Weekend Top 5: Out and About
February 19, 2012 at 8:04 pm | Posted in Daily Life, DFW, photography | Leave a commentWe finally broke our streak of being homebodies all weekend and ventured downtown to the Fort Worth Science and History Museum. We hadn’t been in a couple of months, so Jason and Jenna were pretty excited to be at “the dinosaur museum,” a surprising nickname for them to assign given that we rarely go to the dinosaur room.
On Sunday I went out on a mini adventure of my own. Earlier in the week I mentioned that my context (home/work/suburbs) limits my ability to find new and interesting things to photograph. My husband disagreed, which I took as a challenge of sorts. So out I went into my part suburban/part rural neighborhood in search of new subject-matter. Although I was pretty happy with a few of the pictures, nothing corresponded to my daily class assignments (which are based on a letter of the alphabet) so in the end, I didn’t use any of the images for my class. But I was happy to take on the challenge.
Energy exhibit at the museum
Hanging out with daddy and kitty
J+J’s favorite exhibit: the elevator
In our neighborhood, across from our brand new Starbucks
More scenes from the neighborhood
Little Miss Mud Face
February 16, 2012 at 8:55 am | Posted in Daily Life | 3 Comments
I think most parents have heard the advice that it’s never good to have too much of a reaction when your kids do something wrong, even if it’s actually REALLY, REALLY funny.
Last night I came home from work and my husband and the kids were already home. J+J were playing in the backyard, and my husband was in the kitchen. Just as I walked out the backdoor to say hi, I saw Jason running up behind Jenna, hands overflowing with mud. Before I could scream NO (again, probably going against the ‘reaction’ advice), he covered Jenna’s face in mud. My husband walked outside seconds later, saw the look on my face and immediately told me not to laugh. Ok, I said, but can I get the camera?
How could I not take a picture of that face?
Weekend Top 5: Valentine’s Edition
February 12, 2012 at 7:28 pm | Posted in Daily Life, Parties & Holidays | Leave a commentTags: valentines day
Jenna in hearts
Singing a song
Making cookies
Making art
Playing Legos
Friday Favorites
February 10, 2012 at 9:34 am | Posted in Daily Life, Food, photography | Leave a comment
I’m a bit obsessed with photography these days, especially still life shots. I’ve been pinning favorite images like crazy, including the above image and nearly every photo by Lisa Russo.
A few other favorites from this week:
- I’m always fascinated by the things people do with IKEA products.
- As someone who’s lived in Paris, I can definitely say that Jordan’s post, 10 Things I Love and Don’t Love About Living in Paris, is spot on.
- Last year we made these Valentine’s S’mores, but this year I think we might try this recipe (minus the food coloring)
- How adorable is this book?
- Love this idea for dip-dyed ribbon Valentine’s.
Happy Weekend!
Weekend Top 5
February 5, 2012 at 7:39 pm | Posted in Daily Life | Leave a comment
On my way to the Japanese Gardens
Jason making another awesome painting
Roasted butternut squash used to make this soup, which I highly recommend
Cherry blossoms at the botanical garden
Jenna and I got started on our Valentine’s
Friday Favorites
February 3, 2012 at 8:55 am | Posted in Daily Life, DFW, photography | Leave a comment
My Daily Photo Assignments: G is for Green, B is for Black, Y is for Yellow
We’re only 3 days in but I’m having a blast in my photography class. I’ve also realized that I don’t necessarily need to learn how to use my camera better, I simply need to take the time to use it better. This class is definitely pushing me to do that!
A few other favs from this week:
- Hip hip hooray! A pancake party. J+J would LOVE that!
- I’m wondering if I could do a dye-free version of these heart milk cubes.
- How adorable are these streamer pencils? (spotted via Hank + Hunt).
- I love this Etsy shop and just ordered a bunch of stuff for making our Valentine’s.
- Last night I saw They Might Be Giants play live (for the 3rd time). Yeah, I’m a big fan. We even have all of their children’s albums.
Souvenir Foto School
January 31, 2012 at 8:15 am | Posted in Daily Life, photography | Leave a comment
I’ve been thinking about taking a photography class for awhile, and I’m pretty excited to be starting my first online class tomorrow: Souvenir Foto School. The class isn’t a technical/how-to-use-your-camera class, and while I think I need to learn a bit more in that area, this class sounded like much more fun. Our assignment will be to submit a photo each day that corresponds to a letter of the alphabet, eventually working through the entire alphabet. I’m hoping to get feedback on the technical aspects of my photos and also improve my composition and creativity a bit.
To narrow down the amount of thinking I have to do to come up with an idea for ‘what best represents the letter C?’ I’m thinking about working around a theme – like colors, nature, food or something like that. Hopefully this will make it easier to choose a subject to photography each day. I don’t have a lot of extra time in my days, and I’d like to spend what little time I have taking pictures – not thinking about taking pictures. In fact, I can already see myself trying to combine my photo assignment into activities already in my schedule. For example, wearing a pair of red shoes because the letter of the day is R or serving eggplant for dinner because the letter of the day is E. Perhaps this will be a lesson in photography and efficiency. We’ll see how it goes.
Weekend Top 5
January 29, 2012 at 7:56 pm | Posted in Daily Life | Leave a commentIt was a pretty quiet weekend. I finally turned the corner on this cold, but we still took it easy and stuck pretty close to home. I think Jason must have really missed me while I was out of town, because this weekend he stayed by my side and partook in all sorts of crafty activities. He even made a painting for Jenna – a pretty awesome painting, in fact. Shhh. Don’t tell, but I think I might keep it for myself.
Friday Favorites
January 27, 2012 at 8:47 am | Posted in Daily Life, Design | 2 Comments
a sampling of the business cards I collected at ALT
It’s been a really hectic week and I’ve been pretty slow to recover from my cold. I struggled to post, and I’m not sure if it’s because I’m sick or if I’m suffering from some sort of post-ALT paralysis. So many ideas, no idea where to begin.
And speaking of ALT, I’ve been enjoying reading all of the recaps this week. But I think my favorite post is a list of steps to get over post-ALT depression. Pretty funny stuff.
Here are a few other favs from this week:
- I totally don’t need another thing on my daily to-do list, but I just signed up for a 30 day photography class. I think that means we have an assignment EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
- I’m fascinated by these vases.
- I don’t usually like to pay for kids apps, but this It’s a Small World iPad app is pretty adorable and easily keeps Jenna entertained while I shower every morning. Priceless.
- Have you heard about the Low-Commitment Project? I’m pretty crazy about these sandwiches.
Happy Fun Special Night
January 26, 2012 at 7:56 pm | Posted in Daily Life | Leave a comment
This morning Jason made a very specific request for dinner: pancakes in the dining room. We eat pancakes all the time, so that’s nothing new, but the dining room? We never eat in there. I guess that’s why he took one look at tonight’s pancake and toppings spread and exclaimed ‘it’s happy fun special night!’ Wow, what a way to make me feel like an awesome mom. Thanks, Jason. It was a happy, fun, special night.
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