Photography Class, Joy of Love ~ Day 1

I signed up for a free online photography class from Willette Designs for the month of February called the “Joy of Love”.   Each day I receive an email prompt with a photo assignment and a photography tutorial or instruction.  The plan is to photograph my loved ones each day, challenge myself and learn along the way.  Today’s theme is “what they do”.  Here is what my family does…

Playing With Zhu Zhu Pets

 

Helping With Homework

 

Sleeping In The Sun

 

Lining Up The Zhu Zhu Pets

 

I’m looking forward to the challenge and hope that I can stick with it for another 27 days!  See you back here tomorrow.

When Life Gives You 20 Below…

The kids had the day off from school today for semester break.  Mike took the day off so that they could go skiing.  Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate.  The overnight low was -24 degrees and when Sebastian rolled out of bed at 9:45am it was still about 20 below zero.  Needless to say, the skiing plans were canceled.  So what do you do when it’s 20 below outside?  You do a little science experiment – take a cup of boiling water, throw it up in the air outside and watch the water/steam form into ice crystals midair.

Mike and the kids did venture out of the house for the afternoon – lunch at Subway, a little book shopping at Barnes and Noble.  They picked up a Papa Murphy’s pizza for dinner and a movie to watch afterwards.  Overall, a good day off from school (and work) despite the cold.

Soaking Up The Sun

January has been a cold, snowy month.  I think our entire household is ready for some warmer weather – even if it warms up just enough to get outside and enjoy all of the snow.  Sophia took advantage of the warm sunlight streaming in our front window on Saturday morning.  It was below zero outside, but toasty warm laying on the arm of our sofa.

Basking In The Sun