Toothless Tate's Photo Shoot (May 2011)

Before I move on to new topics, I thought that you might like to see some of Tate's 2011 photos. I did his earlier this year, right before it got too hot to do anymore "fancy" outdoor photos. This is why his brothers had to wait for their pics. It was WAY too hot in OK, this summer!!! Tate had just lost his two front teeth when I took these, and I was determined to capture the magic of his toothless grin. That was a once in a lifetime opportunity. :) 

Without further a-do,

Tate's photos:

(Grandmom gave him that book about a year before she passed away.)

(Do you see why he gets away with so much?)

Pretty cool shadow.

Pretty awesome day.

Please excuse me, while I go into the full-on mom cry. That was my last "baby" to lose his two front teeth.

*sniffle*

*sob*

Would you mind letting me know how to turn back the hands of time? That would be most excellent. I'd be your BFF 4ever!

Cheering you on & checking the fuel gauge,

Layla

Wordless Wednesday

Jot it Down Tuesdays (Grumpies, Happies & Pics)

Today was chaos with a side of hurricane. 

We know that warm days are going to be far and few, so we had to seize the day. It was Skyler's turn for photos. Taking a teen's photos, with two siblings in tow, no help, no money for "fun" snacks (pay day is tomorrow), 35 MPH winds, high sun, and said teen developing a severe headache, is like teaching a cat how to whistle, while neatly painting it's claws hot pink, after you gave it a bath. Oh, and the museum that we were going to walk through for school today: CLOSED.

Nice.

*sigh*

But, hey, I still think we got some great pics.

(These will look better after I auto-correct them. Please forgive the wash-out.)

As I jot down my grumpies, I must also jot down my happies.

We found a FREE museum that was open.

We found our way to a park that was out of the wind.

I captured these last shots there...

...right before the big guy's head was about to explode. Skyler fakes a better headache smile than I do, for sure!

Not gonna check my grammar today. Just jotting it down.

I hope you'll still come back tomorrow.

I'll take a Happy Pill...

I promise.

Cheering you on & checking the fuel gauge,

Layla

P.S. If you would like to link up with a bunch of bloggers for some Free Writing Fun, please visit Heather at the EO. I'd be honored if you would read my last (non-grumpy) entry.

Manic Monday (In Pictures)

Today was one of those Mondays.

Grrr...

So, instead of giving in, we took the day off of school and went to Bricktown. I decided to capture Blayne on film. Tate already had his photos taken earlier this summer, when his two front teeth were missing.

Tomorrow, Skyler will be my next victim.

(The lighting was not agreeing with us, 

so I took about 100 pics. I liked about 50. 

I hope that ratio is normal. If not, please don't tell me.)

(This one was just for giggles.)

Did you do anything out of the ordinary today? If so, please share. It's nice to know that there are others out there who don't always have it all together (which is rare, of course).



Cheering you on & checking the fuel gauge,
Layla

P.S. I wanted to leave you with a word of encouragement. These pics were taken with a very cheap point & shoot camera. I have NO experience, no training, and not a lot of confidence. I have not cropped, or color corrected these pics yet, and I realize that one was proportionally off...but I still liked it. If you are on a very tight budget, and cannot afford professional photos (like us), take the leap. If you have a digital camera, the worst thing that can happen is that you will spend the day looking at your beautiful child through a lens, without spending a dime. I'd say that's not a half bad way to spend any day of the week.