More Jumping

Here is Griffin mid jump. I wish I could have gotten it from the front angle because he was so happy!

This picture shows a little bit more of his face.  He is such a dare devil.  Today at work he bonked his head several times jumping from coach to coach with Carson.

Goodnight Griffin

Having fun with Daddy!

So Griffin loves to jump from his changing table to his crib. Last night we played this game for quite awhile.  Joe is always telling him not to jump, but I guess under his supervision it is okay.

Before Griffin jumps he always counts.   "Three, Four, Six...go"

Griffin loves posing for the camera.  As a matter of fact he is another member in the house who is always asking me to take pictures of him.  He loves to look at himself on the LCD screen of the camera.  He loves to give me his opinion about my pictures and really enjoys naming all the subjects.

Dinner time moments

Been awhile since I have blogged anything...not really sure why sometimes I blog more than others.  I really do need to make it a priority to at least update our blog once a week~

It's also been awhile since I've pulled out my camera and practiced.  Instead of actually doing hands on practicing I've been studying the books *wink*

 I am trying to master the art of taking pictures inside at night.  The temperature of these photo's has given them a yellow hue, which is to be expected since the lighting is indoor incandescent lighting. I really don't like this kind of lighting but I've got to be able to take pictures in it and like how they turn out....guess I will just have to keep practicing.

 Griffin and Joe were having fun while they were eating dinner so I took out the camera and just shot some candids.

A very serious talk was going on here.

This was the best photo of the night!  Just a priceless moment and I love how creamy their skin turned out.  I am hoping someday to be able to nail my exposure every time, and realize I need to patient with myself as I am on this quest of perfection...

Vacation Pics

Here is the handsome Tank.  He follows Heather around everywhere she goes. He is such a patient and loving dog.  Griffin pokes his eyeballs, pulls his tail, flosses his teeth, pulls him around, lays on top of him, and Tank has never growled or snipped at him.  Occasionally, Tank will retreat to higher ground so the kids can't bother him.

Ella loved eating food in her new high chair.  She was able to be at the same level as everyone else.  She is a super good eater and she gets the cutest little messy face and fingers.  I wouldn't think such a petite girl would be such wolf at the table!

Here is my cutie!  He loves to drink out of straws.  Since there is a Sonic's in my sisters town we had to go during happy hour to pick up a few drinks!

This photo just cracks me up.  Griffin was trying so hard to get inside.  He is actually hanging from the door knob!  If you look real close you can see some of the frustration on his face. LOL

We did a mock photo shoot with Ella in her cute little shopping cart. She is smiling so big because Heather was cheering her on.  We were pleased with how these photo's turned out. Ella was very photogenic and the lighting was superb!

So now we are back home again. I am getting over my head cold and almost feeling well enough to start working on my projects. I've got a baby blanket to finish and get mailed and some cards to finish.  Once these projects are done then I might try and use my skirt pattern to make a skirt, and I've got two pillowcases to make.

 Last night we made it to Costco so we finally have some food in the house, so I suppose that means I am back on dinner patrol.

Speaking of dinner Heather made some fabulous dinners while we were visiting. She is so good at planning meals and taking good care of her guests.  Heather's house is always fun! I just wish we could visit more often-

Happy Moments

Every once in awhile I am able to capture some really happy moments.  I absolutely love that Griffin was having so much fun with Pockie on this warm summer afternoon.  I am grateful I was able to capture a little bit of the fun on my camera to keep forever.

I have another sentimental photo of Pockie and Griffin but I swore to my Dad I would not upload it to my blog until I figure out how to photoshop it to his liking!

This photo was my Dad's idea. Love Griffin's little hands holding onto Pockie's thumb.  Again another happy moment for me as a mother!

Four girls and one boy for the weekend...

Griffin and I are currently visiting with Heather and Grammy!  Nate is out of town for the weekend so we all decided we would have an all girl retreat this weekend, of course Griffin is the one expetion to our all girl weekend.

I've been working on my photography assignments and I still am not pleased with my shooting style, but practice will give me what I am looking for! (At least this what I am hoping for*wink*)

I wish I could have got this picture without the post right behind his head!  Uuuuggghhh.  Such a cute smile!

We are all having fun and Griffin is having an especially good time because he gets to ride his trike all over the neighborhood. He just gets on it and rides all over.  Grammy, Tank, and Ella all love to go with Griffin around the neighborhood!

LJ and his new four wheeler

LJ finally got his four wheeler. The past couple weeks all we could do and talk about was four wheeler's! He finally found one he liked on Ebay and had it shipped from California. He is so happy with this purchase it just makes me smile because he is so happy!

He came in today and said,

LJ:"Tabby you said you wanted me to pose for some photo's well I've got a great opportunity for you"

Me: "Really?"

LJ: "Yes come and take some pictures of me on the four wheeler over in the circle."

Me: "Okay."

A few minutes pass and LJ comes running inside.

LJ:"Tabby you said we were going to take pictures I am waiting for you. The sun is going down and I want pictures in the day light!"

Me: "Oh, I didn't realize you wanted to do it right now."

LJ: "Well duh."

Had to get a picture of his pure concentration while on the four wheeler. He was sticking his tongue out a lot during our mock photo shoot! LOL

So everyone can enjoy the beauty of the four wheeler we had to get a close up of, you guessed it, the four wheeler! LOL
This is our favorite picture. It was also one of the pictures I turned in for my lighting photography assignment. This would be an example of side lighting.

Lazy Summer Nights

For the last few nights we have all been hanging out in the front yard. Griffin loves to ride his trike up and down the driveway and he is very good about not going in the street unless someone is with him. In the above picture Griffin was trying to follow Joe and LJ to the back yard but I think he realized it is really hard to pedal through the grass!

However, that doesn't stop him from scooting his trike wherever he goes. Yesterday we loaded up the car to make a run to Costco. Griffin lifted his trike up into the van and then said he was ready to go. I had a hard time explaining to him that you can't take your trike into Costco.

Joe and LJ like to ride their skateboards over jumps and up and down the driveway. LJ usually rides my bike up and down the street and Griffin will follow him around. We also go for walks around the neighborhood together.

The weather is just perfect at night. It is warm but cool at the same time. The only real complaint I have; is the mosquito's! We all get attacked as soon as the garage door goes up. Bug spray seems to help but there are still a few real pesky mosquito's that penetrate through the layers of bug spray!


Here is Joe in one of the rare moments he actually sits down.

Griffin loves to drink my Coke Zero. I put it on the ledge and he pulled his trike over so he could get it.

LJ has been so cooperative with my picture shoots. I always ask before I snap his picture and I've been able to get some really good pictures of him.

This is my favorite picture of LJ, ever! He just looks so relaxed and happy. Usually in his pictures he does some kind of goofy smile...but I told him to relax and look at me so I could get a quick picture.

Of course at the end of the night we all had to stop and enjoy the sunset. The beauty of it wasn't really captured by the photo but I am proud of myself for capturing the colors of the sunset!

Griffin

I love this picture of Griffin and I love Griffin. He is really hard to photograph because he is such a busy boy, but every once in awhile I can capture his cuteness!

Have a lovely day!

Manual Mode-Metering

Last week in my photography class we graduated to manual mode. So I have been practicing in

manual all week.

I must say at the beginning of the week I didn't really have a clue what I was doing but as the week progressed I got better. I learned this week that practice does make perfect! No, I am not perfect with my photography skills but I am learning things I never knew and I love shooting in manual, can't believe I waited so long to figure this out!Griffin was the perfect subject for me today. He just ran around and played and let me take pictures. He loves to run over and look at them on the LCD screen and then he says "Oh that's Grissen"!

The above photo has to be one of my favorites. He was dancing around and I just kind of stopped his movement, although a little is still showing.

This photo had a few things wrong with it but I touched it up in photo shop and I quite like how it turned out. It is kind of timeless and just a perfect way to remember Griffin. He is after all very serious about mowing.