People of Dow's World

2008-12-24T17:54:00.000-05:00

2008-10-09T21:12:00.000-04:00

The babies and their first football game.

2008-10-09T21:10:00.001-04:00

Hate to break it to him, but this is my last game and I had my hands full with the kids so I didn't get many shots.

2008-10-07T20:10:00.000-04:00

All about team spirit. And R, number 80.

2008-10-07T20:06:00.000-04:00

So we won. Yay LMS! 14-0. Made up for the other team whoopin' our butts last week.

Something happened which I'd never seen before and I thought it was pretty cool. After the game ended both teams continued to play so that anybody who didn't get a chance to play during the actual game still got to play. Kudos to the coaches for that move. If it were my son on the field I'd be very pleased.

2008-10-07T19:57:00.001-04:00

So while waiting for R's game to start I got picture of the local team doing warm ups. I keep thinking about bee's when I look at this picture. That and 5-6 years from now and crisp military uniforms.

2008-10-07T19:49:00.000-04:00

When I was in high school, which was many moons ago and in a totally different state, I was the photographer for my yearbook my freshmen year (which I never had a chance to get shots like this as our squads had no talent) and later I was too busy being the only goth chick in the whole county, that being said... I can say honestly that I have a lot of respect for these girls. I could never do these things. One, I'm afraid of heights. Two, I don't trust easily. So kudos to their skills and their team work!

2008-10-02T22:48:00.002-04:00

My first football game in 9 years. Not my highschool, which I'd LOVE to get to a game while my Nephew D plays, but I got to the local one while my Nephew R played. That's him, number 99 on the right.

2008-09-27T22:05:00.002-04:00

So my late Grandfather built this chair. I've had it since I was a little girl and I have shared it with my biological sister for her kids to use and now I've gotten it back for my "new older sister" to use with her kids also. It warms my heart, I still hope to have my own kids to use this chair and I hope my Grandfather knows that he is not forgotten. It means a lot for me to have my boy sit in the chair and I look forward to Buttercup using it also.

2008-09-27T22:01:00.002-04:00

She won't be long now. In the past month she's started crawling, she's standing and trying to use the couch and anything at her height to start walking. The "Pushers" got her the wheels, it won't be long now.

2008-09-27T21:59:00.002-04:00

The chapstick bandit strikes again. This more then likely explains why I always get sick when I'm around them. =^) He refers to the pepperminty goodness as "your lips." "Where are your lips?" "Can I have your lips?" It's silly, entirely too adoreable, and yes, I need to just get an extra one for him and keep it with me, the one I left him didn't last him long.

2008-09-27T21:55:00.002-04:00

I should have posted these last weekend, but between finals and being very ill, it just did not get done. The babies and their adopted aunt and grandparents. In ways it's so very warming to me to have these "Babies" in my life, on another it makes me ache for the original babies, my biological nephew and niece. I hope they realize that they could never be replaced, but that doesn't mean their aunt doesn't have more love to give.

2008-09-06T10:42:00.001-04:00

Proof that I get my sick sense of humor from her.

2008-09-06T09:58:00.000-04:00

Buttercup blooming in the sun.

2008-09-01T21:13:00.002-04:00

Labor Day 2008

2008-08-31T17:06:00.003-04:00

Trying to explore more black and white shots with people.

2008-08-31T17:02:00.001-04:00

The power of the chapstick. So my little guy has taken to lookin' for my chapstick when I'm around. I've had to find a new hiding spot for it. For those that know me well, you'll get a chuckle out of these.

2008-08-24T20:54:00.002-04:00

A day with the kids.

2008-08-16T20:46:00.002-04:00

Such sweet kids.

2008-08-16T20:41:00.000-04:00

Siblings, part II

2008-08-14T20:44:00.003-04:00

Stewball was a racehorse... Ok, not really, but he was a cast iron horse.

And he was very treasured.

He was a heavy bugger!

Yet very small.

And my "Bestest Pal" (Give me a break, I started calling him that when I was little) wanted to have a picture of himself and his Stewball.

So we took pictures.

And I worked until my fingertip was hot from the cursor on my laptop, and my eyes felt like there were going to bleed from staring at pixels blown up to the size of pop rocks, and by golly, we got it.

Love you Dad.

2008-08-13T22:58:00.001-04:00

Sweet Buttercup

2008-08-13T22:45:00.002-04:00

My boy lost his curls. Yet he's still adoreable beyond words.

2008-08-10T19:04:00.002-04:00

I can't help myself. When I see him or think of him, he just makes me chuckle. Some people just FEEL good to be around. He's one of them. Of course it could be the little boy hugs or the fact that he claims me as his, or that when I ask if he's my boy he gets all happy and nods enthusiastically. Le Sigh. I can't wait to have a little boy of my own.

2008-08-10T19:02:00.001-04:00

I can't lie. I gave him the gum. Such a cutie he is, even with a dirty face.

2008-08-10T19:00:00.000-04:00

Such a sweet big brother Buttercup has.

2008-08-10T18:54:00.001-04:00

My wee little blinkin' one.

2008-08-10T18:52:00.002-04:00

Buttercup gone campin'. I got the distinct feeling that this will be one of few times they will get her to go without a fight. Perhaps a bit of a girly, girl, perhaps just a home body. She just wasn't overly thrilled with this experience.

2008-08-07T18:03:00.001-04:00

Reaching Buttercup

2008-08-06T21:42:00.000-04:00

Green Buttercup

2008-08-06T21:33:00.000-04:00

And she laughs.

2008-08-06T21:31:00.000-04:00

I'm unsure why I have a sudden fascination with feet. Of course they were baby feet and they are just TOO cute.

2008-08-06T21:26:00.000-04:00

The Buttercup

2008-08-02T18:29:00.000-04:00

Pirate Looks at 31

2008-07-27T18:35:00.005-04:00

My first attempt at actual family portraits.

2008-07-26T14:52:00.003-04:00

Summer fun

2008-07-24T20:31:00.003-04:00

Mr. Boo Bear. Yes, He's taller then his Aunt Dow now. But he'll always be my Boo Bear. He's the one that gave me the name of Dow, if not for him, yours truly would have a totally lame artistic name.

(Sadly, I had more pictures, but lost them in a crash this morning.)

2008-07-24T20:30:00.000-04:00

Siblings

2008-07-20T16:35:00.003-04:00

I keep trying to come up with a nickname for this bundle of joy. A flowery name to go in my garden, like Sweetpea and Rosebud. Perhaps Buttercup?

2008-07-20T16:24:00.002-04:00

Mr. Future Heart Breaker

2008-07-20T16:21:00.001-04:00

Brothers

2008-07-03T10:30:00.004-04:00

Sweetpea at the fountain.

2008-07-03T10:27:00.000-04:00

A moment of quiet.

2008-07-03T10:24:00.002-04:00

Family isn't always about being blood related. Just because they don't have the same features, it doesn't mean they don't pick up expressions, habits, quirks.. Sometimes it's a soul sister. Sometimes it's the guy that could be your favorite brother in law, or maybe just the little girl that calls you Aunt Hetter..

2008-06-21T21:05:00.000-04:00

Summer Solstice 08.

2008-06-21T13:38:00.005-04:00

Simified baby. This little one brings so much happiness and calmness to the house when she visits. It's hard not to wish for my own when she's in my arms.. She's just too precious..

2008-06-20T10:26:00.002-04:00

So I went for a walk at the park.. And I thought I'd start taking pictures of the people and not just the scenery and animals. So, here is my first entry of the people of Cove Lake. All pictures have been Simified. I feel it adds a bit of soft mystery to the faceless fishers.

2008-06-18T00:09:00.001-04:00

Ok, I had to do it. This was the picture that got me back into this seriously. It was originally posted on my black and white page and I had to do a "Simified" version. It still speaks volumes to me.