Extra Pictures

Extra pictures of the boys for the grandpas and grandmas out there!

Bike Riding

Dylan was having a blast jumping and falling on the chairs,

Trying to work on my photo assignment, Dylan acting like a Dog

Guitar time with daddy

Wiffle Ball!

Logan had his team pictures for Wiffle ball this weekend. He is so pumped to play! One of the parents in his preschool class organized a team, can't wait for the first game!

adorable!!

Photography Class Week 3

Week 3 has been really great and challenging. This is the week I realized I was learning more then just how to use my camera, which is why I am struggling the most with the photos. I shot so many pictures this week and this morning I was done, I had to post them and be done with the assignment even though I wasn't super happy with them.

Creative use of shutter speed, I have really good friends who run up and down my driveway for me.

Finding the light, love the focus on his eyes and the sparkle! 

Creative use of light, this pic I love because of the moment, but not sure if it fit the weeks assignment

Photography Class Week 2

The second week of my photography class was big, I had three assignments due. The week ahead was really busy with family coming to stay with us, plus Logans bday party to prep and plan for! It was a crazy week. I ended up re-shooting all my photos for week 2 during week 3 because I just didn't quiet get it. And to be quite honest i'm still not quite 100% on the lessons but I keep trying and re-reading the PDF's getting my camera out and working. I'm starting to realize there is far more to taking a photo then knowing the settings on the camera :-)

Week two photos:
Mini metering assignment, week one we metered to 0 and this week we started to use a grey card to see what grey our camera sees at 0:

The first set is an 18% grey card, second group is 12.5%. 12.5% is the one for my camera!

Lesson 2: White Balance: using my grey card a few props in my bathroom, I set up my shot to see what my photos looked like in AWB (auto white balance, Custom, and Tungsten.

Custom WB

Auto WB

Tungsten

Third assignment i'm still trying to figure out a little. I don't really get the BBF, mostly because I can't figure out how to change it on my camera! But I did do a little work metering with my grey card and trying to see what the kiddos look best at. Dylan was impossible, I did get Logan:

Logan at 0

Logan at +1

Grandma and Auntie Visit!

We have been so lucky Grandma June and Auntie Sara visited for Logans 4th bday. We always have a great visit, and the boys really love them. Out of the blue Dylan will ask "Where is Auntie Sara" "where is grandma"? They can't wait to visit this summer!

Grandma reading the boys favorite book, Maters Tall Tales

We went on a short hike during the visit:

Logan Turns FOUR!

Happy Birthday to my amazing, sweet, loving Logan! I can't believe he is already 4! Logan asked for a super hero birthday with a bounce house. I crossed my fingers for good weather, and we lucked out! His birthday morning started out around 6:30am. We had stayed up late decorating for the party and wrapping gifts, he came and got us and of course wanted to open things right away! The big gift this year was the two wheel bike!

After a fun morning playing with new toys, it was time to party! I was really worried about the weather so the guest list was small. The party was so fun, the bounce house was great, Andrew did a lot of face painting the kids were in heaven!

Super Grandma! 

Last kids standing! 

Andrew made this really cool banner for the Super Hero theme

Super man theme birthday banner Andrew made

It was an amazing party and a very early bed time for our party animals!

Pre-Birthday Happy Hollow

We are so lucky to have Grandma June and Auntie Sara visiting for Logans bday! We took a trip to Happy Hollow today, (Logans choice) It was amazing weather and we all had a great time. Hopefully we didn't tire auntie Sara out too much since she is baking a sweet baby girl!