Tree.

A Kiss and a Jump

On Christmas Day, Cheryl had a girl who is just starting out in photography come and take some pictures...and I thought it would be fun to 'recreate' one of the wedding pictures Michael and I had taken over 10 years ago with some birch trees...he was game, so here's the shot!

...and there's crazy me, taking a self-portrait. Just crazy. If you look closely, you can see Michael with the boys coming out the front door....this was moments before we took our family picture for the Christmas card. Hee hee!

Family

Here we are, with our new home in the background. Austin took the picture...how did he do that? :)

Only in Wisconsin...

...will you find a 'vending machine' for live bait. Ha!
I've driven by this many a times, and decided it was time to get a photo of it. I laugh every time I see it!

Sunflower lovin'

As we headed towards a friend who had her kids in tow and was visiting her parents yesterday, I looked to my right and out my car window saw sunflowers. Love. So, I slowed down and turned onto the dirt road. I took some pictures of the yellow beauties. When I was done I performed a perfect "Y turn" on the road, I glanced into my side view mirror I saw love again. The farm, the dirt road, and the image in the mirror.....a perfect capture. The straight-on shots can't compare.

This was taken with the camera on my phone...edited in Instagram.

Insta-love

Some pics off my Instagram....

We are super excited to have cherries right in our own backyard! Austin is especially excited - they are a bit sour, but so good!

Mr. Sun

Some mornings are magical.

Take today, for instance...

Our timing was perfect, Mr. Sun and I.

I smiled, because sitting on the passenger seat next to me was my camera bag.

So I drove slow, thanking the man above I had no cars behind me.

My left hand gripped the steering wheel, my right hand held my camera.

I pointed the camera out my front windshield, which is still so dirty.

Click, click, click....I blindly snapped away as my eyes followed the road straight ahead...

Click.

Love.


What a fabulous Friday.

Balloons for a Boy...

...that was so well-behaved during his grandma Cheryl's retirement party back in late May. Austin loved those balloons as long as he could, before they expended all their power of staying afloat in the air. I love the post-processing on this photo and wanted to share...

Sunday Afternoon - Ethan

This fabulous August afternoon, while Austin was independently playing in the sandbox, Ethan and I hung back a few feet in the shade and hung out. I had my camera. (Don't I always!?) I took the opportunity to snap a few shots - of Ethan, and of he and I together. I find the timer on the camera takes better pictures than my husband (sorry, Michael, but its the truth). Gotta take advantage of the self-timer! If your camera has one, USE IT!!! :)

Yes, he's crawling on all fours! Yikes!

This one is my favorite of the two of us!

:)