Day 13

It's been a tough  Monday…

Day 12

200mm  ISO 500   f/4   SS 1/640

In love with vintage cameras!

Day 11

Jump Right In

Day 10

Flashback Friday

It is cold and has been raining all day again! I am already over winter!  69 days until spring 2014!

This photo is from May 2012.  It was taken on the beach at Oak Island on one of our first trips down for the season.  I can't wait to get back there!

Day 9

Happy 11th Birthday Jack Jack!

The best is yet to come!

Day 8

Today is Jackson's Birthday Eve...tomorrow he will be 11 years old.  It is hard to believe!

Day 7

This morning was one of the coldest in the past 20 years here.  I think NBC had 5 degrees on the screen when we woke up!  Crazy cold for NC.

Anyway, I had seen several posts on Facebook about blowing bubbles in the bitter cold.  Crazy effects like they instantly freeze and don't burst when they land.

Before I took Emma and Jackson to school, I took Emma out to try the bubbles.  Unfortunately, we didn't have any real bubble solution or a wand.  I quickly made a homemade recipe of bubbles...1 Tbsp dishwashing liquid to 1 cup of water.  For a wand, Emma used our slotted serving spoon!

True to her Russian roots, Emma insisted on wearing a cardigan and hat...no coat or gloves!

Here is a photo of Emma blowing bubbles.  It was not cold enough to really have the effect we were hoping for...

One of JC's cousins lives in the mountains, and her husband is a photographer.  This is a photo he was able to capture this morning.  The bubble looks like a glass ornament.  So cool!

I saved this image from Facebook so it's not the best resolution.
To see more of his work, check out this link:

http://ericheistand.com/

Day 6

I am really going to miss all of these beautiful faces when we finally take down our Christmas cards.

Day 5

Lazy, cold, rainy Sunday ~

Day 4

Today we went to eat at the Angus Barn for JC's Christmas present

Always a beautiful time.