Daddy Daughter Date

Our church youth group (or the girls, at least) held an 80's themed daddy-daughter date. Since the leader knew that I liked to practice photography she asked me to take daddy-daughter portraits for it. It was a leap out of my comfort zone, but how else am I going to learn unless I stretch myself, right? It ended up being a very enjoyable experience. The dads and daughters were willing subjects, and I appreciated the opportunity.

My own daughter--test shots for lighting

It's strange to think that my daughter is old enough to be attending a teen daddy-daughter date with her dad

I put together a couple of quick scrapbook layouts for the girls

One final shot as things were winding down--just for fun

Space Beads

Water, part deux

Oh, the fun we can have with water!

I used to be obsessed with keeping my kitchen neat and tidy. Now look at me: splashing water on counters and floors just to see what fun effects I can do with my camera. My kids have never been so happy.

I Wonder What She'll Be When She Grows Up

It could happen.

Optimism

"Carina,what are you doing with that huge box?!"

"Well, Monday's our Valentine's Day party at school, and I need to decorate a box for all of my valentines, Mommy."

This is not what I had in mind. . .

. . .when I told my husband I wanted to take some "different" photos on our trip to the city today.

30 minutes out of town, in the middle of a snowstorm, our tire blew.  Thankfully we heard the tire go and pulled over immediately.  It was 23F, and windy, but before we had fully ascertained the situation a kind man stopped by to give us a hand.  What might have potentially been a very long, miserable process took less than an hour, and we were soon on the road again.  Ironically, one of the tasks on our "to do" list today was to get the car serviced, so it didn't take much more time to pick up a few new tires (we had planned on replacing them in the next couple of months anyway).  So we're feeling very grateful for a blessing of safety today.