I love that I can easily get pictures like this with Isaac in mid-air! This is REALLY what Isaac looks like – a big blur of motion.
Sydney is easy to photograph because she holds still.
Peter played with the focus on the camera while photographing this bush in our back yard. In real life the bush does NOT look this cool. Those National Geographic photographers just have really good cameras. Maybe Peter should apply?
Where did you go on Saturday? We went across the street to the beach in between conference sessions.
Isaac had lots of fun splashing in the waves (and peeing in the ocean – boys just love that sort of thing).
I love this picture of Sydney. She is still my little nature lover.
Spring break is in full swing and many of the ladies on the beach are not covered up appropriately. I love photo editing software… I can continue to live in my little sheltered bubble.
This is truly the only decent recent picture of me. Either I was approaching nirvana through the medium of music or I just blinked. Take your pick.
Peter got to go fairly close to the last rocket launch and got this great shot!
Leave the shutter open at night and follow the streak of light!
Our recent news:
- We have been enjoying General Conference. I got several good ideas for helping to engage children during conference from the March 2009 Ensign. I made some pictures of key words for my kids to listen for and for each time they heard one of those words, they got to pick a small treat out of a bowl. My kids are extremely high on sugar right now. Anyone want to adopt an eight-year-old and a four-year-old this week? We still have one more session of conference to go… Next conference I am going to adapt the same idea so that there are LESS treats involved. BUT – the kids have been listening and this is a first!
- During Elder Richard G. Scott’s talk on temples (‘temple’ being one of the key words for the kids to listen for) Sydeny made the remark “This guy’s good!” because he said the word ‘temple’ so many times that my children’s sugar intake was exponential compared with previous talks. And then right after that was Russell M. Nelson with his talk on prayer (also another key word) and yes, you guessed it; he said the word ‘prayer’ over and over. I have a belly ache just from watching my kids eat so much candy.
- We are revving up for our HUGE trip to Utah this summer. We will be leaving on or about June 13th and driving to southern Utah for our own little family trip to Zions, Arches or whatever we feel like seeing (and no, you are not invited to this portion of our vacation) and then we will be driving up to the motherland to visit with family (arriving on or around June 20th). The kids and I and the minivan will be staying in Utah until approximately July 27th and then we will drive home to Florida (at this point Peter will be back to help us drive home). YES – we are crazy! I don’t know yet what we are going to do with the dog.
- This week is Spring Break for our kids. We are going to spend a day in Busch Gardens in Tampa and spending a night at a hotel (we have a free military day at Busch Gardens and Peter has earned a free stay at a hotel so all we have to finance is gas and food)!
- Sydney earned straight A’s on her report card again. No improvement once again. Any suggestions?
- I will be registering Isaac for kindergarten this month. Crazy.
- I am starting voice lessons this week – this is something I have wanted to do badly for years. Come to think of it, I already sing badly – I guess the idea is to improve… Recently I got a piano book entitled How to Read Chord Symbols in Jazz and Popular Music. I have had hours of fun at the piano – I’m trying to branch out to jazz piano, blues, improv, etc. Peter’s very excited about that. I think one more Bach fugue would just about do him in.
- Peter almost has the two motorcycles finished! He has also been picking up his guitar a little bit more recently. He taught me how to play an E Major, e minor and a C Major chord on the guitar, but I have probably already forgotten.
- Last night I steam cleaned the living room area while Peter was at the priesthood session of conference. This has become my own twice-a-year tradition. Pathetic, huh?
- It was fun to hear Bruce Carlsen called as a new member of the seventy in general conference. He is a recently retired four star general in the Air Force who was in our ward for a short time in Ohio. I remember when I saw an article online featuring his retirement the thought came to mind that the church would probably snag him up. I’m a good guesser!
That’s all folks…