Baby Knox

My sister has three boys--three boys under five.  I feel worn out just writing that.  So it goes without saying that she's got her hands full at all times.  She has plenty of pictures of the first two, but the third, well, not so many.  I told her I'd take lots of pictures of him while I'm in town.  I brought him outside earlier this week, laid him in the leaves, and took a few pictures.  Or maybe I can say I made these pictures because it was one of the first times I used our camera in manual mode.  It was easier than I thought it would be, and I think the pictures look great.  I adjusted them a bit here and there in Lightroom, and these are a few of my favorites.  Baby Knox is a cutie for sure!

For the Love of Old

 

One book that's been on my list for a while is For the Love of Old by Mary Randolph Carter.  I have a few of her Junk books and love them all.  My mom bought the book for me for Christmas but couldn't wait to give it to me, so she gave it to me this week.  I love it!  The book is huge with beautiful photography, and her writing is wonderful.  Of course it's the stuff itself that I like looking at so much.  The real junky-junk is what she likes--the very chipped and worn, previously loved and discarded.  Someone's trash is her treasure.  Here's a peek into For the Love of Old.

You can see a lot more of her personal style here on The Selby. Be sure to check it out if you like what you see here.  It's a great post with beautiful pictures.

Attempted Family Pictures

Yesterday we tried to take some family pictures since we were all together and had the kids all together.  It was pretty exhausting trying to get pictures of everyone!  It's practically impossible to get 4 kids under 5 to look at the camera, with their eyes open, hands down, not making a silly face, and smiling.  Actually, it is impossible!  We must have 50 pictures of the kids and maybe one that's frame worthy that isn't hilarious because of all the eye rolling, hair pulling, and squirming.  I really wanted to get one of Lois to include in our Christmas card too.  She looks really cute in all of the pictures, but I couldn't get her to smile to save my life.  Oh well, we'll go for round two one day next week.  Here are a few of the pictures from yesterday, including a few out-takes. Some of these are a little blurry and grainy, but I still like them all. These pictures are from our new camera and not my iPhone for a change.

 

Above, my mom with me and my sister, Page.  Below, my mom with my nephew's Cash, Knox, and Wyatt.

And then a few out-takes, which is how most of the pictures look.  I'm telling you, it's not easy getting pictures of kids. 

We tried to include my mom's dog, Lucky, which didn't work out too well, but we got a kiss out of it.

Me in the Morning (Trapped in a House)

Last night I was trying to find a new profile picture for my Facebook page.  I was scrolling through my pictures, showing a few to Andrew to see if he'd help me pick one, and he said, "you're always soooo smiley in pictures--it's your biggest fault!"  Ha ha.  He really just meant that I often look like The Joker in pictures even though he does love my smile.  Believe me, I have lots of other faults--he could tell you.  So I took this picture this morning, pre-shower.  I showed it to him and he said "you look like you're trapped in a house."  I laughed again!  I guess it's my dark, arty, stoic, trapped in a house look.  And again it's a picture from Shake It on my iPhone.  And, yes, if you don't have one, get an iPhone--you will LOVE it.  Ask Santa for one if you have to.  Initially I told Andrew I really didn't need or want one and thought it was way too expensive for a phone, but he really wanted me to have one. (See, he is very sweet despite pointing out my biggest fault :D.)  It's totally worth the splurge.  It's my favorite toy.

We Made It

We're here in Atlanta now!  Yay!  The plane ride was pretty uneventful except for when I updated my facebook page with the picture above and a picture of a sleeping Lois using the free Wi-Fi on my phone.  Isn't technology so cool?  These are two more pictures from Shake It on the iPhone.  We recently got at new fancy pants camera, a Canon 7D, and a great lens to go with it.  But I've been liking the iPhone pictures so much that I just realized today that I haven't posted one picture from the 7D.  I'll do that this week.  I'm so happy to be here!  Can you tell from the picture below--me and my sister with her littlest one, baby Knox (I'm the one in red). More from our Atlanta Thanksgiving week coming soon.