A 2011 Challenge

Last year, a bunch of my friends the blogs I follow challenged themselves by taking a picture everyday in 2010. I'm not sure where the "resolution" came from, but I enjoyed looking at their life through their camera lens. And have decided to try it myself this year. I think it'll be a good way to get more familiar with my DSLR camera (which I currently use as if it's a "Point-and-Shoot") and will hopefully help me get back to blogging without the pressure of having to write more than a sentence or two. I can't promise that the pictures will be POSTED every day, but they will be TAKEN each day.

UPDATE: (October 2011) My laptop died back in March. It took a looooooong time to get it back. I'm working on uploading pictures I took while I was computer-less. But I'll be honest...there definitely wasn't 1 picture a day. Maybe next year...

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

6/30/11 - Sand?


If you only knew how amazing this castle was!  It was HUGE.  But I wanted to show you the details that were carved into this sandcastle.  Amazing!

6/29/11 - Seeing Double


It's not always fun having a Yankee fan for a mother.  Especially when you're going to Summer Bible Club in Red Sox country!

6/27/11 - A Hike Through Sessions Woods


Hiking is tough when you're legs are short.  Good thing she's light and cute.

6/26/11 - I Can't Hear You


Our house can be loud.  It doesn't help that certain people enjoy listening to their music at extreme volumes.  It also doesn't help that everyone in the family is not a fan of the same type of music.  This is how we solve moments like that.

6/28/11 - Chickens, Chickens, Chickens...Look at all those Chickens


I can't really comment on this picture...it makes me laugh too hard...

6/25/11 - Bucket Brigade


What's more fun than washing Daddy's car?  How about hiding in the bucket that's being used to wash his car?

6/18/11 - A River Runs Through It


This is the 2nd summer that we've gone to my Aunt and Uncle's Hunter Mountain house for a day trip.  We all have a blast down at the river.  The rocks are so flat and smooth and the water is incredibly clear. I had to try and capture it.

6/16/11 - Exhaustion


I love this picture! This is clearly the point when the sugar high of the last day of school party has worn off and collided with the beautiful 80 degree day and subsequent 2 hours on the playground. There is no fake sleeping in this picture.

6/14/11 - His Sleeping Cap

In the interest of full disclosure, this is C faking sleep.  But he trully did sleep in his birthday crown this night.  By the time I came back up with my camera, he was awake, so I made him close his eyes and pretend!  The best part...it isn't even the triplet's real birthday!  But since they have summer birthdays, the school lets them choose a day to be celebrated.

6/6/11 - The Violinist


Z's end-of-the-year violin chapel.  I can't believe she's played for 2 full years already!

6/11/11 - The First Baseman


T loves playing first base.

6/12/11 - Dangerous Fun






The kids wanted me to take pictures of them jumping on the Razors.  To catch the air, I had to lay on the ground and they scooted straight at me.  It was slightly scary...but a great lesson in shutter speed!

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011

5/15/11 - Safety First


Really?  What can I say?  This is what happens when Dad's in charge...

5/14/11 - The Parachute


 After T's TBall practice at the Highschool, we noticed they were starting their Relay for Life all night Walk-a-thon.  To kick start it, a Parachuter flew in the American Flag. I'd never seen one up close before.  We ALL enjoyed it!

5/13/11 - More Trains

E still loves trains!  And this day, we went to Van Saun Park and rode their train.  BIG hit!

5/12/11 - Story Time


Could A sit any closer to the story?

5/10/11 - It's Raining


Nothing is more fun than playing with the hose!  I think A's in the background wondering where the water is coming from.

5/7/11 - Skater Babe


I think she's ready for the skate park! (And a helmet!)

5/6/11 - Temper, Temper


I love this picture because he was throwing a temper tantrum and I sent him to his room.  10 minutes later, he was finally quiet so I went in to talk to him.  This is how I found him!

5/1/11 - A Clean Car


I love the concentration on T's face.
Those are some clean tires!

Friday, October 21, 2011

4/30/11 - Where am I batting, Coach?


The Padres were all waiting for the lineup.  Coach went with the most fair method he could think of...he put them in numerical order based on jersey number.

4/27/11 - Bubbles


E loves bubbles.

4/26/11 - Pinewood Derby...Girls' Style


As a young girl, I went to countless Pinewood Derby events with my Dad (he worked for Christian Service Brigade) and I loved looking at all the paint jobs and different cut outs.  Never in my life could I imagine how different Pinewood Derby is when it's girls designing the cars.  That's Z's car...#19.

4/24/11 - The Hunt

 
You'd be amazed how long it took all 5 of them to find this egg. 

4/22/11 - Easter Eggs

4/21/11 - The Pavement


Today's lesson is brought to you by the letter A.  She learned this lesson on all of your behalves.  She was running down the sidewalk after school...toward the playground...and tripped.  She couldn't quite get her hands down fast enough...and left a DNA sample on the pavement.  Right in time for Easter!

4/20/11 - Great Place for Homework


It was just too nice a day for Z to be stuck inside doing homework this afternoon.  Why not make you're own homework spot?

4/19/11 - Tired Swimmers


Guess who had their first swim lessons today?  And guess who couldn't stay awake for the 10 minute drive home...

4/17/11 - Naptime

4/16/11 - TBall's Emotional

T's Baseball (T-Ball) Opening Day Parade...a little chilly...
 

And a few hours later...the rain cancelled Game #1.  So disappointing!

4/12/11 - Where's Waldo?


I spent a few minutes today wondering where A was.  She went up to her room to play...

4/11/11 - That's a Full Twin Bed

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

4/10/11 - Shootin' Hoops


S spent the day putting up a new hoop in our driveway.  Z was the first to take a shot!

4/9/11 - Crazy Driver


I dread 13 years from now.

4/7/11 - No Shoes

 
These are the shoes that were on the feet of a certain someone when he got in the car to go to preschool.  These are also the shoes that were found in the car when Mommy got home from dropping a certain someone off at preschool.

These are the feet of that certain someone that decided he didn't want to wear his sneakers to preschool. These are also the feet that got out of the car and walked through the puddles straight into preschool without any adults noticing they were shoeless.
 

4/1/11 - Buddies

 
Z and K have been buddies forever.  There's nothing like a sleepover... 

3/31/11 - Always a Project

 
E is the king of projects.  Any toy broken...and battery dead...any tool he can find... 

3/28/11 - Who Needs a Light Table?

 
 Finishing up her Africa Report, Z uses the window to trace her map. 

Monday, October 17, 2011

3/27/11 - The Gymnast

 
True confession: I didn't take this picture.  I couldn't go to Z's Gymfest...so Grammy took this picture for me.  Thanks Grammy!!!  

3/26/11 - A Boy and His Train


E loves...no loves...no LOVES...trains.  So when he topped off his token tower, there wasn't a doubt in my mind that he'd ask for a new train.

3/25/11 - Who Dresses This Kid?

Absolutely no words.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

3/24/11 - Armor

A is in a huge dressup phase.  This is how she came up to breakfast.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

3/23/11 - Exhaustion

After 2 straight days of water rides and not nearly enough sleep, the kids are ready for a sleepy car ride home from Great Wolf Lodge.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

3/22/11 - I Will Not Blink

Poor T.  I don't get to take many pictures of him because he tends to blink.  A lot.  So today, he was DETERMINED not to blink!  It took 8 tries.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Saturday, March 19, 2011

3/19/11 - The Last Day of Winter

It's chilly...very chilly...but the kids are still thinking about yesterday's 74 degrees.  So we're jumping on the trampoline in our undershirts...again.  Because it was so much fun yesterday!