Category Archives: My Family

Watching the sunrise and listening to stories

I set up my tripod a little bit too late on this morning so I was afraid he would not want in any shots.

He sits with me every morning right when he wakes up.

It is pretty much the only time he is still all day…

I knew I could get lots of light in his face if I pointed out the sun rising over the trees.

We watched it peeking out of the clouds together.

I thought I would be able to get a shot with my oldest when he got up but he wanted to tell me a story instead.

It required acting it out.

He apparently got up just like a transformer this morning.

This is the reality of most of my shots.

Waiting for the boys to want to join me.

I do not force it, I just try to make it fun.

“Come here, I want to show you to see the sunrise peeking through the clouds!”

They see the camera so they know what I really want but thankfully they still indulge me.

Check out Emily at the Anderson crew for more inspiration to get in the shot.

Our Days

Our days have been filled with:

Park visits (we make them walk!)

muffin eating (when we are short on easy foods so I have to make something)

hiking

pretty flowers from outside

digging in the mud

soccer

and of course lots of school!

What have your days been filled with?

A Treasure Hunt!

I was supposed to get this done last month when we were studying explorers…

Better late then never, right?

I had grand plans on putting together an elaborate treasure hunt for them but in reality I just woke up and wrote out directions.

I knew it was either now or never.

They had to know how to use a compass and what direction the sun sets and rises.

We have an animal tracks kit.

I wanted to use the littleĀ  footprints that came with it to make them in the ground but none of the footprints were showing up in our dirt.

I just laid it on top and gave up…

They still got it and enjoyed it so no big deal!

They found the treasure!

Yes, it is chocolate.

I find treasure and chocolate to be pretty much the same thing…

Don’t worry I kept some back for myself before putting it in the treasure box.