Project 52 - Week 3

I have to admit, I am being really lax about picking up my camera lately.  In fact, I only took pictures twice last week.  I guess I'm just not inspired.  Winter will do that to me.  This is the season I struggle the most. Most days everything is just so gray and blah.  Plus I've been diligently working on a photo book and doing two Lysa TerKeurst Bible studies, so my time has really be limited.  Anyway, enough excuses.  I do hope to get some inspiration this week.

Here's a glimpse of what I did capture last week ...

Honey and I went for a walk through our neighbor's woods.  I loved these icicles that formed from the run-off from the pond.  It took some effort to get to them, but I was determined.

Honey had her nose to the ground the majority of the time we were out.  I managed to catch her with her head in the air ... she must have just heard something.  But she still refused to look at me.

On Saturday Alex asked me if I would come take pictures of him with the train he put together.  How could I resist?

Especially since he's usually telling me "no pictures!"  :)

Poor guy ... I had to pick him up from school on Friday because he wasn't feeling well.  He complained of a tummy ache and the nurse called me about 45 minutes after school started.  By the time I got him, he had a fever of 102.9 (he didn't have a fever when she called me).  So we came home and he slept on and off all day.  He still didn't feel well on Saturday morning, so we missed soccer.  He was feeling a bit better in the afternoon, which is when he was playing with his train.  And he's fine today.  Still don't know why he had such a high fever.

The family was supposed to go to Seven Springs to go snow tubing today but it is terribly cold.  Like single digits cold.  Like below-zero-wind-chills cold.  So we scrapped that idea and are having a quiet {ahem} day at home.  Making chicken noodle soup for supper.  Yum!

Hope you are having a great week so far!

Linking with: Gina {Project 52} and 

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Project 52 - Week 1

Since I was a day late posting my Scavenger Hunt photos, it only stands to reason that I should be a day late posting my Project 52 pictures, right?  It is a good thing that I didn't make a New Year's resolution regarding punctuality.  :)

Last week we enjoyed the last few days of Christmas break (although, in all honesty, I was counting the days until school started back up).  We enjoyed all that snow that we got the day after Christmas, which actually stuck around a while.  We brought in the new year relaxing in our living room in our jammies.  I enjoyed my new-found freedom from NOT having to produce a photo a day.  And I enjoyed sending the kids back to school.  In fact, I'm still enjoying both of those.  :)

Just an icicle hanging from the front of our house ... in the morning sun.  Taken through the window while I stood in the warmth of our living room.  :)

The boys, the dog, and I went for a hike through our neighbor's woods.  I was searching for some beauty in the midst of all this winter stuff.  These weeds aren't exactly beautiful, but they are something.  :)

The usually-elusive Nick laid (lay? lie?) down in the snow just long enough for me to grab a quick photo.

Alex, who has also been refusing pictures lately, asked me to take his picture while he sat in our neighbor's tractor wheel.  How could I say no?

I did manage to find this pretty fluffy stuff while on our walk.


Linking up with Gina and Tamar  (can't get the button to work)

and the last photo with ... 
 

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Week 52 in Pictures ... The End

Happy New Year!

We've finally reached the day I've been looking forward to for a while ... the last day of my Project 366 for 2012.  If you recall, this is my third year in a row for Project 365 and I'm very excited to be done!  I still plan to take pictures frequently during 2013, but I won't have the pressure of taking a picture every.single.day.  I plan to participate in Gina and Tamar's Project 52.  A photo a week ... I can definitely handle that.

Before I show you my last nine photos of the year, I'd like to share my favorite photo from December.

My friend, Jenn, allows me the privilege of photographing her youngest from time to time. Isn't he adorable?!

Now, let's take a peek at my last photos of 2012 ...

{Sunday}

I took this for the tangled prompt for the last Scavenger Hunt.  This ornament is tangled every year we get it out of its box.

{Monday}

Our tree late on Christmas Eve.  I'm glad I took this because the kids were up early and had their gifts already sorted by the time I got up on Christmas morning.  :)

{Tuesday}

Honey found a new bone in her stocking on Christmas morning.

{Wednesday}

A slice of our Happy Birthday Jesus cake.  For details on how to make it, just click on the link.

{Thursday}

The kids each got a special lollipop in their stockings this year.  Instead of a stick, they were on Abominable Snow Monster teeth or Rudolph's nose.

{Friday}

Spent some time playing outside with Alex.

{Saturday}

Lots of birds visiting our back yard feeder.  Especially since we got all this snow.

{Sunday}

Our Christmas lights have icicles hanging from them and they look so cool!

{Monday}

The kids and I all ready to bring in the new year with our home made party hats.  I couldn't talk Daddy into getting in the picture with us.

Thank you for joining me in my photographic journey this year!  Now to just get my Project  Life album completed.  :)

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