I have hardly touched my camera since Christmas. I have found that it's nice to take a camera break once in awhile-I've been thinking so much about how 'digitalized' and documented and 'hooked up' our lives have become and sometimes it's just nice to live in the moment. (And yes, I understand how completely silly that sounds saying that while I am typing a blog post!) When I loaded up my camera yesterday I had about 12 photos on it, and something made me feel good about that.
I also know that my camera won't go completely untouched. I found a few strange photos from the handful I DID take and had to laugh...I love seeing what the older kids consider "camera worthy".
I bet this was taken by Abbey. She is BIG into food presentation. It does look delicious doesn't it?
That's Isaac, my special effects guy. I have no idea how he did that, and I'm not sure I even want to know, but it sure is cool.
Here are few photos of the mine from the month of January:
I love Gyo Fujikawa. We had a few of these books back when I was little and I would stare at each detailed picture forever. I was big into fairies and gnomes and wild imaginary things. I bought these three for my own collection.
Post game nourishment. Can you tell all my kids have inherited my love of fruit salads?
Patrick stares out the window till Isaac gets home...he is the first to arrive home and the most easily talked into for an indoor soccer or basketball game and Patrick is thrilled not to just have boring old mom home.
When he is bored I find contraptions like this hanging around the house. Tape and string stuck and tied to everything:
I took this in car line one day, waiting to pick up Patrick from preschool. It was a weird January day-50 degrees out but a storm rolling in later that evening. The little kids on the playground were WILD...like spring fever wild. Like buzzing bees everywhere-every one of them screaming and running in circles. I loved it. Do you remember spring fever on the playground? I'd just feel like my heart was going to burst out of my chest-the excitement of warm weather, and fresh wormy smelling air and the thought of no more boots and winter coats and cooped up boredom. The only problem was...well, it IS January, so the weather is playing a little trick on all of us. I don't mind the tricks-I have been ready for spring since December 26.
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20 comments:
I have months like that too... Where I don't feel like taking pictures bc I just am not in the mood. Love the fruit display!
I love all your random pics.
I'm the opposite - I think I had about 1700 pics from january. Then again, 1200 of those were from our two-week holiday :)
Oooh, please ask Isaac how he got those cool effects.
It looks like Patrick is very creative with his contraptions!
A little break from anything is a nice change don't you think?
ha ha love Patrick's contraption!! My little guy is 4 and does the same thing... I always say it's such a waste of money to buy toys for him as all he needs is a roll of tape, cardboard and/or some string or rope!
Your family is so cool:) I just love reading your blog!
I love the picture of Isaac and Patrick. Isaac looks mature and like a soon to be college guy--I don't know how you feel about that, but I always have such mixed feelings about that moment when all of a sudden my senior kiddos suddenly look older, smarter, ready for life, and yet so vulnerable at the same time. The expression on his face...I don't know, he is ready. Sigh.
Such neat photos....I love your photos - all of them!
That's the sweetest thing, your little guy 'waiting' for his big brother every day! And love Patrick's 'contraptions'. Thanks for sharing your photos again!
I often think the same thing too when it comes to photos. I love capturing memories in photos but sometimes it is freeing to just be in the moment. Plus by taking more pictures of every little thing, I often feel trapped to remember and document it all in a scrapbook when I don't need every single memory. Purging memories...a hard but necessary thing to do sometimes!
I LOVE Gyo Fujikawa too! Just gave some as a 1st birthday present. Enjoy your weekend. xo
LOVE the contraptions! I so like your every day photos~Isaac & Patrick are so sweet together.
Love the contraption! My 5 yr old son does the same thing. I love it..no need for toys..just their imagination and a junk drawer! Thanks for sharing
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I find the tape/string contraptions all over my house too... lol
~Tamie
Loved them all! And I think the light stunt picture was achieved using a slow shutter speed...
I love those books! I had two--Sleepytime and Our Best Friends. I would sit and look at them forever!
I actually just sent you an email, but will ask here in case you see this first. Would you still recommend the computer you got several months ago. We've got 6 kids (10 down to 9 months) and are thinking of replacing our computer. I'm not sure about the touchscreen. What do you think of it now? Would you recommend it to a young family? thanks!
That was the biggest bowl of fruit ever! Starting kids young on healthy eating is a must for us!
I will have to check out those books. I always loved fairies and gnomes too! My favorite books from childhood were by Tasha Tudor, especially, A Time To Keep. Thanks for Posting!
Those books bring back some great memories. I own the poetry verse one and mother goose nursery rhymes. Thirty some years later I still enjoy reading them. Currently, i am doing Project Life so the camera is strung around my neck, tightly like a noose.
~Becki
My 4 yr old little guy does the same thing. We go through so much scotch tape around here!
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