Toes (189/366)


It was an early start to my day because I wanted to get down to my old neighborhood to visit with my friend Nicole.  Just over two months ago Nicole and her husband Mark started their family with addition of a son named Spencer.  Because I was in the "area" I wanted to make sure I got to visit with them and snap some shots of the handsome lil man.

He was awake when I arrived and I got to get in a little baby fix (very lil because those days are done for me) but it was fun to have to a chance to travel back in time.  Both mine are way out of diapers and bottles and have moved on to sports and attitudes...LOL

So I had a grand time with Nicole and Spencer before I had to head back to Pittsburgh.  I was stuck on which shot I like that best that I decided to make this a two'fer again.  He is just too cute that I had to share more than his tiny little feet!

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails, THAT'S what little boys are made of.

Chair (188/366)

I decided to incorporate the July photo challenge into my blog periodically. Today was "chair" and I knew just the chair.

Since I was back in my hometown again and spending the night at my niece's home, it had to be this chair.

It was from my Dad's house and he lived it and both my kids often fought over it to sleep in when we visited.

Just brought back some great memories and with Dad's birthday so close, it just seemed right. The best part? No kids to fight with so I can sleep in it tonight!!

Thanks Daddy!

We Are Family! (187/366)

The only thing better than a game with the kids is a game with the family.

Today we are spending the Mets/Phillies game with their Aunt Christine, Uncle Jimmy and cousins Jessica, Kelsey, Emily and Jamie!!

Let's Go Phillies!!!

Ava (186/366)

What a great day we had in NJ with my niece, Kristin and her family.  The kids played, swam, ate and then swam some more and had all the fun we used to have as kids at a typical 4th of July picnic.  It was also nice for me to break up the drive from DC to NY.

When I first got there, I asked Ava (my great niece) if I could take her picture and she told me NO, but as you can see, she has no shortages of smiles when my camera was up.  So much so that I loved these two shots so much that I could not make up my mind.....so it's a Two'fer for the 4th!

The camera loves you Ava, keep smiling!

Remembering (185/366)

The kids and I starting our busy July which usually means a lot of driving and traveling to new places.  I can't call this vacation (yet) because I am still on the go.  Today brought us to our Nation's capitol.  We got to DC about 12:30, got to our hotel, parked and headed over to Union Station to do the Trolley Tour.  Since this was a quick visit, this was our way of getting a taste for it all.  I really need to bring the kids back here for a long weekend so we can do it properly and I can get up close and personal with all the city has to offer.

This is the Lincoln Memorial and was the one that I got the closest too while the Trolley took us all around.
With our Nation's birthday less than a few hours away, I felt this was the best part of my day.

I am proud to be an American.  Now if we could just get our government to feel the same way and stop screwing things up!  I think they are taking lesson from some of the KO school board members, but that is a story for another day.

Happy Birthday America!

First Sighting! (184/366)

Just yesterday my neighbors asked if I had seen any hummingbirds in our new feeder yet.  Nope not yet, but it was up only a week.  So this morning, knowing it was going to be an ugly day I took a few minutes outside watching the birds in the bird feeder and just before I leave to go get ready for work, I am blessed with this little beauty!

Looking forward to when my neighbors flowers start to burst as she said they are definite hummingbird magnets.  That and my new camera and lens so I can get a closer view of these lovely little flying friends!

Like the hummingbird sipping nectar from every flower, I fly joyfully through my days, seeing beauty in everything.
~Amethyst Wyldfyre

Halfway! (183/366)

That's right friends and fellow readers, it's the official midway point of 2012.  Six months in the books and what have I gotten accomplished?

1.  6 months of my 365 project done.
2.  Trained 2 employees at the office to take on the duties I was filling in on when someone left.
3.  Both kids completed the school year with successful grades and honors!
4.  Cleaned out and planted my butterfly garden.
5.  Took on a Monthly Photo Challenge.

I am sure there are more things I could add to the list, but its been a day.  I started off with the nastiest smelling stuff on the earth to help protect my flowers from the ever hungry deer in our area.  Liquid Fence.  For as bad as it smells it better work!

Here is one of my other cone flowers and apparently they are a bit rough for the deer pallet because they have left them alone so far.

So what have you accomplished in the first half of 2012 and what's in store for the second half?