August 10 on 10

For the last couple of months I have seen my friends posting a 10 on 10 each month.  So, this month I decided to try it!  You can find more information about it here.  I have more than 10 pictures though since I wake up before the sun.  So I have a 16 on 10 instead! ;)

6:30am - Lou woke up late.  Rushed morning, but I got his coffee pot set right!

7:30am - Diet Coke (my coffee) and computer time.

8:30am - Uploading pictures to be printed.  90 pictures!!!

9:30am - Took Hexe outside to play fetch with her tennis ball.  Problem with that is she likes to fetch, but doesn't always like to bring the ball back to me!

10:30am - Julia FINALLY woke up!  I can't believe she slept this late. 

11:30am - A quick trip to Meijer for diapers, Diet Coke, dog food for Bear, and a few groceries.

12:30pm - A stop at Walgreens to pick up the pictures I had printed.  I learned that if you print 90 pictures, they give you a box.  I hope to never be that behind in printing pictures again!

1:30pm - Sorting out pictures to give to the family.

2:30pm - I forgot to take a picture!  Julia had just woken up from her nap so I was giving her lunch before her Busia can to get her.

3:30pm - Working on some layouts for K's sketch class at Creative Soup.

4:30pm - Still scrapping!

5:30pm - Trying out a tutorial Mara shared to make my own bakers twine! (Oh and yes, that's 3 hours of uninterrupted scrap time you are witnessing!)

6:30pm - Another layout!  That makes 3 layouts and one was a 2 pager!  It felt great to have some me time that didn't involve cleaning, organizing, or unpacking!

7:30pm - Lou using the "Slap Chop" to make his relish.  Pickles + Jalapenos + Olive = Amazing Relish!

8:30pm - Playing before bed!  Lou is playing Zombies, Julia is taking all the pillows off the couch to use on the floor, and I get to watch it all in amazement that it's my little family!

9:30pm - Julia is sleeping, now time for Hexe to go to bed!

10:30pm - Laying in bed watching MasterChef!  Good Night!

August Snapshot Scavenger Hunt at Creative Soup!

We're having a photo scavengerhunt at Creative Soup this month!  Come on over and play along!

(And taking these photos will give you some great stuff to use for K's September class that you won't want to miss!)

Join us! Creative Soup

Scavenger Hunt at Clickin' Moms

I have always enjoyed taking pictures.  I am much more comfortable BEHIND the camera rather than in front of the camera.  I remember my first camera ever.  It was a Fisher Price film camera that I got when I was like 8, maybe.  I would spend my allowance on film and developing. 

The summer of 2009 I purchased a used Canon Rebel DSLR off eBay for $250.  I purposly bought a used camera so that I didn't have the huge investement in a camera that I didn't know how to use.  My goal was to learn to use the camera, then upgrade.

Well, two years later, I have taken two photograohy courses at GRCC, and purchsed my new DSLR.  I sold my camera to Casey so that she could learn how to use a DSLR without a huge investment like I did.  I went from the 300D (one of the first Rebels) to the Ti1.  Shortly after purchasing my new camera (in April) school got a little crazy and I haven't been able to use it as much as I would like.  I am finally done with my summer classes and am taking a summer break until September.  While I am on break I want to take some time to get out and take pictures again.

Clickinmoms.com is an online forum for mom photographers, whether hobbyists or professional.  I just joined the site, but so far I can see that there are a lot of tips and women to help me learn more about photography.  This month they are running a scavenger hunt.  I have a list of over 300 pictures to take and the prizes are FABULOUS!!!

If you are interested in checking out the site, or joining in on the scavenger hunt go HERE!

I took 6 of the pictures today, so be on the lookout.  I will post at least once a week with all the pictures I will be taking!