Day 305: Red

November 1, 2012: a close-up of a fall leaf art project hanging in my classroom window

Day 304: Halloween

October 31, 2012: I am so bad at taking pictures sometimes.  But my excuse this time is that I was at work, and I couldn't really take pictures, take care of Owen, and watch my rowdy second graders to make sure they weren't beating each other up or burning down the school or something (not that they'd ever do that).  So this is a stolen picture (thanks, Mom) of my little Spiderman.  He wore his mask for a few minutes and then he was done, but he still looks like Spidey even without the mask.  We've actually gotten good use out of the costume.  He wore it to "Boo at the Zoo," daycare, my Halloween parade at school, and a few times around the house.  Last night he wore it for 10 minutes and just stood in front of the mirror looking at himself the whole time.  It must be the muscles.  They're pretty awesome.

Day 303: Belly

 

October 30, 2012: Most people tell me that they don't think I'm showing, which I'm sure is a compliment. But this is what I see.

Day 302: Super Friends

October 29, 2012: Owen's latest obsession: The Super Friends.  He knows the names of all the Super Friends and everyone in the Legion of Doom.  And now, so do I.  He has these Little People versions of the Super Friends, and he set them up on the underside of his upside-down "Spinny Spin" (Sit N Spin).

Day 301: Colors

October 28, 2012: Auntie Laura made an awesome wall hanging for Owen with these melted crayons.  I neeeeeeeed to try this sometime; it looks like so much fun.

Day 300: Carousel

October 27, 2012: Day 300!

Can you spot me in this picture?  This was taken looking into a curved mirror near the train tracks at the zoo.

And a bonus for Day 300, because he's just too cute (even with a mouth full of sandwich) to not post it.

Day 299: Moss

October 26, 2012: some bright green moss in the neighbors' yard

Day 298: Pole

October 25, 2012: My conferences are done!  I have my energy back!  I'll start taking new and creative photos again!  Not so.  This is a pole at a gas station.  But I did think the diagonal criss-crosses were interesting.

Day 297: Hiding

October 24, 2012: This kid can have an attitude.  In the morning he wants to stay home and not go to daycare.  When I go to pick him up, he doesn't want to go home.  It ends in tears.  He pretty much just wants to stay where he already is.  So because we have to go, he accepts it, but becomes pouty and whiny, hiding behind his "snugglies."  I hear this is only a phase.

Day 296: Birdhouse

October 23, 2012: This was supposed to be a keychain that lives in the birdhouse when I'm not using my keys; that way I'll always know where my keys are.  Instead it just hangs on the wall sans keys.  But Owen likes to take the bird and hide it in the pantry.

Day 295: Sky

October 22, 2012: Post-rain blue sky and puffy clouds

Day 294: Pumpkin Patch

October 21, 2012: Of all the pumpkin patch pictures I took, I didn't get much that I'm proud of.  I was having an off day; you'd think I had never shot manual before.  So I'll just have to tell some highlights: Owen's very first pony ride (on a pony named Tootsie Pop), the corn pit, the playground, the spooky Halloween decorations, and the Cow Train.

Day 293: Costume

October 20, 2012: Hulk, Jake (from Jake and the Neverland Pirates), a witch, Darth Vader, a skeleton, a shark, a crocodile, a Power Ranger...these are all the things Owen wanted to be for Halloween.  I knew the only way to get him to decide on a costume was to take him to the Halloween store, show him his choices, and just buy a costume.  So this is the one he picked out all on his own-- Spiderman.  See his hands?  He's shooting a web.  (And he wore the mask when we went out to dinner right after this.)

Day 292: Maternity Pants

October 19, 2012: I am now the owner (not the proud owner, mind you) of four pairs of maternity pants.  My first ones ever.  I'm pretty bummed about it since I was lucky enough with my last pregnancy to fit into regular pants the whole time.  The stretchy waistband is ugly, and it's weird to have pull-on pants, but damn are they comfortable.

Day 291: Fall Leaves

October 18, 2012: I've been waiting for fall all year when it comes to my 365 project.  The colors of the fall leaves are one of my favorite parts of living in this neighborhood.  Except when we have to rake them up.

Day 290: Wheel

October 17, 2012: I'm still trying to get over the shyness of taking pictures of other people's stuff.  Like if the owner of this motorcycle came out to see me taking a picture of it, I'd sheepishly run off feeling mortified.  Thank goodness for iPhone cameras, which makes my 365-ing a little more discreet.  On the other hand, I should just get over it.

Day 289: Skittles

October 16, 2012: These were supposed to be potty training Skittles, as in, "Use the potty and you can have a Skittle!"  Hmpf.

Day 288: Onion

October 15, 2012: After my yummy shrimp tacos at Maria Maria on Saturday, I was inspired to make some of my own.  They were so delicious, and it actually felt good to cook a meal, something I haven't been doing much lately.  I made my own pico de gallo, not the best I've ever made, but the reason for the purple onion.

Day 287: The Zoo

October 14, 2012: I finally mustered up the energy to take Owen to the zoo.  I've been feeling so exhausted that it's been a few months since I've done much of anything on the weekends.  I haven't even so much as walked to the park with Owen.  This trip to the zoo proved how out of shape I've become just from skipping my normal walks.  (How is it possible that every path at the zoo is uphill?)  I'm eager and excited to get back to having some fun on the weekends again.

Day 286: Power Lines

October 13, 2012

Day 285: Bathtime Tears

October 12, 2012: I don't even remember what upset him this time, but a tantrum ensued.  Fortunately, a fluffy, soft cotton ball will usually make all of Owen's troubles disappear.

Day 284: Pumpkin

October 11, 2012: This is the mini-pumpkin Owen picked out at Sprouts last week.

Day 283: Sunrise

October 10, 2012: The sun is coming up later and later, and today I was already well on my way to work when it popped up over the hills.

Day 282: Jack-o-Lantern

October 9, 2012: Last weekend Owen and I picked out some Halloween decorations, and among them was this light-up plastic jack-o-lantern.  Today he figured out a new use for it-- a receptacle for all his superheroes.  He put all his superheroes into the jack-o-lantern's mouth and proudly dragged me over to show me.  Considering the fact that there's a light bulb inside, I didn't think it was very safe, but Owen thought it was a pretty fun idea.

Day 281: Shadows

October 8, 2012: Owen had a fever and I had to pick him up from daycare early this afternoon...early enough that it was still bright and sunny in our living room.

Day 280: It's a Secret

October 7, 2012: Well, it's not a secret anymore-- baby #2 is on the way!  Here is one of the pictures from our ultrasound on Friday.  Jeremy and I got to see the baby bouncing, squirming, and sucking its thumb.  To our surprise, the ultrasound technician asked us if we wanted to know what we were having.  I thought she was just making conversation, but as it turns out, they can predict the sex of the baby this early with 80% accuracy based on, as she called it, "the angle of the dangle."  She thinks we're having a boy.  That's kind of what I suspected anyway, but we'll wait and see what they say at our November ultrasound.

Day 279: Leaf

October 6, 2012

Day 278: Sky

October 5, 2012: The sky was very dynamic today.  Not bad for a photo taken on the freeway by my iPhone.

Day 278: Pumpkins

October 4, 2012: I let Owen choose a mini-pumpkin at Sprouts.  It's amazing how 99 cents can make him so happy.  He brought it home saying it would be a surprise for Sydney and Daddy.  He wants to decorate it with stickers.

Day 276: Lights

October 3, 2012: 102 degrees today.  Go away summer, I'm ready for fall.  But we enjoyed the last of the heat wave out on the patio tonight once it had cooled down enough to be pleasant.

Day 275: Gardenia

October 2, 2012: I planted a gardenia plant way back in the spring, and it finally sprouted two blooms.  They smell just like the Marc Jacobs perfume I used to wear.

Day 274: House

October 1, 2012: I could come up with a metaphor about the "keys to happiness" or "opening the door to our future" or something like that.  Or I could go on a rant about the door lock getting stuck last month and how we were stuck in the house and how many hours I wasted trying to fix it.  But I'll just keep it simple.  Escrow closed, we own the house, we're happy, end of story.

Day 273: Superheroes at Starbucks

September 30, 2012: Hulk was thirsty, so Owen let him drink some of his water from the straw.

Day 272: Superheroes

September 28, 2012: Superheroes are the latest thing.  Owen still likes Chip as his security snuggly, but as soon as he gets home, it's all about Hulk, Captain America, and I think the other guy might be a random Power Ranger.

Day 271: Shoes On

September 27, 2012: I got Owen these Crocs so he could play in the summer and get wet or dirty and the shoes would clean off easily.  He LOVES these shoes.  Don't try to put him in anything else.  Best of all, he can get them on and off by himself, which he likes to do.

Day 270: Feet on a Beach

September 26, 2012: Feet on a beach photos are so cliche.  Right now I'd rather just be in bed, finally able to go to sleep.

Day 269: Super Owen

September 25, 2012

Day 268: Smoothie

September 24, 2012: Best smoothie I've ever made, I'm about to eat you.

Day 267: Sweeping Leaves

September 23, 2012

Day 266: Happy Birthday Carter & Lila

Carter

Lila


...and also only (only?) 100 more days to go until Day 366!

Day 265: Fingers

September 21, 2012: The roots of this tree look like creepy Halloween fingers crawling out of a grave.  I don't like icky things like that, but I still think this looks pretty cool.

Day 264: Sunlight

September 20, 2012: It's getting dark much earlier these days.  This is the sun down pretty low behind the trees as I was getting home.

Day 263: It's the Thought That Counts

September 19, 2012: This might now be the worst photo of the year, but the idea behind it is a good one.  We signed the papers for our house tonight, and next week we'll be homeowners!  It was a late night, though.  The guy handling all this paperwork was at our house until after 10:30, and yes, that's very late for me.

Day 262: Fall

September 19, 2012: I know it's not officially fall yet, but I guess the tree out in front of my house doesn't know that.

Day 261: Hulk

September 18, 2012: We have a lot of Hulk stuff at our house.  And I'd be lying if I said it was all Owen's.  One of these items was even a wedding gift.

Day 266: Awake!

September 17, 2012: Owen usually wakes up from his nap ready to get out of his crib, but today he wanted to rest and play in it for awhile.  I love his rosy cheeks and messed up hair.  And the poster in the background came free with my book order for school.  I almost threw it away but then I realized how much Owen would like it-- it has cats and dogs reading books.  He chose where to hang it up in his room.  On this day we were talking about which cats and dogs were our favorites.

Day 259: Inspection

September 16, 2012: I don't know what that thing in Owen's hands is called, or even what it does.  It's something for the TV or the stereo or the computer...I don't know.  But somehow it ended up in Owen's room and he loves inspecting it.  I almost took it away from him but what's the harm?

Day 258: Wrestling

September 14, 2012:  What a lovely picture of me with Owen's feet on my face.  This is how he likes to "wrestle."