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Showing posts with label climbing tree. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Growing up in the south, any little bit of snow causes great excitement! The kids enjoy the day off school (well, maybe) and the vast majority of adults panic (or at least those that are on the road or in the grocery stores). We had a small sprinkling of snow and the kids loved going out to watch it fall and make snowballs to throw at each other. 


My first attempt to capture a snowflake on our trampoline didn't work so well. I couldn't get my camera to focus solely on the snowflake. I still like how much detail it showed of my trampoline though! 


My second attempt, I took my jacket off and tried again. I got a little clearer on the snowflake, but not as much as I had hoped.


Clayton and Cheyenne in the tree waiting for the snow to fall. 


Clayton sitting on a precariously thin branch (at least for his weight). 


Cheyenne loving the falling snow!


Trying to catch snowflakes. 



I have no idea...this just made me laugh!


Clayton throwing a snowball at Cheyenne.


Paige trying to avoid an imminent threat while Shelby watches.


Shelby on the trampoline.


Shelby jumping in the snow!


Snowball!


Clayton getting another snowball ready.


Cheyenne made a little snowman.


Paige ready with a snowball.


Clayton with his pile of snowballs ready to go!

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Saturday, December 19, 2015

It's getting so close to the end of the my 365 project! I can't wait to be finished, and yet, I kinda (but only kinda) want to continue. I'm looking forward to working on learning more - without the pressure of feeling the need to take constant pictures of get them on here. Anyway, here's my pictures from last week!


This is an extra picture from the end of the week. I still mostly miss Sundays, so I just try to plug in an extra picture from later in the week. I thought this was neat!


My girls before their award ceremony Monday evening.


We went to a friend's house and decorated gingerbread houses on Tuesday. Clayton was quite proud of his and just how fully covered it was!


A pretty day at Mamaw's house always leads to tree climbing! Cheyenne got higher than she's gone before, and of course Paige is as absolutely high as she can possibly get in the tree! 


At school Thursday, I didn't see Shelby in the nursery. I asked Sophia where she was and she said that Shelby was in the box. I took the lid off and found her all curled up inside!


I skipped Friday, so this is from Saturday. We had Christmas with Jon's dad and stepmom. Shelby sat right down next to Grandpa and started "reading" her books. 


A self portrait....of sorts.

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Wow! I'm getting closer and closer to end of this 365! I'm still working through The Unexpected Everyday. Here's my pictures from the week of October 11th - 17th.


SS 1/100 | f/4.0 | ISO 200
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Tip 11: Clear the Clutter
Prompt: Capture the routines as your child ends the day.
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I didn't follow the prompt, or get this on the right day. This is from later in the week, and is the only picture that I actually remember moving stuff out of the way before taking the picture. There were a lot of books, papers, and crayons on the table that I moved before taking a picture of Shelby with her "collection". She gathered a bunch of leaves, sticks, berries, and other stuff from around the church and put it in a piece of foil.


SS 1/125 | f/8.0 | ISO 800
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Tip 12: Open Shade
Prompt: Capture your child as they walk away.
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My attempt at getting a picture in the shade.


SS 1/60 | f/4.0 | ISO 3200
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Tip 13: Framing
Prompt: Capture a moment in another room through the crack in the door.
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This crack is a little bigger than some I've seen, and not as sharp as I would've liked. I like the idea though!


SS 1/60 | f/5.6 | ISO 800
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Tip 14: Leading Lines
Prompt: Capture your child staring out the window.
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I didn't follow this prompt well at all. I didn't want to go in the church and try something with the window (as I've had trouble getting that to work before). And my ability to find leading lines outside wasn't so good. So I decided to use this picture I took instead! 


SS 1/125 | f/9.0 | ISO 1600
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Tip 15: Dramatic Light
Prompt: Use an iPad, open refrigerator, candles, a single lamp, or window to create dramatic light.
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This was from the same day as the framing challenge (obviously). I thought the lighting on this one was much better and I actually like this one better where you don't see the actual "frame" as well. 


SS 1/1000 | f/8.0 | ISO 1600
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Tip 16: Freezing Motion
Prompt: Letting your child do something they're not usually allowed to do - like jumping on the bed - gives opportunity to capture excitement and joy.
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I decided not to try an indoor shot with the kids jumping on the bed. So I asked them to run instead. They love running down the street and back! 


Clockwise from top left:
SS 1/25 | f/4.0 | ISO 800
SS 1/30 | f/3.5 | ISO 1600
SS 1/30 | f/3.5 | ISO 1600
SS 1/25 | f/3.5 | ISO 800
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Tip 17: Fill the Frame
Prompt: Capture your child with their favorite "lovie".
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All the kiddos with their favorites: Shelby with her blankie (more recently named Susan) and her bear named Myna, Clayton with his big dog Rainjull, Cheyenne's blankie with a bear head (I can't remember the name as she has three each with different names), and Paige with her face blankie (recently named Anna).

Friday, July 31, 2015

This post is for the random pictures that didn't make it into any previous post during the month of July. 


Cheyenne and Paige's first trip to Six Flags. We left early and got there right before the park opened. I planned to keep my phone tucked away for most of the day, so I snapped this quick picture before heading in!


Paige and I got stuck on the Mind Bender on our second time on it. I decided to pull my phone out and take a picture of us! This girl LOVED the roller coasters and desperately wished she was taller so she could have ridden more!


The kids sitting outside to eat some muffins - and watch the birds.


Shelby in the tree!


Chick-fil-A cow appreciation day!


Clayton reading a story to his sisters.


Paige curled up in our bed for a rare nap!

Friday, May 15, 2015

I had so many pictures from our May trip to Alexander Park, that I decided to do a second post with more of them!


Clayton


Mercy


Sophia


Paige


Clayton being goofy!


Shelby too!


Avalyn


Mercy had fun going down the slide, but wasn't to sure about the rope ladder.


Sophia and Shelby


Shelby in a tree.


I don't know what it is about this picture, but I just like it! 

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Click here if you missed part 1!
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Click here to see Bethany's post about this trip!

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We're the Presley family. Jon and I met and got married in 2004. The circumstances behind all that were not the best, but God has truly turned our many mistakes into good! Only by His grace and mercy are we where we are today. We have four wonderfully crazy kids that are between four and eight years old. Jon is an HVAC technician and I stay at home to attempt to teach and train our kids in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. It's a challenging job, and one I fail at constantly. But God does and will continue to sustain and uphold me and give me grace to do this amazing task he's called me to do. ~For nothing is impossible with God! Luke 1:37
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