Favorite Photo Friday

Taken August05 with Canon EOS Digital Rebel in Spokane, WA

I'm pretty sure this was Cameron's 2nd birthday. Which means that this picture was taken back when he was my only nephew. River was born a month later. I'm not the biggest fan of the composition of this picture, particularly the shadows of the trees. I do love everything this picture symbolizes to me, though; when I look at this photo, I conceptualize guidance and safety. My brother is such a great dad. From the moment I took the picture, it reminded me of another picture:

(I didn't take this one...)

Favorite Photo Friday

Taken October05 with Canon EOS Digital Rebel in Spokane, WA

This picture combines 3 of my favorite things:
1) Nephews. My very favorite "things" there are.
2) Fall. Again, sorry to belabor the point.
3) Pumpkins. The perks of which I have previously enumerated.

Therefore, how could I not love this picture? A nephew dressed as a pumpkin, two nephews in front of hundreds of pumpkins on a beautiful fall day. It does not get any better than that.

Favorite Photo Friday

After a week at staff retreat, it's already time for Favorite Photo Friday again. Which just reminds me that I took 0 (zero) pictures this week.

Taken 30Sept07 with Canon SD400 in Seattle, WA (Safeco Field)

I melt when I look at this picture because it combines some of my favorite things: Seattle, baseball, Safeco Field, and River. I love that Riv laughs at me a lot. River is one of my "nephews." In other words, we are not related by blood, but we are related by heart. His mom and dad really are my sister and brother. I see him and his younger brother Truss about once a week and I get to see them tonight. I'm so excited. A few weeks ago, we had a "mom's dinner" - when Jamie and I have dinner with both of our moms. At some point, Jamie's mom asked River if he liked it when Becky came to visit. He said, "Yeah, it makes me feel good inside." If that doesn't melt my heart, nothing will. I would do anything for any of my nephews.

Oh, and... The Mariners won this, the last game of the season 4-2. Felix pitched a brilliant game giving up 4 hits in 8.2 innings. AND, the game was over in less than two hours which means Jamie was happy and I had hope for next season (which was violently squashed this past April).

River will be three years old in one month. If you say anything in his presence about baseball or the Mariners, he will loudly declare, "Ken Griffey Jr. is the best Mariner ever!" just because he knows it will elicit a high five and loads of verbal commendation from me. I have taught him well.

The Nephews are Here! The Nephews are Here!

This is why I'm so excited:



I think it's a zoo day. Hurrah!