Being Married is Like Having A Color Television Set, You Never Want to Go Back to Black & White

I am a sucker for sweet old people, particularly sweet old couples. I love the movie When Harry Met Sally, partially because it has these short clips scattered throughout the movie of older couples talking about some aspect of their relationship.  It's so sweet. This is also why I found the movie Up to be super sad.  But it's a wonderful story.  My grandparents have one of those sad but beautiful love stories. My...

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Water War

Jayce likes to help Chris water the grass, and often ends up running under the spray and getting himself drenched in the process.So yesterday, with a little guidance from mom, he had his revenge.And then, well...But then with a little help and guidance from dad,he headed back towards me with a devious look in his eye.Luckily I was onto him, and he fell for the whole, "Mom screamed and jumped out of the way so I must have got her!" thing. For now,...

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The Children's Museum

We have an awesome children's museum in Bloomington that we just went to for the first time a few weeks ago. I shared a few of my favorite pictures of the day on this post, but this is the first time that I've had the chance to post some other pictures.Patsy and Erin went with us while they were in town and we all had a good time playing at the different exhibits. Yes, Jayce also went with us, and apparently he played too.Sometimes we all played...

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Cedar Point

One of the big activities that we were really excited about while we were in Akron was a big trip to Cedar Point.Since I grew up in Northern Ohio, I went to Cedar Point all the time throughout middle and high school because it was that place.  You know, the one that is perfect for capping off prom weekend, summer youth group activities, end of the school year field trips, and road trips with friends.  However, since I moved out after high...

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Slip and Slide

Last week when we were in Ohio, my camera stayed in it's holder for most of the trip.  I typically take tons of pictures, and though I'm disappointed that I don't have more photos to show for our week, I am really grateful that we were able to just relax and lay low without a million different events and activiites that I wanted to document.However, Chelsea and I came home from the store one afternoon to this activity, and it certainly was ...

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The Final 12

I just found out that my Barn Wood Stencil Art made it into the DIY Club's August Top 12! Yay!! I love this project so much and am so happy to have gotten such great feedback about it!! I've had several project fails lately, so this one has made up for at least a few of them. :) But now I need a bit of your help. If you would be so kind, could you head on over to the DIY Club's website and vote for it to win? Just click here. (See?! It's so...

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Puzzle Portraits

Here are a few other shots from my little photo session the other day. We were working on the puzzle in the kitchen when I realized I probably should get him by a better light source.We have this jutting-out-of-the-chin-when-concentrating thing going on right now.You can actually see the "Mo-om" happening in this picture.He was hard at work, telling me all of the letters and pictures. It was a good distraction for a photo session, especially when...

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Crayons and Heat

This is what happened when the heat index was 120 degrees. A mom was too hot to go outside for any length of time, so everyone stayed inside. A bored 2 year old made the most of his crayons in the amount of time that it took for his mom to walk outside to get the mail. (You will notice that there are all 7 colors represented here. He worked fast.)This little episode took place when I changed the laundry over. Seriously! Jayce had never colored...

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Sweet Shot Tuesday: A Sweet Face

My little 50 mm lens has really been neglected these last few months. In light of vacations to the beach, a trip to Europe, and just general playing outside, I find myself reaching for my wide-angle instead of my 50. But I was looking through my images the other day and realized that I miss the brightness and clarity that my shots have with that lens. The photos always seem a bit more intimate as well, since it brings me in so close to my subject....

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Museum: Black and White

Erin and Patsy came to town last weekend and we headed up to Bloomington to the Children's Museum. Among the many incredible displays, there is a little painting center and we let Jayce dive into that for a while.I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again, some pictures just deserve black and white. E...

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Egg Dancing

This is one of those things that I considered not posting about, because it's a little embarrassing. But it is one of those little games that has stuck, so here it is, on record. The egg dance.One afternoon last week, Jayce and I were playing with his little plastic eggs. These have kept their novelty factor from Easter because I keep putting them away when he's not looking. As in, all the way away, high in the cupboard where they can't be seen...

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The BCs

Warning: The following pictures have pretty much nothing to do with the subsequent stories. But they are cute. Consider yourself warned. As I have said previously, Jayce has entered into a fun new stage, where the talking has become more than simply repeating what we say or expressing a basic need. We are really enjoying listening to him putting words and ideas together.Last week we were at the store and Jayce declared, "tractor," and then a...

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