Star Student

This week Mackenzie was the student of the week. She was so excited to bring in her pictures and have them put up on a poster for the class to see. Some fun facts about Mackenzie:

• Favorite color - pink
• Favorite food - peanut butter & jelly
• Favorite place to go - Disney World
• Favorite book - Goldilicious
• What do you want to be when you grow up? A doctors that works with animals

4 month photo shoot

4 months old

Today we went for Emersyn's 4 month appointment. She is meeting all her milestones and was very happy to show them off to the nurse practitioner Sonny. She weighed in at 16lb 10oz and 25 inches long. She is in the 95th percentile for weight and the 75th percentile for height. She can now roll from front to back, grasp objects, lift her head up while laying down and stand up while holding hands. She also does a lot of talking and smiling for anyone that will pay attention to her. She has started drooling quite a bit, so we're thinking teeth are on their way. 

grasping

standing assisted

Portraits of Angus

I've been trying to work on the concepts that we learned in photography class this week, however my children were much to busy to sit for portraits. So I decided to practice with Angus the furry feline. He was happy to oblige as long as he was being pet. Amazing to think that we found a 1lb little fur ball under our porch. He has definitely grown into his ear furnishings!

More Marin Headlands Photos

Fun at the playground

It has been a week of great weather, so we've been trying to take advantage of it and get outdoors as much as possible. This afternoon we went to one of our local playgrounds and took in the sunshine.

Assignment 1 - Aperture priority

I started taking a photography class, which I am very excited about! It is a 4 week class through the parks and rec department, just enough to give me a break from the kids and work on improving something I love. Our first assignment was take the camera off auto and shoot in aperture priority. This was more challenging than I thought it would be, but after about 250 photos and two days of shooting I finally got four pics that I was satisfied with. We took the scenic drive through the Marin headlands and down to Fort Baker. This area is different every time and always beautiful. There is so much to look at and so many great photo spots. I may have to drag the kids back for some more practice.

landscape

macro

portrait

texture