The Joy of LOVE...Third installment...

I have quite a few pictures to add to this week's Joy OF LOVE...

Day 11... Dreams....What are you dreaming of... Well there isn't much to explain of this one...WE are dreaming of being somewhere warm and sandy! Without as many layers of clothes on that we have on now.

Day 12...

EYES....THis was too cute to not be my photo... I was playing with my settings on my camera and found one that I kinda liked, the only thing was that it was inside and so I had to use flash...I didnt want to, but after a little alteration, I got a cute shot that says..."eyes"...

DAY 13...Routines...

This was a fairly simple one, my son, loves his breakfast and so every morning...he gets a breakfast. I chose to take a picture of his plate after his breakfast routine.

DAy 14...

Jewelry/Wedding ring...

I had the perfect opportunity to capture my wedding bands when my husband was feeding the baby and I wrapped my rings on his little toes and got to get in some practice. I played with my settings and he ate and all was well...Plus it made a cute picture!

Day 15... Kiss...

THis was a fun one because I got to make my little man give me lots of kisses for practice! we had fun and I have a whole set of pictures that I could add along with this one, but I won't this time... We positioned ourselves as close to the window as we could and tried to capture the natural light coming in...I like the warmness of the picture. Maybe next picture, I will dress up a little more...ha.

...Little ManS Ties...

...so I have decided to try and do more with myself these days and just add some more things to my platter! So, I was brainstorming and fishing thru the internet to come up with some neat ideas for myself...I found that Iwas most attracted to items with lots of neat colors and fabric as well...I love the mixing of fabrics and the crazyness of how things come together...

...I also love my photography and wanted to make sure i tie that in as well. I came up with little girls dresses! They are just adorable and so cute and fun and filled with life! ...ONly ONE stipULAtion to that...I HAVE NO GIrls!!!!

Back to the drawing board...

...So I thought what could I do with fun and cool fabrics that I could do with my little boys...socks..arm bands...crochet slippers...how about TIES! That's it...I shall make them little man ties with great fabrics that they can wear with everyday t-shirts and button down shirts...

...Not to mention that when I am finished with them..I can use them as props in my photography!!! Double Whammy!

....Here is my first attempt at making my ties...

Week 2 of The JOY of LOve...

Here is my second installment of my month long photography class...

Day 6... Who they love...I must admit, I didn't have much time for this week's so the editing wasn't up to par for what i wanted. I chose to hop down in the floor with my kiddos and get some lovin from them! ...

Day 7... Generations...This one was a little tough since our generations of family's are all over the place....so I chose to take a picture of Colten looking at all of our generations thru photos! a photo of a photo! ha, I was showing him shots of his mother as a baby...ha, and of his grandma's and grandpa's and of his great and great grandma's and grandpa's! What a blessing to be able to show him pictures of his family!

Day 8... Gifts...a special Gift from a Loved one...

I love this one and had to think long and hard about what I wanted to take pictures of...The teacher gave the example of her camera and her husband bought it for her! rats! that was my idea! So i thought long and hard and came up with this shot...

It is a ticket stub to Alaska and my very first engagement ring from chris! I loved it! He bought me a ticket to Alaska to visit and that was a huge trip in itself! I flew from NC to AK all by myself and I had no idea it was going to change my life forever! I just knew that Chris was fun and adventurous and I wanted to be that as well! So...6 years later and 2 children later...here is how it all started! ...

DAy 9... HObbies and Passions...

I got a little shabby on this one as well, I didn't have time to pull out all sorts of stuff for this shot so I took a picture of chris doing whatever he was doing at the moment and it just so happened to be what he enjoyed. He was working on his gun and that is just the sort of hobby i was glad to get a picture of him with! He was ok with that too...and for the class, the instructor has asked us to try and get in close on our subjects...bring it in tight for the pictures...I love doing that anyways! So here is Chris tinkering with his gun...

Day 10...Space...where they are most comfortable...

I just love when my son sleeps in his bed all night long and he has been doing great...he gets all cozy under his blankets and sucks his thumb and just looks so precious. I chose to get him in his most comfortable spot...the only spot he is really still long enough to get settled...his bed!

The joy of LOVE...week one!

So, I have enlisted in a photography class for the month of February...It is called "the JOY of LOVE" and it is meant for practice of course, as well as, rediscovering all the ones that I love! Great class for February! We just finished up week one and I have taken 5 pictures...One for each day. I plan to update my pics once a week or so on my blog so I am not overwhelmed with doing it everyday...as if a mother of 2 really has tonz of time to sit on the computer to update...

Day one...What they do...I chose to show a picture of what my boys "do" ...Carsen usually sleeps while Colten usually plays...

Day 2...How they look...Since both my boys look just alike, I chose to use the shot of them sitting together on the floor together with the same expression on their faces! rather cute i must add...

ok so for DAy 3...

Now and Then was the theme for the day...I chose to be symbolic in my picture...So, back then, when I first met chris, he was a "LOGGER"...he worked his summers Logging in Alaska and spend his school days in college residential treeworking. The man loved to climb trees! He was practically born to do it...so I took a picture of his infamous chainsaw! He loves it! and for the NOW picture...I chose to take some of his uniform garb that he wears now to show what he does now. He is in law enforcement so he uses handcuffs as well as wears a hat, a much different career choice from treework, but he still serves his community...just in a different way!

I am proud of him no matter what!

Day 4...What they wear...

I got super lucky this day, chris decided to go hunting so i took a pic of him in his winter get-up...i love his parka and i love the picture i took of him...

Day 5...What annoys you about them...

I had to laugh at this one because there are tons of things i could've posted about....for example, the laundry that lies all over the floor, or the dishes that sit in the sink for days...but then I would be talking about myself...So i chose to take a picture of the one thing that annoys me and that I don't do and that usually ends up in me yelling..." Colten...why did you put your toys right in the middle of the hallway!" ...

and who's with me on this one when I say..."ouch"...Thank goodness this was just a prop and not the actual toys that i step on!

Ok, so in a few more days, i will post up some more from "the JOY of LOVE" photography class...

Just a day in the Life...

...So my husband has his weekends and they are great.. It's a chance for us to hang out together and have fun. Usually, he likes to go out on his snowmobile and hunt things or just ride...when the boys are bigger...I plan on taking over!

...The typical morning goes by...we sleep in late, Colten stays up all morning and plays and watches cartoons. I fall half asleep with Carsen on the couch while dad gets the entire king sized bed to himself for the morning! nothing new...

...He says that he is going fox hunting...ok, "good luck" blah, blah, blah..."love ya" and out the door he goes.

A few hours later...my husband rings the doorbell (at which, he knows drives me crazy) and he is standing with a nice and furry fox! yay! he was so proud...then the fun begins! If you know my husband and you know me...he says to me..."i'm going to skin it in the kitchen..." and i say..." no" and he says, " yea, go get me a board to put down" and before i realize it...i have already gotten the board and the whole thing is set up...i really am gullable for that man! (i will have to blog about our crazy stories sometime...)

...So then he begins to skin the fox out in the kitchen floor and the boys are just watching...and I mangaged to get pictures of the whole process...

I hope to get with some of the ladies here in town and learn to make some sweet clothing items like mittens or hats or even a parka! Mostly i am thinking of making some sweet mukluks...slippers...for the boys and myself!