Photo Challenge: Shapes in Architecture

Search out and find a:
1.) Circle
2.) Square
3.) Triangle

Rules:
1.) B/W or Colour
2.) 3 photos, or all shapes in one (if you can manage!)
3.) No Tweaking


There is this interesting little gazebo/monument thing at the park near us. I thought it looked really cool with all the fall colors and leaves around it. The square is a bit of a stretch (I'll admit, they are rectangles, not squares). The first photo is the entire structure, and the others are closeups on the shapes. And yes, that is an empty vodka bottle in the 'square' photo.

Photo Challenge: Water

Here are the rules for this (old) photo challenge:
Submit 5 photos of water- in any way, shape, or form.
Tweaking IS allowed.

I broke the rules...I only have 2 photos. That is mostly because I didn't read the rules before I went out to take the photos this afternoon. I only glanced and saw the 'water' theme.

First steps!!

well, almost. she actually took her first steps yesterday evening. But, since we don't have a camera on her 24/7 (contrary to popular belief), I got a shot of her taking a few steps today.
Enjoy!

Table Manners

Remember this?

Here is the video version:

Photo Shoot Gone Bad

Emily, our awesome photographer-friend, shot Ruthie's 1-year photos recently. One of the things she wanted to try was a 'destroy the birthday cake' series. So, I baked a cake, frosted it with whipped cream, and set it on the floor in front of an almost-naked baby. (Emily had set up an impromptu studio in our kitchen.) I had a feeling she would be cautious with it at first, and I was right. She stared at it for awhile, then crawled toward the cake, pointed at it for a bit, and finally touched the frosting with her fingertips. After the shock of having the slightly cool, soft, squishy stuff on her fingers, she did what any baby would do--put it in her mouth. And she liked it. Next we all expected her to start digging in; but she didn't. She continued gingerly touching the top of the cake and licking her fingers. When we encouraged her to get a little messy, this is what happened:



What I don't understand is why she doesn't want to get messy when we want her to, but she makes such a mess at every other meal! Oh well. Emily promises she still got some good shots (which I will be sharing with you when I get them), and we all had a good time. Well, until this point anyway! :)

Photo Challenge: Hot vs. Cold

There was no new photo challenge this week, but we are using this 'break' to catch up on some missed challenges. This is great, because I've been meaning to do last week's challenge, which was "Hot vs. Cold". So, here it is: Hot Fudge Cake with Chocolate ice cream. :)



p.s. Becky, you can consider this your birthday cake! HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY!!

Finally....

....a new post!
Here are a couple cute Ruthie photos from our weekend trip to Madison to see a bunch of friends. We had a great time visiting, playing games, going to the zoo, and eating lots of yummy food.
Hoping to have some more photos up soon!

The Cake

We celebrated Ruthie's birthday this past weekend with family and friends. One of the highlights of the party was the cake. Ruthie's Aunt Becky came from Madison to attend the party and help prepare. Her main task was to bake the cake. Now, what kind of cake do you make for a 1-year-old's birthday party? Does she like princesses, or dragons? Pink, or green? Chocolate, or vanilla? Since Ruthie couldn't tell us these things, we decided to make her a cake that encompassed two of things we know for certain that she loves: Cheerios, and Bananas. Here are some photos of her cheerio-shaped, banana-flavored birthday cake. Thanks Becky!

(and yes, we did use FROSTED cheerios. After all, it was a special occasion :)

Check out more birthday party pictures in our web album (link on the right).

Photo Challenge 35

I finally did another Weekly Photo Challenge. This week the challenge was:

Submit one photo where your subject is photographed THROUGH something.

Ruthie presented the perfect opportunity at lunch time a couple days ago. She likes to touch her food when I'm feeding her, but I always keep a firm grasp on the bowl or plate so that it doesn't 'accidentally' go flying through the air. Well, she kept trying to lick the last bits of applesauce off of her plate, and didn't seem to have any interest in throwing it, so I let her at it. :)



Check out the other entries here.

Here are a couple more photos that I took that day, but are not part of my photo challenge entry:

Birthday Girl!

These pictures tell the story of Ruthie's first birthday cupcake. I'll let you imagine the narration :)