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Sophie is trying a new sport this spring, which also means I have a new opportunity to give my camera a workout. I’ve found the challenges of photographing her new team include bright sunlight and deep shadows, as well as multiple focal points – sometimes the players are close, sometimes they are far away. While [...]
You know that moment when you realize your children are no longer considered little? It happens slowly and instantaneously (long days – short years). One day your children are skipping at the front of the parade, and the next they are holding the hand of someone else’s little one, charged with keeping them from wandering. Because [...]
It has been a tradition, for as long as I can remember, to watch the Boston Marathon along the route. As a child I remember standing expectedly in downtown Natick, with my hand outstretched, hoping a runner would give me a high five. These days, our spot has moved down the route a few miles to [...]
As I write this my kids are tucked into the fold away bed in our hotel suite, tuckered out after another long fun-filled day. Like most days of this February vacation it was also filled with tears, whining, complaining, bickering, and a little hitting. The kids didn’t behave very well either. (Thank you. I’ll be [...]
Somewhere I missed the memo that white Christmast trees were “in” this year. Not that it really matters, since I’m an old fashioned gal who prefers to use the same decorations year after year, reminiscing as I hang each special ornament on the tree. But there is certainly something about a white Christmas tree. Especially [...]
Saturday was a busy morning, jammed with pre-cookie swap preparations including getting our first real tree since the year after Sophie’s arrival. In addition to bringing home a tree, we had one more goal – take photos for our annual holiday card. The falling snow, while murder on my camera, turned the landscape into a [...]
Poor Sophie. Whenever we visit Erin and her family, she is forced to either participate in whatever madness the boys have cooked up, or find something else to keep her occupied. It’s always funny to watch her observe the boys (this time run around the backyard, in the dark, armed with helmets and flashlights) wearing an [...]
Given the number of cameras pointed at our children while they play soccer, they are either going to develop a complex, or start to wonder when they are going to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. But there is something so fun about taking photos of the kids competing. While it’s a challenge [...]
Since increasing my athletic endeavors this summer, I have often said that one of the extra benefits is that our children, and more specifically, our daughter, could see mom being strong and doing something physical. But it wasn’t until last weekend that I really saw how much my new running activities were influencing Sophie. On [...]
Here’s something about my new camera. I think it’s changing the way I see things. Or, more specifically, it’s revealing a world to me that I’ve been ignoring in our day-to-day hustle and bustle. Now, with my camera always at the ready (thanks to my homemade camera bag), I find myself noticing more, and taking [...]
It’s been a hot summer with days fulled of swimming and fun in the sun. I love taking pictures of the kids in the water – something about the bright light, the blue water and the big smiles keep me taking more photos.
Here’s what I know to be true – if we don’t do something on Saturday, go on some adventure, take some trip, or go somewhere special, I feel like we’ve wasted the weekend. It’s too easy to let the weekend slip away from us, destroyed by an endless “to do” list of home improvements, laundry and other [...]
Today’s snapshot was taken by a stranger using my old point-and-shoot camera, but despite the red eye and haze, I want to blow it up and frame it to hang in my office because today was a very good day. Several weeks ago I registered our family for the 2nd annual Spectacle Island 5K, Kids [...]
Yesterday I took my mother into Boston for her belated Mother’s Day gift – a photo tour of Beacon Hill. Not only was it a great chance for both of us to give our cameras a workout, it was happy time spent with someone who is not just my mom, but my biggest supporter, my [...]
Because Steve was working on Saturday and Sunday (downside to being the Bike Guy – weekend commitments), I spent most of the weekend catching up on my to-do list, and shuttling kids to and from various activities. But between trips, I found a few “moments of zen,” stalking a male cardinal who was courting from [...]
This weekend I started working on the piñata for Sophie’s Phineas and Ferb-themed birthday party. As I was up to my elbows in paper mache juice, my opportunities to use the Nikon was severely limited. But I did take many photos documenting the steps in my piñata-making process and will be posting details when Perry [...]
Spring has sprung and with it comes the first Saturday of soccer season. As the kids get older, there is no question that sports are getting more competitive. The kids are taking it a little more seriously (and so are the parents), with the added pressure making ensuring the children also have fun a challenge. [...]
After a few hours trapped inside due to cold, rainy conditions, we finally forced the kids outside to tromp in the woods and play on the swing set. While they were out there, I took the opportunity to play with my zoom lens (a Nikon 55-200mm f4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens, for those [...]
It’s been a tough weekend for Anders. What started off good, with a sleep over at nana and papa’s, a trip to Target to celebrate surviving his first MCAS, and the promise of a friend coming to visit on Saturday, ended with him suffering from a stiff neck and the threat of going to the [...]
After last weekend’s travel adventure, my focus for this weekend was on spending time with the family. One of my favorite moments, and images to capture, is when two members of our family hold hands. Sometimes it’s the kids, sometimes it’s one of our children holding tight to daddy – whomever it is, it sums [...]
