Day 151

Stand Up! : : While loading up the remainder of the boxes in our apartment today, my little helper decided to pull herself up to standing for the first time today on her own. Didn't she just start crawling last week??

Day 150

Sandwich Wrapper Games : : Sometimes the best toys are the cheapest, most unexpected items. This sandwich wrapper kept her busy for at least 20 minutes today. 

Day 149

First Bottle of Wine : : Discovered this great find at BevMo's 5 cent wine sale. (Highly recommend it!) We cracked it open for the first night in our new home. 

Day 148

Moving : : Tonight will be our first night in our new home. Moving the mattress after my husband got off work so we wouldn't have to sleep on the floor. :-p

Day 147

A Rose : : Cheating on this one a bit as I took it a few days ago (sorry, the packing and moving is making me neglectful of my photography). It was taken with my new 50 mm fixed lens. I love how I can really narrow my depth of field. I also did a little color saturation enhancement on this in post-processing.

Day 146

Beach Ball Fun : : We attended my daughter's Great Aunt's birthday party today where they had little beach balls as favors for the kids. She also had her first experience wading in swimming pool. A little overwhelmed at first, she was excited to splash around once she got comfortable. 

Day 145

Bring on the Sunshine! : : Despite it being only the end of May, we're supposed to have temperatures here today reaching near 100 degrees. So we're headed outside with our matching sunglasses. ;)

Day 144

A Place to Call Home : : Got the keys today for our new home! So excited to move into our new place -- our first house!! :)

Day 143

Grumpy Teether : : With her two top teeth about to emerge any day, she's not been happy today. She's been tugging at her ears and chewing on everything in sight. Wish I could help her better find relief. :(

Day 142

My Kitchen at Rest : : Normally a busy hub of activity, it was a quiet space this morning as the sun peeks in the window. 

Day 141

Soon-to-Be New Home! : : My daughter is absolutely delighted with all the space in her soon-to-be new home! (And so are we!!) :)

Day 140

Good Jam : : There's nothing like a good jar of jam. Scones become a vehicle for getting as much of it in my mouth as possible. This was the perfect breakfast spread this morning.

Day 139

Happy 39th Again, AM! : : I love the joy on my grandmother's face as we surprise her with a purple cake -- her favorite. Did a little post-processing on this one -- love how the colors pop. 

Day 138

Congratulations to the Barrs! : : A friend of ours married her best friend today. :) We were very happy to attend the beautiful ceremony and reception. 

Day 137

Polka Dot Princess : : A selfie with my beautiful girl today. :)

Day 136

Toe Grab : : My daughter loves her little toes at the moment. This was taken with my new 50mm fixed lens. Love it.

Day 135

New Lens : : I got this fixed lens for Mother's Day from my husband. To say I like the photos it produces is an understatement.

Day 134

The Cheerio Grab : : It didn't take long for my daughter to go from the fist grab to the pincher grasp with her Cheerios. She figured out fairly quickly that it was easier to pick them up and put them in her mouth that way.

Day 133

Are You Done Yet? : : I sit my daughter in this chair while I shower so she doesn't get into trouble. However, as she has gotten older, she's appreciating it less and less, and her patience waiting for me to get done is diminishing. She definitely has that look on her face of 'Are you done yet, mom??' {I took this with my new fixed lens (50mm f1.8) that my sweet husband got me for mother's day. It's awesome.}

Day 132

Cousin Love : : These two. I have a feeling they're going to be good friends one day. (Although, we have to teach my daughter that it is not polite to reach in other people's mouths.) :-p

Day 131

Siblings and Cousins : : Captured this pic at our Mothers' Day celebration at my in-laws' house. It is of my husband and his sister with their respective children. Love. 

Day 130

Berries and Cream : : My favorite part of this time of year -- sweet berries and cream.

Day 129

6 Month Shots : : With her 6 month birthday today, comes her 6 month immunizations. She was so brave!!

Day 128

Lockdown Session : : I captured this one tonight of my brother as he was performing his new song at the Lockdown Brewery. We were happy to get out and hear him play for the first time since our daughter was born. I did some touch-up work, blacking out completely the left side in order to enhance the light on his face.

Day 127

Paddling Up the River : : I completely missed taking a photo today, but I had this extra one I was excited about from a few days ago when we went on our trail walk. I captured these two paddlers as we were walking over the bridge. Gorgeous day for a paddle. I did some readjustments post-processing to bring out the beautiful hues of the water and the ripples as they floated by.

Day 126

Rained Out : : We attempted to go to a River Cats game tonight but a huge storm blew in just as the game began. They attempted to keep the ground dry with this enormous tarp (the world's largest slip-and-slide!) but, alas, the rain never let up. :(

Day 125

Dandelions : : We took a family stroll along the American River Bike trail today. It made for a gloriously wonderful Sunday morning. There were many flowers blooming alongside the trail, including this very fluffy, large dandelions.

Day 124

Procession : : We attended a May Crowning procession downtown today. As we walked, we prayed all 15 decades of the Rosary together. 

Day 123

Tea Time : : Besides the absolutely fantastic grin on my daughter's face, I chose this photo today because it depicts us doing one of my favorite past times -- enjoying afternoon tea. My daughter was thrilled to be introduced to the ritual.

Day 122

Green Day : : Everything on my daughter's tray was green at lunch today. She loves honeydew melon and avocados.

Day 121

Goober! : : My daughter woke up WAY too early this morning (you can see the early morning light peeking through the blinds) but was ready to play from the start. This is her silly, goober face. Just love it!