Capture the Details

get ready..... photo overload

I have taken close to 200 photos over the past few days. My family has been together four out of the past five days.... the fourth of July picnic, Aubrie's baptism, my nephew Eston's 13th birthday and my step dad's birthday.

Some pictures are blurry, but I've come to like that look (and besides, Ali says it's okay). It captures the movement of life.

my brother Doug and Aubrie with a sweet moment during the baptism service.....

my brother Eston and his wife Kim and their seven kids (Eston Jr., Emily, Evan, Eli, Elliott, Elizabeth and Eva)..... Eston is holding Aubrie (he's her Godfather)....

at Doug's house for the gathering after the baptism... (Eston, Evan and Ben on the sofa and Eston and Eva in the background)

Emily and Sarah...

me and Doug (hey Doug, let's take a self-portrait)....

On Monday, Amy visited with Gabe and Lily....

lots of Diego toys strewn about the living room and a cutie patootie little girl...

Monday night we went to Eston Jr.'s birthday party.....

13 already. Sheesh.

I had to take a picture of Sarah's hair. Normally it's straight but it was so humid that curls popped up all over her head.....

last night was my stepdad's birthday and I took a bunch of pictures there....

Aubrie...

Ben....

Evan...

Elizabeth was very excited to go swimming....

Sarah learned how to do the doggie paddle a few days ago and was practicing....

Leann and Aubrie's hands...

And finally, I made a little album for Grandad's gift. I used a 7 gypsies album and added pictures trimmed to fit. Basic Grey paper on the covers and a transparency from the 29th Street Market line from My Mind's Eye on the front cover. Very fast. Very simple.

phew. long post!

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should I or shouldn't I?

I debated over whether or not to post this.

I have been having such a struggle with myself lately over my creativeness. I decided to draw something - anything - just to get out of this slump. Drawing is something I rarely do. I wanted to exercise a part of me that has been dormant for a long time.

So, for some reason I drew a butterfly, and then added the words to the wings... words to tell myself it's okay - just have fun and play and let the creativity happen. I am going to hang this little guy on the board next to my creative space.

So, I feel as though I am exposing my insecurities to you. But, here he is....

I used micron pens, colored pencils and watercolor pencils on a canvas paper.

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baptism + week 4

My niece Aubrie was baptized today.....

She wore her mommy's baptism dress - so special! Big brother Adam is holding her here....

 

Week 4 of Summer is complete. Already! It's flying by.

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this and that

•Herb garden update ~ for those of you following the progress of my project...

If you remember the 'before' from a month and a half ago -

- well, here's a picture I took this evening....

It's juuuuuuuuuuust about done. Todd has to bring home a saw to cut a few bricks for the end of each path. But the little herbies are growing, aren't they?!!!!!!! I love my herb garden ~ it makes me happy happy! :-)

•I've also been working on a project at the bottom of the steps outside my kitchen door. I put pavers down, and again, I'm at the point where I need the saw to cut the pavers for the curve at the edge and to fit under the steps where the wood supports are.....

This is still a work in progress, the sand is settling, but it is much better than the mud that was there before....

See? Much better. I'll take a picture when this is complete.

•The fourth of July picnic was a rainy one. So, I hardly took any pictures.... it was just so gloomy and I didn't want my camera to get wet. Todd and his buddy Tim and my brother Doug put on a fantastic fireworks show in our back field. Lots of ooooooing and ahhhhhhing. ;-)

•Week 4 of my 'sum up summer' project will be put together tomorrow.

Have a good night! I'll leave you with a picture I took this evening. Todd and I went for ice cream and a drive (the kids were with nana and pappy for the afternoon and supper). It was such a nice summer evening, we had the windows down and the sun roof open....

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happy 4th of July!

(Todd and I host a big family picnic on July 4th - I've been busy with preparations all week, thus the MIA status on my blog.)

Happy 4th of July to all of you!

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