avablog

It’s like her artistic urges had been percolating all winter and only then were being released. Nothing like putting down some serious chalk to get you feeling back to normal.

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From a walk Ava and I took downtown and back this morning. I’m home with her today for the start of her spring break. It was just awesome to hold her hand and stroll down the street, talking about birds and flowers and what an amazing day it is. I could get [...]

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*sigh*

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from de- + sperare to hope*:

Photo: 2010 Eduardo Muñoz Ordoqui
* For those of you who — like my wife — are wondering why this is here, please refer to the comments on this post.

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Yes, Ava cut herself some new bangs this past weekend.

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This is the first image in Ava’s 2010 set on flickr. It seems fitting to feature her here first in the new decade, since this blog wouldn’t be here without her.

Leah, as you know by now, dislikes these photos of Ava where she’s sporting a pensive look. But I think it’s a perfect [...]

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Apologies to those of you who look at our flickr stream regularly, but I can’t resist this shot of Emmett Charles fresh out of the tub.

As Dave Hill would say, I hope you love it so much.

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Sometimes I wonder if it’s possible to take a picture that’s so cute, it makes the viewer vomit upon seeing it. Wouldn’t that be weird? Anyway, if this turns out to be that picture for you, I apologize in advance.

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Took some holiday photos at home over the weekend. Leah still wants to go get professional shots done, and frankly, I’m just tired of hearing about it. Until she schedules our sitting, I’ll share some of the shots I got yesterday. Enjoy, if you can….

Oh, also, if you’re reading this, you’re on [...]

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We’re up in Madison this weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving at Aunt Rachel and Uncle Kevin’s house. One of the photographic highlights thus far, IMO, is this shot of Ava wearing an owl sweater Leah purchased a couple years ago and stored away for just such an occasion.

I suspect there may be more pictures before [...]

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I have thousands of $ worth of camera gear sitting around, and all I use it for is to take pictures of my kids. And sometimes my wife, if she’ll let me. I can’t decide if that’s a tremendous waste or one of the coolest things ever. I know what Leah would [...]

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It seemed like a good idea at the time. We were all upstairs, bathing and feeding and getting ready for bed. I took Emmett into Ava’s room and sat with him for a bit. He kept craning his neck to see the big ladybug nightlight Ava keeps on her bed. So [...]

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As I type this, Ava is off at her first sleepover at her friend Aaron’s house. Leah’s taking it pretty well, especially after Ava dismissed her almost completely offhand when Leah dropped Ava off. The event seemed auspicious enough that I should take a picture of it, so I did.*

* I know. [...]

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Gosh, I hope this isn’t too lousy….

Part of this set.

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But I somehow manage to carry on.

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Emmett and Leah (and Ava, again) are still home sick today. When I went home for lunch yesterday, I got some pictures of the boy with my 100mm macro lens. They turned out OK.

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If I were shooting film, would I be more responsible with my shot selection? Maybe. Money is a big motivator. Let’s hope I never have to find out.

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Leah keeps threatening me she’s going to set up an appointment at Flash for a family portrait. I hate Flash. I might as well get that out there right now. Anyway, I’m telling her not to do it, that I’ll take the shots. She’s unconvinced. So I set up a [...]

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Sometimes I get a picture of Ava I love more than others. Last night I came across one of those. Dunno if it’s the pose, or the look on her face, or what, but this image just speaks to me.

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