Light Room

Thanks to an awesome post with a tutorial by EmmyMom, I was able to do some new and different things with lightroom I hadn't known about before.  If you have it, check out her tut here.  If you do not, you can download the free version for 30 days here.

SOOC

Taken By Kristin

edited by me

I took this one two years ago.  This is SOOC

Thanks again, Emmy for the great tutorial.

Something Slinky...

Rich wanted to get me something slinky....

Monday Mugs

I had so much fun last week with Monday Mugs, that I wanted to do it again.  Lucky me the challenge was cell phones.  I say lucky because we went to a birthday party this weekend for the daughter of a friend from Rich's work.  I chose not to bring my camera.  Well it wasn't MY party.  Besides, that is why we have cell phones right?  To take pictures.  This party was for a three year old.  As in she turned three.  Part of the party included a bouncy house.  

It took him almost an hour and a half, but Ryan finally warmed up enough to go and play in the house.  Surprisingly, when the Dad of the girl summoned all the kids to pile in for a picture, Ryan stayed!  Yay!  All in all it was lots of fun.  Even for Ryan.

Sweets From My Sweet

I wanted to share how I was treated on a day we mostly scoff at in our house....

First, these were delivered.....

This came on Valentine's Day....Then the next night....

Chocolate covered strawberries!!! Yum. Yeah that top left one already has a bite taken out of it.

This is the largest strawberry in a half cup measuring cup

And the smallest also in a 1/2 cup.

Sweet Stuff

My daughter is starting her own meme with photos.  And being the good mother I am I am going to support her!

How sweet is he?

More sweetness

Sweetness in the most sweetest way...my sis with all her babies!

Reflections

Today I am participating in Monday Mugs over at Oswald Cuties.  Each Monday she gives a theme to follow.  The really cool part is you don't have to be a pro or even have a fancy schmancy camera.  Just take a picture based on the theme, post it and link up.  I was starting to chicken out thinking I am not good enough, but how else will I learn if I don't challenge myself and step out of my comfort zone?  So here I go...taking a few baby steps out of my comfort zone.

 

This one started out as her whole face, once I got it in PSP I liked more than I did when I saw it on the LCD screen.  Never delete a picture until you are sure. (Thanks Emmy!)  I cropped it is all.  

 

 

This one actually had Kristin in the shot on the car as well the in the window.  I chose to crop her actual body out because it was just the bottom half and I didn't like the way it looked.  This makes it more interesting to me.

Brand New

New hair, new clothes, new me.

Monday Mugs

I am participating in my first ever photo meme over at Oswald Cuties!  In her "Monday Mugs"  This week's assignment is minimalism.  Which she describes as  (photos with a little something and a whole lot of nothing. i.e. lots of white space)  My picture doesn't have "white" space per se, but it has quite a bit of space, and I found the capture fun and different.

 

Macro

I am hoping for some rain (we are told we will be getting some next month).  The rain will bring more flowers for me to shoot in the macro mode.  I enjoy that feature!!

Straight out of the camera.  

And me pretending to know what I am doing in Paint Shop Pro.

Cast On, Cast Off

Cast On

Cast Off

The Big Box

Forget toys and gadgets and things!  Just bring home a giant box and the kids will be entertained for days!

Thinking...

He's thinking...how much longer can I play with Mom's iPod!

A Manicure

Special treatment for me, from a special girl.  Kristin did my nails.

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve we partied

We played games

And had rootbeer floats and crackers and dips.  

At midnight we banged pots and made a bunch of noise.  I took a video with my new toy and it's too dark.  Oh well.  Just know that we were noisy both inside and out!  How was your New Year's?