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snapshots

Wow! Okay, I have definitely been neglecting this space. Every time I think about posting something, I feel overwhelmed. I know that the more I put it off, the more stuff I’ll have piled up to share later. So I’m going to stop dragging my feet and post a little something to let you know that we are alive, healthy (so far!), and enjoying the spring weather.

But since I’m still feeling lazy about posting, it’ll be short and sweet with a little snapshot of each of the kids.

Liam has always reminded me of my brother, Mark. But this picture just really made me see it more. He is finishing up 1st grade and I think we’re both ready for a break!

Kai will be 5 this Friday. He makes it very hard to get anything done around the house because he always asks to cuddle with me. This fall will get really crazy with a kindergartner, a 2nd grader, two toddlers, and a newborn!

Kingston has always been the biggest trouble maker of the batch. But he also has a completely different side to him. He often says “mommy, you’re beautiful” and, like Kai, asks to cuddle all the time. And he’s super random and hilarious. Start a conversation with him–just try it!

I was just talking to Don about how right after we had Evangeline, I didn’t think it could get any better. But I fall more in love with her every day. She is hilarious and loves to sing the ABC’s and (unfortunately for her daddy) Let it Go. The moment we get around anyone outside of our family, she tenses up and acts super shy. But don’t let her act fool you.

So nothing exciting to update but I plan to get back to this space soon!

March 31, 2015

Blog, liam

photo scavenger hunt

This afternoon, while trying to think of something fun to do with Liam and Kai during Kingston and Evangeline’s nap, I came up with a photo scavenger hunt. My original idea was to let the boys use our point and shoot cameras to take pictures of the things on the list. But I learned the hard way about not thinking this up in advance. One of our cameras was nowhere to be found. The other one had a dead battery and missing charger. This was after I had already explained my idea to these two excited boys and they were eagerly waiting to start.

I suggested waiting until a different day, Liam suggested using the DSLR. Liam’s idea won. Kai got stuck with the low quality kids camera that also has little games on it. At this point, Kai gave up on the scavenger hunt and sat down to take pictures of himself and play games.

With Liam so eager to begin, I tried to explain to him about thinking through the composition of his pictures and what would help make them more visually appealing. For example, don’t just take a picture of an empty sippy cup on the counter. I tried to gently direct him on what would or wouldn’t be a good idea for a picture without actually suggesting anything specific. We have a lot to work on but it was fun to see his mind coming up with the photos he wanted to take. Here are a few from the hunt…

the list

and the handsome boy who snapped the rest of the photos

something red

something with numbers

something orange (we obviously didn’t have many choices)

something you think is pretty

something that is your favorite color

a creative picture that you want to take (the signs say “YaY Liam”)

Liam had a really good time coming up with all his pictures and I had a really good time watching him. He has requested doing another scavenger hunt soon. So hopefully we can pick a day that is not gloomy with the flash popping up for every picture.

We are also going to try to do a photo-a-day challenge in February with a couple of friends. I’m hoping that’ll motivate me to take a few pictures and that I can teach Liam a few things in the process.

January 31, 2015