Us

Jim was out of town so it seemed like a good night to have a sleepover. James has begged to sleep with me and I finally agreed that he could sleep in my bed.

The next morning he woke up cheerfully but I was not so much. James snores slightly, wakes up often, and moves around a bit.

 

We agreed that maybe our own beds are best!

 

James took this picture of me as I was getting ready for my friend's wedding party. He told me to "run fast and jump"- I chose to twirl instead.

I think he could be a good photographer one day :)

 

 

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Summer skies

As we do each summer, James and I enjoyed a little time on a picnic blanket looking up at the sky. Cloud collecting, 2013!

 

This year Mario joined us!

 

 

Jim captured us from the deck. Sadly, he was working (at home) on such a beatiful day.

 

That night the sky got all crazy dark and scary.

 

And then cleared up beautifully.

 

#Idon'tlikestorms

 

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Cloud Collecting

This will be one of my best summer memories. It was just so simple. James wanted to lay on a blanket and look at the clouds. There is an episode of Oswald that I think inspired him.

 

 

He didn't really pick out cloud shapes, but just looked for the good ones.

 

He needed to run up the hill to get that good picture.

 

Happiness.

 

We also kicked the soccer ball around.

 

 

 

 

These are James' best cloud shots from his camera.

 

 

 

And finally a video of his silliness. He rolled down this hill probably ten times!

 

 

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Photographer

So I pretend to be a photographer with these fancy Instagram filters. This one darkened up my picture and made it much more bold than it really was.

 

James saw me taking a picture of my plant and decided he'd take one too.

 

 

I've loved his pictures. I've learned a couple of things from looking at his pictures.

He loves taking multiple shots of an item. (Just like Mom! Looking for that perfect shot!)

I am one of his favorite subjects. This is the most flattering picture of me.

He loves a self-portrait.

And he sure does love Clifford.

 

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Photo Booth Fun

 

 

 

 

"You can do it, Mom!"

James watches me exercise. He's the only one allowed to :) He gives me a lot of encouragement and I don't want to fail in front of him, so I do complete the whole workout.

Today James brought out his camera to take my picture. Eeeeeeek! I smiled and kept going. I figured I'd worry about the results later.

 

 

Here are some of the pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mom, you got five stars!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smiling and sweaty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resting between songs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-portrait.