Coffee Pics

A local coffee shop in our area owned by two great families we're getting to know ran an Instagram context this past week.  They're starting a coffee subscription component to their shop, so you were supposed to take a picture of how you enjoy coffee at home -- because you can now enjoy Mountain Mama Roasts at home.

I decided it would be fun to participate a little in the photo contest, and truthfully, I am on such a coffee kick right now.  There are definite ebbs and flows to my coffee life, and when I have one or more newborns at home, I am in a MUST HAVE COFFEE EVERY MORNING zone.

I posted two pictures to the contest and wound up winning third place, which was a fun bonus.

Here were the two pictures I posted:

 Caption:  This one I call, "Coffee amidst chaos."

Caption:  This one I call, "Cold cozy car ride to school with kids, coffee, and corndogs."  Okay, that title was a little much.  Nine degrees this morning and no snow... Brrrr

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Here were the awkward selfie picture I took that I did not post.  I apparently am not good at taking selfies with my kids and coffee...

This was actually one of my favorite pictures of me with the kids... but the darn coffee cup isn't in the picture, which was the whole challenge of the contest.

Trying to use the rearview mirror in a clever way... turns out, I'm not that artistic.

 I've taken more selfies of myself in the past three days than I have in the past six months.

Old Pictures

I'm creating a 2018 photo calendar for our family to go under the tree, and I enjoyed finding some old pictures that will show up in the calendar.  Here are a couple old pictures that make me smile:

 

Family Selfies and Tracey Pictures

Tracey was having fun taking pictures the other night which resulted in some fun family pictures, and fun family selfies:

Tracey took this picture

Tracey took this picture

First selfie attempt while Caroline slept

Caroline's awake now, and not sure why we're taking pictures

Family selfie

Family selfie

Last family selfie

Surprise Pictures

Pretty much every time Tracey notices that I am taking a picture, she asks to take a picture.  For awhile, that meant she would simply hold my phone and look at the screen, never actually taking a picture.  Now she is slowly learning where the shutter button is and so I am finding surprise pictures on my phone that Tracey has taken.  Something tells me these are just the beginning of surprise pictures I find:

 "I want to take a picture, Mama."

This picture I took with her to show her how to take one.

 

and these are Tracey's...

She did pretty well...

Photo Attempts

I'm learning its a little tougher to get a cute picture of both babies.  I posted a picture yesterday announcing that they are eight weeks old... and after many photo attempts, I posted this one because Caroline looks so cute:

This picture was a second-runner up because, again, Caroline looks so cute:

 

... And then I also shot these gems, where neither one looks good:

 

The photography fun is really just beginning... luckily, I love a challenge.

10 (Plus) on 10

So last month, I saw that a friend had posted 10 on 10 -- Ten photos taken on the tenth of the month.

I decided to take ten photos on the tenth... and I took 84 pictures.  So, I had to pair things down... and here are 10-ish pictures taken on the 10th.

Little Miss awoke as I was leaving...

So, I got to see her before I left and she cuddled with Daddy (she's wrapped in the blanket)

The photos I keep up in my office - 75 mile from home by 7:15am

 It was sunny on my drive... by snowing by 10:30am, when I head to my next school

... but blue skies 50 miles down the road

Working on a Braille assignment at home, with help from Lexie

Workout with weights while Tracey Ann naps (her monitor is on my iPad)

Hit my goal of 10,000 steps by 6:00pm - 12,000 by the time I went to bed

Up from her nap, Tracey Ann played ball with Lloyd

Dinner time!

Giggles post-bath

Daddy's home, and Tracey Ann and I are so happy to see him!

Reading Proverbs 10, on the tenth

Now that Tracey Ann is in bed, Lexie wants some love...