Day 38

To beat the drab of another cold & snowy day we gave Lilly her first solid food. (Solid as in not mashy food.) She had "Baby Mumm Mumms" (Rice Rusks, like a rice cracker...as modeled below) and teething biscuits. She LOVED them! She gobbled them and asked for more!

1/60s
f/2.9
ISO 200
Flash fired

Day 37

Luke had his hearing test today. He passed with no problems. So now I know that he's choosing not to hear me when I ask him to do something. ha ha ha The boys made this little "phone" in the backyard this afternoon. They took turns yelling at each other in it. It was pretty cute.  
1/450s
f/2.9
ISO 100

Day 36

The second nice day of the year (well, half of the day, it's awful windy again this evening) but at least we enjoyed a few nice hours! Lawrence rented a de-thatcher for the lawn and spent the whole day working on the yard. I planted flowers in my flower pots to contribute! We also got the brakes fixed in the van, they were desperate. We're super excited for FHE tonight! 
1/150s
f/9.0
ISO 100
PP in Picasa

Day 35

It was the second nice day of the year. Warmer (in the 60s), only a nice breeze and sunny ALL day long. We had Regional conference today and it was really nice. When we got home we all crashed for HOURS. Then we went to the Douglas's house for a nice dinner. It was a lot of fun! The kids even put on a show for us at the end of the evening. 
1/350s
f/7.1
ISO 100

Day 34

Well, I've been waiting for it to happen and it did. Our first child with stitches. Honestly, I'm surprised it took this long before we were in with one of our kids getting them sewn up. This morning daddy was showing Carson one of his knives from his collection and it slipped. Carson ended up at the Dr with 4 stitches on the top of his foot. He was a trooper though, he only cried when they gave him the shot to numb his foot.  
Pic taken in auto.

Day 33

Day 2 of overhauling the house. We finished cleaning it up! We even started decorating it, hanging up pictures & other decorations. These are Carson's eyes. My big helper. He does more than his share of work every day. He works especially hard when Luke is at preschool. What a good boy!  
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f/2.9
ISO 400

Day 32

Today was overhaul the house day part 1. With Lilly strapped on my back my little helpers and I clened room after room, did a mountain of laundry and picked up a LOT of messes! The boys earned .08cents for their help (well worth it, don't you think?) and I had some "happy helpers"!  
1/450s
f/2.9
ISO 400
Taken in the front room, on a white duvet by the window at 6pm.

Day 31

Luke found out on Sunday that he was getting shots at his Dr's appointment today. So, for 3 days he fretted and moaned, whined and cried about having to get a shot. We talked to his best friend Gracie about it and she told him how she kept from crying. Finally, just an hour before his appointment we came up with a plan. He'll sit up, hold my hands and only cry "a little...and not scream". That's exactly what happened! Dad was surprised that it was four shots, not one, but Luke didn't seem ruffled. I had to carry him everywhere for hours after the shot but he was good as new before too long. Good job Luke, I'm so proud of you!  
1/800s
f/7.1
ISO: 400

Day 30

  Carson on the back porch at 6:30 this evening. 1/420s, f/3.0, ISO 100 PP in Picasa.

Day 29

  Taken of Luke at around 7pm. 1/480s, f/2.9, ISO 800. PP in Picasa.

Day 28

 

Lilly this evening (around 7pm). 1/240s, f/2.9, ISO 400. PP in Picasa. I'm going to read the manual tonight on how to get the shutter speed higher. I'm hoping for pictures that are more crisp & clear. If anyone has any suggestions...feel free to comment!

Day 27

 

Picture of Carson in the mid morning at Luke's Trike-A-Thon outside on a cloudy day.
1/250s
f/7.1
ISO 200
sharpened only in picasa

Day 26

 

1/170s
f/2.9
ISO 200
Taken in the late afternoon. PP in Picasa.

Day 25

 

Carson taken this afternoon at Pizza Hut by the window, overhead light. 1/140s, f/2.9, ISO 400 Cropped & sharpened only in Picasa.

Day 24

Lilly taken this evening in natural (faint) and the overhead kitchen lights. 1/56s, f/2.9, ISO 400 PP in Picasa

 

Day 23

 
Here's Carson this evening in VERY poor light (cloudy outside, dusk with the window a good 8 feet away...partially closed drapes). I have the pic info though! ISO 800, f/2.9, 1/27s I NEED BETTER LIGHT! It's noisy & the color doesn't seem true even after I PP in Picasa.

Day 22

 

Taken in Utah, mid morning light. Sharpened only.

Day 21

 

Taken on our way back from Arizona...so somewhere around Az/Ut. PP in Picasa.

Day 20

 

Taken at the Superstition Mountains. Mid/late morning light. PP in Picasa.

Day 19

 

Taken in my parent's front yard at sunset, facing away from the sunset. PP in Picasa.

Day 18

 

The boys love making footprints so I captured one of Carson's. Taken in the evening, natural light. PP in Picasa.

Day 17

 

This was taken inside my parents house mid morning with natural light. It turned out VERY grainy so I tried to subdue that some by converting it to B&W then warmifying it to turn it sepia colored. I don't think it was very successful. I just needed more light. Post Processed in Picasa.

Day 16

 

Sharpened only. Taken in the morning light at my parent's house.

Day 15

 

Sharpened only

Day 14

Taken in the evening sunlight at my parents yard. Straight out of the camera. I really like this one! 1/180s, f/13.0, ISO:400 Straight out of the camera.

Day 13

Flowers at the Mesa, Arizona temple grounds. Straight out of the camera.

Day 12

Second day of our trip, still driving! Picture taken at the Utah/Arizona border. Straight out of the camera.