POTD: our little trooper (& flirt)

Waiting for surgery--how adorable is that little gown?

In the recovery room!

Today Wyatt had to get tubes in his ears. He was a super star! He flirted with all the nurses, played with blown up rubber gloves, laughed at the antics of all the nurses and doctors who came to talk to us prior to the surgery. He was all grins and giggles. He did much better than I anticipated--I expected him to be throwing a fit since he didn't get to have breakfast. However, there were so many people there to wave and smile at him that food was none of his concern!

They took him back to the OR and he was perfectly content. It was weird to watch them just walk away with my son. He looked at me with just a bit of hesitation when the nurse came to get him. She reached for him and he buried his face into my chest and I didn't cry! I just played a game with him to pass him over and he grinned at her and did great. He looked at me and I smiled and waved and he went on out without so much as a peep!!

It didn't take long and the doc was back in the waiting room with me telling me Wyatt did great! He hung out in recovery for about 20 minutes before I was allowed to go to him. He was so glad to see me, but still no tears! He was hungry and clingy, but still happy! He was still flirting with the nurses. We were headed out of the hospital parking lot by 8:45 this morning!

He's a champ and doing great all day! He's been a bit fussy and a bit clingy. He's still rubbing on ear quite a bit. We'll see how tomorrow is and hopefully he's back to his old self!

POTD: Alaska goodies!

This is Sunday's POTD... I'm so behind. But, I promise that I took it on Sunday.

I am part of a fantastic group of online spouses of Military Aviators. We are a small group and periodically we have a secret swap partner. My partner is stationed in Alaska and she sent me a wonderful box of goodies. Here is just a little sample of what she sent!

POTD: Vintage Tricycle

This bike is a favorite toy for Hannah. It's such a cool bike! Check out the aging with rust and the rough pedals. This things was made to last and it still stands up the the kids playing with it!

POTD: Zucchini Bread--best snack EVER!!

David's absolute favorite care package include loaves of zucchini bread. Today I made a few loaves to send to him tomorrow. David likes it with chocolate chips. Wyatt's been eating more and more finger foods and he is a big fan of bread. I figured he'd enjoy the zucchini bread. However, I didn't think he'd be overjoyed! Just like his daddy... zucchini bread makes him very very happy. This is just one of several I got of him enjoying his snack. Later on, he had chocolate all over!

POTD: "Why, Queen Bee, of course..."

We are having a "Super Hero" party for our FRG this weekend. Part of that is a cape contest. I could not think of anything to theme for my cape. In talking with one of my team members, she came up with the "Queen Bee" idea. So, here is my Queen Bee cape and the luggage tag we used to help create it!

Oh--and the little red cape is for Wyatt... he's my little beehive! haha!!

I will not be able to get POTD updated for the next week. I am traveling and will not be able to get to a computer to do pictures. At this point, I'm not sure if I'll have the space for my camera. See you all in a week!

POTD: To Daddy, with love...

Every now & again, I tease Wyatt that I will send him to his daddy! I thought it would be fun to take a fun picture with this same concept. :) Wyatt had a blast playing in the box and I love the end result of this.

POTD: Baby Feet!

Note: I missed yesterday's picture, so I did 2 different concepts for today. This is making up for Feb. 7th's POTD.

I love baby feet. I cannot get enough of them. Wyatt's feet are getting bigger, but they are still so little and adorable. I have a picture similar to this when he was littler. I've been wanting to update it and today seemed like a good day!

The triangle of a Christian relationship...

Today I got to take some engagement pictures of Cory & Gina. I had this great opportunity to create a picture that I've always seen as a diagram. The diagram says that you have a triangle. God is at the top and the husband is on one lower point, and the wife is on the other. To get closer to each other, you have to get closer to God. I've always loved that! Today at Huachuca Oaks, I had an opportunity to create something like that!

Cory's help (& a bonus pic)

We have an amazing Brittany named Cory. Cory is very curious and likes to "help." Today I worked on a special Valentine/Thank You for some wonderful people in our FRG. I wanted to play with the light of the setting sun. Here is Cory checking it out.

This is why I love living at home! While I was outside playing with my camera, this is what was happening inside.

Mom is not winning this battle...

Today I have 2 pictures that I cannot choose from for the photo-of-the-day. Of course, they are of my favorite subject. :)

Wyatt has started sucking his thumb. He is still happy to take a pacifier and he doesn't really suck on it as much as he chews on it. He's got the top two teeth coming in and he's chewing on anything he can get into his mouth--and his thumb is quite handy. I'm not happy about this. I'm anti-thumb sucking. However, there is only so much I can do...

Here is a glimpse of our life. Wyatt cruising through the living room, trying to avoid my saddle. I need to get my saddle put away, but it's in the middle of the living room. He's most happy when he's cruising and we are all paying attention!

GGpa.

We are so very fortunate to have my grandfather living here too! It's such a blessing to have him part of our every day life. W loves his "G-Gpa" (short for Great Grandpa) and it's so nice for W to have this time with him. Every day, GGpa reads his newspaper while sipping his coffee.

Catching up...

Here is the picture that I was behind on. This is not today's picture, but Feb 1st's picture. I love this shot because Cory's face is so expressive. He's such an amazing dog and let's our son climb all over him.

Things I love about this shot--the lighting, the focus, the expression

Things I need to fix-- don't cut off the dogs feet.

What are your thoughts?

My project for February...

I know I'm a day behind already, but it's best to get a late start than not at all. However, I have committed to taking at least one picture every day in February and post it on my blog. I know this will help me grow as a photographer and I'm excited to see what happens.

I would love to hear feedback on the pictures I've taken. Do you like them or not? What would you like to see different? What do you like or dislike about them? Do you have suggestions to make it better?

Here is today's submission: My nephew at lunch... enjoying his milk after devouring his pb&j. :) Those eyes are amazing!