(Lydia & Kendall)
(Kendall and I)
For the last time this Winter, Kendall and I went snowboarding. I wanted to try to go more often this Winter so I would hopefully improve. I am usually the slowest and most incompetent of the groups we go with so it would be nice if everyone didn't have to wait for me besides being more fun. I think I somewhat accomplished that this Winter as we were able to go to 4 different locales (3 of which we had never been to before) and I learned how to properly turn instead of doing it the easier but less efficient not to mention improper way.
Saturday, we went to Wolf Ridge in Mars Hill, NC (near Asheville) with a couple of our friends then met up with several of Kendall's cousins. The weather was awesome (high near 50 & sunshine) and the slopes had decent snow but did get icier later in the day due to it being so warm.
The weather this past week has been quite warm for our area (high 60s). We ventured outside to our dogs usual territory and checked out our backyard. Kendall had to check out the view as well and climbed our Maple Tree.
Note: Sorry about the black smudges in the corners. My camera is dying. Pictures turn out ok but the shutters don't always stay open properly. Time for a new camera or time for me to start practicing with Kendall's SLR.
For Valentine's Day, I made Kendall a homemade box of chocolates! Unfortunately, I did not have a heart shaped box so they got placed in a red round silicone baking dish. I made everything you see. There are 16 chocolate fudge mini cupcakes with milk chocolate frosting. Toppings include red and white sugar sprinkles, Hershey Kisses, M&M's, and chocolate covered marshmallows. If you have seen the spaghetti cupcakes or gingerbread cupcakes that I have made in the past, this idea came from the same book.
So fun to watch! I can't remember for sure if they were called sea snakes but for the sake of this post that's what they'll be called. There was a current running through the water so all their heads are pointed in the direction of the current and not away from it for some reason. The snakes would also bob up and down out of their little holes sometimes completely disappearing before coming back up.
This is a very large and uniquely shaped couch in the aquarium that Kendall put to good use.
This is one of my favorite photos of Kendall because of his expression. At this penguin exhibit, the aquarium has a tunnel setup you can go through and then pop up inside this dome to get a closer look. The penguins must have adjusted to people popping up because they showed no reaction.
This is looking into an aquarium from a porthole. The porthole is bubble shaped toward the inside of the aquarium. So, you get the feeling you can get inside the aquarium just a little bit and look around. Also, the porthole is down near the floor and large enough for you to sit in. I really think it would be a great place to study or read a book.
This is what underneath a starfish looks like. The starfish was suctioned up against the glass so it was really cool to see so clearly since you often only see the top.
Ok, so I'm going to cheat for about a week. I have run out of recent pictures for the moment but have been sorting through old pictures to get ready to burn to DVD so I have a backup. While organizing my photos, I found a bunch of cool pictures from a visit Kendall and I made to the Georgia Aquarium back in January 2006. I plan to go through some of my favorites for the next several days. If you ever get a chance to visit the GA Aquarium, I highly recommend it!
This photo is looking down inside the touch tank at three horseshoe crabs that have conveniently arranged themselves from largest to smallest as well as darkest to lightest!
This photo was just for fun. I decided to try making those crazy light shots you see occasionally. Yes, this was on purpose and actually taken at the same time we drove over a bump in the road so it worked out perfect. The highest and boldest red and green are actually traffic signals, the rest belong to vehicles.
