Monday, April 22, 2013

Henry at Two

Dear Nana...


It has come to my attention that you might have forgotten to post photos from my 2nd birthday.

You know, the birthday party where my mom made a road...

in the middle of my basement.


We were supposed to drive our cars on the road...

 but we thought it was more fun to run up and down the road...over and over and over again!

 Bubba came to my party and gave me birthday kisses.

 I opened some awesome presents.

 And all my friends got to make their own cars to drive on the big black road.

There were lots of delicious treats

 and even a pinjata.

 I showed off my mad pinjata slaying skills

but I let Grant finish it off.

By request, my mama made banana cream pie for my birthday instead of cake.

I loved it!


But then you know all that Nana...because you were there taking pictures!

Happy 2nd Birthday my sweet Henry grandson.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Good Egg Hunting

Yes I'm still blogging and yes I am OK. I just had to plow through ugly March and then immediately left for a dream destination...more about that later. I meant to post this before I left.

Planning fun grand kid adventures is one of the best parts about being Nana and Bubba. 

Our annual Easter egg hunt is one of my favorites.

 The Easter Bunny was on hand to help with egg hiding.

 Olivia took Easter egg hunting very serious this year...

 as did Henry.

 After a long and frigid winter, the weather was glorious for the last day of March.

 The grand babies are growing up so quickly.

Speaking in sentences and paragraphs, conversations come easily. They are both like babbling brooks...spewing words like water.

During the Easter egg hunt there was a race for the illusive golden egg hidden just for adults. An episode ensued where Dean threw Sami the dog from the hen house with a mouth full of Mother Clucker's feathers filling the air. Not to worry...Mother Clucker survived

The Easter bunny left bubbles for Olivia and Henry. Apparently candy is more important; the kids wouldn't even put the bubble wands in their baskets. Note to the Easter Bunny...candy only!

Affectionate and adorable...Olivia knows just how to make her Bubba swoon. You could practically hear his heart pitter patter out loud.

 A lot of candy was consumed that day despite both kids having annoying coughs that just wouldn't stop.

Sometimes I forget that these two aren't exactly the same age, as they act like twins. In fact I was surprised to see the difference in height as witnessed in this photo. Six months makes a pretty big difference when you are only two years old.

Something I never forget...is how lucky I am to be alive in this beautiful world and how blessed I am to be a grandmother to these two.

 Henry has deep soulful eyes that melt your heart into a puddle of love.

 And he is especially fond of Bubba these days...it's a guy thing I guess!

 Bubba is constantly inventing new things to entertain Olivia and Henry.

 Like finding a new way to get from the top of the back yard to the bottom.

 She loves super throws from Dad!

 Blue sky, vivid colors...Spring is here and it is a welcome change.

 Time to dream in the green grass and warm yourself with rays of magical Spring sunshine.

Easter egg rolling was a riot this year. While no one was looking, Henry threw egg after egg down the driveway until we finally noticed.

The Garlick Press takes Easter egg races very serious. I'm not sure if the kids even understood the concept.

Olivia was more entertained by following the wobbly colorful eggs down the driveway. Reaching down every step or two, unsuccessfully trying to pick up the rapidly rolling egg.

 I love this shot. Moments like this remind me why I own a camera.

At the end of a successful Nana Bubba Easter Egg Adventure, Henry was content with one remaining green egg. He carried it around for hours. Lucky for me, I discovered it hiding in a toy before it had time to "ripen" into something less desirable. I hope your Easter was just as lovely!


Thursday, March 28, 2013

Mutiny

Traitor, sneaky snake, double-crosser, miscreant, Benedict Arnold...go ahead and let me have it if you want to after reading this post.

I have been a Nikon girl from the moment I picked up a camera five years ago. But when I decided to upgrade to a full frame camera as one of my Filthy Fifty items...I had no idea it would take me here. Here is all my Nikon gear...packed up and ready to go.

Because now I am a Canon girl (apostate, two-timer)!

A couple of my lenses found very good homes with photographer friends and I still plan on selling my Nikon body.

And this is my first photo taken with my new Canon. Literally unpacking the camera as we drove two hours to lacrosse games, I had NO IDEA even how to change my settings yet. Canon and Nikon are completely different.


And this is the second photo I shot. Dean taking a picture of me with his iPhone.

Oh you had me at the first shutter release Canon...just like butter. In fact I call it shutta butta!

Very simply put...every camera has a sensor which collects light through the lens to create a digital photograph. Full frame cameras have a larger sensor than a crop camera.

Which means I can now take sharper photos in low light situations,


and capture more of this Cache Valley scene.

Even Izzy is a fan of the new camera...just not a fan of being put in the chicken coop!

Filthy Fifty #8. I put on big girl panties and upgraded to a full frame camera. I have SO much to learn about this Canon camera, and I can't wait (deserter, defector)!