Day 246: May 8, 2012

Ethan dragged his tee ball stuff out to the backyard to play ball for awhile yesterday afternoon.  I watched from the patio chairs under the umbrella where it was nice and cool.  I also treated myself to an iced Dutch Brothers drink...why not?

Day 222: April 14, 2012

Grace really wanted to participate in the Dallas Dragon Run this year so we registered her and made it to the starting line with only a minute or two to spare.  She ran her little heart out for half a mile and was ecstatic to earn a medal and blue gatorade at the finish line.  So glad the weather was nice and it didn't rain!

Day 217: April 9, 2012

Grace started her dance class a week ago and is loving it!  She pays very close attention and while she's squirmy she seems to be keeping up with it.  You can see her look of concentration in this shot!

Day 213: April 5, 2012

Ethan started pee wee soccer through the YMCA last week with two friends and is loving it!  He's doing a fabulous job participating and following directions which is what we have been stressing.  So much better than basketball, plus it's nice to have friends to chat with while hanging out in the gym for 45 minutes twice a week!

Day 159: February 11, 2012

I brought my camera with me to Grace's basketball practice this morning, wanted to make sure I got some decent photos before basketball season is over!  She has a huge grin on her face for most of the hour long practice and has a fabulous attitude.  She may not be the best ball player but it's certainly not for lack of heart!

Day 143: January 26, 2012

Tonight was Ethan's last basketball practice.  He struggled a few times with keeping his focus and paying attention, but tonight he was totally on task.  I took a lot of photos of him in action (I may share them on the family blog at some point) and snapped this one right before we left as his official Pee Wee Basketball Photo.

Day 12: September 17, 2011

Grace's first soccer game was on a cold overcast Saturday morning and she did fabulous!  The game was a night and day difference from last year...it actually looked like a real soccer game!

February 25: Day 49

Today's photo was taken tonight in Corvallis at the Oregon Pound Jiu Jitsu class. My husband started Jiu Jitsu several months ago and earned his first stripe about a month ago. Jiu Jitsu doesn't move people up belt colors very quickly, in fact he probably won't make blue belt for another year or two since he only goes to two classes a week. Thanks to our friends Pat and Katie (thank you again!) I was able to tag along kid-free with my camera and hang out in a gym full of sweaty men. Every girl's fantasy come true. Or not. It was pretty interesting to watch and I had fun trying to take photos. The gym wasn't exactly well lit and I was smashed up against a wall and had to keep dodging feet and elbows so my photos aren't exactly stellar. I probably should have cranked the ISO up even more and/or used a flash. I didn't think the guys would appreciate a flash. Just my being in their way was distracting enough!

This particular photo features my husband. Don't hold your breath waiting to see another photo of him anytime soon since he's camera shy. It took me nearly 50 days into this project to get a photo of him!

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/80 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO: 400
Flash: Off