8/52

"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week, in 2013"

Dash- Shopping for birthday presents for his little friend, lily, at Treehouse. He stands still for me for a moment, but really just wants to go play with all the cool toys.

Nona- Having her first sprinkle donut at Ike and Janes. She smiled when she removed one of her hands to reveal it covered in sprinkles. She licked them off one by one saying "emmm" after each taste. 

Joining Che' and Fidel on 52.

Favoite from last week- Ivy and her cute little frown:)

7/52

 "A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Nona- Ever so patiently waiting for breakfast at Bottletree Cafe. Her eyes dart around the room and stop at the revolving door of hungry patrons. A sweet potatoes biscuit for my sweet, sleepy-eyed lovely. 

Dash- Taking a look at "George and the Noisy Ghost" before nap time. It only takes a few mins before he tells me, "mom, I really need to rest now" and walks, blanket in tow, to his room. 

I just want to do everything and nothing today... but I feel I have a million things needing my attention. I'll be glad to get caught up!

Meow

My little "kitty cat" has been in need some ears for weeks now and so I finally got my sewing machine back up and running from the move. I really adore Dashiel's imaginative spirit and I do what can to encourage it. He lives in his black shirt and pants; "I am a little black kitty cat." 

If any of your little kitties need ears and you want to sew your own I found this tutorial pretty easy to follow. Cheers! scattered thoughts of a crafty mom

6/52

 

 "A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Dash- Looking a bit older this week. Im loving this expression. What a handsome little guy!

Nona- This portrait was achieved by bribing her with marshmellows. Im so glad she flashed me this smile!

Have a great week everyone!

Joing the "52" project with Che and Fidel !

5/52

 "A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Nona- A glimpse of naptime. She is such a light sleeper and Im lucky to get any shots of her like this at all.

Dash- Woke up happy as can be(which I love because usually he is cranky cranky). "Mom, can we play hide and seek now?"

Joing the "52" project with Che and Fidel !

4/52

"A Portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013"

Nona- A glimpse of Nona's famous pursed lips. She would sit contently like this for hours if I let her.

Dash- Jumping step to step, smiling all the way. 

We found a neat new park in Homewood today. I was really interested in what the children would gravitate to. Dash went straight a giant red jungle gym. And Nona went straight to her swing. Thank goodness for a warmer day so we could get out today.   

Vulcan Park- Birmingham, AL

When we moved to the mountain side of Birmingham, one of the first things I noticed was the Vulcan statue. I mean, its hard not to miss, its huge! I really wanted to visit the statue but when I learned that there is actually a lookout from the top, well it was on!

I have to admit, I feel a little bad for the little ones on this day. They were quiet under dressed for our visit and were a little crabby about it. The sun tricked me and I thought it was warmer but once you get nearly 180 ft up in the sky, it can be a bit chilly!

*About the Vulcan- Vulcan was the Roman god of Forge.

The statue is made of all cast iron and was placed on top of red mountain as a symbol of the imaginative spirit of a forging city.