POTD Feb 1st

Well, kids are home and we have gotten 6 inches of snow overnight and today. So the kids are home and bouncing off the walls. Well except the oldest teenager! She sleeps and sleeps and sleeps. LOL But the other teenager, Trevor that is, actually let me snap a few of him. I just can't believe how grown up he is. I am so glad he let me take his picture. I can't pin him down very often. Ok so here he is...have a great day!!

POTD January 30th

Ok so yesterday it was almost 75 degrees and today uhhhhg 28 degrees, it snowed a bit, and WINDY. OHHH that Kansas wind!! Stinks! So in honor of the cruddy weather here's my POTD! I left it pretty big so if you look REALLY close you can see me in her eye! Isn't that cool?? I thought so. Thanks for stopping by!

POTD January 28th

Yep, I slipped behind. LONG weekend. I did luck out and Emma let me play a little this morning so that is a plus. I can't believe my BABY looks so grown! She's on 4 for goodness sake. Oh well, part of aging(still not dealing well with the one year older thing. LOL)

ok so this first one, is a classic LOOK for her. LOL



This is the one that BLOWSme away!


I PROMISE SHE IS 4!!!

Ok well here's 2 more!! Thanks for stopping by!

POTD January 25th

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! Well official ON the 25th. Don't like it one bit though. Being that it's my 38th, it puts me wayyy too close to the "bleeping" 4 0! uhhhhg I think I will just skip that day! LOL Anyway, not too creative from me today. It hasn't be the greatest. Can I tell you that depression and having teenagers DOES NOT MIX??? Enough said!

This one isn't anything near technically correct but I thought it was funny! After catching Brady continually run his head across the couch in order to see how much static he could get, I decided I had to get a picture of it! Have a great day!!

POTD January 24th

GOODBYE RIGHT ONE...HELLO RUBBY LOVE!

Its a sad sad day. Sam has had his fleece blanket, named "Right one" by him, since he was 8 months old. He is now almost 6 and "Right one" has fallen to the wayside. What is funny is he has always had this sensory thing, where he has to be rubbing soft things. He points these things out to me ALL the time. I mean, he's even pointed out that ear lobes are soft. LOL Anyway, he named his blanket right one because there was one specific fringe that was his go-to. He had that sucker rubbed paper thin I tell ya. Not too long ago he came and showed me, with a smile on his face, that he had cut "Right one" off of his blanket. Now you know that on the 6 year level, he was thinking that by cutting it off he could have "Right one" with him ALL the time but wasn't thinking that it was something very FINAL. My reaction was of shock! I said SAMUEL what have you done. Well he instantly started crying. I felt so bad. He said, "you are mad". I said no, I was just sad for him. Well right one was lost not too long after that so we had to find something that would be a good replacement. Since he's been noticing soft things lately I decided to bring him home this little puppy that was big enough to tote around everywhere. So WELCOME RUBBY LOVE!! OHH and forgot to add...he's chosen Rubby's tail to be the soft thing to rub! LOL

POTD January 23rd

Well I decided to do something fun today. Sam is always willing to do that. That's all I get from him anymore is goofy faces! hehe

POTD January 22

Took a few days off because I was busy with a sick little girl. Emma had a high fever(sometimes getting as high as 104)for almost 5 days. Now she's coughing up all that nasty crud. We ended up taking her to the ER saturday night and they said she had Bronchiolitis. Anyway, think we are on the mend thank goodness.

So this week is words? Man, I had a hard time doing this one. I normally don't take pictures of inanimate objects but I am gonna work on it, seeing how my other subjects have learned to RUN! LOL

My word for today really hits home. I need this little reminder constantly!! Until tomorrow....

POTD January 17th

I decided to take someones advice and try taking this type of picture for a boy valentines picture. I LOVE how it turned out!! Thanks for peeking!

POTD January 16th

Ok I know I posted this one the other day but I did some more playing and I think I like this one EVEN MORE!! I ran Brenda's brown tone over it!!

POTD January 15th

Ok so I decided I wanted to try to make Emma an outfit. I LOVE how it turned out but my best friend says it looks like a clown suit. wahhhhhh So what do you think?

POTD January 14th

Ok I need new subjects! No one wants me to photography them. Even the dogs run! LOL If anyone has any suggestions on what my next lens should be, I would LOVE some input! I have the Sony Apha A100. The lenses I have right now are my kit lens 18-70, 50mm 1.7 and 75-300 zoom lens. I seriously need something I can use in low light but can also use out side. See I'm clueless. Anyway, any suggestions would be great! So I was able to get a COUPLE of pics out of Emma today. No rhyme nor reason for this one. I just thought it was a great angle. I ran Jess's White Chocolate bnw action over it and sharpened.

50mm IS0400 f/2.2
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POTD Jan 13th

My only willing subject today! My middle son Brady. Poor kid! I always pick on him when I know no one else will cooperate. I just love photography him because of his eyes!!! Thanks for peeking and CC!! **I just noticed I am way into the angle thing. I better fix that huh? LOL**

For PPing, I cropped it in, then I used Jess's Color Me Happy action and Vintage photo action and adjusted it to my liking. Then I ran Jess's Major Sharpener and waalaaa!
18-70mm ISO200 f/5.6
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POTD January 12th

Oops missed a day! No worries!
We were able to get outside today!! Just for a little while. It was sunny but still chilly. Emma didn't stay out too long. It amazes me what my boys will endure though for the love of playing. Well here's my POTD for today! I am testing out Jess's new actions that are debuting on monday!!! They are so yummy!! I recommend them to anyone!

I used my 18-70mm lens ISO200 f/6.3 ---oh and I used Color Me Happy on the first one and Retro Vintage on the second.

POTD January 10th

Yep working through some other pictures I took last night. How does my bw conversion? I am working in PSE 6.0 and trying to find a good "fit" for bw conversion. Thanks for peeking!

Same specs from last night!

POTD January 9th

I really want to FOCUS on the fun times! Enjoy my kids more and stress out about the other "stuff" less. With 5 kids, bathtime has always been more of a chore around here. Gotta step back and enjoy the one on one time more. Won't be much longer and I won't have that. With Emma being the last of 5, I am really getting hit with that realization lately.

50mm ISO400 f/3.5...had a little fun PSing this one! Thanks for peeking!

POTD January 8th

These too are so rotten but stinkin' cute! Uhhg sometimes I just wanna....anywho...I was able to get a few shots. I worked on FOCUS on these. Thanks in advance for CC!

50mm lens ISO400 f/3.5

POTD January 7th

Ok was playing a little in PSE and came up with this one. Whatcha think??

POTD January 6th

I took pictures of my friends daughters wedding reception and when the girls were getting ready. I told her I just wasn't wanting to do the wedding. So she hired someone to do the wedding itself. Anyway, I am still going through the pictures. This one was taken when the girls were getting ready. I realized afterwards my white balance was off but thank goodness for PS. LOL What do you think of the conversion on this one? I thought it was a pretty good shot. Thanks for the CC!

50mm ISO800 f/3.5

POTD January 5th

I'm still working on flash. I got my oldest son to play along this time.

18-70mm lens f/5.6 ISO400

Newly found!

I was going through my photos and came across this one of my 2 younger boys. I PSed it and am totally in love! Thanks for taking a peek!

50mm ISO400 f/5.6

January 2nd!!

Ok so I missed a day! No worries! Took the one of Emma. I LOVE how clear her eyes are in it. I am really trying to work on focus. CC Welcome!

Sony A100 50mm f2.5 ISO400