An Unexpected Gift at An Unexpected Time

A line from one of my favorite movies "Finding Forrester". And applicable to me as my husband brought me home flowers for *no reason* the other night.
I couldn't help taking these photos. I have been craving COLOR lately and these were wonderfully fun to shoot.
They don't move give you attitude and hold real still for you!
I love the stems and leaves in this one.
A birds eye view of the whole bunch in a vase. These were such a nice treat from my husband. :-)

The Princessess Go To The Ball

And *who* took them? Well Prince Einstein of course! The local school system has a Father/Daughter Dance every year around Valentines Day. This is the first year the girls have gone and boy did they get all dolled up! Monkey ended up wearing her Snow White Princess shoes and a Tiarra and Sassy Pants wore long white satin gloves and had me curl her hair. It was very cute! And how sweet is it that "Daddy" took them? He HATES to dance. He's an introvert. But love makes you do things you never thought you'd do! And after fixing my washing machine, bringing me home flowers, taking me out to eat and now bringing our girls to a dance all within 5 days, PROVES that I married the BEST guy on earth!
This is for you Mom.

Einstein VS. Calculus

He decided to take a Calculus class through the University this semester for "fun". You know, since Calculus would be top pick of things that I would label as "fun". Ah, nope, it wouldn't. But he enjoys it and his employer will pay for most of this course if he gets a good grade. So the battle is on, and Einstein is doing very well. Here he is doing his homework and so far has received 100% on *ALL* of them. Gross, I know. I barely passed pre-cal in high school.
I know these are not "grade-A" photos but they are of my life and I wanted to share them with you. I am very proud of the man I married, especially when he wears his "Fargo" hat while doing his homework! :-)

Baby Blue

I found this treasure in a picture folder from April. (Another big THANKS to blogger/photographer MckMama for showing me the hue/saturation technique in my editing program). I'm having LOTS of fun boosting the color in my photos- a perfect cure for my "winter blues"! I am longing for Spring. It's right around the corner. This picture was taken at the local playground. With pea gravel as it's base, it's a perfect place to play while the yard is still a mud puddle!
And how about this beautiful little babe? I just LOVE her hat in this picture. She is bigger now, but still just as cute! Leave a comment for her Mommy to read, I'm sure she'd love it!

Sledding With Daddy!

Einstein took Tinyman outside to slide. He loves being outside, especially on a sled! He would get to the top of the hill and say "One more time".

Waving at me :-)
Waving at a bird in the tree. :-) Isn't he cute?

Mr Maine Blue Jay

This Blue Jay let me get about 8 feet away from him. He was so beautiful. I loved his down feathers on his chest that he has grown for the winter. He was very happy to eat his bird seed and have me take his picture. He also had a fantastic tail of feathers. I never realized how pretty ( and how big!) they really are. My only regret is I didn't have my other zoom lens, that would have let me get really close to him!
You can see the bird seed inside his beak on this one if you look closely!

The Cold Bug!

This is my kid. This is my kid on "cold bugs". Any questions? (ugh... it's a doozy this one!)
And of course Sheepie is there for him, giving him comfort and companionship.
And his new friend Lamby too. He has good friends, don't you think?

Don't worry Tinyman, Mommy has a plenty of Tylenol and decongestant and soon all will be well. ( He looks so pathetic, doesn't he? It brakes this Mama's heart.)