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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Week 51 in Pictures

Merry Christmas!!!  We had a wonderful day full of family, good food, laughter, and love.  And way more presents than we ever deserved to get.  We got to spend time with my nephew, Kyle, who was on leave from the Marines.  That was a great gift!

With a winter storm heading our way, we will probably be outside playing in the snow over the next couple days.  The kids are so excited and I'm excited for them!  They will get to use their new snow gear already!  We did have a little snow left over and had a somewhat white Christmas.  But it will be great to get out and play!  Other than that, we don't really have any plans for Christmas break.  And I like it that way.  I need a few days of relaxing!

Having said all that, let's take a look at last week ...

{Sunday}

Alex asked me to photograph his Polar Express engine for his sharing day at school.  The kids aren't allowed to bring in toys, but are encouraged to share a picture or a story.  Alex is still obsessed with The Polar Express and chooses to share about it any chance he gets.

{Monday}

Spent the day masking, priming, and painting our living room.  See that rusty orange color in the background?  It is no more.  It is now a lovely neutral color called Biscuit.  I love it!

{Tuesday}

One of our yearly traditions is to let the kids each pick out an ornament.  This year Nick picked Darth Vader Christmas style, Alex picked a Polar Express ornament (remember that obsession?), and Keira got a Smart Cookie ornament since she is one.  :)

{Wednesday}

Just playing around.  I love how you can see the tree (upside down) inside the ornament.

{Thursday}

I took a break from painting to watch the birds in our feeder.  I never tire of watching them.

{Friday}

I got to help at Nick's classroom Christmas party this afternoon.  It was a lot of fun.  He was doing his usual avoiding the camera ... by pulling his Santa hat down over his face.  But as you can see, I was able to get him anyway.

{Saturday}

Have you tried these Candy Cane Kisses?!  They are amazing!  I took this for the guilty pleasures prompt for the Scavenger Hunt.

So that was my week.  One more full week and a couple days to go in this year's Project 366.  WOOT!  Have a wonderful week!

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday 12.09.12

Welcome back for another Scavenger Hunt!  This week we had a sick kid (Alex), fun sewing with a friend, a super quick PTO meeting (just the way I like them!), Alex's birthday and party, and just general busyness.  I also decided to repaint our living room, so we bought the supplies to get started on that.  Hoping to have time to do that this week.

This week's items are Season, Colorful, Weather, Silhouette, and Calm.

{season}

'Tis the season to buy new Christmas ornaments.  Like this sweet camera I found at Target for five bucks!  Now to just get the kids their ornaments.

{colorful}

Colorful sprinkles on cupcakes to share at Wednesday night church.

{weather}

Our weather has been a bit strange.  One day it is unseasonably warm, others are more in the normal (cold) range.

{silhouette}

A silhouette of the trees against the sunrise.  I normally dislike these trees.  Especially the walnut tree on the right.  I think it is terribly ugly.  The squirrels like it though.  :)

{calm}

Alex was pretty excited to get for his birthday a Buzz Lightyear to go with his Sheriff Woody.  He did calm down long enough for me to take his picture though.

Be sure to stop over at Ashley's to check out more Scavenger Hunt photos and to find out what to hunt down for next Sunday!

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Photo of the Day: December 15

Nick's choice of an ornament this year? ... Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers.  He even has the long flowing curly hair.  Love!  :)

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Scavenger Hunt and Shoot & Edit - A Little Late

So I'm a few days late posting my Scavenger Hunt photos.  But better late than never, right?  :)  

{portrait}

I'm sure you've all seen the hanging Christmas lights trick for a pretty portrait background, right?  Well, it didn't quite work with my lens and set up.  You could still clearly see the strands, so I draped a white sheet over them and voila!  Still not perfect, but much better than what I started with.  :)


{nostalgic}

A former co-worker still makes me an ornament each year.  He is incredibly talented in woodworking.  This one reminds me of what things must have been like many years ago.


{time}

My baby, Alex, turned six yesterday.  It seems like I just brought him home from the Midwife Center!  Where did the time go?!?!  (On a side note, boy my dining room walls need a fresh coat of paint!)  :)


{full of light}

We had a gorgeous frosty morning recently.  The boys were up and asking for breakfast, but I had to make them wait so I could go outside and lay on the ground to get some frosty photos with the sun making everything sparkle.  :)


{motion}

Some jugglers at our town's Light Up Night.


Next week's Hunt items are: 

1. Less is More
2. Holiday Lights (Exploring with a Camera Prompt - click HERE for details)
3. Ornaments (Michelle's suggestion: 25 Days of Christmas)
4. Cup of Cheer (Michelle's suggestion: 25 Days of Christmas)
5. Nativity (Michelle's suggestion: 25 Days of Christmas)

While I'm trying to get caught up, I thought I'd include my SOOC shots for Shoot & Edit/Good to WOW! instead of bombarding you with a gazillion different posts.  :)  This week's theme is Holiday/Christmas.

I'm sure this is not an original idea ... our Christmas tree out of focus.  My kids always tell me I take blurry pictures when they see pics like this.  :)



We have colored lights on the outside of the house.  My husband surprised me one day and put them up while I was out.  He's so sweet.  These are strung on our deck.  The kids love having lights on the outside of the house.  This year we might even string some lights on the inside ... just need to figure out how to put them up.  :)

To see more great Holiday/Christmas SOOC shots, head over to Jill's.


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to stop in again on Wednesday for Wild & Wonderful Wednesday!

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