the two year old outside

You know it's summer time when I bust out my camera and snap more photos in 2 days than I have in 2 months.

Nothing like finishing a day off at the park with a PB&J and string cheese.

i heart faces-best face of 2011

Normally, this might have been a difficult challenge picking my best face of 2011. But it wasn't. I knew that of the hundreds of photos I took last year that THIS was the best photo, and not just because it's my little Logan looking like a stud. I feel like this photo helped define and increase my photography skills which means I can't wait to see how I grow from it.

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a year in photos

January: We hunkered down at home, staying warm and playing often!

February: Logan celebrated his 1st birthday!

March: I spent some time with my bestie, sis-in-law and mom-in-law at my aunt's paint shop in Denver. Wine and painting? Yes please!

April: A dream came true! I met Hanson, my childhood (and adulthood!) favorite band.

May: We moved in with my parents and on a rather warm day, my child flipped someone off! lol

June: Crazy-hot month! We took Logan to a local farm where it was nearly 100*.

July: B and I took a date down to Denver and saw Gavin DeGraw at a free show. It was so much fun!

August: We went to New West Fest for the 3rd year in a row! This marks Logan's 2nd concert in his life so far.

September: Another really warm month for us! Logan and I played at the children's garden.

October: Logan was a very serious dinosaur and quickly figured out how the whole trick-or-treating thing works.

November: I didn't take any pictures! AHH! I know right?! So this photo is from September of B fly fishing at the lake.

December: I had my first newborn photo shoot! It went well and I got some lovely shots!

Happy New Year everyone!

Santa's Little Helper

Our trip to see Santa this year was nothing short of an epic fail. The morning started out great. Logan was in a good mood and we were having a great family day. B was heading to Denver later in the day with Logan and I had to get some time in with my boys. We headed to the mall and even while in line, Logan was not totally opposed to the idea of Santa.

There was a little girl in front of us who was just a month older than Logan. She set the bar by wailing and screaming her way off of Santa's lap. Logan stared at her and the closer we got the more sullen his face became. No more smiles and no more "uh-hus" when we asked if he was ready.

I stepped behind the photographer to take my own photos while B managed Logan. As you can see, he was not too keen on the idea of sitting on this strange mans lap! Afterwards he was given a candy cane and of course that cleared up his tears quickly. This kid LOVES candy and ate his candy cane before we'd even gotten to the car.

My dad mentioned how he's "too young" to be going to see Santa and I could not agree more. However, getting the shot of Logan crying on his lap feels like one of those parental rights of passage that you just have to do.

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In other news, Thursday's 21 Questions will return in January. If you'd like to be featured, please email me samama8 at gmail dot com.

I pray you all have a fantastic and blessed Holiday weekend with your families. Celebrating Christmas with a toddler is SO MUCH FUN!!

One more post coming up: my trip to the ER a few weekends ago!

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a day at the gardens

yesterday (wednesday) was 85* by 930 in the morning. unusually warm for a september day in colorado. but we didn't complain. so we headed to gardens. enjoy. we sure did.

i heart faces-pet week

In honor of my window-jumping greyhound I am featuring him in this weeks challenge. Check out all the other fur babies below:

 

i heart faces-beautiful eyes

This is one of my most favorite photos I've ever taken of Logan. He LOVES his bath time. His eyes in this photo say so much, not to mention they're so striking. He gets more compliments on his blue/green eyes than anything else. While the photo is in black and white (originally-not edited to be), color does not matter here. The long eyelashes, almond-shaped beautiful eyes melt my heart.

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