Daughter Of The King
Our little princess (Mrs. Sayuri) wears her crown everyday. As soon as she wakes up she makes sure to put on one of her crowns. Mr. Happy Feet thinks it’s great fun to take her crown off and run away with it… Big sister doesn’t exactly feel the same way! Half my day could be [...read the rest]
The Father Of My Children
The man I married is an amazing papa to our children. And they are crazy about him. The song below made me think of him because I know that his prayer is that he cannot do this alone without the blessings and help of the Almighty. We both consider parenting a gift from on high [...read the rest]
I Make Faces
I have always had a very hard time hiding my emotions — at least where my facial expressions are concerned. Believe me, I’ve tried. With little to NO success! And now I think it’s safe to say that my children are following right along in their mother’s footsteps… I think he’s got the scrunched nose [...read the rest]
Sweet Dreams
In a book we recently borrowed from the library, I happily stumbled upon the cute little poem below. It made me smile inside because I could relate very much. Mrs. Sayuri is adamant about emphasizing the fact that she is not a baby anymore – she is a little girl Belinda’s Bedtime When it was [...read the rest]
Three
October 14th marked Mrs. Sayuri’s third birthday. I adore the person that she is. She says the funniest things, understands more than I can believe sometimes and is very inquisitive… she’s also beginning to test our limits (and patience) more and learning how to be a big sister. With all the changes that having a [...read the rest]
Overexposure – A Good Thing?
In one of my first and favorite lessons in B & W photography it was explained that if we wanted our whites to turn out really white and our blacks to turn out really black, we should overexpose and underexpose respectively—around 1/2 to 1 full stop. The built-in reflective light meter in most SLR cameras [...read the rest]
Ball of Fluff
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale): A yellow blossom matures into a puff ball. The white fuzz is attached to the seed and acts as a parachute. The wind catches it and can carry the seed great distances. I noticed a dandelion puff growing right along the walkway when I walked from our house to our covered patio [...read the rest]
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