Pumpkin Patch 2012

Don't you know we had to take our crew to the pumpkin patch this year!

No fun until I see some smiles.  I mean it.  Mama has to have her pictures, you know.

And off we went.

One of the best parts of the pumpkin patch we went to was the pig race.  I LOVE pig races!  I have fun memories of going to the pig races at the state fair with my grandparents. 

 

The pigs' names were awesome.  Brittney Spear-ribs.  Lindsay Lo-ham.  And of course, Kevin Bacon.

And they're off! 

Next we went down an underground slide and rode some little kiddie rides. Then the main event: off to pick some pumpkins!  A tractor ride close-up of Grandma and Papa.

The kids had no problem finding the perfect pumpkin.

Finding the pumpkin: easy.  Carrying the pumpkin: not so much.

We hauled our little pumpkins back home.

One pumpkin fell asleep in his pumpkin seat.  Pun totally intended.

30 Day Photography Challenge, Part II

Here are days 10- 17...

Day 10: Holding hands

Day 11:  Tiny feet

Day 12: Eating breakfast

 

Day 13:  Shoot from above and show how small they are

Day 14:  Quiet time

Day 15:  Playing outside

Day 16: Interacting with siblings/friends

Day 17: Walking away

30 Day Photography Challenge: Photograph Your Kids

Like the title says, I've been doing a 30-day photography challenge with some other moms on Facebook.  As though I need encouragement to take more pictures of my children.  Anyway, I just thought I'd share them here, too.  :-)

Day 1: Self-portrait

Day 2: Your child sleeping.

Day 3: Your child/children reading their favorite books.

Day 4: Your child playing/running around.

This took me a few (hundred) tries, but I caught it! 


Day 5:  Your child with their favorite toy/stuffed animal.

I have a different picture that I like much better and that, you know, actually shows a child.  But Nathan is in his underwear, so I thought I'd post this one instead.


Day 6: Crack the door and photograph what they are doing.

They are playing "Sleeping My Little Ponies."  That was your next guess, right?

 

 

Day 7: Playing in the bathtub

 



 

Day 8: Silhouette

 

 

I want to go back to this bridge sometime when there's a pretty sunset.  I bet that would be a cool shot. 

 

Day 9: Crying/having a melt down

 





 

Eli gets super mad when I wipe his face off after he eats.  The nerve I have, right?  I had my camera ready and he delivered.  See the little tooth down there?