Day 45 2-27-11

A silly dance.  This morning we were playing Hullabaloo with Pierce.  A really fun game that involves following directions around some mats, kind of like twister with a twist!  When you win the game tells you to do a silly dance.  Since our 4 year old, Pierce, was a little embarrassed to do a dance by himself we partook in the exercise as well (even if we didn't win).  Here are Joe and Pierce having a great time celebrating Pierce's win.  I was aiming to tell a story by manipulating my shutter speed, but I could only get my shutter as high as 1/160 because of the lighting (the windows in the back did not help the matter).  Anyway, I wasn't able to stop motion as much as I had hoped, but the photo still turned out pretty well.  SS1/160 f/1.8 ISO400.

Day 44 2-26-11

Today was my Grandmother's 86th birthday.  My Mom through her a birthday party and as usual, it was a full house.  I had a hard time choosing today because I tried to capture little moments from the day.  I loved this photo because Grandma is at one end opening gifts while all the kids hold the seats surrounding her.  My favorite part is that there are lots of little things going on with the kids in this picture.  Just seemed to capture the moment. ss1/50 f/1.8 iso400

and a few more....

My favorite niece!  Miss Kenedy London Jiron-Baker!

Day 43 2-25-11

This morning we woke up to a layer of frost that coated all of the trees and plants.  We don't usually get these kind of crystallized mornings and it was really pretty.  I stopped by some open space on my way into work to try to capture the beauty with my camera.  I hope this captures the cold yet peacefulness of the morning. ss1/1250 f/1.8 iso100

Day 42 2-24-11

Well, here I am in my usual picture taking state.  Camera in one hand, baby in the other.  Lucky for me Kai was enjoying the teething necklace instead of grabbing for the camera at this moment.  I thought it would be nice to show MY "face" for once.  This is the best I could do.  SS1/50 f/1.8 ISO400

Day 41 2-23-11

Grandma.  Kai is very good at giving hugs right now.  He leans in and snuggles with you when holding him.  So wonderful.  I managed to capture such a moment here between my Mom and son. ss1/50 f/1.8 iso200

Day 40 2-22-11

Constricted. Here Pierce is watching animal planet while both constricted by his snake "it's a constrictor, you know" and his cold.  SS1/50 f/1.8 ISO400

Day 39 2-21-11

Had to work late and came home with a migraIne.  In the half hour between when I got home and when we went to bed I took this picture o Kai playing with his feet on my lap. Not the best exposure, but all I could manage. ss1/25 f/1.8 iso400