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May 18, 2009
by janette
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some of my favorites so far

I thought i’d get on posting some of my favorite pictures taken by the new camera so far.

I’ve realized I have a lot to learn…but am working on learning it – thanks to the hubs who is reading the manual and then telling me how to do it. (I’m loving this system!)

Here are the ones I’ve gotten lucky on so far!

I love this one…not only because it looks like he is saying “get me out of here”, but that the detail of the sludge on my door is amazing!

these next ones I took in the library garden…just for fun. I don’t edit photos very often – so these are all straight out of the camera shots. I was pretty impressed with the camera (you thought i was going to say pretty impressed with myself didn’t you? No, I know it was all the camera.)

May 16, 2009
by janette
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how exciting!

We got our new camera the other day…

immediately I opened the box (the kids were sleeping), and started to pull out all of the pieces that came with it – battery, batttery charger, camera body, 18-55 lens…it was seriously exciting.

So, i attempted to put the lens on…couldn’t figure it out…

Feeling rather dumb at this point, I did the only thing I could figure out how to do…

and then put the rest back in the box and waited for my oh so handsome and techy-gifted husband to come home and help me. :)

Let the fun begin!

May 13, 2009
by janette
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playing librarian

With a mommy as a librarian, i had to guess it would come sometime.

One night while my mom was here, Ellie sat us all down and had storytime. We all had to sit on the floor in very specific spots, she made sure we could all see, and then all had to sit quietly with our hands in our lap for the book (except for my mom who seems to be taking a picture during the book…hmmm)

I’m so proud.

May 11, 2009
by janette
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loveyduds baby wrap giveaway

this site is so fun…and she is having a baby shower blast week of giveaways…i was just so excited that i had to tell you about it!Carrying Evan in one of these wraps is the way to go. My sister let me borrow her Moby…and it works so well! Lets hope I win one of my own…Or you win one of your own! http://fabulousfunfinds.blogspot.com/2009/05/loveyduds-baby-wrap-giveaway.html have fun!

May 11, 2009
by janette
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parent program number 2

Ellie’s second parent program of the year at preschool was the last weekend in April.
Yes, this is how far behind I am on blogging…

This time around, for their program, we planted large pots of flowers to decorate her childcare center.

Of course, all the kids couldn’t wait to get their hands in the dirt…which was actually more like mud. Even better, in their opinion!

Dad even got to get in on some of the fun!

And then after relaxing on the lawn with a cookie-on-a-stick thanks to Ellie’s wonderful teacher,

It was off to the playground.
Nathan kept giving me the “will this hold me?” look, I just kept giving him the “we’ll find out” look.
It did.

But, in the end I think he felt a little closer to the ground, just in case. So, onto Ellie’s favorite venue…the sandbox. Usually, more ends up in her hair than anything else. Have you ever tried to get sand out of long hair? Every time I drop her off at school and they’re playing outside, we go over sandbox rules…which involve the standards…no throwing sand…no eating sand…and my personal favorite…no making sand angels.