Photoaday July Fail!

I was determined to do photoaday again this month as I had really enjoyed it - capturing a moment each day that might have otherwise gone unnoticed. Well the intent was there, but I failed! I did manage to do it for the first nine days, but given tax season has arrived and I spend a large amount of my day sitting in an office, my pictures are quite dull and I wasn't enjoying it. I will try again next month or maybe September when things quieten down. Anyway here are the first (and only) 9 days ...

1. Self-Portrait ... Me, myself and I. I cheated on this, and used an older picture. This is the last picture I took of myself from about 4 months ago! Once I start losing weight I am all about the self-portraits, but until then, this will have to do!

2. Busy ... End of Financial Year is here and I definitely am busy, but a pile of tax papers doesn't make for a good picture! Later in the night as I was cleaning downstairs at mums, Cassius came running to me telling me Kingston needed my help. I went upstairs to find the fatty was stuck between the chair and the wall! He was too 'busy' playing he got stuck!

3. Best part of your day ... Given how busy I am at this time of year, I find the best part of my days are when I sit and do nothing but feed my boy!

4. Fun ... This was taken of the boys cheering on NSW with the husband during State of Origin! Love this pic, although I do wish I had taken it my DSLR instead of my iPhone!

5. On the floor ... Clearly the iPad ban has been lifted in our home!

6. Chair ... Boring!

7. Garden ... This isn't really a garden, but we were at football and this was the best I could do!

8. Lunch ... No time for 'lunch' that day. I finally read The Hunger Games Trilogy and was obsessed! You know how I get with my books! I was even slightly glad McCaw was sick as it meant I stayed home from church and could read!

9. Big ... Had a playdate with Pina at McDonalds, and thought how 'big' the playground must look in the eyes of our toddlers!

Well that's it ... Told you the pictures were boring, but it's still nice to have the memories xx

Photoaday June ... Final days!

So my first Photoaday month has finished and I must say I have enjoyed it.

So here are the last 3 days (starting from the top left corner, going across each row):

28. 'On the shelf' ... We're staying at mums while her and dad are in Kalgoolie for Jaslyn's baby blessing of Max.. Her pantry is commonly referred to as 'Aldi' as she pretty much has everything in it. The picture on the top right is also of it as I wanted to show just how big it really is.

29. 'Soft' ... My boys have such a 'soft' spot for McCaw. The was taken when we had our first 'playschool' and as per usual we were running late, so I had Phoenix feed McCaw on the way. Multitasking!! As of last week I have started McCaw on one bottle a day, as I felt like he needed that little top up and to let me have one feed a day that someone can help with, given end of financial year is here!!

30. 'Friend' ... I cheated and used a picture from the previous day at preschool. I love how my friends and I are having children together and now it's their turn to become bosom buddies!

Well that's it for the month! More to come in July xx

Photoaday June ... Part Three

Another Nine Days ... (From the top left corner, going across left to right):

19. 'Imperfect' ... Our family, imperfect before McCaw arrived.

20. 'Favorite picture you've taken' ... I don't really have a favourite photo, as I clearly take quite a few, but I do love this photo! Kingston was about 11 months old here, and evidently has always loved the camera!

21. 'Where you slept last night' ... in my bed! Ain't nothing like your own bed! I like to buy one 'big' item a year for the house, and this was it two years ago. I had given myself a budget and it flew out the window when I saw this bed - isn't it beautiful! I look forward to the day we have a bigger house as I think our small room doesn't capture how beautiful it really is! I also look forward to the day I don't have toddlers so I can decorate the bedhead abit better! The day it arrived I was about a week away from giving birth to Kingston, can anyone say emotional? I was downstairs when I heard a loud thud, and ran upstairs to find Phoenix had pushed over one of the side cabinets and broken a drawer! We hadn't even had it a day! I burst into tears (sensitive much?) and Cassius ran to my side, patting my back saying 'don't worry mum, it's alright'.

22. 'From a high angle' ... ok this is a boring photo, but I couldn't think of anything else and so resorted to taking a photo of our stairs from the top angle.

23. 'Movement ... Way way WAY too much movement from my boys at the shops! This photo was taken on the day of my 'That Mother' post ... Click here to read about it. I do like this photo though, I can imagine them in ten years time doing the same thing, chatting away as they walk around at the shops.

24. 'Something on your mind'... Lately I have been thinking alot about my role as a mother. I love seeing Rick and the boys just doing everyday things and this photo was taken at Church as we were getting ready to leave. It is definitely on my mind what an awesome responsibility we have to raise our boys to be 'good' men.

25. 'Something cute'... Here Cassius and Phoenix are helping me with dinner. I was peeling the potatoes earlier and Cassius had asked to help, to which I had said no as he was too little. He then said 'but that's my favorite mum, I love peeling potatoes'. I told him I would remind him of that when he was 15 years old, and laughed to myself how I have a habit of talking to my children like they are adults. I decided to let Cassius help by putting the potatoes in the bowl once they were cut. Phoenix soon quickly joined and I could see the enjoyment in their eyes so I then got them to empty the vegtables into the sink, wash them, then pack them into the colander. Lets just say that process was repeated over five times - definitely had clean vegtables that day!

26. 'Where you shop' ... at home, on my ipads! Thank goodness for online shopping is all I can say!

27. 'Bathroom' ... I had gone to get something out of the other room and came back to this when my boys were having their bath! Lets just say my boys were lucky mum was in a good mood and I did what any normal mother would do - Take a photo!

That's it for now, just a few more days to go till the end of the month, but I've decided to keep doing this as an ongoing thing as it's such a good way to capture the small moments of our days! xx

 

Photoaday June ... Part Two

The Next Nine Days ... (starting from the top left corner, and going across each row)

10. 'Best Part of your Weekend' ... My pictures I took of McCaw! I do love a good photo! I remember that weekend though watching a DVD with Rick Sunday night - we don't get to do that often anymore and that was probably my best part of my weekend, but I didn't get a picture so this will do!

11. 'Door' ... Doors all closed after the onslaught of Public Holiday Shopping! I took this pic as I was making the hike back to the car as silly me had parked on the wrong side of westfields and had food shopping to carry!

12. 'A low angle' ... Took this picture at mums - couldn't really think of anything else!

13. 'Art' ... This picture was a genuine surprise! The theme was art and I am definitely not the most artistic of people, but I got the boys paintbrushes out and thought I would take a picture of that. I put it on the bench and it looked rather plain, so I hung it on the FHE board, and as I took the picture I realized I had a painting in the background. The picture actually ends up looking rather artistic ha ha!!

14. 'Time' ... Again didn't really know what to take a picture of here, and I was hoping to get to the freedom and take a picture of a wall of clocks, but that didn't happen. But then that night at mums, I changed Kingstons nappy and he ran off. I was wondering where he had run to, and saw he had taken himself to the toilet! I guess he's telling me it's 'time' to toilet train him!

15. 'Yellow' ... This picture was taken at tree valley golf course (see more pictures and read about it here)!

16. 'Out and About' ... This was a Saturday but it was pouring with rain so we kept inside, and my boys and I did some cleaning! We cleaned the walls too so I was VERY happy!!

17. 'In your bag' ... I don't take my handbag much anymore - just the baby bag! And given my current obsession with wraps and blankets, that's what it's full of.

18. 'Something we don't know about You' ... That I did ballet for five years! Was really struggling trying to think what to do for this one. My friend Piña commented on instagram that she didn't know that, that dancing Simpson = Jaslyns. I replied that she just summed up why I quit! Lol, I never have been good at being second!

Well we're over half way now with the Photoaday challenge! I'm really enjoying it and it's encouraging me to try and take better pictures!

 

Photoaday June ... Part One

The First Nine Days ...

1. Morning ... Mornings to me equal cleaning bedrooms!2. Empty ... My wallet after a quick trip to the shops!3. Something on your plate ... Sunday night roast!4. Close up ... Me trying to be original. Had to crop out my post baby body though!5. Sign ... Didn't really get to do this day, as I was at the doctors and attending to my sick kiddies. So I took a picture of their medication!6. Hat .. Cassius in some hat that was in the playroom.7. Drink ... Just did the food shopping so stocked up on H2o ... Nothing else is healthy about me though! 8. 6 o'clock ... Was about to cook dinner and walked upstairs to find Phoenix napping on the floor. Nice!9. Your view today ... Another day of doctor trips, but as I was driving home I saw this tree and I pulled over to take a picture. This picture is a reminder to me how great the iPhone and all the photo apps are!