my kids are the more fun they are!  This year I laid out some seamless paper and let them draw a big rainbow for our picture backdrop.  Winter this year is going on and on forever, so I'm trying to do new things with indoor pictures besides just sitting them in front of the white paper, photographing them on the bed is fun but it also gets old, and sometimes my house is just not picture perfect lol.  Painting with the kids is always fun so that's what we did.