Sixty-two

Ella and I snuggled together watching Bubble Guppies before bed.  Our boys decided to join us so I had to try and capture it.  

Sixty-one

We went to the roller rink again today but this time with Daddy (so I we able to bring my nicer camera)!  So I got a shot of them together despite horrible lighting and color casts everywhere.

Ella had a blast and is picking her feet up to coast regularly.  I swear, I didn't know it would be this easy for a 2 year old to learn how to balance on a bike.  Strider Bikes are so cool!  She's going to be capable of riding a real pedal bike (no training wheels) much earlier than I ever thought.  But since she has no sense of fear whatsoever, we're in no rush to make the switch.  It's nice that she's limited on her speed with this one...LOL!

Sixty

I actually took a really cute one of Ella on the potty today.  I just wanted to have at least one cute photo to remember this stage.  But I also didn't want to be guilty of over sharing (i.e. the many examples on www.stfuparentsblog.com) so you get this one instead.  It's not nearly as good as another wider-angled shot I took but I do what I can for my daughter's privacy!  LOL!  (This one is bad enough!)

Fifty-nine

The first one I like except for the fact that the white balance looks wacky since her back is lit by lamps while her face is lit by the cool light of dusk.  

This is how Ella pretends to be a princess.  She wraps herself up in a blanket.  I'm not sure what movie/show taught her that but since we already own tons of blankets (and no princess dresses) we're just going with it.

Fifty-eight

I'm really feeling at a loss creatively lately.  I guess my life is boring at the moment.  But really, I think it is just that I'm tired all day.  I work nights and generally feel drained during the day (especially after I work several nights in a row.  I perk up at night but then there is no good light left.  I need to figure out some cool shots to get with artificial light at night.

In the meantime...you get part of what I made for dinner.

Fifty-seven

I know I've been slacking...

It didn't help that I worked all weekend again.  I am at a loss at work of what to take a picture of (that I'm allowed to take a picture of).  My creativity is just...gone when I look around.

But now I have 10 days off.  No excuses.  Here was a cute one I got of my daughter playing in her room.  She loves to take her stuffed animals in and out of her bed/crib.  Here she is reaching in again.

Fifty-six

Fifty-five

What Ella and Mike do for fun most days...watch YouTube videos together!

Fifty-four

The progress I am making on my daughter's bed. (I built it and am now in the process of painting it!)

(Only iPhone pics this weekend since I'm working)

Fifty-three

Fifty-two

A old house I have driven by a thousand times.  This style of home was what inspired the remodel on our own (Green Revival).

I would have loved to have backed up a bit but I was up to a fence and a road after that.  (By the way, those windows aren't blown out...they are actually just boarded up with lighter wood).

Fifty-one

I only took an iPhone picture today. Here we are at our local skating rink. They open it up to strollers, ride-on toys and pedal-less bikes (like Ella's STRIDER Bike). We had a blast. But I knew the lighting would be horrible so I didn't bother lugging my big camera there!

Fifty

I can't decide which I like better again...

What do you think?

Forty-nine

We are puppy-sitting my sister's dog this week.  So I had to get at least some photographical evidence that she and my dogs do get alone...LOL!

I actually only intended for Sunny (the little one) to be in the shot.  I told her to lay down and Bennie (the black one) decided that command was for him too.  So this is where he picked to lay down.  Cute huh?

And a few extras...

Apparently Sunny's bed is a popular place to be these days!

Forty-eight

Ok, this one is a total cheat.  I only took one picture today and it was completely out of focus...and lame...so I'm not posting it.  Trust me...you are thankful.

Instead, I am posting this one I took a couple days ago of my hubby's car project.  He asked me to get some picture of it before they shipped it off to be painted.

I'm sure with all of your vast car knowledge you already knew that this is a '63 Corvette.  (I kid, I kid)

It may not look like much now but when it's done it's going to be pretty "kewl."  (Hey, it's 11:59.  I get slap happy when I'm this tired.)