My Week 94

July 16th was a perfect summer day.  We relaxed in the morning.  Held the baby bunnies.  Their eyes still not open.  We fell in love with their little furry rolls.  ♥  Then we met some friends at the pool for an afternoon of fun.  We just can't get enough.

July 17th was supposed to bring rain and thunder storms in the afternoon, so we rushed out to meet a bunch of friends at the blueberry farm.  We had a great morning of eating picking blueberries followed by a picnic, and a stop at the pool AGAIN!  yeeeehawwww.....

July 18th was work, and daycare as our Wednesday usually brings.  We got home and my husband was gearing up to knock down all the tall weeds in our field, so I nabbed my 100mm lens and headed out to get some shots in the golden hour.  I'm so glad I did.  I get several good shots.  This one is definitely one of my all time favorite macro shots. 

July 19th found us using the newly mowed down field for some 4-wheeler practice.  Up until this day, Sugar Bear has shown nearly ZERO interest in using the quad a friend of ours has offered to her.  We have had it at our house for nearly a year, and she has used it like twice.  This day....was different.  She was ready, and boy of boy did she go.  I need to get her a proper helmet now.  This was practice for our camping trip that is coming up.  She is ready......and I'm not sure I am.

July 20th had Sugar Bear at daycare, and me staying home to pack up for camping.  I was still suffering from my summer head cold, so I MIGHT have taken a nap as well.  (I'll never tell.)  On the way home, we needed to stop and pick up The Hubby at his shop property that is about a mile from home.  I couldn't resist stopping along the slough to grab this shot.  When I see yummy light like this....I just can't help myself.

July 21st was our first day of camping and there were so many wonderful surprises.  I knew that one of my cousins would be there with his daughter, but when we arrived my other cousin was there with his wife, and children as well.  It was great.  This is a photo of Sugar Bear and my cousin's brand new puppy, Luna.  She was darling, and certainly a fun treat.  We couldn't have had a better start to our camping vacation. 

July 22nd was day two, and it brought even more surprises.  My other two cousins came with their children as well.  Woo hoo...it was the first time all the cousins were together in 7 years.   Sugar Bear enjoyed holding and feeding the youngest member of our family, Mr. E.  It was the first time Sugar had ever fed a baby a bottle.  So sweet. 

52 Weeks of Me 2012~ week 29

The theme/prompt for the week was: SILLY

and I was such a silly girl....and put off taking my picture until Sunday, and then....I just wasn't feeling it, so I settled for the shot we got of myself, my brother and my cousins. AND.....all our children. It was the first time we've been all together in 7 years.

 We were camping, so we aren't looking too pretty, but heck...we are all there and that's all that matters.

  I set this shot up, and my cousin's wife took the photo.

 

The Theme/Prompt for the following week is: Water

My Week 93

July 9th was.....ummmmm I have no idea.  oh wait.....yes, I worked.  I was our Director's last day of work before retiring.  It is so incredibly strange to think of him not being there anymore.  He has been there for over 10 years, and it won't be the same without him.  Sugar Bear went to daycare and enjoyed her day with her friends.  She was supposed to go to her cousin's house for the evening so that I might attend a bit of my Director's retirement party, but plans fell through, and we just headed on home.  It was a pretty night, and I grabbed a shot of my tomato blossoms.  The last few summers we haven't been very successful with the tomatoes.  By the time the fruit finally grows it takes forever to ripen, and then the rain of fall comes and splits them.  Le sigh.  I'm hoping we have better luck this year.  Cross your fingers for us, k?

July 10th we met some friends at the pool....AGAIN!  Yes again.  We are taking full advantage of the pool this summer.  I really want Sugar Bear's water confidence to grow.  I took this shot after our pool date of her wet hair and her cute shorts.  It was actually "shorts" weather.  yippie!

July 11th had me working my tooshie pie off at work.  ugh.  It was gorge outside and I was stuck indoors.  boo hiss.  Sugar Pie was out loving it up with her friends at daycare.  When I stopped to pick her up she was playing "monkey in the middle" with her two best boy buddies.  I was more than happy to nab some shots of them playing together.  I love to see her enjoying her friends.  That's what summer should be about.

July 12th was a stay home sort of day.  Earlier in the week one of Sugar's little toys broke and she was a bit saddened by it.  The Hubby came to the rescue, glued a bead to it, and it isn't the same, but it works.  She was pretty happy.  It's good to have a dad that can quite nearly always fix what's broke.

July 13th happened to be The Hubby and my 16th Wedding anniversary.  ACK....I'm feeling old.  Time sure flies.  We didn't spend the day together.  We both had things we wanted to do, and those things were different.  We actually aren't very used to being together.  He is usually fishing or away hunting.  It's all good.  We both had a great day.  In the late afternoon, early evening, Sugar Bear and I enjoyed a party at the beach with friends.  It was about as perfect as it gets.

July 14th kept us home most of the day.  I still have this darn summer cold, and it is really trying to hand on.  I just wasn't up for much action.  Sugar Bear's new sun hat came in the mail, and I'm pretty sure she likes it.  We have misplaced her old one.  I figured I'd find it as soon as I purchased the new one, but so far....it hasn't shown up.  We were excited to count the baby bunnies Loppy had the other day, finally.  We were shocked to only find 3.  She usually has about 7.  OH NO!  I think I had more people interested in buying them this time.  Darn it.

 Later in the afternoon, we headed into town for a pool party.  It was lovely for the Sug, and I got a bit of sun, so that was nice.  We headed on home afterwards, and I whined about my cold the rest of the night.  I'm a big baby like that.

 

July 15th was a true stay at home day.  We were both in our jammies all day.  So nice.  The Hubby had found a nice soft ball with a loop on it, and decided to make us a tether ball pole.  He literally looked around our property, and found a perfectly straight tree limb, chopped it down, buried it in backyard, attached the rope and ball, and viola.....perfect tether ball to be had.  Seriously.....everyone should be so handy, as he is.  Sugar Bear is loving it.  She is gaining skills, and it doesn't hurt if it hits you, so that is good. 

52 Weeks of Me 2012~ Week 28

The theme/prompt for the week was:  RELAXING

I had a pretty uneventful week, with plenty of relaxing moments.  I didn't take much time to think about what sort of shot I wanted to take.  Today, I realized that I had procrastinated MUCH too long, and needed to get my shot.  I had been doing nothing BUT relaxing all day.  I have a summer head cold, and it feels like it is trying to kill me.  ack! 

 I set my camera up on my deck railing, and using my remote shutter release, I nabbed this shot of myself relaxing on the bench that sits outside my front door.  It is one of my favorite places to relax these days.  Usually with a good book.  :)

The theme/prompt for next week is: SILLY

Okay...so I really need to come up with something good for this. Oh the pressure.