Andrew surprised me with an early Christmas present —a new 35mm lens for our camera. I spent a good deal of time playing around with it, but I’m still experimenting a lot so the pictures may look different because of that! Obviously the resolution is better. Lately we were noticing how blurry the pictures were in some of the most recent posts with the older lens. Turns out I got a lot of use out of it and will still turn to it I’m sure, but for now I’m really enjoying taking photos with the 35mm.
We enjoyed unseasonably warm weather this weekend, but still kept a slow wintery lifestyle. The holidays are hurried and rushed enough as it is without adding to the stress. We had friends over for dinner and ate way too much, let the kids stay up late, slept in a bit later than usual (7:30ish) and as planned, spent a lot of time outside. Emil wore a bat costume for most of the weekend, interspersed with costume-changes into Batman (completely different), the Flash, a chicken, and several different pairs of pajamas paired with cowboy boots, sandals, or snow boots. The boys watched the old version of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. It completely blew Emil’s mind.
Andrew has gotten into the Christmas spirit for sure — the Christmas music situation at our house has already gotten out of hand, if you ask me. On Saturday, Oliver and I walked in the front door greeted by a blaring “Holly Jolly Christmas” only to find the house was actually empty since Andrew had taken Emil and Milo on a long walk to the library. I had an intervention come Sunday to head off the inevitable head explosion I was fearing would happen. We’re cutting down to 23 hours a day, so, there’s progress.
On Sunday the boys played independently all day, from sunrise til sundown. They had a friend over for most of the day and I was so amused listening in on their games and ideas. It all culminated in a group smash-fest on the back deck, during which all four little boys pounded bottle caps until they were flat on top of an old log. I have no idea, but they sure were happy…
Looking forward to getting a few packages out in the mail this week and sending out the rest of our Christmas cards. Oh boy! Have a lovely Monday!
The bottle caps look so great all flat. They remind me of Pogs, remember them? Seems like a super fun activity to smoosh them, I’ll have to try it!!
What a lovely family weekend!
“Smash fest” and little boys! Oh yes! Last summer, my youngest two had a wonderful time smashing rocks with hammers (wearing safety goggles).
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Ooh new lense, lucky! I really need one of those myself. Wyatt is super into Christmas everything, including music, this year. We only have three CD’s and I am definitely more than sick of all of them. Gotta’ love the spirit though 🙂
New lens! yay! I love the photo of the three of them under the covers watching the Grinch.