Some forgotten shots

One of the drawbacks with my old computer is that if I snapped a few random photos here or there, I didn't take the time to upload them; It just took forever and a day.  So there they sat on my memory card, collecting digital dust.  But now that I have a computer with some RAM, I'm just a wee bit giddy.  The thought of working efficiently has my heart all in a flutter.  And those random photos begging to be uploaded have been dusted off and have seen the light of day.

Take these two shots, for example.  

My precious boy snapped them with my big girl camera just after my birthday, about 2 1/2 months ago.

Just sharing some love with my little princess.

And since it's been a while since I've embraced the camera, I thought I would share them and link up with Emily over at the Anderson crew.  Have you embraced the camera lately?  If so, join the fun!

Getting ready for next weekend

There's no mistaking that Madeline loves to dance.  She's constantly twirling.

Even in the dugout or on the tee ball field last fall, she was the twirling queen.

So naturally we signed her up for dance lessons when we had the opportunity.

She loves to listen and dance to The Nutcracker.

So one evening while her brother and Baba played a game of basketball, 

she wanted to dance with me, complete with princess dress and matching socks.

She also practiced her ballet number for her recital next weekend.

Until she was too tired to dance any more.

Then she wanted to watch some of the videos I've taken of her during observation day.

Caleb snapped these last two. 

I love how he's so eager to help me get in front of my camera.

And please, please try not to be jealous of the roots I'm sporting.

Doing "the daily"

As I mentioned in a previous post,

I am seriously working on seeing life as a photo op.

It has really made me stop and think about all the many moments that pass in a day.

(And how many of those photo ops I miss!)

My two cameras (Nikon D700 and iPhone) follow me everywhere.

Well, almost everywhere, for the D700, that is.

So, how did I Embrace the Camera and see myself as part of a photo op this week?

 Well, Caleb finally got a new "bigger boy" bike since he had outgrown his previous one.

Consequently, it would take a little practice getting used to the new size.

What happened?

He took a spill in the driveway, scraping up his knee and elbow pretty badly.

And Madeline's reaction?

She cried.

So I comforted her.

Now for this shot, if you can believe it, Caleb handheld my D700.

That's a pretty heavy camera for a 7 year old.

A little bit later, the princess begged asked me to paint her piggies.

At the same time Caleb wanted me to watch him play basketball in the front yard.

So what better place to paint piggies than in the back of a minivan parked in the garage?

Right?  Doesn't everyone?

Actually we spend a lot of time this way, sitting in the back of my minivan.

When she's tired of playing and wants to watch her brother instead,

this is where we hang.

Yep. We sure do, usually with an ice cold Gatorade or Vitamin Water in hand.

And now if you think taking photos of Mommy and Madeline together

has gone to Caleb's head, well, it has!

He's now asking when he's going to get his own DSLR!!!

Uh oh!!! lol

Linking up with

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