Rise

Waiting for the water to rise. 

Moment

We celebrated S's third birthday on the day that the prompt was "moment."

Curly

S's hair is pretty stick-straight. However, now that it is getting a little longer she is starting to get curls in the back. This picture is not the best of them, but it is the only recent one I have. I wish I had one that showed how curly it actually gets, but this one will do until then. Her hair is too wet in this picture as it was right after swimming.

Listening To ...

What household with kids is NOT listening to this on a daily basis (yes, I know there are some that aren't...)?!

Though, as a little plug -- I do LOVE our Sonos speakers.

Old School

Not sure that this really counts as old school, but hey, why not?

Having an outdoor tea party with the girls, with a visit from Rapunzel. ;-)

Grape soda pop in a glass bottle. 

Alive

Head thrown back with abandon.

#FMSphotoaday Day 9

First

S has been wanting to use scissors for quite awhile now after seeing her big sister use them. We hadn't felt that she was ready yet, even with children's scissors. The other day I decided she could finally start practicing the motion, and try cutting some paper. Here is her first time using scissors (and let me tell you - if you need some fringe detail on anything - she is your girl!):

#FMSphotoaday Day 7

Match

We have driven by this scoop shoppe many times. We never had a chance to stop, and once we were gone it was out of sight, out of mind. I finally remembered on a hot day that we should check it out. So, after a great day of park playing we headed over to Snoqualmie Ice Cream Scoop Shoppe. They have quite an extensive menu of different flavors of ice cream, shakes, and gourmet sundaes.

They also had games for people to play. We played the memory version of the I Spy game while we finished our ice cream. I already can't wait to go back (I may be drooling writing this post)!

A match! Two yellow mice.

#FMSphotoaday

Something That Begins With "K"

We were heading to the park after eating brunch with some friends, and we stopped to have a seat near the water. Opportunity presented itself, and here we have a little kiss.

#FMSphotoaday Day Two

Peaceful, In Love With, Up

I kind of forgot that I hadn't posted the last three days of the February photo challenge. Better late than never I suppose ...

Day 26:

Peaceful

S had a recent spell of not being able to sleep through the night. We had a few days of her falling asleep in the car on the way home from dropping A off at school. This particular day, I managed to transfer from the car to the house without her waking (which never happens). I was going to force her to get up so she could nap later, but she was so peaceful I let her sleep. 

Day 27:

In Love With

My little family. The bottom picture makes me crack up - it looks like I have a tiny hand, and that I am touching my chin, but it is A's hand. 

Day 28: 

Up

Things are looking up! Springtime blossoms

#theidearoom

Crisp, In Between , Shiny

Crisp

We have a lot of rain lately (it is that time of year). We finally had a break in the clouds for a few days, and the sun warmed up the air and the trees. You can see steam coming off the tree as it gets warmed up by the sun. While it was warmer than it had been, and the sun felt amazing, it was still a crisp day. (day 23)

In Between

(day 24)

Shiny

S and I went for a walk the other day. We didn't make it very far; she just wanted to play in a mud puddle at the end of our driveway. She spent a lot of time finding pine cones, rocks, and leaves to toss in. We did manage a peek at the lake as well. (day 25)

#theidearoom

Help, The Written Word, Tiny, I see ...

I got quite a bit behind on this photo challenge. Many days I did at least take the picture, but even with that I sometimes was behind. Because I am behind I am going to combine a few days into one post.

Day 19:

Help

S is my little helper. She loves to help - with just about anything. Sometimes it really is nice to have her help. Other times, well, it would be more helpful if she wasn't helping. But, it makes her happy so we try and let her help with as many things as we can. I remember a parent education session I attended at a local toddler group last year discussed the five love languages. A was hard for me to peg down into one category (still is - she really is a combination of them), but S -- she is by far the "Acts of Service" one. She loves to help, do jobs, helps with baking and cooking, and she really gets upset if you tell her she can't help. There are definitely times she falls into one of the other categories, but I think that is true of all of us. However, helping is her primary "love language." What love language are you? I'm "Words Of Affirmation" with "Quality Time" in a close second (according to the quiz on their site I just took).

Day 20:

The Written Word

What better picture for the written word than a picture of a book about the written word being taken over by technology? I am reading this book for a propaganda in the media class, but it really is interesting and worth a read. While I don't agree with the views presented in the book 100%, I do think that many valid points are made. I agree with the overall idea, but I think it is too black and white. 

Day 21:

Tiny

Here are my tiny picketers. We had a family dinner book club in February, and these tiny picketers were part of our decorations. You can find out more about our dinner here (is it wrong that I just linked to one of my own blogs?).

Day 22:

I See ...

We were having lunch the other day, and I mentioned that I needed to come up with an idea for "I see." A said, enthusiastically, "Mom, why don't you take a picture of me now that I can see (she is excited to have new glasses)?" How could I refuse?

#theidearoom

Different

Theses pictures were taken one day apart. I understand there are some obvious differences -- she did her own hair in the first one, and her hair was curled for the second one (albeit a bit flattened by the time this picture was taken), different poses, and so on. But, still, from one day to the next she looks so -- different. 

Different

#theidearoom Day 16

Sweet

Sweet

Getting a "true love's kiss" from two of my true loves. 

#theidearoom Day 14 #AutoAwesome

Two

The opportunities for this one are endless. . .

Two

Two girls in two pairs of matching pajamas.

Two beverages stacked upon each other. 

Two pairs of feet splashing in a lone puddle. 

#AutoAwesome #theidearoom Day 11

Under

Under

Hello there, Hello Kitty!

Under the bike rack.

Under the bike rack.

#theidearoom Day 9

The Best $3.33 I Have Ever Spent

OK, so maybe not the best I have ever spent, but pretty darn close. The girls and I recently went to the local Dollar Tree to look for some gems for a project. While we were there we passed a bin of flashlights. They always want to play with our flashlight, but we don't often let them. I decided that I would get them a cheap flashlight (and some cheap batteries) so they could have their own flashlights. They have spent hours over the course of days playing with these flashlights! They have used them to make patterns, to make shadow puppets, to make a "campfire," to play chase games, and to go on an adventure through the dark of the house.

Dark

#theidearoom

Triptych

The last theme for November was "triptych." I have pictures of A leaping and dancing after "The Nutcracker" ballet I was going to use for this. I planned on doing a side-by-side collage of the images to create my triptych (even though it is not a painting). I don't have the software to do this easily (I have a couple programs that should work, and easily, but I always seem to struggle locating the pictures I want and ... well, I won't go into the details). So, for my final (late) November post, here are the three pictures I was going to use.

Challenging Shot

I didn't have a good idea going into this one. I was thinking maybe something with water droplets, or maybe a series of jumps. In the end, I opted for the following pictures. What is more challenging than capturing three little kids (ages 2, 3, and 4) looking in the same direction at the same time? Especially on Black Friday. At the fourth store (5th if you count the restaurant). Over an hour into the last store - a suit store (I think you are getting my idea here).