Photo #7

We finally got to get outside and enjoy all the fluffy white stuff!  It was Molly's very first time playing in the snow!  I had wanted to take the kids out sooner, but we couldn't find Jackson's old snow pants (and I just couldn't bring myself to buy new ones).  Finally, I found them this morning and we wasted no time in getting the kids outside.  Molly absolutely LOVED the snow!  Eventually, her face was getting red so I took her inside while Jason stayed out with Jackson.  The moment I opened the front door, Molly started crying and saying, "Outside?!  Outside?!"  I settled for putting a scarf over her face (which she actually didn't fight) and took her back out.

Photo #6

So far, so good! Six posts in a row! We'll see how long this lasts.

Yesterday, after making my post, Jason pointed out that I had more photos of Molly than Jackson. It doesn't help that whenever I take the camera out, Jackson runs and hides.

Today, I made a point of pointing my camera at him much more. This was weather he liked it or not. Of course, the moment I brought it out, he ran out of the livingroom, through the kitchen, and into the bathroom. I blame the McGinthy men for this. (You know what I'm talking about. Don't play innocent with me!)

After calling his name several times and turning picture taking into a game, I managed to get a great smile. He's such a handsome little man!

Photo #5

Today was a busy day. Like all Saturdays at our house, it was donut day. This means Jackson gets to go to the store with Mommy or Daddy and pick out donuts for everyone for breakfast.

Next, Jackson had his very first swim lesson. I wanted to get photo's of it, but it was a parent/child lesson and Jason had to work on his thesis, so I didn't get to. But Jackson was absolutely amazing! He listened to me and the teacher and, even though he couldn't do everything yet, he tried to do everything asked of him! I couldn't have been more proud!

Then, after looking online day after day after day, the camera lens I had been wanting was finally at a Best Buy near enough for us to drive to. It had been sold out and on back order for a few weeks! So we all headed down to the Dayton Mall.

After I got my new lens, we decided to try some place new for dinner. We went to Rusty Bucket. It was okay. :/ Not bad, not great.

Finally, we got home and it was bath and bed times. I realized I had not taken any photos and quickly ran to get the camera. I managed to get one that I thought was pretty cute.

Here, Molly is looking through Jackson's basket of books to pick one out for bedtime. She took a while so, eventually, Jackson picked "Go Dog Go!" for her. :)

Photo #4

I know it's early, but something about this photo just struck me. Something about her sweetness and curiosity. If only you could have seen her about an hour earlier. She truly had woken up on the wrong side of the bed. She screamed the entire way down the stairs and for at least the next 30 minutes. She was in one of those moods where I don't have a clue what she wanted and I don't think she knew either. In the end, she sat on the couch with her big brother on one side of her and her sippy cup on the other. Life seemed to be good. :) In this photo, it was play-doh time. I think God created play-doh to save mothers when their children are getting cabin fever.

3/365

Today, I'm having difficulty deciding on one photo, so you're going to get more than one. Initially, I thought it was going to be a pretty dull day. Then the snow started. What a beautiful snow!!! So I took a few pictures out the back door. No, I didn't actually go outside. I opened the door, snapped a few shots and then went back to my hot chocolate.

Then, this evening, the kids discovered they could crawl under Molly's bed. They had SOOOOOO much fun under there. I loved it because it was easy to keep them in one place.

Photo #2

I had trouble deciding when to post a photo of the day. Some days I can take over a hundred photos of my kids and other days we're just too busy. Today looked to be one of those "over a hundred" kinda days.

I decided to post a little early so that it wouldn't be too much of a focus for my day and I might actually get other things accomplished.

So here is a photo of my sweetest little Molly and her super crazy hair. She seems to have taken on her mothers dry and static consuming hair. Sorry Molly!

I also chose this photo because my imagination goes wild when I try to imagine what she was thinking about in that moment.

Inspiration!!!

So, I'm starting this a few days late, but my good friend, Christine, has motivated me to do a photo-a-day for an entire year. I decided this would be a great way to keep the blog going without always feeling like I need to have something to say. Keep in mind, each photo will have been taken on the day it is posted. Being that we do have boring days around here, I may have to get a little creative and random at times.

Also, having recently acquired a new camera, I figure this is a great way for me to learn more about and become great friends with it!

So here is my day 1 photo!

Ok, I realize today's photo is a photo of a photo, but it's 11:37pm and that's all that was on my camera. Many of you may be wondering why I would even take a photo like this. In all honesty it was for my mom. :) I talk to her on the phone every day and she likes to be able to picture where I am and what my surroundings look like. Yesterday, I changed the photo's that were in the two 8x10 frames so I took a photo of the new ones so she could see the change. Now everyone gets to know. :)

Enjoy and I look forward to sharing many more moments with you!