Father's Day Week ~

 Jordyn had lots of father's day activities last week...first we took her to the only place in the canyon with paved sidewalks for some scooter fun...weeee!  The new fire station put in these paths, so its a great place to trek around on.

 And here they are enjoying a piece of Chocolate Apple bread....

 And of course, another shot of the new kittens...i bought a new lens a few weeks ago, and im really enjoying it...

 Some flowers in the garden that finally decided to bloom...Summer took forever to get here...but thankfully, its here, and its wonderful to see the sun!

 Jordyn and Daddy enjoy an early Father's Day dinner...T-bones with mushrooms and onions, mashed potatoes and an apple salad.  Yummo!

 Then on Sunday morning, as a surprise for my birthday (a day early), my best friend drove up for a quick visit to deliver me birthday wishes and these beautiful flowers :)  Thanks Christy...you Rock!

 After our visit with Christy, we headed over to grandpas house for some delicious dinner and laughs.  Grandpa recently had back surgery, so he was happy to have a little company.

 Then we enjoyed a crazy hail storm...

 And here is a sweet moment between Daddy and daughter...the perfect ending to a perfect week!

Happy Father's Day to all you wonderful Dads out there...and to my own father, i miss you and love you!

2011 Photo of the Week : Week Twenty Four

Week Twenty Four : Painted Purple

Recently i purchased a new lens, and it creates beautiful depth of field and bokeh.  I have been playing around with it for a few weeks, and im really enjoying it.  This image alone was quite pretty, but i decided to play around with it in Photoshop to see if i could make it look like a painting.  So here it is...Painted Purple, digitally painted in Photoshop :)
p.s. the details are lost on the smaller image...be sure to click on it to see it at full scale!

Canyon Cattle Drive ~

On our way down the canyon on Tuesday, we ran into a cattle drive...gotta love mountain living!  enjoy~

Kitten Cuteness ~

Summer Cold, Summer Fun ~

I havent blogged for a while, so i suppose i should get caught up!  Memorial weekend brought on nasty weather, so the big family camping trip up here got canceled.  I suppose it worked out for the best though, as i got really sick!  Jordyn was kind enough to share her nasty bug with me, and after a few weeks of feeling miserable, i finally went in to the doc to see what was up....well, turns out, i had an ear infection, a sinus infection and pink eye....good grief!  Im on day three of the antibiotics and feeling much better already!

 

The kittens are happy in their new home, and we just love them!  We still havent come up with a name for them yet...we have had many wonderful suggestions and ideas, but none quite seem to fit...so for now they are both "kitty"  :)

Somehow i finally managed to get my garden planted, nasty phlegm and all...and it turned out rather nice i think.  I planted zucchini, summer squash, roma tomatoes (in the cold frame), snap peas, beans, eggplant, basil, cilantro, cucumbers, cauliflower, broccoli, and spinach.  Im trying a few new things this year, so it should be fun to see what happens.  I have a lot of rogue cilantro growing in my garden from last year, and thats just fine by me!

 

After Memorial weekend, the weather finally cleared up, the sun came out, and it finally felt like summer.  We have been outside every day since, and its been wonderful! 

 Here are some shots of our neighbor, Mena, playing with Jordyn...they were having a blast together playing pony rescue and foam swords.

 Yep...Summer has finally arrived!  Hurray!

2011 Photo of the Week : Week Twenty Three

Week Twenty Three : Little Miss Blue Eyes

I decided to blow the dust off of my Wacom tablet, and did this painting in Photoshop from a photo i took of Jordyn this week.  I was originally planning to do it in Painter, but then i started messing around with some of Susi Lawson's techniques in Photoshop, and before i knew it, i was done :)  Im a little rusty with the stylus, but it was great fun!

2011 Photo of the Week : Week Twenty Two

Week Twenty Two : Sleeping Babes

I couldnt resist this shot of Jordyn taking a nap with the kittens.  They love to cuddle with her...once shes asleep!  Digitally painted in Photoshop.