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Project 365 – Day 48

day48-1This was from this morning. When it was nice and peaceful. When we could just squirt water guns without care. This was before the craziness of this afternoon when poor Liam kicked up a yellow jacket nest and then proceed to get stung. I was talking to some of the mom’s at the bus stop and the next thing I knew, he was screaming, “I got a bug bite!” and then the next thing he was crying hysterically. Not a normal reaction to a typical bug bite Then one of the other girls was being attacked (and yes I say attached because that’s what it looked like) by a yellow jacket. The bug literally would not get off her leg. Once I saw that I knew that was what must have happened to Liam too. So much for trying to be social with the kids at the bus stop.

 

Project 365 – Day 46

day46-10Liam finally decided to lay down in the pool today. He even splashed around a bit and tried to “swim”. I also got my new lens that I will be renting until the end of our trip to Michigan in two days. I got a Tamron 24-70 2.8, which is very similar to my current 28-75 2.8. However, so far I have found that the image quality is awesome. Not that the 28-75mm wasn’t good, but I can tell that the 24-70mm is definitely better. The other thing I noticed so far is that the 24-70mm weighs a lot more too. It will be fun to play around with a new lens at work tomorrow. Hopefully it will make my last day before vacation go quickly.day46-1 day46-2 day46-3 day46-4 day46-5 day46-8 day46-9 day46-11

Project 365 – Day 45

day45-13Today was another day spent by the kiddie pool. We got Liam a pair of crocs in hopes that we can make to one of the splash pads in town. He wore them for quite a bit this evening but eventually wanted them off because he didn’t want them to get “soaking wet”. We also got him to eat a hamburger today (he’s been really picky lately and not eating things that he normally likes) but telling him that it was a veggie burger. He ate a lot more than he normally would have and loved it. Maybe we’ll try a real veggie burger sometime soon.day45-2 day45-3 day45-4 day45-5 day45-6 day45-7 day45-8 day45-9 day45-10 day45-11 day45-12 day45-14

New Squirt Gun

day44-3As promised here are the other photos from yesterday. Liam had a lot of fun playing with the new squirt gun (which was really meant for dad and perhaps that’s why we now have 2 more of the same kind). I really hope that summer doesn’t get any hotter than it is now, because it’s really nice to be able to go out in the evenings and play outside.day44-4 day44-5 day44-6 day44-7 day44-8 day44-9 day44-10 day44-11 day44-12 day44-13 day44-14 day44-15 day44-16 day44-17

Project 365 – Day 44

day44-1I have a lot more photos that I would love to add, but I promised Stephen a game night tonight so I’m going to keep it short. Liam was trying to shoot the bubbles with the squirt gun this afternoon while we played by the pool. As a bonus, here is the silliest pose I have ever seen him do. day44-2

 

Project 365 – Day 43

day43-18This morning we had Liam’s gym show. It’s nothing big, but they have the kids do all of their gymnastics and at the end they get a trophy. I’m really impressed with how much he has improved over the last year. He really looks forward to it every week. After gym, we went to Lewis Ginter again. It has been raining for 3 days straight so it was great to get outside. Plus all the flowers were covered in raindrops so it made for some amazing photos.day43-1 day43-2 day43-3 day43-4 day43-5 day43-6 day43-7 day43-8 day43-9 day43-10 day43-11 day43-12 day43-13 day43-14 day43-20 day43-21 day43-22 day43-23

Project 365 – Day 42

day42-1It has been rainy and cloudy for most of the week. So I apologize for the same general style of photo the last few days. But I won’t apologize for the amazing light that I’ve had. I have grown quite fond of dramatic light and today is no exception. I promise next week or maybe even tomorrow I vary it up some more. But for now, appreciate the drama.day42-2 day42-3 day42-4 day42-5

Project 365 – Day 41

day41-1Liam really wanted to color this morning before breakfast. I didn’t mind too much since he actually slept in some today. I guess we’ll have to get some black out curtains because he seems to always sleep later when it’s cloudy outside.day41-2 day41-3

Inside the Fort

Because I had so much fun yesterday playing around with light, I really felt the need to do it again. I really wanted to make one of these photos my picture of the day, but I felt like it would have been really repetitive to have a photo that was so similar. Today, Liam was playing in the fort cave again (and yes we didn’t tear it down last night). This time I was able to capture him playing with some of his transformers while inside it. I’m so glad he’s enjoying the fort cave, but I’m definitely looking forward to some time when it’s not raining and we can go outside again. day40-2day40-3 day40-4

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