Day 157

How to turn a kind of cool, but nothing special kind of photograph into something fun? Play around with the white balance and tint. Insta-fun.

Day 156

My new favorite family photo. We are so urban :) And, my boys are so sweet to humor me.

Day 155

For the past 2 1/2 years, Liam has had an intense aversion to swings . . . he wouldn't even LOOK in their direction. Right around the time he turned 3 (3 months ago), he started to take notice of them again, catching their eye, albeit briefly, from across a crowded playground. "Do you want to go on the swing, Liam?" I asked gently and encouragingly, and to which he replied quickly and definitively, "No!" The window slammed shut, and his attention returned to sand and slides. Recently, he's mustered up enough courage to SIT on the swing, and at sparse interludes, allow me to push him . . . but "NOT TOO FAST!!" On Saturday, we hiked through the woods while Liam had a little off road experience with his bike, to this cool park nestled in the redwoods. I'm not sure how it happened because Liam and Keegan pretty much dusted me and my torn ACL, but when I finally caught up to them, Keegan was pushing Liam on the swing. For the next hour, Liam would not STOP swinging, asking to go higher, faster, to be pushed again and again. That Daddy influence is just oh so powerful.

Day 154 (revised #)

Day 154

My child . . . a.k.a. poster child for Miam Miam Lounge. Blood Orange frozen yogurt: YUM.

Day 153

Day 152

I was supposed to go to Liam's school today and start taking portrait photographs of the 30 students there. I had planned to do them outside so the rain was a complete disappointment. I postponed until next week and am keeping my fingers crossed for good weather as it will be our last chance before school lets out the following week. At any rate, I decided to do a little practicing on my own rascal-y preschooler. This is a new little game I call, "Do you see the dinosaur in my camera?!" Ummm . . . . can you say, "Works like a charm." This is the cutest, most genuine, smiley "portrait" photograph I've taken of him in weeks. Of course he said he did see the dinosaur. I wonder out of 30 students, how many will see it. I'm betting all 30 actually.