I bet you were wondering what happened to Sunday! Well, we took it easy Sunday, which we like to do. Got our homework done. Went to our usual lunch hotspot (Quizno’s). Then, I decided I wanted to try something out. See, a while back I had a phone consulting session with my favorite photography teacher,... Read More →

Once school starts up, our weekends tend to get pretty hectic. Between Girl Scout events, birthday parties and play dates, it is non-stop. Last year, we decided that Isabel would start dance classes on the first Saturday when she didn’t have anything planned. That Saturday NEVER came. So, while this weekend was crazy, that was... Read More →

Photography practice sessions and strolls in the neighborhood. These are things we can’t do on a weeknight. Not anymore. Especially not the night before a presentation is due. And the night a homework agenda was left blank. But we did them anyway. Because life is too short not to enjoy every moment. (Well, that’s my excuse.)... Read More →

I’m taking Karen Russell’s online class, The Photographer’s Workshop, again – because I loved it so much the first time (and learned so much)! This week is on composition, so I thought I’d take the kids to the playground – because where better to practice composition? Really. Anyway, I wrote this up for the practice... Read More →

On Saturday afternoon, we got some great Aussie books from my long distance cousin. Thank you, Tanya! The kids couldn’t wait to read them, so they parked on the front step before we headed to Quizno’s. We usually go to Quizno’s once a weekend. Always the same one – Bird Road off of 72nd Avenue.... Read More →

See more shots here. I went to lunch today with some dear friends (and a decent acquaintance). Well, there was no parking at Chipotle, of course, so Amber and I parked at Party City and felt obliged to shop in return for the parking. Not needing any party supplies, I remembered an idea I had.... Read More →

Every once in a while, we are blessed with visitors from the North. My sister and her two kids, came for a long weekend in early August, and, as usual, we made it a point to get the kids together as often as possible. The girls are playing really well together, so they got to... Read More →

It was a lazy weekend alright. Just the kind we needed. Saturday, we went to the movies with Grandma. We went to Justice and The Loft while we waited for the movie. The theater was empty right until the movie started, when the smart, commercial-avoiding people showed up. Ryan and Grandma left Cars 2 after... Read More →

We were there the week before the earthquake hit, so we DID get to go up the Washington Monument – thanks to Rene, who woke up early to get us tickets! We came back the Thursday before school started and never really recovered from the staying up late and sleeping in we did in DC.... Read More →

It was such a long time ago, Isabel’s 9th Birthday Party. But I have finally managed to go through the pictures and pick my favorite ones – the ones that tell the story. See them here. Read More →

Should we be packing? Maybe. But we spent this day doing completely frivolous things, like getting haircuts, washing the dog, and playing outside. Okay, maybe washing the dog wasn’t exactly frivolous. She stunk, and I wasn’t sending her to the dog sitter that way! And I was not going to spend a week taking pictures... Read More →

From the time when Isabel was a baby, I remember other moms telling me “You just wait…” As in, “You just wait until she starts crawling… It’s so much harder, then.” And “You just wait until she starts walking… It’s impossible.” And “You just wait. Two is so much harder than one. You have no... Read More →