One sick boy and one crazy girl. Daddy taught her ‘fist pump’ and she cracks us up with it.
He wore his pj’s all day today. Eating a few snacks before nursing all evening.
Lounging on the recliner while the rest of us eat dinner. I like the sour cream ‘mustache’. (This is a queen sized aqua blanket from Target that I had planned on using for a ‘backdrop’. Maybe for Easter?)
These turned out pretty well considering I was confined to the chair holding Cooper.
I usually don’t do photoshoots with the kids. It’s too much work and I prefer to take pictures of them just being themselves, rather than with props or posed. However I am taking holiday pictures every month so that the calendars I make for the grandparents at Christmas are simplified.
Tonight I asked my husband to help out and he bribed them with candy covered yogurt bites (or basically candy). I only got a few good ones and I have to say that I am now really wanting a 35mm lens. I just don’t have enough room inside my house for the 50mm, but I don’t have enough light to use my kit lens.
I had to fix the white balance on all of these, but I either make them too green/cyan or too yellow/red. I also bounced my speedlight off a window (normally I bounce off a wall) and it was much brighter than I expected. I am still learning how to meter while using my speedlight, so there are some spots that are blown out. I plan to attempt another St. Patty’s day photoshoot…but probably something outside with some green/St Patty’s day themed clothing. These are just boring to me!
Afternoon at our regular park. Their little friend Ryan was there with all his fun toys. Usually I see his dad or grandpa there, but today was the first time I met Ryan’s mom. She and I have similar parenting styles and it was great to finally meet her.
I was trying to get a picture of how excited they were to go to the park. Instead I got a lot of ‘outtakes’. These are what a lot of my pictures look like until I can get ‘the one’. (You might notice that they both aren’t in focus. Part of it is because I had my f/ stop set low and they weren’t perfectly on the same plane. The other problem I have is that if one stays still, the other moves.)
As close as I was going to get with both of them looking at me.
Charlotte’s favorite toys are balls. Cooper’s favorite toys are anything with wheels.
Check out the determined look on her face. She’s serious about her balls. (Okay, I just reread the blog and that statement sounds terrible. LOL.)
Ready, set…
Throw! She’s finally learned how to throw underhand!
I’m feeling burnt out on picture taking again. Just not inspired lately.
Watching daddy clean the patio. Check out how often they touch that window!
Upside down game with daddy
Daddy dogpile
