The Higby Gang 365 in 2011

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...

Monday, January 31, 2011

I Heart Faces - Best Face Photo in January

Can you tell he didn't want to play in the snow...again!?!?

1/31/11 - Bright Part of Her Morning

Forget the fact that she's 3.

Forget the fact that she's navigating the Internet with ease.

This was little girl had no idea what was a few hours away...stitches removal. Screaming. Thrashing. Fear. 2 nurses and her mother holding her down while the doctor struggled for 20 minutes to snip 4 tiny stitches. Thankfully, the stitches are out. Unfortunately, there are now steri-strips to protect because the cut didn't heal.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

1/30/11 - Relaxing Sunday Afternoon

Saturday, January 29, 2011

1/29/11 - Bedtime Run

This was 10 minutes before bedtime. They ran laps around the ottoman.

Don't ask about the bare belly. He's proud of it. Very proud.

Friday, January 28, 2011

1/28/11 - Trains, Trains, and more Trains

This boy loves his trains.

Have I mentioned how much?

He "puts them to sleep" each night.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

1/27/11 - Icicles

More aperture lessons...

The view out Z's window

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

1/26/11 - Aperture 101

I've decided that I've gotten used to using my camera and now I need to start learning how to take the picture I want. I took Photography in college, but somehow, I can't remember anything. So I decided to start with the basics: Aperture! I read up on the Pioneer Woman's blog all about aperture and started playing around. The problem is, by the time I was done reading and fiddling, the sun was going down and yes, it was snowing again. So I set up a really boring shot...sorry...

This is the shot that things really started to "click" (pardon the pun).

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

1/25/11 - Changed his Mind

"Take a picture of me, Mommy! Take a picture of me!" I get out my camera, and he won't look at me.

Monday, January 24, 2011

1/24/11 - Crazy Hair

Sunday, January 23, 2011

1/23/11 - Love Those Eyes

This is the daughter of a friend. She was slightly overwhelmed at the chaos of my kids running around the house.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

1/22/11 - Gamers...Already

I was trying to take an indoor picture without a flash (yes, more snow). I needed subjects that were still. These guys didn't even know I was there.

Friday, January 21, 2011

1/21/11 - Train Up A Child

It's never too early to start shoveling. And this winter, he's getting PLENTY of practice!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

1/20/11 - Pets

I can't begin to tell you how much snow we've had this month. I'm sick of taking pictures of it. And my kids weren't exactly willing subjects today. So I decided to start actually reading the manual and playing with the settings on my camera. So here is our one and only pet..."Gem".

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

1/19/11 - Back to School Joy

The joy was mine...not their's! MLK day Monday, Snow day Tuesday, SCHOOL today and tomorrow (can you see my happy dance all the way over there?), then off Friday for the end of the quarter. So, there's only homework ONE NIGHT this week...I needed to document it!