All Boy {I Heart Faces June Challenge}

We are all about boys in this house!  The big challenge comes in capturing a photo that isn't all boy.  We got dirt and bugs, piles of legos, guns and swords, potty jokes and wrestling all up in this house.  I was going through my pictures to get printed and came across the below picture.

It might not scream all boy to some people but to me it does on many levels.  The boys are using the slip and slide to race sticks, the little one is using his finger as a gun, and seconds after this picture was taken they were all in a heap wrestling over who got primo "pool" spot.  That's 'all boy" to me :)

I'm adding this photo to the i heart faces All Boy photo challenge.  Click on the pic below to check out the other entries.

This photo was submitted to the I Heart Faces photo challenge – www.iheartfaces.com

Celebrating Valentine's Day

We are not big on celebrating valentine's day in this house.  Once upon a time (before children) we went on a real valentine's date to a fancy restaurant, with a fixed menu, and a steep bill. Since then we've realized that a steak dinner at home with a bottle of wine is just our style.  No fancy gifts, cards, or flowers.  Well, sometimes chocolates.

Then I remember that we have kids and I should probably put a little more effort in to celebrating.  Or at very least put up a few pink paper hearts and bake a special dessert.  We made a chain of hearts and my little helper helped hang it. Oh and Phil got some marbled red velvet cheesecake brownies for dessert

This photo was submitted to the I Heart Faces photo challenge – www.iheartfaces.com.  The theme is hearts.  Visit their blog to check out the other entries.

January Photo Challenge: Self-Portrait

This month's challenge over at Rock the Shot Forum is a self-portrait and this is my entry.  I am always complaining about the terrible lighting inside my house (it is pretty weak).  My neighbor came over, squinted at the window, and mentioned that it sure was bright for such a gloomy day.  She was right.  My house was not flooded with light but the windows were.  Dim house + bright windows = perfect opportunity for a silhouette shot!  It was nice to work with the light conditions in my house rather than fighting against them with crazy high ISOs and too low shutter speeds.

ISO 400 |  f 3.2 | SS 1/100
Instead of using the remote I just focused on a water bottle I set on the bed and then set the timer and stepped into place.

To join in on the challenge and see the other entries visit http://www.rocktheshotforum.com/2012/01/06/january-photo-challenge-self-portrait/ or click on the banner below.

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Ten on Ten {a new year}

Trying to start the year off right... Its the tenth of the month so one photo, every hour, for ten hours.

1| walking to the bus stop.    2| getting on the bus.

3| morning breakfast for the chickens  4| late morning breakfast for me

5| gathering eggs              6| playing with chapstick eggs

7| a drive across town       8| to bring home this little beauty

9| looking for daddy       10| helping out mommy

I missed an hour somewhere during the day.  I think it was during the hours spent in the car between preschool pickup and heading out to pick up the wagon (which will hopefully make a future appearance on the blog).  I filled in with an extra shot from the morning bus stop routine; I couldn't decide between the two anyway.

I haven't participated in Ten on Ten in almost a year... its always feels good to set a challenge for myself, especially when I complete it.  To find out more about Ten or Ten and/or to participate yourself just click on the link below or visit http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/.