Washington D.C. Aquarium

It seems like every time we take a trip into D.C. we end up walking right by the aquarium. Noah loves aquariums so he always ask  "fishes?? please?", and we always have to say no.  So, a couple of weeks ago we planned a trip to go to D.C. just to see the fishes.  :)  

Gavin and Noah were so excited!! 

The D.C. aquarium turned out to be quite small. It ended up taking us only 30 minutes to walk through. We were still able to meet a couple of pretty interesting animals. 

This first picture is of a sea turtle.  He was so much fun! He would follow the kids around as they walked from side to side.  Everyone was taking pictures of him, and all the kids were laughing.  

Fact: There are 7 species of sea turtles. Every species is listed under the Endangered Species Act.

I am not sure what species the frog below is. However, I thought he was pretty cool. :)

This butterfly wasn't at the aquarium, but I did take the picture the same day. So, for me that counts. :)

I hope you all liked these pictures. :)
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Iheartfaces weekly challenge - Pets

This week over at iheartfaces the weekly challenge is "pets". 

 My family and I have a wonderful dog named Sydney, who hates being photographed.  Every time I take out my camera she starts running around, or goes into hiding.

However, one day I enlisted the help of some neighborhood squirrels to keep her attention. :)

We use to have a hole in our fence that looked onto an open lot with lots of trees.  Sydney learned that if she stood up and stuck her head into the hole she could watch the squirrels playing in the trees. :)

Head on over to iheartfaces to see some more awesome pet pictures!

I Heart Faces - "Celebrating Teens"

The weekly challenge at iheartfaces this week is all about Teens.
This week's picture had to have a teenager (someone between the ages of 13 - 19) in it.

I had a hard time picking my favorite picture of Kelsey to enter, until I came across this one. Kelsey is a beautiful and sweet young lady and I feel this picture shows that.

Alvin our pet chipmunk

When we moved into our new house in Maryland we noticed that we had a chimpmunk who lived in our backyard.  After seeing him for a couple of days we decided he needed a name.  Gavin named him Alvin.  And yes, before you ask, according to Gavin, Theodore and Simon live outside too. 

If you have never seen a chipmunk before (it's okay neither had I ) they are rather small and oh, so cute. They also run really, really fast!  I have been trying to get a picture of our little pet since we moved in however, I have failed everyday except today! That's right, I finally got a picture of him. 

 

Iheartfaces week 24- Baby

That's right, another week has come and gone.
Over at iheartfaces this weeks challenge is babies.

Anything from babies still in mom's belly... to newborns... to little babies who still aren't taking their first steps. They are also expanding this weeks theme to include baby animals or baby accessories as well.

The picture I am using is of my hand and my son Gavin's hand.  This was one of the first "baby" pictures I ever took and I still love it today! 

 *Keep in mind I took this with my cheap point and shoot camera *

Water Table Fun

Last weekend while my mom was in town, she went and got the boys an awesome water table. They have been having fun with it every since!!  (thanks mom) 

Since I finally got my camera back from Best Buy, I decided it was time to take some pictures. 

 They are so deep in thought.

Noah trying to bring water back into the house :)

Gavin is actually sitting inside a big cooking pot filled with water. He thought it was the funniest thing. 

To See more picture of Gavin and Noah visit their SmugMug gallery

Weekly Challenge- Play

This week over at Iheartfaces.com the weekly challenge is Play. 

Considering I have two little boys, this was a pretty easy challenge.  The only problem I faced was picking just one picture to enter. The picture I ended up picking isn't even of my own children.. but of there friends.  :)

The picture below is of Layla and Jonathan last summer at the park. Its hard to believe that a year has almost gone by already.  I hope you guys enjoy!

Madison and Dylan

While back home in Orlando I finally got to meet Madison and Dylan.  It was their second birthday, so we decided to head out to Lake Eola for a little photo shoot.  We had such a blast running and climbing.  

* The Cupcake hats used in this shoot were made by the amazing Meredith from The Knitting Nanny*

 

To see the full set of pictures please visit : Madison and Dylan

I heart faces Weekly Challenge

Every week this lovely site ihearfaces.com has a weekly photo challenge.

Every week I try to enter into the photo challenge, but for some reason never make the dead line :( 

So, this week I was determined to enter! 

This weeks challenge was "yellow". Pretty easy, right? Nope! Not for me. 

Since, my camera is still in the shop I couldn't take a new picture for this challenge.. instead I had to rely on pictures that I already had.  Come to find out there is not a lot of yellow in my pictures. :)

I did however, find one picture of my son Noah in yellow.

This is my first entry into the iheartfaces challenge! Enjoy!!

Laura and Rewel's Wedding

A couple of weekend's ago my sister-in-law Laura, married an amazing man. 

Their wedding was nothing less than amazing!  

Since I was a bridesmaid in their wedding I wasn't their official photographer. However, I was able to take a couple of pictures. :)

To see all images from their wonderful day please visit:
The Robinson-Bolsega Wedding Album

Great shoot with Kelsey Dayle Amos!