He was probably the most cooperative out of all the kids about having his picture made. He even came up with ideas as to where to pose. I think the first one is my favorite. It shows off his cuteness combined with mischievousness quite well.
Monday, June 30, 2008
NG
AKA, Nate Grant, Nugget, or just Nathan
He was probably the most cooperative out of all the kids about having his picture made. He even came up with ideas as to where to pose. I think the first one is my favorite. It shows off his cuteness combined with mischievousness quite well.
He was probably the most cooperative out of all the kids about having his picture made. He even came up with ideas as to where to pose. I think the first one is my favorite. It shows off his cuteness combined with mischievousness quite well.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Wacky
Wacky was Alyssa's name for Zac when he was born and it has stuck. Hopefully he'll outgrow it at some point in time, but for now he's Wacky Zacky at our house. He decided he wanted highlights before he went to the beach this week, and because I'm a cool mom, I said, 'sure, I'll do it for you.' Unfortunately, I'm also a cautious mom and was afraid of going too light. So we put medium blond color on dark brown hair and he ended up with reddish gold highlights. I assured him after a week at the beach, they would get lighter. If not, hair experiment number 2 will be occurring in my kitchen next week. I'll be sure to post after photos. I actually took 'during' photos of the last highlight experiment, but I had to promise on my honor as a mother not to put them on the blog. I feel quite sure it will turn up at a later, more embarrassing time, like a graduation or engagement party.
Kitty
Katie is called Kitty at home most of the time. She forbids us to call her that in public, but likes it at home. I don't understand the rules of nicknames; I just try to obey them. And since I'm sitting in my living room at the moment, I figure it's still okay to call her 'Kitty'.
I didn't get quite as many shots of my Kitty at the park. I was having some lighting issues combined with an obstinate piece of hair that would fly up anytime the wind would blow, which if you've ever lived in Oklahoma, you know that's all the time.
Consider these Kate's before pictures; she gets her braces on tomorrow!
I didn't get quite as many shots of my Kitty at the park. I was having some lighting issues combined with an obstinate piece of hair that would fly up anytime the wind would blow, which if you've ever lived in Oklahoma, you know that's all the time.
Consider these Kate's before pictures; she gets her braces on tomorrow!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Oklahoma's Next Top Model
Just kidding! We took a few 'posey' shots at the park....
but Alyssa and I tend to like the more natural, artsy shots...
But, because she is her father's daughter and everything is about having fun, I ended up with the titanic shot...
She was even saying,"I feel like I can fly Jack" while I took the picture.
and this one which I have no explanation for...
but Alyssa and I tend to like the more natural, artsy shots...
But, because she is her father's daughter and everything is about having fun, I ended up with the titanic shot...
She was even saying,"I feel like I can fly Jack" while I took the picture.
and this one which I have no explanation for...
Friday, June 27, 2008
A gift for myself
I wanted to buy something for myself that would be like a gift from my dad. And while I've had lots of ideas floating around in my head for the past 5 months, I've been having an internal debate over what exactly that gift or gifts would be. Purchasing a desk was no-brainer since I didn't have one and needed one desperately. It also fit into the category of something I would have a very long time, would be part of my daily life, and not consumable which were my self-imposed requirements for the gift. I was having a hard time committing to anything else because, by nature, I am not a high dollar shopper and I don't like to spend large amounts of money on any one thing. Give me a Target clearance rack and I'm happy!
I finally decided to purchase a digital SLR camera. Partly because I've never been happy with the quality of photographs I get from a point and shoot and I regret the day I sold my Canon Rebel, even if it wasn't digital. If you were ever around my dad, you know he was a picture fanatic. Not that he ever had any high quality equipment, but he loved to snap pictures of everything and anyone, no matter how unflattering you might look at the moment. You can't imagine the volume of pictures I sorted through after the funeral. Just for fun, here's one I found that he took when he came to see me the first time at college. I always liked it when family came to see me or Kevin at school. That meant we could eat something other than the cafeteria food or Taco Tico.
The quality is not great, but what did you expect from a scan of a Polaroid? I'd give anything to have my long, thick hair back; and yes, I really was that skinny. I ate like a horse and never could get over 95 pounds. Trust me, there is no chance that I will ever get back into my wedding dress.
Anyway, I thought it appropriate to feed my love of photography with a new camera from my dad in an indirect sort of way. I got a Nikon D40 with 2 lenses and have had tons of fun playing with it. I tortured the children at the park this week since all the pictures I have of them are at least 4 years old. I can do all kinds of cool stuff, most of which I haven't figured out yet, but I love the ability to change a picture to black and white or sepia, in camera. Here's one of my favorite shots:
It was purely accidental; I was just snapping away in the park and caught Kate on the tire swing. I'm not sure what it is exactly about the picture that makes me love it--the innocence or the abstract lines. I just do. Keep checking back throughout the week and I'll share more of my first adventures with my new camera.
I finally decided to purchase a digital SLR camera. Partly because I've never been happy with the quality of photographs I get from a point and shoot and I regret the day I sold my Canon Rebel, even if it wasn't digital. If you were ever around my dad, you know he was a picture fanatic. Not that he ever had any high quality equipment, but he loved to snap pictures of everything and anyone, no matter how unflattering you might look at the moment. You can't imagine the volume of pictures I sorted through after the funeral. Just for fun, here's one I found that he took when he came to see me the first time at college. I always liked it when family came to see me or Kevin at school. That meant we could eat something other than the cafeteria food or Taco Tico.
The quality is not great, but what did you expect from a scan of a Polaroid? I'd give anything to have my long, thick hair back; and yes, I really was that skinny. I ate like a horse and never could get over 95 pounds. Trust me, there is no chance that I will ever get back into my wedding dress.
Anyway, I thought it appropriate to feed my love of photography with a new camera from my dad in an indirect sort of way. I got a Nikon D40 with 2 lenses and have had tons of fun playing with it. I tortured the children at the park this week since all the pictures I have of them are at least 4 years old. I can do all kinds of cool stuff, most of which I haven't figured out yet, but I love the ability to change a picture to black and white or sepia, in camera. Here's one of my favorite shots:
It was purely accidental; I was just snapping away in the park and caught Kate on the tire swing. I'm not sure what it is exactly about the picture that makes me love it--the innocence or the abstract lines. I just do. Keep checking back throughout the week and I'll share more of my first adventures with my new camera.
Mission trips update
Kevin and his team have made it back to the states. They're in AZ till tomorrow. We've had a week's worth of a daily conversation that went something like this:
K: Everything okay there?
Me: Yep, everything okay there?
K: Yep, okay I gotta go, this is costing a fortune.
I was finally able to have an actual conversation with him this afternoon. They were able to lead 48 people to Christ during the week. Woo Hoo! I didn't get much more detail than that, but that was the most important detail. He did say something about a gunfight at 3. I thought gunfights always happened at high noon. They're tacking on a little wild west fun onto the end of their trip and will be traveling home tomorrow afternoon/evening.
Our Cambodia team is also traveling today/tomorrow. Their return trip takes 27 hours. With Kevin out of the office, I haven't been privy to updates this week but as of last Sunday they had 300 salvations and had baptized many of them in the river. Pray for safe travel for both teams and for the 136 youth, including Alyssa and Zac, plus sponsors who will be leaving for Panama City Beach tomorrow evening.
K: Everything okay there?
Me: Yep, everything okay there?
K: Yep, okay I gotta go, this is costing a fortune.
I was finally able to have an actual conversation with him this afternoon. They were able to lead 48 people to Christ during the week. Woo Hoo! I didn't get much more detail than that, but that was the most important detail. He did say something about a gunfight at 3. I thought gunfights always happened at high noon. They're tacking on a little wild west fun onto the end of their trip and will be traveling home tomorrow afternoon/evening.
Our Cambodia team is also traveling today/tomorrow. Their return trip takes 27 hours. With Kevin out of the office, I haven't been privy to updates this week but as of last Sunday they had 300 salvations and had baptized many of them in the river. Pray for safe travel for both teams and for the 136 youth, including Alyssa and Zac, plus sponsors who will be leaving for Panama City Beach tomorrow evening.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Happenings
Still in the midst of our crazy summer, here's what's going on this week. I don't want you to take any free time you might have in your own life for granted. Appreciate every minute of it, for my sake, because I may never have free time again, ever.
Sun am--before the sun is up, we'll take Kevin to the airport for a mission trip to Sonora, Mexico. He's taking a team of 21 people to do VBS and street evangelism along with encouraging the pastor of the church plant there.
Next Sat at 7p.m.--Alyssa and Zac leave for youth camp in Panama City. I'm feeling a little ripped off since I never got to go to youth camp at the beach. I didn't even see a beach till my honeymoon. Okay there was the time when I was three, but that doesn't count since I don't remember it. But I'm not bitter about it, not even a tiny bit.
Next Sat at 10p.m.--Kevin gets back from Mexico, missing Alyssa and Zac by 3 hours. So, they'll go 2 weeks without seeing him.
Sandwiched in between is a lot of laundry, working and taxiing to football and dance. Now, go be a couch potato and be proud of yourself!
Sun am--before the sun is up, we'll take Kevin to the airport for a mission trip to Sonora, Mexico. He's taking a team of 21 people to do VBS and street evangelism along with encouraging the pastor of the church plant there.
Next Sat at 7p.m.--Alyssa and Zac leave for youth camp in Panama City. I'm feeling a little ripped off since I never got to go to youth camp at the beach. I didn't even see a beach till my honeymoon. Okay there was the time when I was three, but that doesn't count since I don't remember it. But I'm not bitter about it, not even a tiny bit.
Next Sat at 10p.m.--Kevin gets back from Mexico, missing Alyssa and Zac by 3 hours. So, they'll go 2 weeks without seeing him.
Sandwiched in between is a lot of laundry, working and taxiing to football and dance. Now, go be a couch potato and be proud of yourself!
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