Shutter Journal: 2009

Friday, July 3, 2009

July 3, 2009

Didn't take any pics today,

so here's a recap of last year

in preparation for tomorrow's festivities.

Uncle George set off some cool fireworks...

Liam enthusiastically approved!

Happy and Safe Independence Day to all.

July 2, 2009

Yes, I deleted the absolutely sweet photo

of Liam and I at the beach.

Evidently I'm not as evolved as I thought

about my body and a bathing suit.

So instead, here's a photo of the water

that was in my cupholder at the beach.

I need to drink lots and lots of water, folks.

Lots.

July 1, 2009

Kids on a bench.

(Sebastian, Jasmine, Sean, Liam, Sylvia)

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

June 30, 2009

Meet MingMing and June,

four day old baby ducks.

It rocks having a sister with a petting zoo...

Monday, June 29, 2009

June 29, 2009

"Tonight, on Fox!

WHERE ARE THEY NOW!

'Disney Transportation Superstars'!!

Typecast and unable to find work,

Lightning McQueen, The Black Pearl and Doc Brown's Flying Train

can now be found hanging around backlots,

checking soda machines for left change,

charging five buck a head for fan photos, and

selling maps to the Star's Mansions...

June 28, 2009

June 28, 2006

Not quite three months old,

napping in his Moses Basket.

Yes, the Slumber Bear was almost the same size.

June 27, 2009

I took the weekend off, so once again

I've dipped into the "Archives"...

June 27, 2008

I can't believe how he's changed in a year.

Friday, June 26, 2009

June 26, 2009

Much like Mount Everest...

"because it was there."

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Monday, June 22, 2009

June 21, 2009

Happy Father's Day

to the best Daddy ever.

(Photo taken Father's Day Weekend 2007)

June 20

...I wasn't aware that biscuits had holes...

Friday, June 19, 2009

June 19, 2009

And sometimes

a good Italian boy

just needs a nice, hot

slice a' pie.

(The cannoli was gone before I could get the camera out again...)

Thursday, June 18, 2009

June 16, 2009

On a morning walk,

we came across a neighbor's lovely hydrangeas.

(Neat when you consider this neighbor lives one street from the beach.)

June 15, 2009

I've been awful about taking photos the past few days.

(What can I say...I'm in a funk.)

So, the next three were taken on the right days...

just last year.

World of Wonders Kid's Garden

Norfolk Botanical Gardens

Monday, June 15, 2009

June 13, 2009

Liam lunching at

"The Beach"

in his playroom.

June 12, 2009

How cool would it be

to have a

chrome dashboard?

Thursday, June 11, 2009

June 10, 2009

Another day that

I forgot to take a picture.

Today it was because I found my

Wacom Graphire 3 Tablet!

(Bought it in 2005...and forgot. No early senility jokes, thanks.)

Liam and I had fun with it...as you can see.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

June 9, 2009

AP Newswire:

Junior Archeologist

discovers ancient Roman city of

Vegrandis Brevis Moenia. **

Excavation underway.

**Yes, that's Latin...

as far as I can remember from Junior High.

No, I'm not telling you what it says.

But, it's cute.

Monday, June 8, 2009

June 8, 2007

Busy day:

errands, playdate, shopping -

aaannnnnndddd, he's out.

(Still clutching his popcorn from Target...)

Saturday, June 6, 2009

June 5, 2009

On this wonderful,

glorious,

red-letter day in

our family history...

Liam decided to finally

go on the potty

ALL THE TIME!

June 4, 2009

I must confess

I did not take ANY photos

on this day.

Because I was working on this

new header for

Liam's Blog...

June 3, 2009

After torrential downpours,

this is how our

front yard

looked.

June 2, 2009

Took this with my cell phone from a different parking lot.

This sign was at a Landscaping Supply Store.

My first thought:

"So you have stone. No need to swear!"

(It's not nearly as funny now as it was then, trust me.)

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

June 1, 2009

Meet

"Coloring Book Liam"

Now, where are your crayons?

Sunday, May 31, 2009

May 31, 2009

I do believe

that when he loses

the "Toddler Pudge"

he's going to have Daddy's dimple.

Maybe two!

May 30, 2009

Self Portrait.

Taken in the car, with the cell phone's camera,

while driving.

Sheese, the sacrifices I make

to avoid missing a day...

and yes, I got my hair cut.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Thursday, May 28, 2009

May 27, 2009

"Well, I love you too, Mama...

but you're still not getting any of my

ice cream cone..."

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

May 25, 2009

Modern Art on Canvas?

No.

PlayDoh on Table.

Artist: Liam

(I'm printing, framing and hanging this in his Playroom!)

May 24, 200...er...8

I didn't take any photos on the 24th -

not one!

So, here's one from

May 24, 2008.

Liam in his Playroom.

Wow, what a difference a year makes!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

May 23, 2009

We went to the Norfolk Tides game tonight.

Beautiful weather, extra innings, guest Mascot - lots of fun.

I know this is similar to another picture a few posts back, but I can't help it.

I think this love of baseball has been passed down

from father to son,

and beyond.

I "tweaked" this photo to look old

because I love knowing that this scene, and this same picture

could have been taken of many generations

of our family.

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again."

- James Earl Jones as Terence Mann in

"Field of Dreams"