Working on photography!

Study, take pictures, study more, take more pictures... Well, I feel like I am finally starting to get somewhere. More people to photograph helps me a bit, too! Sometimes I still struggle a little with ideas, but I think I was on a ball with today's shoot!

This is one of my favorites from today! I have been playing with aperture a lot lately.


Anyway, There are a few more from today added to the gallery on my photography blog.

Where have I been?

Well lets start with SUMMER IS HERE! In Alaska we have learned to take advantage of having sunlight, well, all the time! The warm weather and sun means we spend a lot of time outdoors taking the kids to the lakes and rivers, camping, hiking, making s'mores...!
One of my little sisters is here visiting. Hopefully enjoying her visit, too. Though I think she finds us a little crazy.

Also, for a while I was huge and pregnant and it felt like a chore just walking down the hall! And of course my due date came and went with no baby! Luckily she showed up only 2 days after!

Miss Alissa Faith arrived Memorial day morning weighing only 8 lbs. 5 oz.!

We took Alissa to the beach at birch lake, that was pretty uneventful because she just slept the whole time.
She went on her first hiking trip when she was 2 weeks old. I wonder if she is the youngest person to ever hike in Denali Park? Anyway, she slept through the hike, too.
Not like you can expect a little one to do anything else anyway. LOL. Anyway, our trips lately have been memorable enough for us, just uneventful for her.

So we have been keeping fairly busy... besides enjoying the new baby and the great Alaska outdoors, the other kids have been keeping us busy as well. Madison and Liberty had a dance recital recently. They did very well... Liberty got a little lost, but she was still very cute! Christian has started T-ball. His first game is coming up this week! We have also been continuing storytime at the library, participating in the summer reading program, visiting the gym so mommy can get back in shape, and hitting the farmers market when the schedule permits.

So there you have it...Where we have been and what we have been up to.

Legwarmers for the girls

Been crocheting legwarmers for the girls... These are in pretty fall colors. I have been using a K hook and for Liberty(2 years) I chain about 30 and for Madison(6 years) I chain about 36. I make them about 12 inches long or so. I alternated regular chain stitches and half double crochet stitch.

Life here and now...

Liberty's Photo Shoot
Madison guarding the goal at practice

Me and the girls getting ready for midnight showing of eclipse.

My little superhero

Part of our Eclipse gear

So quick update since I haven't been doing much on here... You'll see me a lot more in the winter.

So the summer here is fantastic. Sun is always up, you feel like time is unlimited, and there are always friends to be with. Summer is also full of camping, hiking, laying on the beach, sports, friends, fishing for seagulls, races, and so much more...

I also just finished a block of classes with a B+ in both classes. A block consists of 2 classes for 9 weeks. I just jumped into my second block this week...

We plan on taking a trip to Anchorage in a few days. When we get back Madison will be going to girl scout camp. School starts soon for her...

I photographed Liberty lately. She is growing so fast...

Christian is speaking more. He is much easier to understand now...

XOXO~

It is time for soccer!

So before Madison's first soccer practice, I took the kids to town for some shopping and Ice cream. Nothing beats ice cream on a summer day in Alaska. That sounds funny, but think about this... It is nearly 80 degrees out and we have NO AC!!! Plus, I just think it is so darn cute to see them covered in ice cream.



So after our trip to town, we headed to her first soccer practice! She had so much fun and I think it is going to be a great season. She looked so cute in her gear too!

So last night the Northern Lights were out and I took Madison for a drive to see. They were amazing, bright and dancing! I wish I could share what we saw, but of course no pictures could compare. I took my little camera out and it kinda picked up a little of the lights. I think I would need a very expensive professional grade camera to pick them up correctly. My camera can't even pick up stars ...lol... but it did get some of these lights!