P365 Day 211 – July 29th 2008

I took this photo at Kei’s company picnic last week held at PGE Park, the home of The Beavers baseball team. It was a big event with carnival games, mini golf and clowns making balloon animals.

Thomas had a lot of fun apart from one small incident that may have scarred him for life. I let him go in a bouncy obstacle course by himself (think bouncy castle but with one way in and one way out). He seemed to be having a great time until I suddenly saw this look of immense terror on his face. The Beaver mascot (man in large Beaver suit) had decided to join the kids in the obstacle course and suddenly Thomas found himself trapped in a confined space with an enormous furry creature that looked like it could eat him.

Thankfully I was able to pull him out quickly but the damage had been done. We were not allowed to go within 20 feet of the mascot for the rest of the night and soon after we put Thomas to bed he woke up crying and asking if there was a Beaver in his room. Poor kid lives in Oregon where the Beaver is the state animal. Let’s hope he can put this incident behind him.

P365 Day 210 – July 28th 2008

Sometimes I take a photo of him and he just looks so old. Definitely not the little baby I remember.

I think he was in mid conversation when I took this photo. Thomas loves to talk and the stuff that comes out of his mouth these days is another reminder that he is growing up. Tonight during dinner he told me that he was feeling a little bit sick and he had to look in the fridge to find something that would make his tummy feel better. The decision – pancakes. Apparently they have healing properties.

Playing Dress Up

Today I asked Thomas a question – “If you could dress up like another person, who would it be?”. His answer, without hesitation, was Buzz Lightyear.

Good thing I ordered this yesterday.

I don’t who is going to be more excited – the little boy who is going to open the package or the parents who get to see his excited face. It was on sale for just $10. What a bargain!

I’m also happy to report that Halloween is well and truly taken care of. I bought this costume for Samuel for just $5.

I don’t really play into the whole Halloween thing but it does give me a chance to dress my kids up in cute costumes. And of course there’s also the obvious photo opportunities it will present.

The stories… and the scrap.

My focus this year has been more and more on photography and less and less on scrapbooking. I love taking photos and it has become a passion – although hopefully not a passing fad like some of my other “passions” (aromatherapy, The Sims).

The thing is that there are always stories behind the photos and scrapping has allowed me to tell those stories. I don’t want to lsoe that, even though this blog is achieving the same result in many respects.

I have set myself a goal to create a photo book from all my P365 blog posts at the end of the year. That is going to be one HUGE book, but what a fantastic collection of memories. Maybe I’ll give it to my family each year for Xmas as a record of our lives. OK, now I am definitely getting ahead of myself…

But I HAVE been scrapping. I still love the process of designing a page and putting together all the pieces to make something beautiful (Well I think they’re beautiful :)). Here are some of the latest. Click on the image for credits and a closer look.