Carter's Ski Lessons: Week 4

So today was Carter's last day of ski lessons. I took part of the day off so I could go up and watch him, and snap pictures, of course.

 Getting his boots on.

 Heading off with his instructor and the other kids in his class.

 Way up high on the chairlift.

 Coming down the slopes.

 This seriously looks like he's riding a horse.....just imagine a horse there and he's in perfect form! ;)

 I was so proud of him! I watched him go down two runs before heading to the lower lodge to read. I didn't see him crash once, though he told me he did.

 After his lessons were over and we got his report card, we headed to the truck to have some lunch. After lunch, Eric took Carter back out for more.

 Up the "magic carpet".

Coming down with daddy, working on turns.

 It amazes me how the little kids just glide down the hill so effortlessly. Makes it look so easy!

After Carter successfully made it down the bunny hill twice with Eric, they went on a bigger run. I'd love to tell you what it was called, but I'm not ski savvy yet. ;)

 I love how he waves as he's going by. It's all I can do to stay off my own butt, but my son is apparently skilled enough to multi-task while skiing!

I'm so proud of him for doing all of his lessons. He has really taken well to skiing and I'm sure this will become a regular thing between Eric and Carter. Hopefully I can gain enough experience to join them soon.

Project 52: Week Eight {Light}

There are so many different kinds of "light" in this photo....which is vastly different from what I thought I was going to do for this week's theme.

A Weekend Recap

It's been a while since I've done one of these!

Yesterday was a very busy day for me.

I shot one of these:

I'm finishing up the editing of one from last weekend.

Kendall did this:

 And I decided to take the family to what I call "hell on earth".....Chuck E Cheese. On a Saturday night, no less. Yes, it was packed. But I had an awesome coupon that I needed to use before it expired, and I'm sure glad I had it because normal prices were totally outrageous. Here are some shots of our night!

 (he could NOT keep his eyes off the rides/toys for even one picture)

 She talked to this guy for the longest time! I think they are the best of buds now.

 Carter got quite a few prizes with all of the tickets he accumulated throughout the night. This one cracked me up!

Carter's Ski Lessons: Week 3

Week 2 went rather well, though Eric forgot his phone, which meant no pictures.

Here are pictures from week 3

Next week is the final week of lessons and I plan to take half a day off of work to take my camera up there and grab some nice action shots of Carter. Stay tuned!

Project 52: Week Seven {wild card}

Week seven's theme was up to us....and honestly, I don't have a theme picked out. But I did take a photo of Kendall recently that I really adore.

(She's) Got the Moves Like Jagger

(love that song, by the way)

So Kendall is crawling!!

That means everything in our house has changed. She is no longer mostly stationary. She is all over the place, all the time. This means I'm going to have to figure something out for when I'm doing dishes, need to take a shower, etc. And let the child-proofing begin. She has already found the electrical outlets....yikes!  Time for a trip to Babies r Us!

Here's my little girl, making her way around the house on her own! (9.5 months)

Project 52: Week Six (Emotion)

Week six was a tough one for me. Emotion can be construed so many different ways. I thought about taking a close-up of my eyes. I tried browsing the other people's submissions to see what they were thinking. I thought of getting one of Kendall crying. And then I realized I was a day late and snapped a quick one of Carter tonight while we were playing. That kid is full of emotion and he wears it on his sleeve 24/7. You know when he's happy. You know when he's sad. And you definitely know when he's mad.

Carter's Ski Lessons: Week 1

Carter received ski lessons for Christmas, and since we've been having such a dry winter here, his lessons are just now beginning. They were originally scheduled for the beginning of January, but there wasn't enough snow at Bogus and they had stopped making snow for the bunny hill. So we could either get a refund, or just push out the lessons. This is something we wanted him to experience, so we decided to push out the lessons for the February session. And since February is here, he's officially a Mogul Mouse!  I certainly wasn't going to send my camera with Eric, and our phone cameras actually have a higher megapixel count than the little Kodak we got a long time ago. So I basically just told Eric to use the camera on his phone to capture some photos throughout the day.  He wasn't able to get a ton simply because they really encourage parents to just drop off the kids so that the kids can focus on the instructor. But here is what Eric was able to get:

 Lunch break!

 After lunch, Eric took him back out onto the bunny hill to practice some more. He even took him on the small chair lift, and they went down the hill together - Carter between Eric's legs.

 All in all, it was a great day for Carter! He really liked his teacher and the other kids and he's super excited for next week!

Project 52: Week Five {Simplicity}

sim·plic·i·ty

  /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/ Show Spelled[sim-plis-i-tee]
noun, plural -ties.

1.

the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.

A sleeping baby, to me, is simplicity.

Not a care in the world.

Off in dreamland.

Soft breathing.

Peaceful.

Quiet.