Pictures by Ansleigh | AHG Photography Badge

Last week, Ansleigh began her new adventure with American Heritage Girls. She has been eager to start earning her badges and I thought the photography badge would be easy and fun.

We talked about lighting (back lighting, flat lighting, split lighting, good lighting vs. bad lighting..

We talked about closeups and catch lights..

We talked about changing perspective to make a photograph more interesting..

Not bad photography for a 7 year old! :) 

We also talked about the basics of a camera model: lens, shutter, shutter button, and viewfinder.
I told her to watch out for limb chops, sticks growing out of peoples heads, and being aware of backgrounds.

I had so much fun with her. I cant wait to go out again with my little photographer sidekick. ;)

January 2017

I felt like the month of January was going to drag on forever. Lots of sicknesses, plenty of grumpiness, and more than my fair share of middle of the school year blahs..




But lots of sweet moments too. :) The weather was pretty warm and the kids spent time outside.



I snapped this quick picture because it brought me a moment of joy on a really hard day. It is moments like these that keep me going. Homeschooling 3 kids while keeping a toddler alive is no joke.Whew.

The kids and I watched the Inauguration.


Caleb is doing a really good job at evolving into a two year old. *Ahem*.  He is super cute and super mischievous and is a force to be reckoned with. Did I mention that he is super cute? Oh man, I'm so glad he is ours. :)

His new words/phrases:
-purple
-"In the car" (According to Caleb, if something is missing then its "in da cah")
-One, two
-love you too
-Amen
-yes
-apple
-Azee (Ansleigh), Chath (Chase), Aggie (Anna Grace)
-Jaffe (Giraffe-his paci)
-Nooooooo (his  favorite word at 20 months) :)



Chase has been working really hard for Memory Master this year in Classical Conversations.  I don't even care if he makes MM. He has worked his little hiney off and I could not be more proud of his diligence and determination.
 

This picture was technically taken in February, but I couldn't resist posting the cuteness.