248/365: Driving

We spent this day driving back down to Cali. 11+ hours. The Sienna really pulled through for me though :) It has excellent lumbar support in the drivers seat and you can control the DVD player from the front console. Whoop!

I didn't take any pictures on that day, though. This is a pic of B posing for my RYC201 class assignment. Full sun is tricky to shoot in! Especially when every. single. person. in your family has extremely light sensitive eyes!

247/365: Murphys Law

When are you most likely to lose power during the summer? On a bright, sunny day when you are hosting a party to watch the OSU football game, that's when!! My parents had friends and family over and a large fuse in the power line blew down the street right after the first play. After placing a call to the power company everyone scrambled around to find batteries and a radio so that the diehard fans didn't miss too much of the game. Thankfully, power was restored by the second half.... unfortunately, the Beavers lost :(

246/365: Zoo Day

We took a trip to the Portland Zoo today. Isaac loved it and Grady was a trooper. I put my 50mm back on my camera (I use the 35mm 99%) of the time and realized that it has a really hard time with low light/ low contrast situations. Like, really hard. It hunts for focus so much more often than the 35. It did get some great flare though :)

245/365: Buttons

Buttons have been Isaac's best friends for over a year now... but now they are mine too! I think I like the new "wagon" better every day. I still feel a little weird driving it (like I'm driving my parents car or something :)) but I knew I would love the conveniences and I definitely do.

244/365: It's a Mommy Shot

Not technically the best, but I still love it.

In other news, Isaac has been calling me Mommy lately (past 2-3 days). He always calls me Mama. I wonder what this is all about?

243/365: Cousin Love

We drove out to have dinner with B's brother and family this evening. Isaac loves his cousins and they all play so well together. I wish we lived closer so that they could see each other more often, but I'm so happy that they have the time that they do.

242/365: Umm...

We had a busy day. I'm about to become a Swagger Wagon Mama. How convenient are those power sliding doors and power hatch going to be??! I'll add a pic that is descriptive of our day later, but I have to admit that I didn't take any pictures today. Bad, bad! :)