365 Day PhotoChallenge Day #2......

Why do they look at you so PERFECTLY when you are shooting under terrible conditions? My ISO was still pretty high tonight- 3200, s/s still low 1/60th and below, even with a wide ap..Not good child or baby shooting settings.. your going to get grain as well as motion blur... Sometimes we love it, sometimes it would be nice to just have those perfect sharp eyes and gorgeous color.... He's still perfect to me, though...



And these were shot last night... J's new toy and him 'flying' it...





And as promised one from our vacation...J peeping over, just quick enough for Me to snap it...He peaked and left...



And, the same with a little film grain added..



Tomorrow I will try to get outside and take a few pics. Now that J is walking it 'should' be a little easier.

Thanks for looking,
~Mis

A New Year!! Time just flies by..

2006 is gone and 2007 is here. Baby J turned a year old back in November and Christmas has come and gone. Our nice winter vacation is over and it is time to settle into a new year. Many make New Year's Resolutions hoping to make a 'change' for the new year. I don't know that I want to 'make' a New Year's Resolution. I think I just want to keep doing what I love to do. I love being a wife, a mother, a daughter, a daughter-in-law, a sister, a sister-in-law an aunt and a friend. I have ALL I need, right? I have faith in God, and that can get you anything you need.

A group of photographer friends have come together to post 365 days of photos. Challenging each other to get their cameras out everyday for 365 days. I have joined the challenge, as I usually do take a pic everyday, I am just terrible at blogging everyday, but I will try to do this. So those that check my blog will need to check back ofter and see how I am doing.

I have many pics I will be sharing of the next few days, many from our vacation and even some ond ones I found while digging through my old files. So who knows what you will be seeing..

Baby J got this adorable little transmission fluid can bank from his wonderful Uncle Eddie in FL, he enjoyed walking around the room letting everyone fill it up.





B had so much fun playing in the ocean and sand...





Our favorite dog...Toby..the only dog I will pet, I am just not a dog lover and Toby has been such a good little dog for the boys to get to play with.



And one from the past....Little L with those beautiful eyes of his...



And now my Day 1 Photochallenge- taken last night about 10PM - yes the boys were still up, my bad... I have been forcing myself to just use the camera and not rely on the flash. My camera has the option of shooting with a high ISO, up to 3200. You get more grain, but heh I love the grain... so here's two from last night, one of D and one of L. D was handing me his left over lunch money .15 and L was just playing on the floor and decided himself that Mommy was allowed to take his picture. So of course you grab that chance when they 'want' to look at you.




Thanks for coming to peak at my blog, and remember to keep coming back.....

~Mis

WOW!! One month since my last post..BOY am I doing bad at this...

I have LOTS of pics to make up for it though.. So here you go, the last month in review..





And for those that do not know- Luke collects pop tabs..so save them up, he loves getting them. He has been putting them in baggies to take to the Children's Hospital...















Sorry for the delay in the update....

There's always one in a group.....

Who can't get along with the others...
Here is a funny little outtake from a 'shoot' with Brian. I was trying to capture Brian's newly 'open' area in his mouth - YES, he lost a tooth. He came home from school, with his little tooth in a 'treasure box', and boy was he excited. Seems he and a good buddy of his lost a tooth today.

Well here's my adorable little guy with his missing tooth....and one of my big guy who seems to not be able to get along with the others...LOL.. actually I told Daniel to entertain Luke while I photographed Brian, and this was his interpretation of 'entertain'....

He's 9...and a half....

WOW...Has it really been 9 years since Daniel was born? Time has gone by so fast. Here are some recent shots of Daniel. He is so sweet..when it comes to helping Mommy practice with her camera. But man has he grown up..

And just so you know..these tracks are ONLY used on the weekends for the specials running through the Cuyahoga Valley...So he was in NO danger of a train coming...

I think I have the 4 dirtiest little boys...

My middle two guys just need to walk outside and BAM the dirt sticks to them. The oldest doesn't intend to get dirty, but the dirt finds him too. They have been digging a hole, and now it is approximately 4 feet in diameter and about 2 feet deep. WOW.. They are woking on the tunnels for their hole now.

And if ya'll didn't know there are ONLY 83 more days until Christmas..
SOOOO.....

We will Never Forget...

On this special day, September 11, 2006 I know we need no reminders back to September 11, 2001. We can not live in fear, we can not live in hate and we can not live in anger. We CAN live with LOVE, with LIFE and with GOD... He will protect ALL who believe in HIM, all who LOVE HIM and give their lives to HIM.... I want to THANK Him today for all I have and all I have not, and for HIS love, for without it I could not have life...

"God Bless America,
Land that I love
Stand beside her,
And guide her,
Through the night
With the light from above...."
- Irving Berlin

Mis

This 10 month old sure can move....

I had the privilege to photograph this gorgeous 10 month old boy. And BOY can he move and move FAST. I had a very hard time keeping up with him. Joseph has a walker which he moves very fast in, so fast we call it his runner, but this little guy could outcrawl Joseph in his runner!!

Thanks fir letting me have the joy of photographing your little boy..it was a blast...

Little Luke...

Here is a shot of Luke that truly show off how gorgeous his eyes are....

And here is a shot of the baby I got yesterday..could life get any better than this???


And, I thought I would share here the entry that won me first place out the Summit County Fair for Black & White Child/Children.


Mis

Boys and Bubbles..

Dan created some bubbles the other day with PURE soap. LOTS of bubbles..

They landed everywhere...

Can you see someone looking at YOU!!

Hope you have a WONDERFUL bubbly day..

Mis

Well, it's official Dan and I are OLD...

Our niece has made us OLD... I really thought turning 30 was terrible, just kind of put me over the hill, you know.. but NO..I didn't get OLD until last night when I officially realized that I am old. My niece is now married. How did we get so old to have married nieces? Where did the time go?

This niece is very special to me. When I met her she was a little squirt with long hair, glasses and cute as can be. For a short period of time she and her mother lived with ME, and I would watch her play her Nintendo, or watch the Lion King over and over. She was just a little girl, MY little girl and now she is grown and married! And that leaves her Aunt Miscie OLD.

Well last night at her reception I snapped a few pics and I thought I would share them here with everybody..

Check out the cutie hiding behind the cake..Hope your arm feels better, buddy...

Congratulations C & J, WE LOVE YOU and are very proud of you..Never forget that..

And on last photo to share..The kids had a blast on this awesome OLD merry-go-round..