Favorite Friday Photo

It is that time of year that I can hardly find the days on my calendar.  It is a really crazy time of year.  However, this month I am taking an amazing photo class from Lisa called Push Past your Comfort Zone.  It has been so much fun to meet other women who share my passion of photography as we push each other to be better.  I received  the gift of  time to spend with my nieces and let them be my little models for my class.

In my Dad's yard I can't resist the beauty of all that is blooming.

There are those items that remind me of home and my love of space.

One more very sweet niece to love on!

Jump over to Lisa's blog to see all the amazing Favorite Friday Photos.

Looking back at another month.  It went so fast and yet it seems like we did a lot!  Spring came and with it the outside world again!  We all love that. 

Sunday Snapshot-Boys and Dirt

It is finally time to put some sod in our yard. That would mean a huge pile of dirt arrived this week.  A certain little boy I knew was so very happy over this event!

I could not decide what photo to choose first for my Sunday Snapshot as the worry on Katie's face makes me laugh.  She seemed truly concerned over sending that truck down the hill.

However,  a little boy I know loved watching that truck fly down the hill.

The first photo was take with my Canon D60 .  Shutter 1/252  f 3.4 and ISO 160.  Edited with photoshop elements.

Linking up with Sunday Snapshot.  Head on over to see all the beautiful photos of the week.  

Saturday Garden Journal

The garden is starting to come along. My basil has grown a lot. I am hoping to get enough to make at least a little of my own pesto!

I have been working on getting the garden ready for more outside planting soon.  It is funny how this all looked straight until I took a picture from above!

The nights are longer to work outside! I love this! 

The greenhouse has some things almost ready to eat.  I believe our radishs are ready along with a few peas!

Linking up with small things for Saturday Garden Journal

Ballet Preparations-Favorite Friday Photo

This coming weekend the ballet classes I teach will be doing a ballet performance.  This will be at a dinner to help a fellow Mom who is battling leukemia.  Our hearts and prayers go out to this family as we find a way as dancers to give back. Right not it feels as though we are up to our necks in tutus!

Every good dancer must get in some daily stretch time!

A little more crafting time for me to get those hair ribbons done! 
Here is the source for these hair ribbons

A special friend

A Girl Scout project this week was the serving of a local senior citizen dinner. The girls were to invite a friend to join them.  Brianna called our friend Janet to join her for the dinner.  It was so cute to watch the two of them.  Janet was so very sweet and made the day very memorable for Brianna.  I love seeing my kids have relationships that really bless them in so many ways.

Sunday Snapshot-A Day in the Life

It seems the time of year that I am trying to figure out if I am going or coming.  A lot is going on at school and just life in general.  So thankfully we have a couple minutes to stop and  smell (or water) the flowers!

Among the spring rituals there always seems to be a school play.  Riley was a pirate this year.  I have to say this kid is very thrifty and never asks us to buy anything for costumes he just gets to work creating!

He took his sisters hair clips to make his earring.  Sounded painful to me but guess it is nothing a little duct tape won't fix!


I am linking up with Sunday Snapshot

My first photo was shot with my canon D60  shutter 1/500 ISO 100 and f 4.5.  50 mm lens