Christmas Round 1

We had "Christmas Round 1" over the weekend with my family since my brother was in town. I have a few photos to share, but the rest are on my brother's camera. (I was having trouble with our camera while we opened presents, but it is fine now.)

We kept the decorations and dinner simple this year. The dogs begged for some ham, and Alex enjoyed the "scalloped" corn. Alex is enjoying new toys and books, and I have some new crafty toys. I am looking forward to the rest of our Christmas celebrations!

one weekend 2 shots (October 29-31)

Frida and Paddy are pictured on Friday, October 29 waiting to go outside and bark. Sometimes they stick together, but other times they like their space. They are a funny pair.


Alex is pictured on Sunday, October 31 in his Halloween shirt, which says, "All My Friends Are Monsters." He had fun playing with the shape shorter. I put it away months ago when all he would do is chew on the shapes. He is much better at shorting them now.

one weekend 2 shots (August 14-15)

For the last couple of years I have heard interesting ideas about taking a photo a day to document your life. Some scrapbookers and photographers have done a great job with this. Some call it Photo of the Day (POTD) or Project 365. Check out Becky Higgin's website for a product called Project Life and The Fugal Girl 365 to see how one blogger documents here life in a daily photo. I knew that I would struggle to take a photo everyday, but I might try out Project Life at some point since it is a flexible system. I am a sporadic photographer even though I try to keep my camera handy. Even Ali Edward's A Week in the Life album seemed like too big of a task for me at this time. (Maybe I'll try that one in the future.)

I was listening to my favorite podcast, The Paperclipping Roundtable, when I heard about an idea that might work for me. Dedra Long, scrapbooker and blogger, has started one weekend 2 shots, and I am going to jump in and try this out. I already take most of my photos on the weekend. I love all of the time that I get to spend with my family (and sometimes friends too) on the weekends.

Here is my first installment:
Saturday, August 14, 2010

I had been reorganizing Alex's toys to move out the baby toys that he has outgrown. Even with some toys removed, they were still overflowing the bins that I had in the family room. I stumbled upon this toy shelf on sale at Target, and it has been a great purchase. I enjoy my home more when things are picked up and organized.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

It has been hot all summer, but now it is really hot. This is how the dogs are coping with a hot afternoon. This is Paddy's first summer in San Antonio.

What's on our Camera?

Here are more random photos that were on our camera:
1. I looked out Alex's window yesterday to see Paddy drinking the water off of the hot tub cover. Yes, we give Paddy water, but she prefers outside water. What is she going to do when we finally remove the hot tub?
2. Frida is hanging out on the deck.
3. John and Alex are reading Linux magazines.
4. A funny picture of Alex