POTD: Day 31 ... I made it!!!

I am so excited that I was able to make it thru this challenge!! I have grown my photography skills and learned so much about my camera during this time. I have enjoyed the thrill of competition and now I have 31 great photo's of our life!!

This was a quick shot this morning.. Jackon saying good-bye to River. I love it. It may be my favorite picture so far. Jack won't leave the house with out saying goodbye to river -he doesn't want to hurt his feelings. He also finds & hugs him hello, good night .. whatever. He loves River and I think the feeling is *usually* mutual.

I was excited to find out the other day that there is a site that will allow you to turn your blog into a hard bound book..without much effort.

So I am joining another challenge *less rigid, thankfully* to try to post everyday. With or without a photo, to get down memories, details and thoughts about life. I am also going to continue into February with the picture a day challenge --some people have committed to a whole year, but I am just not there yet... yet.

POTD: Day 30

These are my husbands feet. He has had these slipper boots since he was a teenager. They are down filled and warm. He wears them 2-3 months out of the year. I am somewhat jealous at how comfy they look on him. He got me a similar pair one year -but River ate them. Plus they were more shiny and new than Jon's... which are worn in and comfy. I sometimes slip them on when he isn't home, but since his foot is about 2x as big as mine -they fall right off. But they do feel cozy.

I have really enjoyed taking a picture every day this month. I have one more day to go. I think it is rather fun! I took some pictures of things out of desperation .... the I have to get a picture today --what can it be??? .. but I have ended up with some great shots of our live. Our live isn't real exciting, it's more simple -but I wouldn't change it for anything.

POTD: Day 29 ... Meet my webkinz Grandma

My dad is out of town and my mom was over. We were waiting to go out for Mongolian BBQ and so just hanging out. Jack took advantage of this down time to introduce his grandma to ALL his Webkinz. He brought them out (in the laundry basket he uses to carry them..LOL) and lined them up. He introduced each one, telling their name and how they got that name. Grandma agreed to take Lil Bennie (the one in her hand) home for surgery as he had a hole in him. Then Jackson got out his Plushie Pals magazine and showed her how some of them are rare and how much they would cost if they weren't used. Watching the interaction was great -they were both happy with the time together.

POTD: Day 28 ..More Karate

This is another shot of karate. Jackson is so happy there. He is a mentor. He does his best. It is wonderful to see him outside his "shy" box. Here he is helping another kid get the right moves down... in a nice, friendly way.

POTD: Day 27

I got this shot of Steven today and I wanted to share it. The look on his face is just so him. The focus on what he is doing -watching basketball on t.v. He has a band-aid on his forehead because he got hit in the head with a book last night apparently --this is what he tells me. I wasn't there as I was at Cynthia's for a Tastefully Simple party -yummy stuff!

POTD: Day 26 ..caught up finally!

Ok, this should bring me up to date on my pictures. I never realized how time consuming it would be to take, upload and post one picture every day. I take them fine, but getting them off the camera -to the computer - seems to be a whole 'nother deal.

So this morning I caught Jackson as he was adjusting his ipod. He had brought the dock downstairs so he could listen to the music while playing a video game. His whole personality mellows when he is listening to music. It calms him and energizes him at the same time.. just in a different way.

I love this picture. I took it with my new zoom lens -I was in the kitchen, but he still seems so close!

POTD: Day 25

When I walk thru the house, I am never sure what I will see. Tonight I was greeted by the star wars version of the Amazing Race, set up right outside my bedroom. Jackson has a great time doing imaginative play and sometimes Steven will join in. They have their teams run a race (through the house) just like the show on tv. Listening to them and what they come up with during these games is priceless. Next time I will try to jot some of it down to share.

POTD: Day 24 ..The dark after the storm

This picture was taken at 6 p.m. after the rain stopped. It was pitch black outside, but crystal clear. Such a misnomer. Dark and beautiful at the same time. This picture is taken from our back door --the edge of our yard. You can see the basketball and hoop. The boys spend time out there almost every single day... playing 1 on 1 ... having free throw contests.. just goofing off. I am so glad we put that court in for them, they do get alot of use out of it.