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Last Days of Summer (contest continues)

Posted on 26 August 2008 by MommyKnows

Winner is: Kim R. – Kim please email me: kim (@) mommyknows (dot) com with your address :)

Summer is flying by. This is our last week before school starts. I’ve been battling a 4-5 day head-ache. The pain-killers are making me so lethargic. I finally forced myself out of the house today.

I took dozens of photos. Most of them stink (I can’t get the lighting right, shadows everywhere). A few worked out OK (after a lot of work). It’s extremely frustrating. MUST. READ. THE. MANUAL. It’s just that with the head-ache the last 200 pages of the camera manual aren’t at the top of my list of things ‘to do’.

Here are a few that turned out OK.

Summer / Elizabeth
I am not sure why she has her tongue stuck in her bottom lip like that?! Regardless, I loved the colours, especially her eyes and the highlights in her hair. Note to self: buy Lizzy lipsmackers.

Georgia / Flowers
Georgia picking flowers. I took a dozens of photo’s at this spot. Her hair is really hard to photograph … too white. Unfortunately, she often ends up looking like the off-spring of Einstein (we’ll take the hair if she gets the brains that go with it). To those of you wondering, YES … I brush her hair.

C @ the Park
This is ‘C’ a friend of Lizzy’s. Isn’t she gorgeous? She was also extremely cooperative, unlike my own children, who have a tendency to frown/glare at the camera or just refuse to look at it all together (Georgia … I’m talking to YOU).

Are your kids back to school? Are you ready? Are they? Sigh … so NOT looking forward to it.

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MK xo
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A Lazy Mommy Blogger

Posted on 12 August 2008 by MommyKnows

A Lazy Mommy Blogger …

Mostly because, we’re too busy enjoying summer.

Alberta Legislative Building
In the heart of Edmonton (Alberta’s capital) is our Legislative Buildings. There are about 2 city blocks of fountains in front of them (this is about 1/4 of them). Pretty eh?

Georgia - Summer Fun
Up here where the summers are short. We don’t just look at our fountains, we get right in. It’s encouraged … take advantage of the weather while you can.

Georgia - Summer Fun
There are waterfalls and steps to climb. I don’t know about your kids, but mine LOVE water. If there’s water they’re in it.

Lizzy, Sam & Georgia - Summer Fun
There are about 30 of these particular mini-fountains, of course these three … all want in at the same time.

Ryan & Sam - Summer Fun
Everything is better with a friend. This is Sam’ and his buddy Ryan.

Picnic in the Park
It wouldn’t be a summer day at the park without a picnic.

What are you doing to pass the summer? I want to know … blog about it … comment about it.

MK xo
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