Scavenger Hunt Sunday 05.26.13

Hello!  It is time for another Scavenger Hunt.  In all honesty, I didn't take many photos this week.  I attended two funerals and was busy with other things, so my camera got neglected.  Until Friday when I photographed a newborn.  However, despite my camera neglect, only one of my photos this week is from the archives.


{vacation}

Not exactly a vacation, but the kids and I went to a local lake for a few hours last Sunday.  They liked seeing the sailboats out on the water.

{food(s)}

Just a snapshot of the jelly jar pies we made for the Staff Appreciation Luncheon we hosted at our school earlier this month.  They were a big hit.

{sound}

We got to enjoy the sound of Keira's spring concert Thursday evening.  And a miraculous thing happened ... I left my camera in the car and didn't take a single photo!  I never get good shots in the school auditorium anyway.  It was really nice to just sit there and listen to the music.  Keira had a small solo part in one of the songs and did great!

{texture}

I bought this furry fabric for just this reason ... to photograph this sweet little girl (and hopefully more babies).  She's eight days old in this photo.  Isn't she precious?!

{anything}

And since I could choose to show anything, I chose to show another one of the baby.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit Ashley for more great Scavenger Hunt finds!

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Dress Rehearsal

It has been quite the couple of weeks around here.  Some good.  Some not so good.  Sometimes when things get too crazy, I need to escape for just a while.  But when my husband is working so much that I barely see him, much less ask him to watch the boys while Keira and I go take photos (my favorite form of escape), I need to work with what I can.  Mainly my back yard.

So Monday evening Keira put on the dress she is wearing for Thursday night's spring concert and we had a mini photo shoot/dress rehearsal.

She's really been experimenting with all sorts of hair styles since her hair is long again.  This time she did a French braid on each side of her head and then pulled it all up into a bun in the back.  I love how it turned out!

Tonight is the spring concert.  She's getting nervous since she has a small solo part during one of the songs.  And it will be her first performance with the Strolling Strings group.  But I know she'll do great.  And I look forward to a relaxing evening full of wonderful music!

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday 12.02.12

Hello!  Happy December!  I'm soooo glad November is over.  It was kind of a rough one with so much sickness in this house.  But we are all feeling better now and thankful to be past all that.

This week's Scavenger Hunt items were all acquired on Saturday.  I kinda forgot about it until then, so I scrambled to get them all.  But I managed.  :)

{missing}

Most of the leaves are missing from the trees these days.  But that just opens up the view to this pretty lake.

{numbers}

I took advantage of an offer from Shutterfly and got a free calendar (only paid shipping).  I love it so much, I decided to order two more for Christmas gifts for the grandparents.  (If you are reading this, pretend to be surprised, k?)

{purple}

I bought some artificial flowers a while back for the fall season.  They are purple, burgundy, and olive green.  I really like them, though I still prefer fresh flowers.

{music}

I wish I could share with you photos from the symphony concert Doug, Keira, and I went to last night, but photography isn't permitted there.  But believe me when I tell you it was wonderful.  I'm so glad we bought season tickets!  Instead I give you a piece of Keira's violin music.  Textured with a couple Kim Klassen textures (music lovin' and something else - I forgot to write them down).

{bracelet}

I don't own a lot of jewelry, because I just don't wear it much.  But I did pick up this bracelet at a craft show earlier this year.  It is one of my favorites.

Thanks for popping in!  Be sure to swing by Ashley's for more great Scavenger Hunt photos!

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Week 29 in Pictures

If you recall from last week's post, we are back in the hospital again.  Alex had another surgery on Friday to remedy a bowel obstruction caused by adhesions which were a result of the appendectomy.  He's doing much better now ... improving daily.  We hope to get to go home on Friday.  He had his NG tube removed this morning and was allowed to sip some apple juice this afternoon.  We're taking things really slow to make sure we don't take any steps back this time.

He had lots of fun today, playing in two different play rooms, and riding the elevator.  Now he is snuggled up on the couch with his Grammy watching a movie on his DVD player.

Since we are in the hospital again, many of my photos this week are of Alex.

{Sunday}

This sweet little lion was given to Alex in the Children's Hospital ER when we, unfortunately, had to return after having just left on Friday.

{Monday}

Our first full day back in the hospital and Alex wasn't really allowed to get out of bed and off the suction for the NG tube, so we had some toys brought to us instead.  Otherwise it would have been an incredibly long, boring day.

{Tuesday}

We waited all morning for Alex to get called down to have his new PICC line put in.  And, of course, they called us down right after this gentleman came to play drums and bongos with the kids.  We got to spend about 10 minutes with him at least.  And Alex enjoyed playing the bongos while he could.

{Wednesday}

I think I told you before how Alex is getting terribly spoiled while in the hospital.  Well, today we went to the gift shop so he could pick out a toy and came back with a music set which included this xylophone.  I'm sure our neighbors are just thrilled.  :)

{Thursday}

Alex got to play doctor today during a Teddy Bear workshop hosted by the hospital.  If the train engineer gig doesn't work out, he could always become a surgeon.  :)

{Friday}

Second surgery day.  He was pretty tired afterwards so he slept most of the evening.  Doug and Grammy came to be with us and I was able to enjoy a little of the Parent Only night the hospital hosted.  I got a mini massage and had a few refreshments while my little man slept off the anesthesia with his pal, Woody.

{Saturday}

While looking for something other than hospital stuff to photograph, I found this bumble bee in the hospital's healing garden.  I wondered why he wasn't moving at all until I noticed the rain drops on him.  He was probably just waiting to dry so he could fly away.

          
Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great week!

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Photo of the Day: September 11

ISO 400, f/8, 1/125s, 18-105mm lens on Nikon D40 (had to use flash)

The local Christian Rock band, About A Mile, played a concert at our church tonight.  They are incredible!  How awesome that they are using their musical talent to glorify God!  My boys and our Youth Pastor's boys, who are all friends, wanted their picture taken with the band.

Then they all got a little silly.

Okay, maybe not all of them.  :)  I think my Nicholas and Adam (the one holding him) would get along swimmingly.

You can find out more about these guys at their website:  http://www.aboutamile.com/

and you can check out their music on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/aboutamileband

You can even like them on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/aboutamileband

Go show these guys some love!

(I received no compensation to post this.  I just thoroughly enjoyed their music, their testimony, and their love for Jesus!)

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