Simply Deneen

2014 Project 52

With the start of the New Year I also decided to commit to learning more about photography and trying to better myself in that area so I have decided to take on a Project 52.  

What is a project 52?  You simply take one photo every week of the year so at the end of the year you have a project with 52 photo's in it.  I decided to use the same subject in all my photo's and what better subject than my sweet new little granddaughter.

  

Week 1 of 52.

I also took pictures of my other grandkids today so thought I would share them too.  I would have used one of them for my project 52 but there will be some weeks that they are away with their mom and wouldn't be available.  But on the weeks that they are around I will try and take lots of them too.  

This photo makes me wonder what she's thinking about.

This is the look I got when I started asking him silly questions and he was like are you serious LOL just cracks me up.

I love these three kiddo's so very much and am so very blessed to be a part of their lives.  

Until Next Time

 

Birthday trip to the Beach

This year for my birthday on June 29th, I  wanted to get away and spend time with Ron and the girls at the beach.  Unfortunately Kayley had to work and Misty ended up in the Hospital a couple days before the trip so they couldn't join us.

We started the day with a trip to the hospital to see Misty who was doing much better.  Then we headed to the city to pick up Holly.  We went to a beach that we hadn't been to before that was only 20 minutes from Holly's.  Moss Beach is a nature reserve with tide pools and harbor seals.  The weather was perfect at around 84 degrees. I really enjoy the smell of the ocean, the sound of the waves, the feel of sand on my feet, the freshness of the air and how peaceful it is.

One of the many tide pools with little creatures in them.

Another one of the tide pools.

The beautiful surf.  Do you see any harbor seals?

How about now.  Cones are put out on the beach as the tide comes in so that the seals can come bask in the sun without people disturbing them.  It was quite a site to see and they are fun to watch.

Ron checking out the seals more closely.

Heather, Lexie and Holly being silly at the beach. Love their many faces and fun loving attitudes.

There were many firsts for Lexie today. 

• First time seeing the Ocean
• First time at a beach
• First time seeing tide pools
• First time seeing Harbor seals

She made us all laugh when the first words out of her mouth when she saw the Ocean were "It's huge!" I think she was thinking more that it would look more like a lake LOL.

Heather enjoying the sunshine!

I just love what the beach does to naturally wavy hair (NOT) after I have taken the time to straighten it for the day.  Although I don't care for pictures of myself right now I am so happy that I have one of Ron and I together and I am sure the girls will treasure it in the future.

Good bye Moss Beach we had a great time and will see you again :) 

Once we left the beach we headed over to Fenton's Creamery in Piedmont, CA.   Ron and I started going there in the 1980's when we first started dating.  I remember waiting in long lines at midnight and loving every minuted of it.  I remember how big the ice creams use to be and while they are still big they are not as big as they once were.  Ron and I could never finish the banana split.  

Love this instagram photo of Ron and I even though it's pretty blurry! I love his smile :)

 

Another first for Lexie!  The girls split a banana split and they totally finished it :)

Ron told them it was my birthday and this was my birthday banana split which Ron and I shared and still were not able to finish LOL.  The girls helped us out in that department though.

After Fenton's we took Holly to the BART station so she could get home and we headed home ourselves. I enjoyed the day so so much and hope we can have more family days like this.

Until Next time!

 

 

 

 

December Daily Day 1

Each year when I hear all the hype around the December daily albums going on I want to join in. Each year I don't prepare in time and then time just seems to run away from me and I end up not doing it.  So this year I am going to try and post photo's for each day although I may not post everyday but it's a start right?  So here goes!

Each year when we start pulling out the Christmas decorations I always look forward to the Nativity as it reminds me what Christmas is truly about. 

This particular Nativity used to be my husbands Grandma Santos' and I feel blessed that we have it.  When I was a little girl my mom made a beautiful ceramic Nativity and it was very big.  As in the pieces were probably 8" to 10" tall.  My dad made a wooden manger and my mom bought straw to go inside of it.  After my mom passed away my dad didn't decorate for the first couple of years. It was too hard on him because it was my mom's favorite holiday. 

In 1989 we bought our first home and my dad gave me some of my mom's Christmas decorations which included her Nativity set.  Our first Christmas in our new home when I went to unpack the box with the Nativity in it I was heart broken to find most of the pieces broken beyond repair.   Needless to say we got rid of what was left of it.  I still wish I had that Nativity set from long ago but this one is special to us and we enjoy it each year.

What do you look forward to at this time of year?

Until Next Time

Prom 2011

My girls went to the Prom last night and had a great time.  Holly asked her friend Mason to go with her and Heather decided to go alone and just have fun.  They were going in  a large group and one of the guys didn't have a date either so Heather and Andy took pictures together.  Here are a few I took before they left.  Not the greatest pictures but at least i got a few.

 

 
 
 

Our good friend Cary felt bad that Heather wasn't going to have a corsage so she went out and bought her one.  Heather was so very thankful and it really meant a lot to her.

Until next time