tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32805209826628530732024-03-05T06:27:24.438-06:00And Lily Makes ThreeFive in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.comBlogger350125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-77881712793860337852012-01-16T12:30:00.002-06:002012-02-01T13:36:50.804-06:00I've Moved!<a href="http://www.fiveinfinland.blogspot.com">Www.fiveinfinland.blogspot.com<br />
</a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-31931786673167008582011-12-12T21:34:00.000-06:002011-12-12T21:34:22.394-06:00Finland UpdateIn just a few short weeks, our family of five will take a plane to Helsinki, Finland where we will live for seven months. Rob received a scholarship to the University of Helsinki to take a closer look at the Finnish education system (one of the most successful in the world) in hopes of bringing some of their knowledge back to Chicago. <br />
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My boys will attend a Finnish public school where classes are taught in English, gym class includes learning to skate and kids call teachers by their first names.<br />
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And Lily and I? Well, since Finnish children don't start school until they are 7, Lily and I will become the family explorers--finding things during the week to share with the rest of the family on the weekend. (Of course, we'll have to do it all between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. while the sun is up!)<br />
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I am sure we are in for many, MANY new and interesting experiences! <br />
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Please share in our journey over at <a href="http://www.fiveinfinland.blogspot.com/">Five in Finland</a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-89223849689584402692011-10-08T00:17:00.001-05:002011-11-12T10:11:41.631-06:00Happy Birthday Lily!Our Lily is 5!<br />
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While the boys are excited to be back on the field, Lily is not so sure. Mostly she just runs next to the child who has the ball. But at least she's right there in the mix and not off twirling or something. <br />
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We got up at 5:00 to get on the bus heading toward the lake by 6:30 a.m. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6134577363/" title="web sun in bus by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6163/6134577363_521932481a_z.jpg" width="504" height="360" alt="web sun in bus"></a><br />
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After getting body marked, <br />
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we headed to the lake. The first event is swimming and Joey was in the first wave. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6135125646/" title="web swim boys by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6156/6135125646_c1a2200304.jpg" width="490" height="367" alt="web swim boys"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6135125084/" title="web wave 25 by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6135125084_1600456611_z.jpg" width="504" height="336" alt="web wave 25"></a><br />
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Next up: biking. I can really tell in some of these photos that he was not his usual energetic self. This is one of those photos.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6134579355/" title="web Joey R finish bike by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6068/6134579355_4926b86e5b_z.jpg" width="504" height="360" alt="web Joey R finish bike"></a><br />
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The final leg is the run. <br />
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Here he is crossing the finish line. Many kids got there and threw up or collapsed. (The first ones across the line.) <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6135128600/" title="web Joey crosses finish by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6163/6135128600_c3e5f96998_z.jpg" width="360" height="504" alt="web Joey crosses finish"></a><br />
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I'm pretty sure he was glad to be done with it, but he also said he wants to try again next year!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6135128322/" title="web Joey medal by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6167/6135128322_afee58c14a_z.jpg" width="360" height="540" alt="web Joey medal"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-49754227327525444552011-09-12T13:45:00.000-05:002011-09-13T13:19:39.591-05:00August...Do you ever wonder who wins those ENORMOUS stuffed toy prizes at carnivals, theme parks and county fairs? <br />
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Well wonder no more. That's Joey on the right (and his good friend Sam on the left). Three baseballs, 3 throws 3 clowns knocked down. Ding, ding, ding! Winner! And lest you think this is a fluke, he did the same thing last year. Now, he is the proud owner of a Scooby Doo doll that is bigger than he is and this lovely banana. Do I need to explain why I am a little bit excited that we will be in Finland next summer and will probably not have the time to go to Great America? <br />
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In many ways, this was a huge summer for Joey. He attended day camp and at the end got to help as a "junior counselor." He loved every minute of camp this year. They even took the kids to a YMCA sleep-away camp for a couple of nights. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6134576057/" title="sleep camp by ticamk, on Flickr"><img alt="sleep camp" height="504" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6134576057_321e3586ab_z.jpg" width="360" /></a><br />
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These look like pretty posh accomodations compared to what I had at sleep-away camp, by the way. But again, he had a great time. <br />
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Joey also completed his first kids' triathalon this summer. I plan to document that in a seperate post. <br />
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As I write these blogs post about our summer, it seems as if we managed to cram a lot into our summer eventhough our mission was to save money for our upcoming trip to Finland. We did try to spend more time in our yard, at local parks and playgrounds, at the beach and at other places that don't have an entrance fee. <br />
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Millenium Park is always a hit with adults and kids. Honestly, the Bean (Cloudgate) has to be one of the best sculptures in the world...<br />
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At least it's one of my favorites!<br />
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And the Crown Fountain? Genius...<br />
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Bowling is almost free in the city during the summer....<br />
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water playgrounds are always free...<br />
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and bubbles are cheap if you make them from dishsoap you have on hand (but maybe not so cheap if your child uses the Costco gallon of dish soap you had in the basement for filling up the soap bottle on the sink every month or two...) Honestly, Joey spent hours making bubbles with his friends and siblings, but we seriously did go through 1 gallon of soap. <br />
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We had a great, end-of-year, last minute trip to the Michigan Dunes. Joey had had a fever for 6 days straight (including the day of the triathalon). He woke up the Monday before school started and said "I feel great!" We literally threw bathing suits and one towel into a bag and ran out the door to the dunes. Usually, I pack extra clothes, snacks, water bottles, toys, camera, books, ugh! No wonder why summer outing exhaust me. This time, we ran out the door with our suits and one towel and we had THE BEST TIME! it was a perfect day!<br />
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Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-67943948953965216332011-09-09T22:42:00.003-05:002011-09-09T23:29:02.672-05:00Summer...in reviewYeah. <br /><br />Apparently, after taking a photo a day for a few months, I really loose interest in taking pictures. <br /><br />So here is a recap of the first half of our summer.<br /><br />This summer...<br /><br />we played (and watched) a LOT of baseball<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6123824657/" title="Joey throws by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6200/6123824657_f7ee0169b7_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="Joey throws"></a><br /><br />went to camp<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6124383514/" title="sam with bunny 2 by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6124383514_57e3f1724f_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="sam with bunny 2"></a><br /><br />had a mini reunion with 4 of the 7 families we traveled to China with<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6124882896/" title="girls with candles by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6124882896_dd70857a76_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="girls with candles"></a><br /><br />watched (and marched in) a parade<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6124092429/" title="sam and lily parade by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6077/6124092429_74557261ee_z.jpg" width="640" height="458" alt="sam and lily parade"></a><br /><br />climbed some fences<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6124436190/" title="Lily at ballgame by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6062/6124436190_d9775826f7_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Lily at ballgame"></a><br /><br />played on the beach<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6123998079/" title="Sam and Lily sand by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6200/6123998079_3441ba8819_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Sam and Lily sand"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6124528458/" title="Lily and Sam beach by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6124528458_1cd320da90_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Lily and Sam beach"></a><br /><br />a lot...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6123972529/" title="Sam stomp rocket by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6123972529_1d92f147c8_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Sam stomp rocket"></a><br /><br /><br />spent time with our cousins<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6124652146/" title="Grandkids 1 by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6072/6124652146_44fd5b03d2_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Grandkids 1"></a><br /><br />learned to row a boat<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6124607582/" title="Joey in boat 3 by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6124607582_245d28378f_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Joey in boat 3"></a><br /><br />trained for a triathalon<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6124036743/" title="joey run 2 by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6124036743_a530270f7d_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="joey run 2"></a><br /><br />became an official "Lake Monster"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6124893794/" title="Lake Monster 130 by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6124893794_6ac55abe59.jpg" width="400" height="302" alt="Lake Monster 130"></a><br /><br />relaxed...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6124495262/" title="Sam hammock 2 by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/6124495262_53144d4496_z.jpg" width="457" height="640" alt="Sam hammock 2"></a><br /><br />made friends with some farm animals<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6124927974/" title="Lily with sheep by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6124927974_96c2f91951_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Lily with sheep"></a><br /><br />checked out the Chicago skyline from one of the tallest buildings in the world<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6132149508/" title="Chicago Skyline by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/6132149508_abc22153b6_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Chicago Skyline"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6131611199/" title="Family on Ledge by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6131611199_fc1d5218dc_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Family on Ledge"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6132168482/" title="Sears Tower by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6132168482_3f172093ca_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Sears Tower"></a><br /><br />and that was just July...Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-60310488264819648032011-08-04T20:44:00.004-05:002011-08-05T08:37:10.781-05:00Another baseball season behind us...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/6010389084/" title="mosaic by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6142/6010389084_8802150aa0_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt="mosaic"></a><br /><br />I hate it when baseball season ends. I get a little wistful on the last day of the season. <br /><br />This season was a bit difficult for Sam--he had a screamer for a coach, but Joey had a GREAT season. <br /><br />I will really miss it next spring. On the other hand, Finnish baseball is interesting to watch! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LaJwL9hbIk"></a><br /><br />Not sure if Joey is up for trying it out or not!Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-71371260231470666642011-06-16T21:20:00.002-05:002011-07-19T21:39:50.116-05:00Strawberries mark the beginning of our summerStrawberry picking marks the unofficial start of summertime! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5956550588/" title="lily car by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6148/5956550588_64bc7cc3f4_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="lily car"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5956543804/" title="madeline and lily straw web by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6136/5956543804_9570c00583_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="madeline and lily straw web"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-30437024990551439542011-06-07T23:20:00.003-05:002011-06-07T23:44:40.022-05:00Buckingham FountainOne of my favorite childhood memories was always visiting Buckingham Fountain along the lake in "downtown" Chicago. I loved how the water would shoot high up into the sky and gently spray onlookers who were standing in just the right spot. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5810331679/" title="fountain by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/5810331679_7a1d1928dd_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="fountain"></a><br /><br />Now I love to take my own kids to see the fountain. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5810318531/" title="Kids at fountain by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/5810318531_5de50b8e7f.jpg" width="491" height="351" alt="Kids at fountain"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5810884574/" title="Kids run to fountain starlet by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5106/5810884574_d031ecd655.jpg" width="406" height="290" alt="Kids run to fountain starlet"></a><br /><br />I love the fact that almost all of Chicago's lakeshore is accessible to the public (save 4 miles that preservationists are still trying to acquire...). <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5810319425/" title="Kids at lake by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3614/5810319425_3fe2ac07b3_z.jpg" width="540" height="360" alt="Kids at lake"></a> <br /><br />A new tradition that I have begun with my own family is an occassional summer visit to Chicago's Little Italy for a cup of Mario's Italian Lemonade.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5810906342/" title="Marios by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/5810906342_991c0c6422_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Marios"></a><br /><br />This place is really quite a hole in the wall! But they make the most delicious Italian Lemonade and it's always packed!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5810930842/" title="Marios with family by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219/5810930842_eb05385e58_z.jpg" width="457" height="640" alt="Marios with family"></a> <br /><br />Lily doesn't like anything that is fruit flavored (nor does she like fruit)! I think she was really bumming that we drove a bit out of our way for a treat and the treat was strawberry flavored!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5810922998/" title="Lily with ice by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/5810922998_23fc8f8b69_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Lily with ice"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5810348361/" title="Sam with ice by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2053/5810348361_e98a2a4dd7_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Sam with ice"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-35877409294673722552011-06-05T21:52:00.001-05:002011-06-05T21:52:58.380-05:00Enjoying Spring<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5802367087/" title="Girls allure by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5105/5802367087_346819f76f_z.jpg" width="640" height="458" alt="Girls allure"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-67111233921682172112011-05-22T22:55:00.002-05:002011-05-25T23:00:05.444-05:00140/365 The dog ate my library book...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5760688324/" title="book by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5760688324_0d10057d65_z.jpg" width="457" height="640" alt="book"></a><br /><br />I never understood the old "the dog ate my homework" excuse until today. The dog ate Sam's library book. Sam thought his world would end. He wrote his sad little note..."sorry." Poor guy, it wasn't even his fault. For $11.00 we made his world right again...Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-9417273059176875922011-05-18T23:33:00.000-05:002011-05-20T23:34:39.598-05:00136/365 Show and Tell Bag<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5742072002/" title="Sam after school by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/5742072002_201ba53783_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="Sam after school"></a><br /><br />School's Out and I've got the Show and Tell bag!Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-68753280612524095322011-05-17T22:32:00.000-05:002011-05-18T22:33:14.548-05:00135/365 Spring Concert<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5735833904/" title="Hannah N back crop by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2321/5735833904_998558a795_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="Hannah N back crop"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-14632865179810880632011-05-11T13:11:00.000-05:002011-05-13T13:12:53.032-05:00129/365 Play date<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5716117099/" title="Madeline with cake by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/5716117099_309f2ab4ff_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Madeline with cake"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-11436188857601838812011-05-10T13:04:00.000-05:002011-05-13T13:10:43.609-05:00128/365 Drumming......constant drumming. :-(<br /><br />This drives me crazy, but it seems to release tension in my boy so I just let him go at it!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5716676210/" title="Joey drums by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2234/5716676210_d36cff62d6_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Joey drums"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-17321442444833615732011-05-09T13:02:00.000-05:002011-05-13T13:04:32.659-05:00127/365 Dress<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5714589927/" title="dress by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2057/5714589927_17c2f23011_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="dress"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-73217251613889622972011-05-08T23:15:00.000-05:002011-05-10T23:16:25.442-05:00126/365 Silhouette<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5708754679/" title="Relationship sil by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/5708754679_8f59f3412b_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="Relationship sil"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-88751002146537608442011-05-06T14:30:00.000-05:002011-05-07T14:40:32.204-05:00124/365<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5696594553/" title="Open sky bw by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/5696594553_9d48c95367_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="Open sky bw"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-40542901663063515882011-05-05T00:20:00.000-05:002011-05-06T00:35:00.315-05:00123/365 Tommy the Bird<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5692027771/" title="Tommy the Bird by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/5692027771_9f1d61c372_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Tommy the Bird"></a><br /><br />Sam disappeared this morning for about 3 minutes. We were calling him and looking for him. It was time to walk out the door for school. We couldn't find him anywhere. <br /><br />We finally found him in the backyard hunched down looking at a birdie on the sidewalk. He wanted to keep the birdie for a pet. He wanted to name the birdie Tommy. I'm pretty sure in the 3 minutes he shared with Tommy, he made lots of pet plans. <br /><br />But Tommy was a featherless hatchling who must have fallen from his nest. He was kind of a dead birdie.<br /><br />I put Tommy in a plastic bag to toss him in the trash can, but Sam asked me to "take care of him." I said I would bury him and place a tombstone on his grave. <br /><br />Of course, the first thing he asked when he got home from school was "did you bury Tommy?" I fibbed a bit, because I had forgotten, and told him I was waiting for him so we could do it together. <br /><br />Sam said it was "gross" and he didn't want to touch Tommy. So I conducted the burial with an audience of one. We placed the rock on his grave (the words on his tombstone are Sam's exact words).<br /><br />After dinner, Sam said "I hope Tommy is okay." Rob and I feared momentarily that Sam didn't really grasp Tommy's....shall we say...situation?<br /><br />Tommy has now been added to the litany of people in the "God Bless _____" prayer before bedtime. He comes after Izzy and before Grandma and Grandpa. Sorry Mom and Dad.Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-83837713395748047292011-05-03T13:57:00.001-05:002011-05-04T14:02:06.038-05:00122/365 Backlighting Take Three...My third attempt at my backlighting homework. Thank goodness the teacher extended the due date, because this kind of photo is just not my strong point! <br /><br />Izzy got a bit interested in what Lily and I were doing. I also found out today that if Lily gets to hold the chocolate, or eat it while I am photographing her, things go much more smoothly. I think that's why the dog is sniffing her mouth--there's a chocolate in there!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5688063656/" title="Izzy kisses Lily by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/5688063656_a8bf97d511_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Izzy kisses Lily"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-55711679497822530842011-05-02T13:44:00.001-05:002011-05-04T13:54:27.378-05:00121/365 One thirdI am one third of the way through my 365 project! For the past two weeks, I have thought about dropping it--there is so much going on in the spring. But, I'm going to try to stick it out! <br /><br />I am taking a class in natural light photography and I have to admit, I have learned much more through the class than I have by taking a photo every day! (Today's photo is <strong><em>not</em></strong> a fine example of my learning!) <br /><br />My kids are just so <em><strong>over</strong></em> being photographed. No amount of money, chocolate, extra screen time or other bribes seem to work anymore. I am thinking about bribing my friends kids next. <br /><br />Backlighting assignment take 2: outdoors<br />Bribe: chocolate<br />Cooperative subject: not a chance...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5687469623/" title="Sam backlight by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5021/5687469623_98196e8154_z.jpg" width="457" height="640" alt="Sam backlight"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-29058386195568191142011-05-01T13:40:00.002-05:002011-05-04T14:05:03.786-05:00120/365 PoutI have to laugh at how pathetic my first attempt at a backlit photo is. Not only is the focus and exposure bad, I just crack up looking at Lily's little pout. She did NOT want to sit for this photo (and I had even offered her a piece of her Easter candy!)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5688016218/" title="pout by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5688016218_f3a42a30ac_z.jpg" width="457" height="640" alt="pout"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-17843947794186373992011-04-30T23:13:00.000-05:002011-05-01T23:15:07.113-05:00119/365 Spring has sprung......at least for a day or two! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5678257071/" title="Lily at Welles gazebo by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5678257071_c69c93c24f_z.jpg" width="556" height="640" alt="Lily at Welles gazebo"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280520982662853073.post-8714501258868654302011-04-29T22:36:00.000-05:002011-05-01T22:36:51.397-05:00118/365 Opening DayIt's opening day in our house! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25055490@N05/5678711276/" title="Opening day by ticamk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5678711276_d9eacab745.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Opening day"></a>Five in Finlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467908457050068075noreply@blogger.com0