I dare you...

to watch this video and try not to laugh/smile. I know this video has been around but if you need a mood booster, this should do it.

Happy Birthday Natasha

Happy Birthday my sweet Natasha. You are cherished more than you will ever know!Pictures are in correct order from ages 1 to 5.

More Tyson

Tyson stayed at my inlaws while the girls and I played at the ATB Family Day so his pictures are from our field photoshoot a couple posts back. My sweet hubby has been nicely hinting at an update the last couple of days. This morning he bluntly told me "Update your damn blog!" Todays posts are for my dear, sweet husband! I love you!

ATB Family Day

On Saturday, the girls and I headed to Red Deer for the ATB Family Day at the Collicut Center. This event only happens in the central region which I think is a shame. We had access to the whole facility which includes, but is not limited too, the swimming pool, skating rink, indoor courts, climbing walls, bouncy things. When we first got their we checked out all the things to do and decided the pool was where we would start. We spent nearly 2 hours in the pool and it was LOTS of fun. After the pool, we decided it was time for some face painting and balloon animals. By the time the girls got their faces painted and their balloon creations it was time for the magic show. Some of the magic show went over Ashley's head but Natasha LOVED it. After the magic show it was time to try rock climbing. Natasha did AWESOME. Ashley did great too but her limbs are just a little too little this year. I think she will be scaling the wall next year. It was a great event and I hope to head back their next year. Thanks Dad for the invite!

Just in case....

any of you, in bloggy world, have money to burn and want to sent me on a trip, make it Africa. What a photographers dream!! Please also budget for spending money and a new camera lense.

Thanks!

Ashley's First Day of School

Ashley

My Boy

My Kids

Natasha

I took some photos of the girls (I have to learn to say kids...cause Tyson was there). I have been vocal about too much post-shoot editing and how I think it gets over the top.

I am posting two identical pictures of Natasha. One is, as is. The other is edited. I can see the differences between the photos but to my eye it still looks pretty "raw." What do you think?

Photo Challenge #2

Sorry I am a day late. My computer is not charging and since buying my laptop I am too spoiled to get on my old, slow, painful desktop. This post comes from my husbands MAC, who's keyboard is causing me some slight grief.

I digress.

Photo challenge for the week will be to photograph hands. Working hands. Playing hands. Dirty hands. You get the picture. I think, for this challenge, we'll aim for 5 photos. If you can get more, great! If you shoot less, that's fine too.

Remember this is not a competition but simple, fun, blog interaction.

Have a great week everyone and happy shooting.

Self Portrait

Apple Pickin

Ice Cream Delight

Tyson and his first ice cream cone. I had to be a mean mom and take the cone away to see just how much he was enjoying it. You see his feelings about my actions in the second last picture. Not happy.

Photo Challenge