March 23

Happy Easter!

March 22

I met up again today with Angela who talked me through my first digiscrapping layout! It was so much fun and I learned a lot about Photoshop in the process. Thanks for the fun morning, Angela!

March 21

Meg and Kate went to decorate Easter Eggs with my Mom today. She pulled out these old hats she made a while ago out of melted down styrofoam cups. Don't they look cute on the eggs? The last picture is of Abby and Kate getting ready to sing together in church tonight. They were so cute! When I opened this picture I couldn't believe how much "bigger" Abby is than Kate - she looks so grown up!

March 20

It's so nice to finally get outside. Brian, Abby and Kate went out to shoot hoops tonight and I, of course, grabbed my camera!

March 19

Not really anything to say about this photo other than it made me smile when I opened it up. Meg has such beautiful eyes and such a terrific smile. She's generally pretty quiet and soft spoken - so pictures like this remind me of her sense of humor and joyful spirit.

March 18

A few other shots to share. The first is one of Kate with her tooth missing! She lost another tooth this weekend and was very excited about another visit from the tooth fairy! The next two are a cake my mom made this weekend. Isn't it a cute sunflower? The last is the cell the Abby had to make for school. It was a great father-daughter activity! :) I wasn't much into this assignment so was really glad her dad helped!

March 14-17

More gymnastics. Our meet was at home this weekend - so nice to not have to travel! Both girls did really well. It's so fun to see them doing well and all their hard work paying off! I do have non-gymnastics photos, but gymnastics is what I'm posting tonight. Hopefully I'll get the others downloaded for tomorrow to share! Here are a few of Meg ....

March 13

A few shots of Kate at the end of the day......she melts my heart!

Edited: used Christy's Simply BW action for these. All shot with 50mm lens, ISO 200, manual mode, f 2.0

March 11 and 12

We had a beautiful day here in North Dakota! After work it was still near 40 degrees outside so I went running - my first outdoor run since Thanksgiving!! It was WONDERFUL!!! Then the girls and I put on boots and went stomping through the melting snow piles and puddles with Jet. Also put a quick snapshot of Kate's new haircut - with bangs!

March 8, 9 and 10

My goal for the week is to get outdoors with my photography and get a little more creative! Definitely in a funk lately. Hopefully the additional sunlight after work will help! Here are a few for the weekend. It's been really nice reading all your compliments about the girls' gymnastics this year. It is, obviously, a big part of our life - especially in the winter while they are in competition season. Several people have asked about Abby's favorite event - she would say it is the bars. The beam is probably the event that she struggles with the most - she can do the skills, but the pressure of staying on the beam really gets to her at meets. This has been a pretty big year for her as she's learned a lot of new skills. Meg has also done well this year. She always seems so timid and little to me! She really loves being with the other kids on her team. Both girls have qualified for our state meet. It's just a few weeks away - hard to believe! Although it is an exhausting time, it has gone pretty quickly. The girls are definitely ready for spring activities and getting outdoors.