This and That

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I\’m challenging myself to use just one camera lens this week.  Fortunately this lens shoots both portrait style and macro.  I am struggling with the macro aspect but am giving it my best try.  I bought a bouquet of lilies to practice with but was pretty disappointed.  I feel the need to be more macro.  Here are my least hated shots (aka flower porn).

After a long train hiatus, Quinn has jumped back on the train and constantly wants to play Thomas or Chuggington.   We got him 2 new trains for his Chuggington set and we was very excited.   Hello Frostini!

How is it that kids can sit like this for hours?

You might recognize the painting in Quinn\’s playroom as one of our babyshower gifts.  It\’s full of fun little subtle images (life is a bowl of cherries, don\’t cry over spilled milk, a democratic donkey, etc).  Our dear young friend who painted this was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.   She is about to enter the \”shit storm\” (as she lovingly calls it) and our thoughts are constantly with her as she starts her battle to kick some cancer ass.

Dad

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Recently Quinn started calling Don dad.  No longer papa.  Occasionally daddy (which drives Don a little crazy).    They are becoming quite a pair. Racing their hot wheels, building towering train tracks, and going off on treasure hunts.   In the morning Quinn frequently asks to go downstairs to see dad.  When I tell him that his dad went to work he will saw \”awwww, I miss my dad\”.  My little mama\’s boy has turned in to quite a dad\’s boy…and I love seeing it continue to bloom.

Skimming Along

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Our Labor Day weekend weather isn\’t really cooperating with us.  Too cool and cloudy for the pool today so we went on a kayaking adventure, this time much closer to home in our neighboring town of Cranford.   The three of us climbed in a tandem kayak and away we went.   
It\’s a fairly still and shallow river that runs through the parks and neighborhoods of Cranford.   There were many houses right on the river with fire pits, tiki torches, and chairs set up by the river.  We even saw a picnic table in a tree overlooking the river!  And of course we saw ducks, a turtle, and one lone deer.  
Don did most of the paddling as we enjoyed a quiet hour or so skimming along the river.  Not a bad way to spend our day.