I do believe in Fairies, I DO!

You just think happy thoughts! And they LIFT you into the air!"--Peter Pan


Show Notes:
2.5 hour run time is about 0.5 too long for a 5 year old.
Mechanical crocodile: not that scary
Captain Hook:  scary

3D special effects for flying scene - so cool. Ben said it looked "just like the real world"

Characters say 'stupid' a lot in Peter Pan
Also a lot of talk about death, stabbing, killing, cutting, and bleeding.  yikes!
Tinkerbell is wayyyy cooler and spunkier than that version Disney tries to pass off
$4 foam sword purchased in lobby - worth every penny



Having forgotten my camera at home, here are the very limited iPhone highlights...

how can a pig be so cute?

Big morning out at the movies this weekend.  Olivia holiday special...

popcorn and chocolate milk for lunch!

I love how this pig thinks.  If only I didn't have to sleep!

They say "Good night, Olivia, your big day is through".  

But how can I sleep, there is still so much to do?

It looks like I'm tucked in tight snug in my bed, 

But tomorrow is chasing today through my head.

Will I climb the highest mountaintop,

Or will I paint my masterpiece?

Go ride a bronco in the rodeo

Or wow the crowd on my trapeze?

Princess, doctor, author, astronaut,

From jungles dark to oceans deep.

I'll do anything go anywhere

Just don't ask me to go to sleeeeeeep...

light at the end of a tunnel

just outside the cube today....

symbolism, anyone?

in town christmas

a trip over to fanueil hall today led to some fun iphone holiday photos

because everyone needs some sweet corn patties with their macy's christmas tree

make mine straight up

patterns and lines and texture, oh my!

better late than never

the leaves are finally really turning around here...

and falling...

rush hour

the rat race

more trick than treat

carving in the snow

snowsuits and pumpkins

Do I sense a pattern here?

Pattern and repetition is one of the basic elements of composition.  Lucky for photographers, patterns are everywhere.  Up. Down. All around.   Repetitive patterns in photography create a certain movement that the eyes enjoy following.  Patterns alone are a bit ho-hum.  The trick is to find a cool subject and use pattern to complement the subject in a unique way.  

Here are some patterns I found in town today...

little wallflower

a Fun Friday is....

sharing munchkins with my munchkin

a walk down centre street at the pace of a 2 year old

 woodworking class with a friend

saturday

feverish friday

Ben's under the weather.  He doesn't get sick very often, so it feels weird and pretty un-fun.  A teaspoon and a half of Motrin kept the fever at bay long enough to allow a walk to the library for some new books and a movie.  After that it was couch, couch, and a little more couch.

charlie & lola's biggest fans

singing along really loud with julie andrews = fun friday for mommy

someone's faking here

Lillian more than made up for Ben's energy and appetite today.  She is such a happy and silly little girl;  destined, I'm afraid, to be a bit of a class clown.  Always jumping around, being goofy and saying the darndest things.  She eats enough to satisfy a small adult and never seems full.  Tries everything and likes even the spicy stuff.  She's apparently potty training now, too.  It was so completely not my intention to start this early but it just sort of happened last week.  So here we go with cute little girl undies, a few accidents, and lots of "beans" ( jelly beans )!!!