Week in the Life : Thursday Photos + Words

Love these photos - Simon's room, your beautiful baby bump and Lilly - all so fabulous!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for everything this week. All your photos, your notes, and, of course, your inspiration. I wanted to share that I had my first encounter with a place that didn't want me to take pictures. Fred Meyer, of all places. I had already taken a couple pics inside the store (it's a brand new one, and very nice), and on my way out I spotted these political T-shirts. Very fitting with the times, I thought. I stopped to get a shot, and a salesperson walked towards me, and told me, very nicely, that she personally has no problem with it, but if I want to take pictures in the store, I need to get permission from corporate office. I was very surprised, but, of course, listened. I found myself chuckling on the way to the car, that I had unknowingly walked into territory where I had to be stopped from taking pictures. Who would have thought it would be at the grocery store?

Hi Ali! I am having a great time with this project. My husband saw me taking a photo of my morning coffee, and wondered what I was doing. It makes me laugh, these are little things, but I am starting to notice so much more about my life by this little bit of documentation and truly just to relax about the whole process! I can't wait to get this into a finished project.

Look at your sweet baby bump :)
So fun that you and your sister are having babies at the same time.
My sister and I overlapped by about 4 months with my first and her third. I loved being pregnant at the same time :)
And I love the lights over Simon's bed. What a cool idea!!

I started out rough, just too much stuff that I'd rather not deal with coming up, hit my groove about wed and am now doing really good with this project. Really love seeing your cute baby bump, thanks for sharing this part of your life.

TOTALLY wish I'd seen Palin Bingo before the debate!
I echo the sentiment here...love the baby bump shots! I have only a couple of my own bumps, and wish I had them to look back on!
Thanks again for sharing this project!

Beautiful baby belly!

cute little bump.

Hi Ali,
I just had to comment on one of the pictures you posted from Monday. I loved the shot of Simon in from of book shelves with two lightsabers attached to his pants! I have two sons and they do the same thing, and have done so for a long time. LOVED IT! Brings me happy thoughts of my sons' enthusiasm about those particular toys.
But you know what? I probably don't have a picture of that, although I have many of the boys "fighting" with them in the family room, along with their dad. I have to get a shot of them wearing their lightsabers.
Thanks for the idea!!
PAM

oh wow!!! so missed that you were pregnant! happy for you all! :) love your pictures, this is definitely inspiring :) I will be playing and blogging next week :)

My question is: Do you guys ever get sick of light saber battles?!?

thank you for keeping us company this week. i really was starting to feel overwhelmed, but you have taught me to slow down and live in the now. i have today & tomorrow to cover, then i can begin the album! looking forward to seeing the outcome of this project.
lovin' your photos, so real-life. and the baby bump~so cute!
TGIF!

Ali, I am totally loving this weeks blog posts and pictures.
You have inspired me to try this next week (b-day week). However, I am curious, how do you take pictures of yourself during the day? Do you have a timer, or someone else who helps?
Curious.

Oh, I especially love the baby bump pic! How precious! Your house is lovely, and looks so relaxing! :)

So, tell us about Palin Bingo, Ali...would love to know what that is! =)
Just some observations--your house is so clean and organized. Breath of fresh air for me, since ours has been seriously out of control this year. Bleh. The way you shop for flowers and folliage and place them around the house has also always inspired me too.
I'm doing better today. I've been out of the habit of getting up early since the last school year and I have just not been able to keep up. So I was back to getting up earlier today--5:25, and it's made it much easier to be on top of my life-photography and notes for the day!

Loved the moving piles of stuff to new areas. DH commented on that shortly after we started living together. Stirring up the dust he calls it. ;-)
Some days - esp in pregnancy - are just meant for meandering about the nest.

Isn't it funny how lots of little boys get so involved in pretend Star Wars. My two hardly ever play anything else! They've been Star Wars characters the last 2 Halloweens...
I love seeing the tummy pictures! I'm still so happy for you guys and the new little one!!
Final note today: I need to know where you bought the star lights? My boys would LOVE that!!!
Tina J.

Thanks for sharing your pictures with us. I know you answered questions yesterday, I have a photo quest. though; hope you don't mind.
Just wondering the settings you use; your pics always turn out nice and bright. Mine turn out grainy and yellow. do you have a suggestion?

You look great Ali love the side shot of you and baby.

palin bingo... omg. i totally snorted water at that. =)
can you share where you got the solar system over simon's bed? my boys would love it!

Just wondering what camera you are using for those wonderful shots. There always this "crisp" appearance, along with great color...I know it not the camera but the person using it...YOU!, regardless, I'm just curious...and is it on manual or automatic setting...love all you photos. Thanks again for all the inspiration. I am having a fantastic time capturing all the "little things" in my life.
Will this project be put in it's own album or are you going to add it to your other ones? I'm still debating whether or not to put it in my Family Life album or to make a new one....thanks again.

I see I'm not the only one wondering about Palin bingo...you must explain! LOL Thanks for encouraging us to keep going with the project even if it's not a typical week. My kids are home from school today and I'm sick too, but still the project continues. Ah, life.
Have a great weekend!

At dinner last night, my 7 + 10 year olds asked if we could eat popcorn while we watched the debate. Now if I'd only known about Palin bingo!!
Thanks for all that you've shared this week, Ali. I regularly scrap the everyday stuff & I love this particular idea, but it's not the time for me to play along right now. I definitely look forward to the process, thanks for the motivation.

Such fun pictures! :) Love Simon's room, and your baby bump is so cute :)

what is Palin bingo?
and what a cute baby bump ali!! you look fabulous!