The McQueen's: January 2014

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Project 365 (week 17)

This week, I really tried to focus on "faces".... whether the kids were looking at the camera or not... I wanted to play with the different angles. Although I must say that I love the "natural" look where they aren't looking at the camera. Take a look at this week of "faces" and enjoy!

Day 113: So focused on writing his name

Day 114: Sweet Face

Day 115: Growing up before my very eyes

Day 116: She's a Natural! Raw picture (no editing needed)

Day 117: They could almost pass as twins!

Day 118: My FAVORITE one! Love the love between these two!

Day 119: Butterflies

(our neighbor came with us to a Festival that our Fellowship was having;

trying to be Light in a Dark Place)

Bonus:

Silly Faces!

Like I mentioned before... still trying to improve my photography skills... Taking pictures is something I've always enjoyed and done.. despite the kind of camera or phone I've had. Would love to offer my new hobby as a blessing to others... someday!

Thanks for stopping by! Until the next 7 days...

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Project 365 (week 16)

We are back into the swing of "normalcy"... Randall is back at work, homeschool (2nd semester) has began, cooking at home again and finally we are over jet lag! We celebrated Micah's 5th Birthday this past week too! I can't believe our youngest is 5 now! Where has time gone? We was just 6 months when we started our journey overseas... and now he is 5 y/o!

After rummaging through my pics from our Texas Trip, I found a few more that I was eager to post. Hope you enjoy this week...

Day 106: Feeding the ducks and pigeons... in the cold... loving every minute of it!

107: First ice cream truck experience...

Day 108: Celebrating early... (in Texas)

Day 109: Happy Birthday to our superhero!

Day 110: Back to "normalcy"... I live for days where I don't have to cook dinner!

Day 111: 2nd Semester has begun

Day 112: Love everything about this!

Bonus Pics:

Laughing is good for the soul...

Smiling back at ya!

Thanks for stopping by! I love reading your comments and messages!!! Please let me know what you think of this project so far... nearly 4 months into the 365 days of pics!

P.S. Finally pulled out the manual to the camera... maybe I'll learn some more "technical" techniques... Until next week...

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Project 365 (week 15)

I realize that these last 3 weeks of pics aren't in the exact order that they were taken.. but its kindof like a view into my world lately! It seems like we've stayed in "jet lag" mode for the last 3 weeks!

Day 99: Grammy hugs are the best!

Day 100: Too cool for his own good!

(sporting new swim goggles... why not?)

Day 101: Tutus and a Mustache

Day 102: Uncle Chris and "Gary"...(inside joke to those who were present)

Day 103: Christmas Morning= Love & Joy

Day 104: Just lyin' around...

Day 105: Goodbyes aren't getting any easier...

BONUS Pic:

Crazy Little Thing Called LOVE

Project 365 (week 14)

And the memories continue to unfold... Next to meeting our sweet niece, Reese (pics from previous post) spending time with our loved ones was the highlight of our trip!

Day 92: Christmas with our Great Paw Paw

Day 93: Merry Christmas Eve... last year it was miniature golf, this year: bowling!

Day 94: Colored Balls

Day 95: A G.Pa's Love is so sweet

Day 96: Super Heroes and the Princess

(Seeing our close friends made my heart so full!)

Day 97: Private game for one

Day 98: My favorites

Continue to stay tuned... I'm on a roll... hoping to catch up within the next 24 hours! As always, your comments are welcomed and encouraged!

Thanks for stopping by!

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Project 365 (week 13)

I promise I haven't fallen off the bandwagon... just been to The States and back... for 3 weeks! And now am home, fighting jet lag... so decided it was finally time to catch up on my Project 365. I had plenty of opportunities to take pictures during our trip home and definitely enjoyed making sweet memories with loved ones.

The day we flew out to America, we thought we'd take the kids to the beach and get them tired and ready for our 2am flight to sleep... and it didn't hurt that the waves were pretty massive, which made Randall really HAPPY!

Day 85: Hang 10, Baby!

Day 86: Be still my heart...Like Father, Like Son

Day 87: Soccer on the beach + An energetic boy= Match Made in Heaven

The remaining pictures are from our trip to The States... One of the greatest joys from our trip was meeting our sweet niece, Reese. I had the privilege of taking some of her newborn Christmas pictures... Here are some of my favorites...