1. Steal your sister’s junk-hoarding bucket. 2. When she catches you, act like you did nothing wrong and didn’t even realize she was chasing you. 3. Steal your sister’s other junk-hoarding bucket. 4. Skip around in the rain, satisfied at your complete dryness. 5. But beware – rain is slippery. 6. Don’t fall. 7. If […]
How to Take and Edit Powerful iPhone Photos
So you might have noticed that I’ve been on a bit of a photography bender lately. Mostly sunsets, with a few kids thrown in. All of my recent photos have been taken with my iPhone, and not my big, fancy DSLR with a bigger, even fancier lens. In fact, I didn’t even get it out […]
The Rest of the Trip.
I wrote about Disney (or the lack thereof). I wrote about LegoLand. But there was a lot of space on either ends of those experiences that deserve documenting. So here is, albeit late, my last accounting of our trip to Orlando. The best purchase that I made before we left was this method of transporting […]
Legoland: On Making a Theme Park for Introverts.
Legoland. The day we heard it was being built in Florida sent chills through our spine. My husband was born to be a Legogineer (if only we wouldn’t have to move to Denmark) and has trained both of our children in the appreciation and art of the Lego craft. Ali can build a Lego set […]
Birmingham from Within.
Yesterday, I headed back downtown to get my heart monitor. I wasn’t remarkably excited about the errand, but I was distracted from that when I found everyone’s favorite word to hate, in graffiti form. A few weeks ago, I had seen “Moist” on an interstate overpass, but I wasn’t quick enough to get a picture. […]
Snapshots of Summertime.
This feels like our first real summer with kids. I’m not sure exactly why, except that maybe this is the first summer after a “real” year of school, and it’s also the first summer that we’ve had two KIDS, not a kid and a baby. And we’ve been relishing in it. Noah’s been learning a […]
The Essential Alabama Beach Shopping List.
Last weekend, we took a quick trip down to the beach to visit Chris’ Aunt and Uncle, who happen to live in one of the most beautiful locations in our state. I relaxed and didn’t take too many photos – just a couple of the kids acting adorably endearing, doing vacationy things like drinking […]
The Ugly Truth: Evolution of a Photo.
My current Twitter profile picture is breaking two of my most fundamental rules and core values of existence – or at least for the existence of my profile pictures. 1. It’s a Selfie. 2. I took it with my iPhone. Upon emptying my phone of it’s memories not too long ago, I found the discards […]
A Day in the Life: A Breakfast Portrait.
Breakfast is an early time of day to make decisions, but yet, so many decisions must be made. Like which car to bring to breakfast. It is best if they can match one’s pajamas. Or for the ladies of the house, which of the crown jewels are most Breakfast-Appropriate. Then there’s the food. Some prefer […]
Circus Dreams and Ambitions.
The last time we went to the Circus, Ali had just turned four, and Noah was a very impressive five weeks old. For the last two years, Noah has been bitter about the fact that the only time we ever allowed him to experience such, his eyesight wasn’t developed enough to see the row in […]