catch the moment: week 3

Posted on January 22, 2015 by mommyinthemidwest

Week three: Done. We’re well into 2015 now and I still find myself hitting 2-0-1-4 over and over at work. Have you adjusted yet?

Linking up with Mindi at Stavish Stills Photography, Carrie at My Life, Our Journey, and Stephanie at Behind the Camera and Dreaming.

015/365: Thursday, January 15th. I took advantage of the deserted road and snapped this on my way home from work.

016/365: Friday, January 16th. We had friends over for dinner and the boys enjoyed giving each other “check-ups.” Everyone’s blood pressure was really good but unfortunately, shots had to be administered all the way around.

017/365: Saturday, January 17th. The boys tried ice skating for the first time! {Planning} (I cringe as I type that, knowing that my ‘plans’ to blog about various things lately have not really worked out) on writing more about their lack of effort when trying new things.

018/365: Sunday, January 18th. My cousin and her little cousin were visiting. Typical weekend scene around my house…Lego messes everywhere you look!

019/365: Monday, January 19th. The same stretch of road on my way home from work Monday afternoon. Apparently I forgot that I took a picture in the same area but oh well…I wanted to remember this glorious 50 degree winter day. Such surprising, unseasonable, happy-making, beautiful weather!

020/365: Tuesday, January 20th. My new obsession…these yogurt covered pretzels from the bulk bins at Fresh Thyme. Maybe not the healthiest snack, but after 45 minutes of Spin class and a 90 minute workout of grocery shopping, I felt that I earned it!

021/365: Wednesday, January 21st. They were playing some made up game that involved dumping water from a cup onto superhero action figures, yelling “chocolate milk,” and laughing hysterically every few seconds. I wasn’t tracking… couldn’t follow along. Didn’t understand the object of the game. I asked for the rules and was swiftly denied. So I’m guessing it had something to do with poop.

I like day 017/365 – Dexter ice skating! Which photo is your favorite this week?

xo,

~C~

catch the moment: week 2

Posted on January 15, 2015January 17, 2015 by mommyinthemidwest

Our second week of 2015 was largely uneventful and for that, we are grateful. I think I was on my 2nd or 3rd separate illness by this time last year. Unfortunately, we only made it 10 days into 2015 before someone in this family puked (Dexter) but that was better than the measly 8 hours we made it last year (Dexter). I was being greedy and hoping for a full month…

But enough about puke.

Linking up with Mindi at Stavish Stills Photography, Carrie at My Life, Our Journey, and Stephanie at Behind the Camera and Dreaming.

008/365: Thursday, January 8th.

I took this one in the morning, before heading off to pre-school. Mr. Handsome’s ears had been covered up by longer hair for a couple months until the night before, when he and Dexter got haircuts. I couldn’t stop looking at his cute little grown-up self.

009/365: Friday, January 9th.

Just another picture of Theo, taken shortly after we got home from school. His profile. So sweet. I could just eat him up!

010/365: Saturday, January 10th.

It was Christmas un-decorating day. Our first weekend home since before Christmas. It felt good to put everything away and start over with a clean slate…

011/365: Sunday, January 11th.

…so I could decorate for Valentine’s Day! I’m so in love with our new mantel and having a lot of fun attempting to decorate it.

012/365: Monday, January 12th.

A quick, late, fast-food dinner from Wendy’s and Dexter was still recovering from not feeling well on Saturday. Here he is, trying to give his plain cheeseburger away! No thank you!

013/365: Tuesday, January 13th.

Bubbles and friends in the bath.

014/365: Wednesday, January 14th.

They have literally taken over a quarter of our living room with their ever-expanding Lego collection. Truly, I don’t mind. It won’t always be this way. I’ll miss this one day. I’m thankful for the 2 little boys, their passion for Legos, and having enough space in our home to dedicate to their interests.

Has anyone in your family been sick yet this year? I am hoping we have a healthier year. As you can see, we stuck pretty close to home and didn’t have too many exciting adventures this week. Unless you count Lego Spider-man taking off to his mountain retreat for the weekend, Gorilla Grodd knocking Batman off the cliff into the ocean, or Lego Hulk destroying his lab…

~C~

catch the moment: week 1

Posted on January 8, 2015January 9, 2015 by mommyinthemidwest

Here we go again. I am starting a new Catch the Moment 365 project this year, where my goal is to take at least 1 photo on my DSLR camera EVERY DAY for a year and share 7 pictures weekly here on my blog. I just successfully completed my first Project 365 in 2014 and now that I know how to do it, it’s not nearly as daunting as it was when I tried and failed in 2012.

It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I. Hate. Winter. Not just because of the bitter cold here in Indiana, but because the days are so short. For taking pictures, winter is a disaster. Sure, it can be pretty at times with freshly fallen snow covering the trees, rooftops, and barns around here, but when it comes to taking pictures of my kids, I really only get the chance when there’s no natural light 5 out of 7 days per week.

This year, Mindi from Simply Stavish, Stephanie from Behind the Camera and Dreaming, and Carrie from My Life-Our Journey are hosting the link up. Feel free to join in! You can share your photos on your blog, instagram, and/or facebook. The private Facebook Catch the Moment 365 group is AMAZING and great for support and keeping yourself motivated.

Enough chit chat, let’s get to the first week of pictures for 2015!

001/365: Thursday, January 1st.

We made it to my mom’s house in Tennessee Thursday afternoon and celebrated Christmas with my side of the family. This present-palooza was our third Christmas and we are still trying to figure out where to put all the boys’ new things. Time to do another sweep of this house for baby books and toys!

002/365: Friday, January 2nd.

My sweet baby niece turned two on the 6th but we celebrated her birthday at Froyoz of Powell with some sweet treats and presents. She is precious and growing so fast! We were just down there over Thanksgiving and I swear she’s grown and changed in just over a month.

003/365: Saturday, January 3rd.

One of the gifts the boys received at my mom’s was a Magic School Bus volcano science kit. We decided to bust it out and try a few experiments. The boys REALLY enjoyed trying the different ingredients to see what would create the best lava.

004/365: Sunday, January 4th.

Back home in Indiana…Theo could not wait to open another one of his presents…a Star Wars Lego set. This was something that he asked Santa for but didn’t get. I was worried he’d be upset on Christmas day. I had tried to warn him ahead of time that Santa would only get him one big gift, Lego sets are expensive, etc. He was very understanding. Never even mentioned it on Christmas Day. The day after he had said “you know Mommy, it’s okay that I didn’t get AT-AT because I can just ask for it again next year.” You should have seen his face when he opened this at my mom’s. I wish I’d had my camera but there was just too much going on and the moment got away from me. Needless to say, he was overjoyed.

005/365: Monday, January 5th.

I was at the gym after I knew the boys would already be in bed. Hadn’t taken a picture yet that day. Our first big snow, and part of a winter weather advisory, was beginning to fall. I sat in my vehicle for a couple of minutes, responding to a couple of texts and thinking about what I would take a picture of when I snapped this. I originally thought I’d focus on the YMCA sign (the white blurry rectangle) but instead got this. I love the blur of the traffic lights in the background behind the focused precipitation on the window.

006/365: Tuesday, January 6th.

Aaaand this. This was the result of our big winter weather advisory. About an inch of snow. I stopped in the middle of the (deserted) road on my way to work to snap this.

007/365: Wednesday, January 7th.

Haircut time!

And we’re off… one week down, fifty-one to go. 🙂

~C~