I had a teacher in high school that we affectionately called Mr. O. This little guy here though doesn’t have a beard and doesn’t teach listless sophomores about details of Modern European History. This new Mr. O has only been around for about two and a half weeks. Isn’t he adorable? It’s usually hard to keep a newborn awake for longer than thirty minutes, but this sweetie stayed awake and alert the whole time.
Enjoy. SPL
No rainbows or sunsets here, but I love the big, blue sky. We have had a mixed bag of weather on vacation: overcast, to rain, to cloudy, to perfect blue. Here is a collection of sky snaps. Enjoy. SPL
That’s my son skiing. Doesn’t he look so little?
Moody blue sky that is threatening rain
That’s Smith Mountain (in Western Virginia)
Don’t count this as a sunset.
Cloudy day
Sunny day
5AM at the lake
8PM at the lake
Big eyes (not big skies) at the marina shop.
So, I am sitting here in the kitchen of our lake house at Smith Mountain Lake and editing photos before the kids get up. Here are a smattering a photos from the vacation so far. There may be more tomorrow if I get my bum out of bed early enough.
Enjoy. SPL
This is my first entry in i heart faces Fix-It-Friday. Since I haven’t done this before, I didn’t realize that they wanted step-by-step instructions and I didn’t keep track. So, next time, I’ll be more attentive to my steps. 
We had an impromptu session with Hollywood, whose real name is Linder Lue Lawrence. She’ll tell you she’s going to be a star, and that you might not see her next week, because she’s going to California to be in the movies. She loves her birthday, too.
Check out her youtube video. Fun music and lots of dancing. You can catch her regularly with her camera at Elliot’s Fair Grounds coffee shop (my new favorite.) If you go, ask her if she likes Starbucks…
I have to give photo credit to my four-year-old, who took the first two photos (not bad for a small kids with a big DSLR). Hollywood is a character. You’ll see.
Here are more of the photos that I got from yesterday’s shoot. i heart faces only wants one photo per entry. I held out on you yesterday, but here are the rest. Enjoy, SPL
Today, I am entering an I Heart Faces Photo Challenge.
I couldn’t get together with her until today. I have been avoiding all household responsibilities to get this in on time. Clair Bear here loves the color purple and was more than willing to oblige my happy snapping. Patient until the end, she made it so easy for me. So, check out the entry…
I took the kids on a field trip the other day, because it was 102F outside and I wanted to do something fun, but indoors. We have been having what feels like record-breaking temps recently. I’m sure that there’s some Nino/Nina something-0r-other to explain the wacky weather.
However, for our outing, we decided on the Virginia Aquarium. It’s recently renovated with many more interactive exhibits for the kids (and parents, too.) Yes, I touched the snake, too.
Enjoy. SPL
I don’t tell everyone this, but I am crafty. Yes, I make crafts (but not in the hot glue gun kind of craft way, or the macaroni angel wreaths kind of way… not that there’s anything wrong with that– well, there is, but that’s a topic for another day.)
So today, I am releasing my inner-crafter as I saw this on Photojojo a few weeks ago. It mixes photography and cool crafting. That is something that I am all for. See the how-to’s here.
PHOTO-WEAVING
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Maybe it’s time to release your inner craftiness. Throw down the fake flowers and floral foam and pick up a few photos, some scissors, tape, ruler and pen and try this…
Enjoy. SPL
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