Parents, if you want wonderful pictures of your children, never teach them to say "cheese"! Please learn from my mistake or you will have thousands of photos just like mine - squinted eyes, scrunched up noses, clenched teeth, and an image that just screams "say cheez!!!". Join me while I search for that one perfect shot that doesn't conjure up images of dairy products. Oh, and unless you like that *messy* look, you'll probably want to clean their faces before you snap away. I never seem to remember myself.

An imporant sidenote is to make sure you document your life! Recording the little details of the who, what, where, when, & why makes for wonderful stories and captures your life for years to come. Because if you are like me, you'll forget it all 5 minutes later!

Monday, February 2, 2009

POTD: Home Sweet Home

It seems like I've spent some much time indoors lately! It has been beyond frigid and with all the ice and snow we've had, I'm not keen on taking A & M out much. Miss M has been getting very bouncy lately (her nursery school teacher commented to me today "She sure has a lot of energy, doesn't she! I hope she naps for you") but fortunately responds well to art projects (as she does NOT nap!). Today I pulled out her watercolors so that she could get a start on her valentines for her nursery school party next week. Thankfully, this occupied her for nearly 2 hours and I was able to get a few things done during this time so we can have a cleaner home sweet home! :-)

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19 comments:

Unknown said...

Perfect! TFS.

Anonymous said...

She looks like an intense artist! Cool focus:)

Reds said...

she looks so intent! Please show us her artwork!! :)

Sharon said...

Naps are for babies. There is work and play to be done! Love her serious look.

Mom2Drew said...

Ooo, the processing is so great.

CindyTykie said...

She is concentrating hard on her artwork...great capture

Tracie said...

This is such a beautiful photo, I love the feel of it. She is such a little cutie!

Jodie said...

Great job! She looks like she is having fun!

Lou said...

You really captured her in the moment. I like the PP too. Suits the photo perfectly.

Anonymous said...

I love this moment you have captured with her concentrating so hard on her art. Your PP is really great too!

Lori said...

I love this picture! She looks so focused on her work!!! :)

Margaret said...

Love the intense concentration on her face. What a great shot!

Jess said...

She is adorable! LOVE the concentration in her face as she paints- and good for you for finding something to occupy her long enough to get things done! I know how precious that is. ;)

Gypsy Girl(Brenda) said...

Great concentration.

Diana said...

i love how she looks really concentrated on painting TFS

pat said...

I love this, and her complete focus on her work. An artist in the making for sure. Nice DOF on this.

Becky said...

What an intense look! I love the light shining on her.

Tori said...

great shot! love how you processed it.

Amy said...

What a beautiful shot, I love the lighting and coloring! :)