The Fundingsland Family

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

more practice...

I have a very cute subject to photograph, and I think a few of these will be up on the wall for his 2 yr old photos. This first one is my favorite, but the lighting is off. I've tried playing with some online photo editing software, but it's like reading Chinese...I have no idea what I'm doing. :) I guess I'll just have to take better pictures rather than relying on editing them!

These were taken at an outdoor wildlife center here in Savannah. We saw wolves, deer, foxes, eagles, owls, bison, birds, farm animals, and gators. Very cool and fun little family afternoon!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

January...DONE!

Steven spent Jan 9-Feb 4 at Ft. Riley, Kansas doing some training, so James and I held down the fort here at home. It was a rough month. James and I got sick the week after he left, then my back went out (so thankful for wonderful friends who helped me out!), then we got even more sicker (hahaa...yes that's a word), and spent too much time at the doctor's office. However, I did capture some much needed snuggle time with my little James while we vegged out. I guess it could've been worse, but it wasn't fun, and put a damper on lots of my craft projects this month :) Oh well, Steven's home now which instantly makes all things better!
We did enjoy lots of outdoor time in this wonderful GA winter weather. It has been between 65 and 75 degrees most days, which is pretty close to perfect in my book! In fact, I was pretty excited that Phil, the groundhog, said there would be 6 more weeks of winter! Keep this beautiful weather coming!

Cutting the lawn with his bubble mower.

Practicing his caravan maneuvers....it starts young.

"I did it!" he cheers each time he gets a puzzle piece to fit! He loves his puzzles....we put them together 10 times a day, at least!

Couch Fort! always a fun game :)

Twin Bed Project

While in Fort Wayne for Christmas, Steven and my dad made a bunk bed for camp using the "Simple Bed" plan from http://www.ana-white.com/, which is my favorite DIY website! They turned out so great, and we knew we wanted to make one for James. So, the day after we got home, Steven started the project using a very similar plan....with his own twists, of course. :) It turned out great, and will be easy to transform into a bunk bed if it ever needs to be. James was a big helper, of course, handing Dad screws, vacuuming up the sawdust, and jumping on the bed! Steven had a blast using his new air compressor and nail guns....made this project much faster!

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Favorite Place

December and January have been two of the most enjoyable months here in Georgia for outdoor fun! We've had sunny weather averaging between 65 and 75 degrees most every day, and we are taking full advantage of it! We have 3 really nice parks within 5 miles of our house and we are now regulars. James loves to slide, swing, run around and look at the river, and play with any kid who's around. Pure joy on his face the whole time...until I tell him he has to get out of the swing! hahaa!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Mamma got a brand new camera!

Steven totally surprised me with a new camera this Christmas!!! He knows me so well, best husband ever! It's a Canon Rebel T3 with two lenses, a regular and a telephoto...totally awesome! I still hardly know what I'm doing and am already taking way better pictures than I was with the other one. So excited to start learning more! I've had fun practicing and I think James is sick of me following him around snapping pics already. He'll learn to love it :) Thanks, Steven, I LOVE it!