December

Well, I'm going to go out on a limb and pick the topic and concept for December. Please feel free to post as many or as few pictures as you like.

Topic: My Favorite Things

Concept: Rule of Thirds


Have Fun!

Change of Plans

As you have probably noticed, our bloggers have been dropping like flies over the last month or so.  We are all busy moms and some of us have just been too busy to take photos and post.  So, we have decided to change our plan a little going forward.  Beginning with December, we will now have one topic and one concept for the whole month.  We hope that this will give us more time to explore different concepts and a chance to come up with some really great photos.  Stay Tuned...

Week 25 - Amy

Family

Daddy and daughter at the Thanksgiving feast after church.

Friends

The Indians were good friends to the pilgrims and taught them what they needed to know to survive.

Home

We have lots of fun in our home. On this night the kids were sword fighting with balloon swords and milk jug helmets  They also made catapults to fire mini marshmallows.

Food

This was the first course of a four course meal that I made for the Autumn Feast at work. The soup does not look very appealing, but it tasted really good. 

Clothes

The kids got new clothes and were very pleased with getting to look so snazzy. 

Wealth

Working in the kitchen at work, the place God uses to provide my wealth. 

Health

This is from Tirion's last hospital stay in March. We are very thankful for her health and that she has not had to go back in for ten months.

Week 24 - Amy

The Beatles

A Day In The Life

I decided to cook a duck this week. I had to go to the store and told my husband that I needed the duck as dry as he could get it. He asked what he should use and I told him to use paper towels  When I came back, this is what I found. He had a little fan blowing up into the cavity and a box fan for the outside. He said that the paper just stuck to the duck.

Come Together

Several people come together for this co-op style group of wonderful food called Bountiful Baskets. I got all of this for just $16.50. 5 potatoes, 5 ears of corn, 7 bananas, 2 one pound bags of carrots, 5 tomatoes, 1 green tomato, 2 mini watermelons, 1 honeydew, 1 pineapple, 1 bunch of celery and 1 head romaine lettuce.

Fixing A Hole

Filling the cracks that ran through the door-jamb.

The Long And Winding Road

The freeway coming off the mountain down into the valley.

Something

I've seen a lot of the little boy peeing stickers, but never one like this. My friend and I were driving when we were stopped at a light behind this person. I saw the sticker and told her that I had to get a picture of it. Just then the light changed, so we followed the car into the parking lot at Wal-Mart. We followed everywhere she went. She looked like she was parking, so I tried to take a picture. She started driving again, so we followed her. She finally parked and we stopped right behind her, blocking her in. I jumped out to get a good picture. When she got out I apologized for stalking her and told her why we were following her. She thought it was funny and told us where she got the sticker.

When I'm Sixty-Four

I love to sing and play instruments. I hope that I am still doing that when I'm 64.

Woman

Not the greatest picture, but this is my new do I got this week.

Week 25 - The List

I'm going to keep it simple this week.  In keeping with the theme of the season, let's examine the things we are most thankful for:


FAMILY


FRIENDS


HOME


FOOD


CLOTHES


WEALTH


HEALTH

Week 24 - Aisha

 

 

 

Week 24

 

This week was fun! We had our elections, Movie night, school projects, my girls shopping weekend with Ashli, and a busy week at work. I didn't know if I was going to have the photos needed for this week but when looking back, I realized I did.

 

 

 

 

 

A day in the life.....

I take my oldest to Kindergarten every morning at 7:50am and my youngest to Preschool (at the same school) at the same time on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On those days I pick Travis up at 11:00 and Ben up at 3:00pm every day. 4-5 times a month I also do recess duty and help out in the lunch room. So on a normal day in the life of... me,this is where you will likley find me two, three, or even four times a day. 

Come together

This is a photo of the table I made with my Son, Ben's, Kindergarten class. I am one of the room Mothers and we had to make a project to sell at the school auction. I put so much time into it, I just had to win it that night, and I did!

 

 

 

We all came together to vote this week. Even though, as a Republican, I was not happy with the outcome. I am happy that I live in a Country where the right to vote is a normality!

 

 

 

 

Fixing a hole

In our family, the best way to fix a hole is to fill it!! :)

 

 

A long and winding road

Well...I didn't have a photo for this but when looking through my edited work, I found my edits fit the theme! Amazingly, I didn't edit this to fit the theme...just happened that way! :)

 

 

 

 

 

Something

 

 

 

 

When I'm sixty four

 

When I'm sixty four, I want a cake with the correct number of candles on it! I don't want the 6 and the 4. Also, I want to be able to blow them all out!!! (This is my husbands Birthday cake)

 

 

 



week 23-Bobbie

Orange
Draven at Orchard Market picking out his own pumpkin for the very first time

 

 

Candy
 

 

 

Night/Glow

On my front porch this was even better in person

Scary

Kaylynce loves to draw faces this one is a little creepy though :)

Costumes

Kaylynce dressed up at Strawberry Short Cake and Draven as a Garden Gnome here were visiting aunt Erin at work

Excited

 

Week Twenty Three - Ashli

This week was hard for me.  I was very busy getting the final touches on the boys costumes and helping out with their Halloween parties at preschool.  Most of my photos came from the school party on Wednesday and our trip to the Doctor and to play at the park on Friday.  I don't think these are my best photos ever, but it's what  I came up with.  Hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween!

Orange - I had too many to choose from!  I ended up choosing these three: 

Thursday evening I attended a leadership training for my MOPS group.  These are our fall table scapes. 

One of the many, many geese at Milham Park in Portage.  This photo could also fall under "Scary,"  as my kids were scared of them, and I am not a huge fan of them either. 

Quinn's teachers decided to try and be a little healthier for their Halloween celebration - we made pumpkin smoothies!  Yum!  

Scary:

Quinn had to go to the Dr. for his well child visit - he was scared he was going to have to get shots.  All turned out well, no shots! 

Night:

The Dark Night

Costume:

Caleb's home made Stormtrooper costume - it was a lot of work, but he got so many compliments, it was worth it! 

Glow:

This was a leaf at the playground.  The sun was shining through a plastic window of the play structure.  I thought it looked really cool.  

Week 24 - The List

Week 24

The Beatles

The Beatles are my favorite band, so I have chosen song titles by them for this week's list.

A Day In The Life

Come Together

Fixing A Hole

The Long And Winding Road

Something

When I'm Sixty-Four

Woman

Week 23 - Amy

Week 23

Well, this week was Halloween. We let the kids go trick-or-treating for the first time this year. Our town has trick-or-treating at the downtown businesses, so that's what we took the kids to. Tirion was so excited about it that she would start skipping as soon as she saw the next open door. When she came out she would say, with great excitement, "Daddy, I got candy!!" Shane and I giggled the whole time. Half of my pictures are from that one event. Tirion was a super hero (she just wanted to wear a cape), Dag was the Incredible Hulk and Kieric claimed that he was a bow assassin (he had on a hooded robe and carried a bow and arrow, he looked like friar Tuck).

Orange

I just loved how the leaves looked on the path.

Candy

This was the candy bowl at the Rainbow Cafe.

Scary

This was a kid that was trick-or-treating downtown. I thought his costume was pretty scary, so I asked him if I could take his picture.

Night

I love how the clouds moving in front of the moon look like a bird.

Costume

I couldn't believe how many people commented on Dag's Hulk costume. He was a real hit. Several of the people giving out candy just had the kids pick their own out of the bowl. Dag couldn't do that because of his fists. They would ask him which one he wanted so that they could get it for him. Then he would try to point with his fist at a piece of candy. It was pretty comical.

Glow

The morning sun coming up over the buildings on our street.

Excitement

Tirion has finally started to take to potty training. She was completely dry and clean all day on Saturday. I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and the end to diapers. Hooray!!

Weeks 22 & 23 - Melissa

Yep, that's right.  I am posting two weeks this time.  Last week got away from me (as it always does) with the combination of Halloween and Tyler's birthday.  Hopefully with things settling down a little (before the next set of holidays) I'll be back on track.  These photos were taken over the last two weeks but not in the particular week's order.  I just was not that organized - which is also why these were all taken by my phone.

Un(Tradition)al

 

 

My mother came to Michigan during the fall.  This never happens.  She was a bit upset that it sleeted a little while she was here and it was WAY too cold but she had a great time visiting the kids for Halloween and Tyler's birthday.  Of course the kids loved having her here for the festivities too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strange

 

Our newest neighbor's version of lawn flamingos.  (Sam found out he got them at Marshalls.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tricks

 

 

 

Taken November 3rd, this was my trip home from work.  It obviously didn't stay (first snow never does) but it still seems too early.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treats

 

 

 

 

 

The loot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Child's Point of View

 

 

 

Alex decorating his cookie at Sam's 1st grade class Halloween Party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orange 

I thought about putting up a picture of the pumpkins but then I remembered this.  Chris made cheddar potato soup with ham and bacon.  It was super yummy and it is definately soup weather.

 

 

 

 

 

Candy

 

 

Candy coated pretzels with almond sliver fingernail at the Early Learner's Halloween Lunch. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scary

Alex's pumpkin this year had to have:

1. Pointy things (eyebrows)

2. Two teeth

3. Triangle eyes

4. Triangle noses

 

 

 

 

 

Costume

 

 

 

Sam decided to put on part of Tyler's costume (Nerdy Hawaiian) in combination with the face painting he got from the BRI's Harvest Party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black/Glow/Night

 

 

The beautiful full moon made such a cool glow on the clouds in the black night sky. This is a little grainy because I took it with my phone. It was super windy and hard to focus but I am happy with how it turned out (considering the circumstances.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excitement 

Tyler's birthday breakfast at The Original Pancake House at Bay Harbor with Grandma Judy and Papa Jerry!  Can you see the excitement on everyone's face!?