The boys were obsessed with the lava.  Pointing out everywhere we went, which was pahoehoe (smooth) and a'a (crumbly) lava.  Poor Maxo made it until the last day until he tripped on the sidewalk and fell on some a'a and

This was the most perfect morning on our vacation!  Wade and I woke up before dawn and went on an early morning kayaking trip.  The swells were intimidating, and the resulting waves crashing on the black, volcanic cliffs were spectacular.

This is my earliest post yet! It's going to feel so good not cramming it in the end of the day! This morning the sky was that beautiful 'vanilla' sky with robin egg blue and pink, yellow and bright white

I've always loved the topical feel of our light in our family room.  Makes me long for a fruity, refreshing drink, which incidentally my hubby and I were discussing last night.  I was introduced to him by my bestest, bestest,

I was in the middle of cleaning up and placing my son's artwork from school in a nice safe place, when I realized that his paper bag puppet may have just been a Mrs. Wild Thing. Or, is that another

Our 'urban' photo shoot was this afternoon.  We traveled to our neighboring town, consisting of a whopping 19,038 citizens, to photograph alleys, store fronts, sidewalk art, and industrial buildings.  It was a fun change of pace, but I found myself drawn

Yipee!! I'm so excited that my Holga arrived 3 days earlier than expected! Perfect timing for 'phototherapy' class tomorrow!  I fully intend on using up the entire roll!  For those who are unfamiliar, a Holga camera is

Tonight was #1's school play held at our local theater. The kids were so adorable dressed to preform Caps for Sale and Where the Wild things are.  Mine was appropriately a wild thing! It was standing room only and all the

This morning was the first in a while waking up to a clear morning! As always, I wished that I didn't have to rush to work and could have driven around and had myself a little photo excursion.  It

Have I posted grass already? I'm sure I have. Another cheat

I love watching my oldest swim! It's amazing how naturally it comes to him.  He can now do the crawl stroke an entire length of the lap pool, do a 'dolphin kick', jump off the diving board, and swing off