Every time Travis would score, he would run down to the other end of the court, jump up and assume this pose. ??? Brooks, on the other hand, would just get jiggy wit it.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Cel-ah-brate Good Times, Come ON!!
Every time Travis would score, he would run down to the other end of the court, jump up and assume this pose. ??? Brooks, on the other hand, would just get jiggy wit it.
Lunar Eclipse
It actually cleared up enough to do this.
What I learned --
Travis really likes the telescope.
I really suck at lunar photography
Makeing star trails is not easy (those red and blue spots aren't stars, they are camera noise)
Happy Valentine's Day
Our romantic date was taking pictures of other couples on a date at the Waynesville Country Club! It was great fun, though, and the food was OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!!!
Seriously, if you haven't eaten at the WCC, you gotta do that. The chefs there are top rate, and we had some AWESOME food!
Then, just for fun!
Seriously, if you haven't eaten at the WCC, you gotta do that. The chefs there are top rate, and we had some AWESOME food!
Then, just for fun!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Kristi is THREE!!!!
My baby just turned three. Since she is princess crazy, my niece dressed up as Cinderella. If I could ever find a place to nominate someone for extreme display of pure love this would be it. Shay is the consummate tomboy. Her preferred wardrobe is jeans, a DUKE tshirt and baseball cap. Forget make up. Period. PLUS she is like the world's largest DUKE fan and the Cinderella dress is, well, Carolina Blue. Think she loves her little cousin? Yea. Me, too.
The other beautiful young lady is Shay's friend, Anna. She was portraying Sleeping Beauty. My little girl, and the others little girls present loved it!
Oh, and you can see, I'm not taking up commercial cake decorating ANYTIME soon (or later, either, for that matter).
The other beautiful young lady is Shay's friend, Anna. She was portraying Sleeping Beauty. My little girl, and the others little girls present loved it!
Oh, and you can see, I'm not taking up commercial cake decorating ANYTIME soon (or later, either, for that matter).
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wow. Definitely an adventure
So, Tuesday (January 29), Kristi was jumping off of the bed. Not jumping on the bed, but jumping up and off of the bed. After a couple of times, and the jumps getting higher and the landings getting a louder, I said, "Kristi, honey, don't do that. You are going to get hurt."
Approximately 15 seconds later, thud, WAIL. Great. She cried for a few minutes. Then, she wouldn't walk. Then, when she did start walking, she limped. Soooooooo, to the ER with us.
Several hours later, (and, boy, was she a trouper!) we left the hospital with a plaster splint that could bear NO weight. My normally bouncy little girl was now bound to a stroller or being carried (incidentally, she loved the being carried part!).
After a gazillion phone calls, my kids' pediatrician, Mark Jackson with Mountain Area Pediatrics (one awesome group of doctors and nurses, btw), got us in to see Dr. Mark Hedrik at Blue Ridge Bone and Joint.
So, today (31st) we go back to Asheville. More x-rays, another exam, and the conclusion -- everything points to a break, but they can't actually find the break so it is either hidden, or across the cartilage. So, they put a cast on it to give it time to heal properly, and to enable her to move. Not that she can actually walk, yet, with the boot, but in theory. . . .
I asked her if she was jumping off the bed anymore. Her answer is "NO!" :)
As they say on dpc, this is useless without pictures, so. . . ..
With Travis, the biggest, best helper in the world today.
The cast and her little shoe. She thinks it is "cute."
Obviously terribly traumatized by the whole ordeal.
Approximately 15 seconds later, thud, WAIL. Great. She cried for a few minutes. Then, she wouldn't walk. Then, when she did start walking, she limped. Soooooooo, to the ER with us.
Several hours later, (and, boy, was she a trouper!) we left the hospital with a plaster splint that could bear NO weight. My normally bouncy little girl was now bound to a stroller or being carried (incidentally, she loved the being carried part!).
After a gazillion phone calls, my kids' pediatrician, Mark Jackson with Mountain Area Pediatrics (one awesome group of doctors and nurses, btw), got us in to see Dr. Mark Hedrik at Blue Ridge Bone and Joint.
So, today (31st) we go back to Asheville. More x-rays, another exam, and the conclusion -- everything points to a break, but they can't actually find the break so it is either hidden, or across the cartilage. So, they put a cast on it to give it time to heal properly, and to enable her to move. Not that she can actually walk, yet, with the boot, but in theory. . . .
I asked her if she was jumping off the bed anymore. Her answer is "NO!" :)
As they say on dpc, this is useless without pictures, so. . . ..
With Travis, the biggest, best helper in the world today.
The cast and her little shoe. She thinks it is "cute."
Obviously terribly traumatized by the whole ordeal.
Monday, January 28, 2008
January 28
So, last week, dpchallenge.com has a "bird" challenge. I entered a picture of this duck. it was okay (and my score shows it).
However, on the day AFTER the challenge submission period ENDS, I get this -- a picture of the ugliest bird alive. Well, almost, anyway. This is one of my neighbor's guineas.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Travis
Travis is playing basketball this year, again.
Last year, he looked a little lost.
Yesterday, his first game of the season, he scored 6 points, his cousin Brooks scored 8, and they "won" (his league doesn't officially keep score) 16 - 4. :)
The stars were his idea. :)
The Kids
It is no secret that I think my kids are awesome. Actually, I DON'T think it, I know it.
Anyway, the other day we bought Kristi some "Barbie Princess Island" cereal. The next day, I asked her what she would like for breakfast. She said, "Apple Jacks. No, no, no. Me want Frooby Noodles." So, now, in addition to her penchant for washmelons (see the blog back in July for that one), we also have Frooby Noodles.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Decisions, Decisions
Okay, so I've kinda gotten away from the picture a day notion. I've taken them (most of the days), but it is hard to upload everyday like that. :)
I think this will become more of a "look what I did" recently blog. . . .
I think this will become more of a "look what I did" recently blog. . . .
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Caught Up . . . .Again
My blog is caught up, again. I was doing a 50 day challenge at dpc, and got tired of posting the same picture twice, in two different places. Then, I realized it would have been easier to do that than to do them in one big chunk.
I'm actually doing two "side challenges" in September. One is a bw challenge, so expect to see a lot of bw here. The other is a "challenge to see creatively." Basically, I will take a hoop, throw it and see what kind of shot I can get in the "ring." Out of the box and into the circle, so to speak.
Still going. I am finding myself moving away from "set up" studio type of shots, and trying to find more stuff "out there." It is a challenge, because while I can position my lamps however I want them, God pretty much insists that I have to leave the sun alone.
That said, when cold weather returns, I will very likely move back indoors. :)
I'm actually doing two "side challenges" in September. One is a bw challenge, so expect to see a lot of bw here. The other is a "challenge to see creatively." Basically, I will take a hoop, throw it and see what kind of shot I can get in the "ring." Out of the box and into the circle, so to speak.
Still going. I am finding myself moving away from "set up" studio type of shots, and trying to find more stuff "out there." It is a challenge, because while I can position my lamps however I want them, God pretty much insists that I have to leave the sun alone.
That said, when cold weather returns, I will very likely move back indoors. :)
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