The Supersnails

January has 31 days.

2012-02-01T15:32:00.000+02:00

Well I thought it would be difficult to take a picture a day but so far it has been such fun.

Let's see what February brings.

Light Lanterns

2012-01-31T16:25:00.000+02:00

Took some pictures for my sister-in-law last Tuesday. She is the Young Women President in her ward and this is part of the activity that they had. It turned out really beautiful.

Since I last posted:

2012-01-21T15:06:00.000+02:00

It has been so long since I last posted and I miss blogging! Aidan has started grade 2 (at home) and so my mornings are taken up with teaching him. Then in the afternoons I have to catch up will all the housework. I am loving how much he is learning.

Our children love swimming.

My sweet nephew eating a mealie. Just seconds before, he was using it as a phone but I wasn't quick enough to catch him.

Once of my nieces blowing out her birthday candles. I am sure I am too young to have a niece of 22 years old!

He looks like the devil, but he's an angel in disguise :)

And finally.....Logan is quite the photographer these days. Here are two of his photos from last night

I love public holidays!

2012-01-04T07:50:00.001+02:00

Public holidays mean:

Cousin bonding on the ride on lawnmower.

Rescuing the "manne".

My hero!

My brother-in-law going through the mud AGAIN - just because he can :-)

Looking at clear blue skies

Enjoying nature

Practicing sunflare shots.

My sister-inlaw sent us a message that she had seen a beautiful catepillar on the gate when they left.

My father-in-law challenged us to spend this year being positive. What better way for me to start that habit than by being grateful for the beautiful country we live in!

Aidan turns 8

2012-01-03T09:31:00.000+02:00

Aidan has been so excited about turning 8. I am so proud of my handsome boy!

For some, too many late nights had started taking their toll.

Jesse, why are you so quiet?

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Christmas Celebrations

2011-12-27T23:04:00.000+02:00

We did a lot of celebrating this weekend and I enjoyed every second.

My super organised sister-in-law Ruby-Lynn asked me a few months ago if we could have everyone together to take a family portrait. I wanted to do something different instead boring studio shots.

I took this one with the help of tripod and timer. There always has to be one child that doesn't look at the camera.

Kyle took this one.

Oh look, my sons can get along for a few seconds.

The delicious spread. Ruby-Lynn organised so well. The food was amazing and everything looked beautiful.

We went to visit my Dad and his lovely family for Boxing day. I really enjoyed spending time with everyone. My children have the best aunties and uncles! (On all sides of the family)

Now we rest. Logan and I spent the day watching Life season 2.

Christmas Wishes

2011-12-23T21:44:00.002+02:00

From our home to yours:

There has been only one Christmas - the rest are anniversaries. ~W.J. Cameron

Random Boy Photos

2011-12-22T19:50:00.000+02:00

Orin fell asleep after I made him breakfast. Guess he wasn't ready to wake up yet. I love the blurry smurf in the background.

Took all the boys to scope out locations for our Christmas family shoot.

Today we tried to cool down with Jelly Bellys. The boys were banished outside until they were finished but they couldn't help themselves. Something very interesting on TV. They didn't even see me.

Ranunculas

2011-12-18T14:50:00.000+02:00

Ranunculas make me happy!

The Cone of Shame

2011-12-09T13:06:00.001+02:00

Our Darcy got into a bit of a scrape this week. Logan was pulling into the driveway and she ran in front of the car - which she never does! I got such a fright that I put my hands over my head and screamed. Logan got a fright with me doing that and slammed on brakes. If he had carried on driving he would have just driven over her paw but as he braked it sliced her paw very badly. R2700 later........

The vet said that we would have to bring her in if she started chewing her stitches. He said that he didn't have a lot of skin to work with and if she started chewing we would have to look at skin grafts. I have had her inside most of the time for the past 3 days to make sure that she didn't rip off the bright pink bandage but this morning when I went to shower she got stuck in. So off we went to get the Cone of Shame as the children call it :-) I can't help but laugh - she isn't very proficient yet and puts her head too low which makes her crash into the ground.

Advent Calendar

2011-12-02T07:39:00.001+02:00

The children love seeing what is in each pocket. The elf has to visit every morning or I am sure it would all be eaten in one day.

Next year I would like to try this idea: 25 Books to read for advent

First day of December

2011-12-01T13:07:00.001+02:00

The children were so excited to see candy canes in the advent calender this morning. Even Aidan, who told me yesterday that the elves don't bring the sweets.

I love pictures of Christmas Trees!

2011-11-29T20:21:00.001+02:00

This morning on Pinterest I found a tutorial to photograph your Christmas tree. Thanks

August Tea Photography . I had lots of fun.

Inspecting the Apricots

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First of the season

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My boys

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My new niece

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She is just the cutest thing!

Banana Muffins

2011-11-22T17:52:00.001+02:00

A while ago I signed up for a freezer cooking class online with One Roast Vegetable. One of the bonus recipes was for banana bread/muffins. Today I finally made them after Logan begged me to make him banana bread. So quick and easy to make and they were delicious.

5 days at the N17 and a photoshoot.

2011-11-20T21:17:00.001+02:00

Orin has been ill for a week. We spent 5 days in hospital and it took an age. My poor little boy!

The doctor suspects glandular fever is causing all the illness. We have to wait until Monday for the test results and decided to skip church this Sunday and stay home. Orin and I decided to take some photos to pass the time. He makes me laugh.

Marriage advice

2011-11-20T12:38:00.001+02:00

Paul Newman's letter to his wife on their wedding day: “ Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens. A good marriage must be created. In the Art of Marriage, the little things are the big things. It is never being too old to hold hands. It is remembering to say ‘I love you’ at least once a day. It is never going to sleep angry. It is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship should not end with the honeymoon; it should continue through all the years. It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives. It is standing together facing the world. It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family. It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy. It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways. It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo or the wife to have the wings of an angel. It is not looking for perfection in each other. It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humor. It is having the capacity to forgive and forget. It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow. It is finding rooms for things of the spirit. It is a common search for the good and the beautiful. It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and obligation is reciprocal. It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner."

Happy Reunion

2011-11-14T15:47:00.001+02:00

I have been wanting to post this for a while but my sister had a few people to surprise so I had to wait until now.

My sister lives in England. She was coming to South Africa to visit my mom without telling her. She asked me to help her with the surprise. The timing of this visit couldn't not have been planned - everything just worked out so well. My mom invited us to Sunday lunch and Tannith had arrived on the Saturday. We picked her up in Kempton Park and drove through to my mom. I had planned weeks before with my brothers to make sure they were also there for lunch.

When we arrived Tannith hid in the study. Logan told everyone that he was going to take a few pictures before lunch in the lounge. Here we have my mom, Jesse and my brother that is four years younger than me. They are waiting for us all to sit down.

My mom was saying that she was so happy we were all together and wished that Tannith could be with us. I told her that we could Skype Tannith after lunch.

Here my sister had already said, "Surprise!" and my mother and sister hadn't heard. Look at my younger brother and I gleefully laughing inside :-)

My mom finally sees my sister after her second "Surprise". My little sister on right also clicks.

Absolute disbelief! My mother's jaw dropped and she was in shock. My little sister's face just cracks me up.

Look at me rubbing my hands together. I was enjoying this so much.

Then my mom started to cry and I knew the surprise was worth it :-) She was just so happy!

Big hugs all around.

We then tried to have a proper portrait but it just wasn't working. My mom couldn't stop crying and we were all laughing and so happy. (*Note to self: slow shutter speeds do not work with lots of movement!)

Look at the Moon

2011-11-14T15:43:00.001+02:00

I recently acquired an old tripod and my first subject was the moon. Just beautiful I think.

Frozen Dragon Eggs

2011-11-04T07:56:00.001+02:00

Aidan and I had a lot of fun making "frozen dragon eggs" a few days ago. We bought water balloons and put food colouring water in them. They sat in the freezer the whole day (which was very hard for Aidan).

We found the idea on Pinterest.

For the beauty of the earth

2011-11-02T15:04:00.001+02:00

I have been eyeing the dandelion seeds on a lot of pavements this week but I am always too scared to stop the car on the side of the road. Well today I finally couldn't take it anymore and took two photos of them.

Happy Birthday to Me

2011-10-28T20:48:00.000+02:00

My birthday started early with my neighbour delivering the most beautiful flowers. She really is a gem!

Logan caught the little ones enjoying a book together.

My visiting teacher delivered beautiful roses from her garden.

The boys bought me a huge packet of Whispers which they promptly helped me devour. I didn't get very many but that's ok.

Logan gave me an Aero. We were supposed to go out today to choose and buy some photography equipment that I wanted but with the illness that has beset this house we decided to put it on hold.

Aidan asked me to take a picture of his rhino horn.

Jesse needed to be cleaned up for the millionth time this week.

We spent a bit of time outside as it started to cool down.

The clouds started to gather.

Kyle made me a brownie cake and Logan iced it with caramel.

The heavens opened. What a great gift. It has been so hot around these parts.

Logan made us delicious wraps.

And I blew out my candles.

There should have been 38 of them, but who am I to insist :-)

Excuse the halo :-)

A lovely quiet day. Just what I needed.

Construction in my Bedroom

2011-10-17T19:54:00.000+02:00

On Saturday Logan and the gardener started with the first stages of our electric gate. They dug a trench from the house to the gate for the conduit pipe. At the time I thought, "I hope they get all this done today so that these trenches can be closed as soon as possible. I can see the mess already!"

Little did I know just how soon I would see it!

It was really bad. We thought we would be clever and lift up four corners of the comforter and carry it outside but when we lifted it up, the sand was so fine that it had sifted through the comforter onto the sheet. Can I just mention that I put new linen on the bed yesterday morning :-)

And here is the little rat after being caught in the act.

My Superhero

2011-10-15T10:00:00.000+02:00

You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes. ~Walter M. Schirra, Sr.

This guy is so obsessed with superhero's. Everyday he asks me if he can take off his shirt so that he can be Hulk. Yesterday he called me to look at his Superman with a bowtie ensemble. As I write this he is asking me if he can take his shirt off :-)

Little Brother Joins Them

2011-10-14T15:46:00.001+02:00

Jesse has been watching his brothers from afar while they play in the water spray. He would run through once and then call it quits. I guess it has warmed up a bit because today he really enjoyed playing in the water.

Midday Nap

2011-10-14T15:28:00.000+02:00

It has been a busy week for all of us. Jesse has finally crashed on my bed. I think i might join him!

Come on summer!

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Aidan's Tooth

2011-10-02T18:57:00.002+02:00

At last my boy can start singing, "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth".

He has had loose teeth for four months but he refused to try loosen them or let us near them.

This week I showed him a few youtube videos so that he could see that it is not as bad as he thought.

After viewing a video where a boy got his tooth removed by his dad's clever rocket extraction method, he came to me and said he was ready. Well I had to let him know that I only have a door to slam but no rocket. He was ready.....

Thinking Bee!

2011-09-22T19:48:00.002+02:00

We arrived home yesterday from a long day out at my mom-in-law. As I walked inside the house, I heard the buzzing of bees. The children went to play in the their room. As I got to the dining room I saw MANY bees all over the window sill. They were all over the house. I told the children to get outside immediately (which of course they questioned repeatedly). We went straight back to my mom-in-law. Kyle and I came back to see what we could do. I bought a tin of fast killing poison for flying insects (sorry to all the green folks). We waited ten minutes and then went inside to vacuum up all the dead bodies.

Every summer we have this problem but this year it seems to be worse. Today as soon as I saw one bee I closed all the windows in the house and I still found about ten bees in my bedroom!

Tamron Lens Giveaway

2011-09-17T20:55:00.001+02:00

Click on MCP Actions to read about a wonderful Tamron Lens Giveaway.

Saturday Afternoon Walk to Ouma and Oupa

2011-09-17T20:35:00.000+02:00

Before we left the house I saw Logan's smoothie on the dining room table. I took a few pictures and a few sips. So easy to make: 500ml Ceres Secrets of the Valley, 200ml frozen vanilla yoghurt, 175ml strawberry yoghurt, 1 ripe banana. Put in blender until smooth. Mmmmm Yummy. Logan added a few strawberries which also taste nice.

I needed to buy a plug that I had bought before at Spar so we decided to walk to Logan's parents and leave the children there and then carry on to the shop.

Church on the way. I am loving the bright blue sky!

Jesse refused to put on shoes so we had to pick him up a few times because of broken glass on the road.

The boys picked dandelions for me.

Grapes starting out on Oupa's vine. It is incredible how small and perfect they are.

Just before the fight broke out. (cause: who would stand and pose first)

I love this funny little boy. He always wears at least two layers of clothes, has to wear his shoes all day long. He is just very particular about things.

Having a daddy-son chat while walking home.

Kyle saw this picture and said, "That's the smoulder".

Kyle was away for a Young Men's hike. We are very happy to have him back home!

Eating Pink Cachous

2011-09-16T17:47:00.000+02:00

Saturday Night Picnic

2011-09-12T11:42:00.000+02:00

I asked Aidan what he would like for supper on Saturday night and he said that he would love to have a picnic outside.

So we did:

Orin says:

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Orin: Look Mom, I'm fighting.

Me: (While straightening his t-shirt drawer for the hundredth time): Can I fight with you, because this drawer is such a mess?

Orin: No Mom! This is a one player game.

August Fotografia

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Spring Ball 2011

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Decorations:

People responsible for decorations:

People who enjoyed the decorations:

Boys on Bikes

2011-09-08T21:16:00.001+02:00

On Tuesday, when I should have been cooking supper, I thought I would take a few photos with my 55-300mm lens. It pretty much sits in my camera bag because I love my 35mm prime lens so much. These boys made me laugh with their antics. We had a lot of fun.

After 206 pictures I decided that I had better get supper on the go.

No Mommy!

2011-09-06T21:05:00.000+02:00

Enough photos already...

Aidan's Accident

2011-09-03T18:48:00.000+02:00

Please excuse the filthiness of this foot. I was lucky enough to get to clean it :-)

On Wednesday one of my sisters-in-law came to drop off her children so that she could go and do an errand. Our puppy was a bit boisterous so I asked Aidan to run with her to the back and close the gate. All of a sudden we heard screaming and I saw our gardener running with Aidan in his arms. Aidan had sliced his foot open on the bottom of the pallisade gate (don't ask me why the previous owner had pallisade spikes on the bottom of the gate). It looked awful and I felt panic surging through me. The gardener kept on saying, "This is very bad".

I knew I needed to be calm for Aidan. Thank goodness Devra was there. She offered to take all the children to my mom-in-law while I took Aidan to the doctor. I arrived at the medicross and carried Aidan inside. The front desk immediately told me to take him through to casualty. Aidan was quite worried when I had told him in the car that he would probably need stitches and an injection to numb the wound. I was amazed though at how brave he was throughout the stitching. Since it was the first time that I had sat with a child getting stitched I made myself watch the doctor. It is quite amazing how strong the skin is!

Seven stitches later and we got to go home. I am so glad that Aidan is ok.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever!

2011-08-31T17:52:00.001+02:00

This is a recipe that the women in Logan's family make. I love this recipe and the good memories that go with making them. Of course they taste really good too!

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup margarine

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla essence

Cream together

1 tsp salt

1 tsp bicarb (baking soda)

2 cups cake flour

3 cups oats

Combine two mixtures and add: 1 cup chocolate chips

Bake at 180 C (350F) for 10-15 minutes until slightly brown

Keeping busy

2011-08-30T11:39:00.000+02:00

Cheap spray bottles work really well for keeping Jesse busy. Hardly heard from him yesterday afternoon. He would only look for me when he needed the bottle refilled.

Photographing Brothers

2011-08-23T20:19:00.000+02:00

I got a few cute shots of the younger boys today. Some of them co-operated and some did not!

The light was just perfect.

Bloopers: I hate when I cut off limbs!

Some were getting irritated.

Orin and Jesse started fighting over toys.

Orin tried to make up but Jesse wanted none of it.

Motherhood is hard!

2011-08-19T15:45:00.001+02:00

Hey, I'm all about positivity and making your blog look good. I have even on occassion thought that my life on this blog is pretty amazing! But this week has made me very tired. I have had to deal with a brand new-out of the shop packet- bottle of tomato sauce spillage.

Our new 'cute' puppy vomited on Kyle's bed while I thought she was outside. I had to wash all 4 layers (that said son feels he needs during winter). The mattress also had to be washed and dragged outside to dry.

We have had Jesse very sick with gastro and all the washing up that entails.

Two nights ago I was getting Logan some medication out of the cabinet for his throat. A huge bottle of Ponstan fell out onto the floor. Those amber bottles sure can crack into a million little pieces. I screamed aloud - not even caring that all the children were already soundly asleep. Logan came running to see what was wrong. I burst into tears. It took us twenty minutes to clean it all up.

Sometimes being a mom is very, very hard.

Happy birthday Kyle

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Spring is just around the corner......

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Went to the Mugg and Bean for breakfast with my mom. We shared this for dessert and between the two of us couldn't finish it! It was gigantic.

July Fotografia

2011-08-01T18:49:00.000+02:00

Pipes of Peace

2011-07-30T10:21:00.000+02:00

Help them to learn songs of peace instead of burn, baby burn.

Orin has a new pose

2011-07-24T21:49:00.000+02:00

I asked Orin if I could take a few pictures of his new church clothes this morning and I just burst out laughing when he did the last pose. It seems it might be his signature pose!

Juicy Fruit

2011-07-22T13:38:00.001+02:00

Mmmm....I love citrus fruits. The colours, the smell. Just delicious!

Teething

2011-07-20T20:40:00.000+02:00

Guess who has loose teeth?

Roses

2011-07-19T16:11:00.001+02:00

I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. ~Emma Goldman

Pressed ceilings

2011-07-17T21:37:00.001+02:00

We have a very old house that I really love. It has old pressed ceilings in all the rooms and I am still not sick of looking at them. They seem to be in good shape but I am not looking forward to the day they will have to be painted again with their intricate designs!

Big Ears

2011-07-14T21:37:00.000+02:00

I was cleaning up my photos today and burst out laughing when I saw this one of Aidan. It was taken in 2008 (and I have to say that my photography has really improved). A mosquito or some other horrid bug had bitten him and he went off to school looking like this.

Winter burn

2011-07-13T22:24:00.000+02:00

Do you know that if your child has chapped skin from being outdoors in the cool winter air, baby bum creme works a charm? And do you know that you should put it on at night when they are peacefully sleeping so that they don't squirm and scream blue murder as you try to smear it on them?

A day in the life of Jesse

2011-07-11T22:04:00.001+02:00

Eyelashes, starfish hands, giggles, jumping, peekaboo, deep in thought. Jesse has boundless energy (I wish I could keep up).

Reconnecting

2011-07-10T21:50:00.002+02:00

In every one's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. ~Albert Schweitzer

I visited my beautiful friend June, this week at the temple grounds in Johannesburg. We haven't seen each other in quite a while and I always marvel at the fact that we can just reconnect so quickly, like we have never been apart. We try to talk about a thousand things as quickly as possible before we have to separate.

June once surprised me with a visit soon after I had Jesse. I wasn't feeling well and my house was an absolute disaster. I was actually feeling very down in the dumps (as you tend to do after having major abdominal surgery combined with trying to keep a semblance of normalcy in your home).She brought gifts, she cleaned my kitchen with such efficiency. We chatted about all sorts of things and I realised that my teenage friend had become an altogether amazing woman. She was a breath of fresh air and from that day I started to heal, body and spirit.

Thank you my friend for always making me feel like I can conquer anything!

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My town really isn't beautiful but the sun sure was last night!!

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Hi Five!!! It's the weekend!

Our new addition

2011-07-07T19:01:00.002+02:00

Let's just say we didn't get much sleep last night. The children are all terribly excited and I feel like we have a newborn in the house again!

Something Fun

2011-07-06T20:51:00.000+02:00

I am sure you have seen that blogger has changed quite a bit in the last few weeks. I found some new ways to view your blog or someone else's (if they have enabled it on their blog).

Type in http://thesupersnails.blogspot.com/view/flipcard in the address bar (or the URL of the blog of your choice) and it will look like this:

On the top right where it says "Flipcard": Click on the drop down arrow and there are various other views. Much more interesting.

At the speed of light

2011-07-06T14:24:00.000+02:00

I have started a monthly collage of the children. Time goes so fast that it is already July and I am only finished now!

Real

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We only have the most impeccable table manners in this household ;-)

My poor boy

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Orin fell on his plastic motorbike two days ago. Ow!

The Supasnails!

2011-06-30T21:13:00.000+02:00

Sometimes a photo is just too funny not to share. I saw Orin outside playing with the purple glasses and took a photo of him. Once Aidan and Jesse saw me taking photos they had to join in. Then I decided that it would make a funny photo for all of us to be part of. Logan and I were laughing so much when Orin took ours. The camera was so heavy for him and he couldn't really aim straight. That is why we were both cut off.

Day 30 : Whatever I please

2011-06-29T08:09:00.000+02:00

And with that I bid farewell to the photo challenge. It was fun to take an intentional photo everyday, but I am glad that it is over. Now to get to some normal blogging!

Day 29 : Clouds

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Day 28 : Action

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Day 27 : Sun as lighting

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Not quite sure of this challenge because most of my pictures are taken with natural lighting. I hate the flash. The sun is the way to go.

Day 26: A photo playing with shadows

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Eating toast on big brother's bed.

Day 25 : A photo of what ever I please

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Sad to see the veld fire burning everything to a cinder.

Day 24 : A colour scheme

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Mason jars, choc chips and my old bench. I love these colours.

Day 23 : A reminder of my childhood

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My dad and I used to spend time making shadow shapes on the wall. Every now and then he would show us movies on the old projector and when the film finished my brother and I would jump up and make shapes on the screen.

Day 20: A photo of whatever I please

2011-06-16T21:07:00.000+02:00

I have to laugh at this picture. I saw something on the lens of my camera and it was so cold outside that when I blew on the lens it misted up. I took a photo anyway and this is how it turned out.

Excuse the party food face :)

Day 22 : Someone I love

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Day 21 : The sunset

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Jesse's 2nd birthday

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Day 20: Landscape

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I have been so busy this week and have hardly had anytime to post. This is the entrance and exit to Fordoun. I think it is absolutely perfect.

Trip to Fordoun

2011-06-08T14:59:00.016+02:00

While Logan was in Pietermaritzburg I occupied myself with taking pictures of the beautiful room and the old furniture and framed pictures. Everything was so well thought out.

Later on I decided to go for a back of body massage. An hour of absolute relaxation and worth every penny.

The bedroom and bathroom had underfloor heating. We had matching gowns that were cosy and comfortable. You can see here how I am eyeing the bath.

Definitely a trip to take again.

Day 19: Landscape

2011-06-08T14:12:00.000+02:00

The timing for my landscape photo was brilliant. Logan had business to do in Pietermaritzburg and asked if I wanted to come along. We stayed at the Fordoun Hotel and Spa. It was amazing and we were so well looked after.

Day16: A photo depicting an emotion

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Day 17 : A photo with streetlights

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Another fun event. Logan and I went out at 9:30 to take a few snaps of the street lights. Man it was cold!

Day 16: Photos experimenting with light trails

2011-06-02T09:12:00.000+02:00

This was such good fun. Logan made a huge fire for us to braai. I thought it would be a good time to experiment with light trails. (my original plan had been to stand in the road while Logan drove the car up and down for me :) ) While the children were inside busy finishing up the dishes from our supper we played around a bit with the glowing fire.

Below is our first attempt.

This was number two after I told Logan to actually spell out a word.

Isn't he sweet?.......

It was really quite easy once I figured out that I needed a very slow shutter speed. We used an old 20l paint can as a tripod. It was freezing but we were laughing alot.

Day 15: A photo of anything I please

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How about another self portrait!

Day 14

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Day 13: A photo edit that I like

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I took some photos of my mother's garden today and thought I could use this one for today's challenge. I wanted to do something that was more artificial looking.

Day 12

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Day 11

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I think I need some new models. You must be getting sick of seeing my children in every picture.

Day 10

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And I like him a whole lot!

Day 9

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Day 8

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Day 7

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This is outside my in-laws house. I love the pink.

Day 6: From a low angle

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Holding up the world:

Now if I had a little talent I would have done something like this. I love love love this photo.

Via Pinterest

Day 5: A photo of whatever you please

2011-05-20T21:06:00.000+02:00

Well today was harder than I thought it would be. A picture of whatever I please......I thought I would get Jesse to sit still long enough for me to take a few photos of him but he wouldn't cooperate. So this is what I got:

Day 4: A high angle

2011-05-19T15:53:00.000+02:00

I realized today that I don't take many high angle photos so this was an interesting challenge for me. I think there are two reasons for this. Firstly, I am short so most of my photos would be low angle shots :). I also believe that you must get down to your subjects level and as most of my photos are of my children, I spend most of the time sitting or kneeling when I take pictures of them.

Photography challenge

2011-05-19T11:01:00.000+02:00

I am posting the photography challenge here so that anyone who wants to join can do so. (Also as an easier reference for me.)