Project 365 Day 121 - April 30th

My son always falls asleep in the funniest positions.  Tonight was no different.  I left him in the living room for a few minutes to go change clothes, which wasn't a big deal since he was watching a movie while sitting on the floor playing with his tool set.  A few minutes later, I walked back into the living room to find him passed out on the corner of the couch still wearing his "work" gloves.

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Project 365 Day 120 - April 29th

For weeks I've been trying to get a picture of the beautiful cardinals that love to sing in the trees outside my windows.  I finally succeeded as we were headed to church this morning.  I saw this one on the branch in front of where the car was parked so I pulled out my camera (yes, I take it to church with me too) and snapped a couple of photos right before it flew away.

Project 365 Day 119 - April 28th

It was supposed to be a beautiful day at the ballpark for a t-ball game, but I think Mother Nature had other things in mind.  In the end, it didn't rain until much later in the night.

Project 365 Day 118 - April 27th

The kids and I finally made it to the pool today for the first time since Spring Break, that was a month ago.  Despite how warm the weather had been, the pool water was still like ice.  Oddly enough, the weather has been much cooler over this past week, but the water has started to warm up.  I am so not even trying to figure that one out!

I got brave (with my two kids in the pool, that is the only way to put it) and took my camera into one corner of the pool.  After making sure the kids were nowhere near me, I placed the body just above the water and looked for a focus point.  I absolutely love how I was able to focus on one ripple in the water and throw everything else just slightly out of focus.

Project 365 Day 117 - April 26th

I love this time of year... the wheat fields are full and beautiful.  I snapped this photo while we were sitting at a stop sign next to one of the many local wheat fields.

Project 365 Day 116 - April 25th

As time passes, we gradually fall in and out of touch with certain people in our lives.  One of my closest friends from high school, Will Johnson, and I dealt with that more than once.  We stayed in touch after graduation but time and distance caused us to lose touch.  A few years later we reconnected, but again lost touch.  In 2005, we reconnected for one last time through MySpace.  We have remained in touch ever since.  He and his beautiful wife, Jessica, have become like family to both me, as well as my husband and kids.  

This could not be any more true than where it concerns my daughter.  She (and I) met Jessica for the first time on the afternoon I shot their engagement photos back in 2009.  Daisha instantly bonded with Jess and has loved her ever since.  Whenever possible, even if only once a year, we try to get together with Will and Jessica and plan it without telling Daisha.  They came into town for her Kindergarten graduation back in 20010, we met them for a beach day last spring, and tonight, they showed up to dinner to surprise her. Daisha didn't even realize they were in the area visiting.

This photo may not be great technically, but it touches my heart.  This was taken within seconds of Will and Jessica walking into the restaurant where we were meeting for dinner.  Daisha knew we had 2 people meeting us, but had absolutely no clue who they were.  I have not seen a smile that big on her in months, and it brought tears to my eyes to know that two people have made such a huge impact in her life without even realizing it!

Just a note, the fuzziness of Will and Tony was completely coincidental - I didn't want to use my flash since we were inside the restaurant.  The two of them moved toward each other to shake hands just as I snapped the photo, resulting in the blurry background with Daisha and Jessica remaining clear... love it!