The Strike of the Lance

by James Tessot

Lovely DC morning

Garages aren't just for cars anymore...

A 'garage light' challenge was issued in one of the photography groups I participate in.  So after clearing a space, I grabbed some of my friend's children and threw them up on a chair just behind the line of sunlight that hits the floor in our garage when the doors are open.  

BAM!  It's like magic, people!  These are a few of my favorites from today...

(One of mine snuck in there... I'm afraid she loves the camera a wee bit too much...)

These are my sweet beautiful blue-eyed neighbor babies that humored my request...  

and then someone (who shall remain nameless) felt the need to photobomb my five minute garage shoot ...

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Next to the gymnast, he's the most athletic one.  For the past three years he's wanted to play baseball-- his "FAVORITE sport, Mom!". Unfortunately, the for the past three summers, the Air Force has seen fit to move us-- but not this summer...

So everyday,  every. day. people, this is the face I see, with these intense little seven year old brown eyes, as he asks me repeatedly... 

"I'm still playing baseball this summer, right Mom??"
"When does it start again?"
"How long will the season last?"
"I'll get a real team hat, aaand shirt?"
"How many games are there?"
"When does practice start?"
"I'm still playing baseball this summer, right Mom??"

Apparently, his personality hasn't fluctuated much...

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Virginia State Meet, Level 5

Videos soon to come.....  but for now, there's this...

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This shot is taken from our dinner date one week ago...

As you can see, he's WORKING--at his birthday dinner for two ~~ away from the kids, just us, not even with a baby in tow...(which is RARE, people!)... but still WORKING.

It's not what either of us had in mind, so thank you snow storm number four! (or is it five??)  This is what happens when an Air Force base will likely be impacted due to weather--still gotta fly, right? So here you're seeing one of the men behind the curtain working to make sure things go smoothly as mother nature throws us one last (please, let this be the last one...) snow par-tay.
{eta: Again....I cannot wait until Mustache March is over... the 'three-haired mole' look is getting old.  I'm ready to see a clean upper lip again, although that's the most brown hair I've seen on his head in quite some time....snort!}

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Happy Feast of St. Patrick!

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"Try this......take a breath~

Isn't that amazing?!?

It's called breathing.

You're going to do a lot of it, 

but nobody knows exactly how much... so enjoy it!

Pay attention~

Take brain pictures...

Amazing things will happen everyday."

Thanks Kid President!

 

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Trying something new here.  This is a short clip of my girl and her recently acquired skill.  So proud of her!