As you may be able to see....I got my wish for Christmas. Jason and the kids gave me an awesome camera that I LOVE. I am still learning how to use it properly but that will come with time. Everytime I use it I learn something new...AND have more questions to find the answers to:) ENJOY some of my newest photos!
HOPE YOUR HOLIDAY WAS A WONDERFUL AS OURS!! We are SO thankful for all that we have especially in lieu of the disaster in Haiti . OF COURSE Claire is already asking how we can help the people who live there....and Ayden is very happy that President Obama is helping them:)This is all from a conversation we had last night at dinner. I love it.
Well, these first three pics are my children and their interpretation of "Avatar" through role-play!! We saw the movie last weekend and the kids really liked it...the movie is really beautifully done (bad language, though, for kids). The story is pretty generic, but with some interesting twists on original themes (nature "worship", but in a very physical sense, really cool). I was NOT expecting it to be so much like the story of Pocohontas:) ANYWAY, we all had a good time and it was fun to talk with the kids about their interpretation of the themes and messages in the story. We all enjoyed it and the movie deserves the attention it is getting...it is stunning to watch in 3-D.
She looks eerily like an angry Na'vi in this picture! We call her "Scary-Clairey".
BASKETBALL
Ayden has started his basketball season and really likes it. The first week we started talking about how it is important to be aggressive in sports, (especially since he doesn't have an aggressive bone in his body:) NOW, after practice he says, "woo, I am tired from being so aggressive today!" It is really funny to hear him explain how he is trying to "be aggressive".His game is getting better and better each week!
Good for you, buddy!
DANCE- PARENT PEEK NIGHT!
This week was parent peek week at E-dance, so we were able to stay through their classes and watch what they are learning. Let's just say we do NOT need to encourage Ayden to be more of ANYTHING in hip-hop class. He is quite the ham-bone!! The above picture is of him doing his MJ moves as his peers and teacher egg him on!
Ayden is very into having "his style" when at hip-hop (or anywhere else for that matter).
Claire was originally in hip-hop because she wanted to be in the same class as Ayden and thought it would be fun to try something new. In her words..."It's just not my thing!" Jason and I are SO happy she chose ballet...there is just something so adorable about watching her petite little figure practice her ballet poses. What a beauty:)
Needless to say, she is LOVING the time she has in Miss Ali's class. Many of her little girl friends are in the class...and it was pretty difficult to take pictures of her because they all "hang" on each other the ENTIRE time. It is super-cute and they are having LOTS of fun.
As you can see I am learning as I go...as far as taking pics goes. Hopefully you will begin to see my progress as I post more and more of them. I'll keep you posted:)
