Day 58 - Terms of Endearment

Ladybug and Buttercup. Get it?

Day 57 - Warmth

I love the light from our living room lamps. It always seems so much warmer and comfortable than the big over head light or open blinds.

Day 56 - Fast like a Puma

Mini baby Puma's!!! Aren't they adorable?! These are on the feet of precious Reese Kinley Vasquez, Dustin's cousin's little girl. Wonder if they make her walk any faster???

Day 55 - Take Two

I started this monthly thing where every month, right around Kyndall's monthly birthday I dress her up in an outfit that probably won't fit her when its time for her to actually wear it, and have a "session". I took some yesterday, but wasn't completely satisfied so I had to grab a few more today. Below are some of my favorites from today, and here is a link to my Web Album for more. Really, maybe one day I will take some of other kids but my own.



By the way, she just started this little wrinkle her nose thing, and it gets us laughing every time!

Day 54 - By Accident

This was an accident. The framing of it wasn't, but the vignette (I think thats what its called) on the edges was. I do this from time to time and being that I am just learning, I have no idea how to do it on purpose. If anyone out there knows how to, please share! But, anyways. I love this picture.

Day 53 - Drama Queen

If you only had the chance to meet her, you would know, she's such a drama queen. So much more a person than I ever knew a dog could be. This look is just her way of showing how annoyed she is with me at times. She's 8 1/2 in "people" years, so like 56 in "dog" years, a senior citizen. But instead of joining DAARP (Doggie AARP)...she's gonna keep with the thought of "your only as old as you feel". And from her "I rule, and that's all that matters attitude", I would say she's still about 15. Doggie years.

Day 52 - Footprint

Day 51 - Cousins

I had a last minute call to babysit for an hour, which I gladly accepted...

Of course, I had to take the opportunity to get some pictures of the two cousins!

He offered to help all on his own! Sweet boy.

He must think she's crazy.

It cracks me up how he has the same expression in every picture, not even cracking a smile. And my little Nut is just having a ball!

Here is one of him saying "cheese!"

Day 49 - Silence is Golden

...and it melts my heart.

Day 48 - Sweet Delight

While I was pregnant, one of my few cravings was caramel...but not just ANY old caramel off the street. It HAD to be the caramel from Starbucks. Which is why my other craving was their caramel machiatto with extra caramel. Every few days the Barista would make it just right so that there was a rich and thick layer of caramel on the bottom of the cup, which meant there was a gob of caramel in every sip...So delightful. :) I am now spoiled on their caramel, and only their caramel. While I have always been a fan of the treat in itself, I'm telling you, I never knew what true caramel love was until I bought a bottle, brought it home, and put it on ice cream. Then apples. Then cookies. And sometimes I dare to eat it just straight out of the bottle.

Day 46 - Taking a Peek

Day 45 - Love at Sight Unseen

For my wedding, I was passed down my Grandma's China that she received for her 25th anniversary. I hadn't seen it before, but once I did, I fell in love. During the short time that we spent looking at china and trying to pick out a set, I had decided that I wanted something simple, yet elegant, and classic. Which, to me, anything black and white is all of the above. I basically picked out my grandma's china, without even knowing...I guess you could say love at sight unseen.

They have now been married over 60 years (I think...) and I can just hope that this will be the charm that will give Dustin and I the happiness, longevity, and deeply unconditional love that they have had...and shared with their children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. And of course I would love to pass that down to Kyndall, along with the set of her Great-Grandma's China.

Day 44 - The "Pretty" Duckling

We went to the lake today and feed the ducks...this was the only one in the whole bunch that was just black and white. Very pretty.

Day 42 - Rain Rain go away...

...Little Chynna wants to play.

 

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Day 41 - Crainy

Cold and Rainy....

Day 39 - Rolling by...

This was the storm that we thought was going to roll in this evening...taken this afternoon.

Day 38 - Bad Hair Day

This is from a week or so ago, but I just had to share! Her hair is becoming the opposite of a mullet...The "party" is all on top!

Day 37 - Manual Monday

The challange today was to shoot in Maunal mode. So, it took me a few minutes and a lot of pratice shots to figure out what all I needed to adjust, and I finally ended up with this. And its actually SOOC! A little over-exposed I think, but I am happy with it being one of my first attemps.

Day 36 - Vauze or Vase?

Either case, I saw it just sitting around this afternoon and thought it would be interesting to see how the light played into it. Something abstract for a change...

Day 35 - Can you feel it?

It feels like Spring to me. After all, it is right around the corner. (BTW - Don't forget to move your clocks up tonight. "Spring forward" an hour. UGH...) And after that, is my favorite time of the year....the fantastic Summers in Texas - no really, I love Summer. Sunshine, flip-flops, pool parties, and mojitos. What's better than all of those combined? Not much!

Back to point. This blog is for pics...not rambling - that's for the "other" one.

We extended our walking parameters and went down to the lake. See my "other one" for more pictures.




The last few are just random shots that I thought were pretty neat.




Really...one day I hope to have pictures besides trees and babies on this thing! I am just still too afraid to delve into taking pictures anything else yet!