Almost every afternoon when the kids are finished with nap time and quiet time--we go outside. Our little routine is that I play with the kids for a few minutes, usually they just demand that I push them super high on the swing--but most of the time I just relax on the chair and supervise/referee. And they come over every once and a while to show me something (Landon often makes me a "salad" he wants me to pretend to eat, using weeds he pulls out of the ground and puts in his bucket), or to give me a snuggle. Sometimes I do work on a little project out there. Once the garden is well underway, I'm sure I'll spend my time in there tending to it and weeding. They go out alone in the mornings, quite often. But in the afternoon, I'm usually ready for a little fresh air, and it makes keeping an eye on them easier--since they sometimes roam.
Spring tends to be quite windy, and some days are more gusty than others. This specific afternoon was on the blustery side, but it wasn't downright miserable to be out there like it is on some windy days.
I snapped a picture of Vivienne snuggled up on my lap. But sometimes since those pictures are so zoomed in, it doesn't really capture all I'm going for in the picture--like the big fields behind us with the tractors working the land, the stack of firewood off to the side, etc... (or the dirty diet Dr. Pepper and mosquito repellant on the table next to me...because let's be real)
So, I asked Landon to come snap a few photos.
And this (along with several other very similar variations) is what he came up with:
And so I let Vivienne take a turn, and she actually got this one on the first try:
Spring tends to be quite windy, and some days are more gusty than others. This specific afternoon was on the blustery side, but it wasn't downright miserable to be out there like it is on some windy days.
I snapped a picture of Vivienne snuggled up on my lap. But sometimes since those pictures are so zoomed in, it doesn't really capture all I'm going for in the picture--like the big fields behind us with the tractors working the land, the stack of firewood off to the side, etc... (or the dirty diet Dr. Pepper and mosquito repellant on the table next to me...because let's be real)
And this (along with several other very similar variations) is what he came up with:
But he did manage to get this one:
And so I let Vivienne take a turn, and she actually got this one on the first try:
I'm thinking that I should get them a disposable camera in their stockings this coming Christmas, so they can practice taking photographs. I remember my mom always did that for us every single year, and we loved it. Plus, the way each kid used the camera was so representative of their personality--some would keep it for months carefully choosing what pictures were worthy of using up the film, and others would use up the film within the day! It was always fun to develop the cameras and see what we captured. I'm sure Landon and Vivienne would love it, although they might not even understand the concept of "film" since we live in such a digital world now!
