we saw a llama!!
23 Feb 2012 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: John, Katherine, kids, llama, west warwick public library
Yep, you read that right! The West Warwick Public Library had a real-live llama visit yesterday. So, of course since I had nothing better to do on a georgous Wednesday morning with three little ones, I went to see him. (Along with my sister-in-law and her two little ones – an 21mo. old and a 4 mo. old). (Yep, I think we were just crazy to try to do that)… Anyhows…
John wasted no time what-so-ever getting up close with the llama
(yes, he had his knees practically underneath the llama.) He absolutely LOVES animals, and he gets SO SO SO excited whenever he sees one, even if its just a cat walking across the street. 
Katherine was a little slower to go touch him, but I’m pretty sure the number of kids that were there had something to do with that. (She’s in the pink dress) She kept calling it a camel.
This is Aunty Cici’s hand on the top, trying to interest the baby. John of course is ready to lead him away.
(Here is the llama… or more accurately, his nose)
Even though someone’s arm (?) got into the shot, I like this one.
And here is the group. Again, Katherine is more interested in the kids than the llama.
It was a bit hard to get pictures while trying to 1) watch the kids 2) try NOT to step on other kids while taking pictures and 3) keeping an eye on baby Karl (not pictured, since he spent the entire time in the stroller in the back of the room). As soon as they started talking about the llama (after all that I don’t even remember what they said his/her name was – although I know they mentioned it), all the kids lost interest. So we went upstairs to play, then decided it was too nice of a day (plus everyone was getting ansy again) and we went to the park instead.
All in all, a fun time, but I think next time we’ll just go to a petting zoo with less crowds.
hugs and kisses – i heart faces
20 Feb 2012 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: baby Karl, hugs, hugs and kisses, i heart faces, Katherine, kisses
this weeks i heart faces photo challenge is hugs and kisses. with the new baby around we’ve had tons of opportunities for hugs and kisses (and photos of them), but since i can only upload one for the challenge here it what i chose.
this is my first time linking up with i heart faces weekly photo challenge. i’ve been a long time reader, but this is the first i’ve actually done it.
johnny and the marble slide
18 Feb 2012 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Johnny, marble slide, playing
When at grandma’s house yesterday, they brought out the marble slide… as far as I know, this was the first time the kids had seen it. Johnny was totally mesmerized by it. I couldn’t decide which picture to put up so I just included all of them.
ready to go
18 Feb 2012 5 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: baby, car seat, chocolate bunny, Katherine
Yesterday I brought the kids to my mom’s for a little while so I could go put in a few hours at the office. Katherine insisted on bringing her “chocolate bunny” and “baby”. Then she decided they needed to ride in “Abigail’s seat” (where my sister sat one time when she went with us somewhere months ago – in the back seat next to Katherine). She also decided they needed to be buckled…
I love my daughter
linking up with Simple things Sunday.
Great weekly thing I try to do – focus on the “simple things”. Especially helpful to remember to look for these things when things get stressful. It helps me to remember that the kids won’t be young forever and that I should try to remember these times as little special moments and not as stressful moments. Even if we are late to grandma’s
simple birthday
13 Feb 2012 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: birthday, grandkids, grandpa, simple things sunday
This week’s simple things sunday post (only one day late instead of two ) is from my dad’s birthday party (will post more pics soon – hopefully tomorrow). I decided to get pictures of each of his grandkids individually (and then print them out and give them to him as a late birthday gift, which also hasn’t happened yet, but again hopefully tomorrow).
dancing
10 Feb 2012 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: dancing, dress, Katherine
The other day, Katherine decided she wanted to wear a dress. But since we were at Grandma’s (and I didn’t have one with us) her “Auntie” Mimi had to make one for her.
She loved it! Here is her dancing
sleeping
07 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: awake, John Holloway, Karl, simple things sunday, sleeping
I absolutely love the first few moments when my kids get out of bed. They aren’t usually fussy, and they have a very simple look of awe and wonder. Like everything is new to them. Everything seems fresh and exciting.
(or scary maybe)
of course I also enjoy when they are napping.
astrophotography – first attempt
31 Jan 2012 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: astrophotography, Orion, Orion's nebulae, photography, Pleiades, The seven sisters
Sunday night I went out with my husband to look at the stars. Had the telescope and everything. Decided to bring out the camera to see what I could capture. It was mounted on the tripod.
He did the editing after we downloaded the pictures, so credit to him for that. Someday, maybe, I’ll figure out how to edit star pictures so they come out part way decent.
Orion
Orion (again)
The Pleiades
multi-tasking
31 Jan 2012 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: baby Karl, black and white, photography, simple things sunday
Have just recently rediscovered this blog Completely forgot that I had it for a couple of months. But I guess that’s to be expected when you have three little ones under three.
Since I’ve officially become unemployed (in the corporate world that is – still mommy-ing full time) I would love to get back into posting pictures of …. well…. many things. Actually I’d just love to be able to get back into photography. I absolutely LOVE to do it, but seems like all I have time to do is snap the picture then it stays on the camera or the phone. And eventually it will get to the computer and *maybe* it will get into photoshop and get edited.. Anyhows, would love to get back into posting.
I receive emails all the time with GREAT photo ideas, etc but that’s all they are. Ideas. I really would like to focus on turning those ideas into reality. So, to start off with my new “resolution” I’m going to try the {Simple things Sunday} which I’ve been receiving for a while now, but have yet to do. So here goes.
This is baby Karl, hitching a ride upstairs in the laundry basket.
family blog update :)
27 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: family blog
new pictures up on the family blog (click here)
