My New Camera

Everyone has been the victim of my new camera, I am testing it out.  I did capture some pretty pictures of the snow as it fell last night that were great because it was dark and I did not need the flash!

 Even eating a cracker, she does not take a bad picture!

 Three pants, two jackets, two hats, super duper mittens and girl friend could barely move. 

But she did not get cold in the 17 degree weather

 This is my favorite photo so far taken by the camera, the lighting just is perfect and I love it.

Her new Landsend jacket is amazing, Celia does not like to be cold. 

She will let the world know when she is cold and she was fine in that coat with only a thin shirt underneath.  Along with thick pants and heavy duty snow pants of course- oh and the two hats.

 And this is where the "everyone has been a victim" of my camera shooting comes.  Poor baby.  The bed head is just too much.  She is wearing a sun dress too and holding her pants.  There is this wacky trend at nap time, she is trying out sleeping with various "fancy" dresses.  Her Easter dress from last season is a favorite, that poofy, fancy dress should get some extra use I suppose!

There he is.  If I take too many of him, my camera may be returned.

But not a bad picture

2013

Our Year in Review

January

Drug the girls in the cold to Tyler in January

Enjoying days with no school or work for Mom

We got our one bigger snowfall during the winter of 2013

February

Enjoying Longwood.  The girls discovered that they love sitting smooshed up

together in the Longwood strollers!

We had a great Valentines day.  We made our own Valentine this year.

The girls and I got into Science Experiments and some sensory play this month.

We found out that although Audrey does not like to get her hands dirty, painting her tummy and body is A-Ok.

March

The beginning of the month brought a horrible illness for me.  I think that since Pete and I have been married, I have not been that sick.  We made it through though and Pete was Mr. Mom for about 4 days, we all survived!

We had wars over icepacks.  Yep, the girls had all out arguments over who got to play with that one specific ice pack.  I still do not get it.

We had some fun at Longwood and my Mom came for a visit

April

Oh this month was sad.  We lost Granny.

We also went to Virginia to spend some time with my Mom, my sister, my niece and nephew

These are pictures at the Science Museum

I think Audrey is carrying around a cat, that hasn't changed!

Celia participated in the Healthy Running Kids Series

 Audrey went to the dentist for the first time

May

Mornings are just a party full of fun at our house.

No I documented this because of Audrey's typical wild hair and usually she is the grumpy one.

No one can "wook" at her or talk to her- except Mommy.

Celia got her medal for the Healthy Running Kids Series 

I got my medal from the Wilmington 1/2 marathon that I race walked.

They are just really cute.  Audrey finds her voice a bit more and sticks up for herself when she is with Celia.  She is still calling her Boo this month

June

We visited Aunt Susie, Uncle Jon, and Cole in Ligonier at the beginning of the month

It was a lot of fun!

My Baby graduated from Pre-K this month

We welcomed Katie for a week.  Really, Katie we honestly anticipate your 

visit starting in the Spring and the summer seems to fall in line with

"before Katie came" and "after Katie came".  Feel very important.

Celia did lesson team at our swim club.  It was the first summer we joined a swim club.

We loved the pool!

July

We had fun in the pool

 The girls and I had fun at our friends beach house

I worked for the first time in a long time this summer, it was actually ok!

There was also another summer of Vacation Bible School which Celia loved.

August

The beach, August will always be for the beach!

Grandma and Grandpa joined us this year which was a surprise for the girls!

September

She turned 6, she went to Kindergarten.

 Her first kid party

 She was happy, we celebrate that always!

October

Discovered Audrey loved a local Natural History Museum

 Celia is my little scholar, showing off projects from school

 Halloween- Sofia the First and Cinderalla

 Fun trip to the Science Factory and then to Grandma and Grandpas house for a visit

November

Guess who turned 3!!

 She did a great job in her Thanksgiving show

 Celia had a great time on Grandparents day and looked so cute in her uniform

 She still wears the crown

December

Celia let me put her hair up.

Folks, it is a moment in time, it never happens, so I had to add that in here

 Christmas morning was a hit

The girls though were most excited about spending the night at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Honestly, they would have given up some of their gifts.

Oh we had our first snowfall too.  A big celebration as the white stuff has been absent for awhile around here!

Here's to an amazing 2014

My new camera

I recently put together our 2013 photo album.  Please don't get all impressed over the fact that I made a 2013 photo album already, I missing the years 2009 to 2012 ….  The stars just aligned this year to help me get the motivation to make it.  I was a bit upset over the small amount of photos that I could use.  Our cameras stink.  Okay for our better camera, it is partially the user fault.   Since I have gotten my iPhone 5s, more photos have been taken and I will have to give apple credit, the camera is not 1/2 bad.  But I wanted something to take some really great pictures.  I have always wanted a Canon Rebel and this year Pete decided that would be my gift.  We do not always exchange big gifts for Christmas and we waited until we could find one on sale.  It is the basic model but honestly when you are getting a basic Canon Rebel, that still means you are getting a superior camera.   I don't have a camera bag yet so it is staying at home for the time being but I have had some fun with it.  I have to say, even the bad photos are better photos then I have taken in awhile.  Our previous good camera though I will have to say took amazing photos outdoors.  I am really excited to try the Canon outdoors.

This last photo was not the best, I am still learning and it was really bad lighting but I had to share it because you need to look at the white and orange kitty.  We call this dead kitty or floppy kitty because when she carries it around it usually flops to the side as if it was a dead kitty, honestly.  Well I am looking at the photo and thinking it looks like decapitated kitty in this picture.  Oh and least you think think she does not sleep with enough kitties, in the back ground is a rolled up puppy blanket and around her is a fluffy bunny, audrey bunny, puppy, turtle, doll, brown larger kitty, hello kitty, and I am sure I am forgetting 1/2 a dozen other creatures…  If one is missing, she knows it.   I am now forbidding anyone to give her another stuffed animal.  There is no more room in her bed. 

I used portrait mode on this one and the back is supposed to be blurred.  Cecelia argued over and over that this was not the case, I think she is definitely the center of attention in that photo.  Hmm…. maybe not just the photo!!