Sat. 1/7/12 :: Now You See It …

Matthew demonstrating a magic trick he’s been practicing. :)

Side-story about the glasses. He’d only been wearing them now and then at school when he felt he needed them. He didn’t bring them along on our holiday road trip and mentioned a couple of times during the trip that he wished he had them. A couple of days ago he was cleaning his room (trying to earn video game time) and wanted to show off the progress he’d made. When I went to check it out, I saw the glasses lying on his dresser and asked him if they shouldn’t be in his backpack so he’d have them at school. As he got them to put away, I noticed that they were pretty dirty, so I cleaned them up and then gave them back to him. He decided to put them on instead of in the backpack, and immediately gave an amazed “wow” at how much clearer everything was. Kind of a surprising reaction, given that he’s had the glasses for almost a year. I think he’s had them on every waking moment since then. Makes me wonder if his vision has gotten that much worse lately, or if it’s just such a big difference with the glasses actually being clean! ;)

Fri. 1/6/12 :: Frosting Fiend

Last year Kaylee got a bottle of hot sauce in her Christmas stocking, which was one of her favorite gifts. This year it was a can of chocolate frosting. Sometimes she puts some on a cookie or some such treat, but usually she eats about a cupcake’s worth (or a bit more) just on its own. Sometimes I wonder just what Santa is thinking. ;)

Thur. 1/5/12 :: Her Handwriting

The school semester is already in full swing. I took a few shots of the kids at the table doing their homework, and this one that captures Kaylee’s handwriting is my favorite.

Wed. 1/4/12 :: How to Annoy Your Son

Matthew, watching TV in the morning while waiting for me to drive him to school. Somewhat successfully ignoring me and the camera.

Now pretending to ignore me.

Then giving up the pretense and leaning “out of frame”…

not realizing I’d actually zoomed out.

Full annoyance achieved.

Tues. 1/3/12 :: Blue Staid Shoes

So getting my camera out every day is a hard habit to get back into. A last-minute before bed shot of my well worn shoes, sitting on the floor beside my computer, basking in the glow of its blue lights.

Mon. 1/2/12 :: Willing Victim

Mark saw me with my camera looking around the room, shooting random post-holiday chaos, and asked what I was doing. When I told him I was planning to restart my photo-a-day, and I was looking for something to shoot, he promptly struck a pose. Gotta love enthusiastic support from the family. :)

Sun. 1/1/12 :: Scary New Year

Happy 2012! Dusting this blog off for a fresh start. Not promising every day, but I’m hoping to not completely abandon the project this fall like I have the past two years. I like having the photographic record of our days, no matter how mundane. :)

So in the pic above, in spite of how it might appear, Kaylee was not actually pretending to be the frightened victim in a scene from a horror movie. She was actually just wiggling her new loose tooth. :)