Day 29

My photography class started its own hashtag group in Instagram so that we can keep all of our photos together.  Each week we will be assigned a new theme!

This week's theme is "Circles"...the interpretation has been left up to us.

My Instagram photo today:

I like how the tops of the individual dolls look like circles.

In keeping with today's photo, I also snapped a few photos of this Matryoshka doll with my Nikon.  Here is the series...

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We brought home many of these "stacking dolls" or "Russian dolls", but this is one of my favorites.

{In hindsight, I should have lined up the tops and bottoms a little better!  :) }

Day 28

Puppy Time

Caught Jackson snuggled up with Franklin in front of the fire!

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Day 27

Jackson's chore money is always burning a hole in his pocket!

He has an airsoft gun, but he really wanted a BB gun too.

So after church, Jack talked his dad into going shopping for a Red Ryder!

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Jackson spent a good portion of the day shooting.  He made himself a target out of printer paper and painter's tape!

His new motto (after watching "The Patriot") is

"Aim small...miss small!"

Day 26

Tonight we went to see Zac Brown Band with two of our good friends! JC rented a limo! Good times!!!

Day 25

ICE DAY!

As usual, we get sleet and freezing rain instead of snow today!

Again, I couldn't decide on ONE photo so I'm posting several from this afternoon.

The first photos are of the same flowers I posted the other day, the Hellebores.

My camera settings for all of the flower photos are

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And this next photo is of our granite countertop outside by the grill.  I was testing out the 1.8 f-stop on my 35mm lens.

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How many more days until springtime???

Day 24

FIVE CANDLES

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Day 23

The last day of being 4!

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Tomorrow Emma turns FIVE years old!

Day 22

I took both boys for haircuts today.

Jackson was lobbying for me to buy this...

{iPhone photo}

I don't think so!

Day 21

My mother-in-law kept the kids today so JC and I could work.

As she was leaving, she pointed out our blooming plants on either side of the walkway.

I had no idea they were blooming, and I had no idea that they ever bloomed!  What a nice surprise in the winter!

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The plants are called Hellebores.

The common name is the Lenten Rose.

They really are quite beautiful, but they are low to the ground so it is hard to see them right now.  We did find a ton of blooms though.

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I can't wait to see what they look like in full bloom!

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Day 20

It was a beautiful January day...sunny and 60 degrees.  

It was not nearly warm enough for me, but I'll take it for winter.

Since it is so nice, JC is grilling, and he built a toasty fire as well.

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