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Blinded By Happiness: #MySundayPhoto – 04.12.15

04/11/2015 R.C. Liley 20 Comments

I’ve fallen behind on the amount of pictures I take of Avery this week. This is both a good and bad thing, but mostly good.

Bad in the sense that I don’t have as many pictures to choose from for #MySundayPhoto, but good (if not great) because I spent more time just playing with Avery instead of sticking a camera in her face.

Sometimes I think we all forget the most important part is time, and we don’t need 100+ pics a day. I know it’s hard, but so worth it. Now if only I can do better about this from now on….

But it’s hard when you capture your kid beaming with delight and not a worry in the world, isn’t it? Here’s one I snapped of Avery being “blinded by happiness”.

The quality wasn’t that great to start with, as it was fairly dark and grainy. I think with the exposure adjustment and sepia combo, it turned out pretty good. Please check out the original below and let me know what you think.

Are you a chronic picture taker or feel like you need to take more pics?

Do you like using full color or enjoy using more black & white, sepia, etc for picture formats?

Life, Pinterest Picks

Five Fun Puns & A Visual Reason for Good Health

04/10/2015 R.C. Liley 4 Comments

Since yesterday’s post was purely my serious side, I thought I’d lighten things up with a few puns for Friday. If you’ve been following my blog and/or social media pages, you’ve probably caught on that I love puns. Corny or not, told by me or someone else, they make me smile and that’s what matters.

Bonus points when the ones I tell make others smile. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case, but I never let it stop me or get me down. I only hope Avery enjoys by corny jokes as she gets older. She’ll eventually reach the age where it’s embarrassing, which means I’ll probably just increase my joke telling. That’s what dads do, right?

Before I share my five fun puns for today, here’s a picture that encompasses my intense determination and motivation to hold nutrition, and therefore health, to the highest standards in our home.

Probably no surprise, huh? Of course there’s my mom (G-Ma) and all family from both sides, but these two girls are the ones I feed daily and make sure I feed them right! Plus, with their smiles, I couldn’t imagine having anything but the best for all of us when it comes to nutrition and our health in general.

To accept sub-par food to go into our bodies would be failing the ones near and dear to me. And how could I ever let this little girl down?

Okay, I’m getting caught up again, sorry. But can you blame me? I don’t think so!

Now here are my five fun puns compliments of Pinterest. Have a great Friday and weekend!

Love that last one! Okay, love them all, that’s why they’re on here!

Here’s another pun-tastic post I published several months ago if you’d like to keep the laughing (or ugghhh-ing) going – Going Dad’ Top 10 Pinterest Picks: That’s Punny

Do you have a picture that gives you motivation to stay healthy and feed your family nutritious food?

Are you a pun-loving person like me or do you despise them?

#MySundayPhoto, Parenting

What’s in the Grass?: #MySundayPhoto – 04.05.15

04/04/2015 R.C. Liley 20 Comments

As always, I have my favorite photo subject to share with you for #MySundayPhoto. We’ve already been having borderline hot weather in Texas (nothing new), so finding shade to play is a must.

There’s a small, grassy area in our neighborhood with plenty of shade from tree cover and Avery enjoys exploring the new territory. I wish I could take credit for this excellent shot of our daughter, but my wife, Going Mom, let her skill shine for this one.

Not a clue what she was finding there, but guess we never really know what our kids find most of the time. As long as she doesn’t eat it, it’s okay. Right? Right?

Since it’s hard to just share one, here’s a pic I snapped on my phone. The quality is not as great, obviously, but that smile turns it into a priceless work of art.

How is the spring-time weather coming along where you live?

Do you have any low quality pics of your smiling kid(s) that you are simply in love with?