Focus on....

.....spending more quality time together as a family...this week we implemented playing a game together after dinner...I love my son (and hubby) more than anything, but sometimes I (and my husband) get caught up in day to day things and we're always trying to get things done (i.e. improve my photography, etc)....so here's a pic from the game Santa brought Anthony....the Scooby Doo Haunted House 3D board game..it's actually pretty darn fun! This isn't the best pic technically, but it'll be a good one for the scrapbook :)

Thanks for any comments...I missed playing yesterday...

Sweet Ella

Since it's still hat week, I think...and I've been working on my website all day I didn't have time to take a new pic...so I thought I'd show you all this one...it's one of my favorites from a session I did for a friend of mine back in November...
Can you find her? haha

My Handsome Fella....

Here is my handsome hubby (at least I think so :))

He is not a big hat guy...harldy ever wears them, but since it was "hat week" I had him put this one on for a pic since he insisted on buying it about a year ago and told me how much he would wear it...yea I think this is like the 2nd time it's ever gotten any use..lol..He has a 48 Bright Purple Pontiac Streetrod so he thought this hat would go perfect...hmm...

Anyways...it was chilly out today and we had oysters with the neighbors tonight..well actually I had a hamburger but I at least hung out w/them....

That's it from me...off to work on my website..yeaaaa...

L'il Harley Dude

So let me give you a quick history here...I am a klutz....I have broken many bones...sprained everything, just generally get hurt/sick a lot..lucky me..lol....about a year and a half ago I fell down 2 steps carrying my friends baby and broke my leg in 4 places (BADLY)....I had to have 2 surgeries and well..that was May06 and it's still not completely healed..when I do things I do them good..haha....well now for the last 5+ months I've been in really bad back pain every single day...going to PT..taking good drugs..haha...having lots of tests done..MRIs, xrays etc....they can't figure out what the problem is but it may be from my leg....soooo...imagine my family's shock tonight when I climbed up on a kitchen chair to get this shot of my nephew...haha...I enjoyed the results I got on my pic yesterday with T so I thought I'd try again tonight with E....they all freaked out and stood near me so I wouldn't fall...who me?!? fall?

Anywaaaaays..here's my cutie patootie nephew...yes, these are my only 2 subjects (my son and nephew)...he has such a big head (but not in a bad way) that this Harley hat is an adult hat! But it's so cute on him and it keeps his noggin warm....and the little bomber jacket belonged to my son a few years ago...so glad he's getting some use out of that...

Thanks again for all of the comments...they have totally made my day each and every time I visit my site to see if anybody has left me a note.....I've been trying to get to everyone else's each day too...so far I've been fairly successful.. :)

Have a great weekend!

I can't believe he's cooperating...

A few minutes ago I realized I hadn't taken my POTD so I told my son to go put on his new hat and scarf...and I'd take his picture...he actually cooperated....around here we don't usually need a hat/scarf very often because it's usually 50s or 60s this time of year....today the windchill had us in the teens...brrrr.....I'm from Northern MN originally so I shouldn't be such a wuss but after 9+ years in Southeastern NC the teens feels pretty darn chilly...

In any case...my cutie boy wanted one shot his way..hanging off his bunk bed ladder and I wanted one shot my way...me standing on the ladder taking a pic of him sitting on the floor...I'm trying to work more on my angles and different positions to take pics from....so I'm quite pleased with this one....I was trying to get him to laugh instead of doing the "cheese" smile and gritting his teeth together ...

Thanks for stopping by and as always, thank you for any comments/feedback....

We have a new puppy...

At least that's what my son says every night when he's pretending he's a puppy after bath time....My brother and his wife bought this cute hooded towel for Christmas for Anthony and Edwin...it was supposed to stay at Grandma's house for whichever of the boys got their bath there that night (they do quite often)...well somehow it ended up at our house and now Anthony won't part with it..so I guess I'll be buying another one for Grandma's house...this is considered a hat right? errr...maybe not...but close to the theme...maybe?!?

Happy New Year!!

I have 2 pics for today...one because I was trying to be on theme and actually post on the first day of the year, but I'm not very happy with it technically.....the boys wanted to help me with a hats off picture.. (the big one is my son and the little one is my nephew, although my son thinks he is his little brother..haha)

The second one was with my new 70-200 f2.8 IS L Lens that I'm in love with....if I wasn't already married, I would marry this lens..hahaha......

This pic is of my cutie patootie nephew in the tub....

No need for CC today..I was just trying to get a post in on time...but will post my settings etc in my next post(s)...I'm so looking to participating in the POTD (or W) this year and especially from the beginning..last year I didn't find the peas until February, so something about not starting at the beginning just bugged me..lol

Thanks for stopping by and have a happy, healthy 2008!