fun with photoshop

When it is time for me to get serious and study (test at 0700 tomorrow!) I always manage to find something to distract myself. Today it was photoshop. I like to watch tutorials and then try to copy them. This one was supposed to be glamor shots. I'd love to try it again on photos taken outside. But for now I really am going to go study.

Cute kids

I snapped some pics of the kids before their school pictures.

Abby 7th grade

Jordan 5th grade

Megan 3rd grade

I wish you could have seen the "look at me! look at me!" dance Yogi was doing during the pictures. So here are some with him too.

I may be a little biased but I think they are beautiful!

Caramel and Candied Apples

We spent tonight carameling and candying apples. Its the first time I have done them with the kids so I'd forgotten what all went into it. The kids had fun unwrapping carmels and watching. You don't have much time to get the caramel on before it hardens so Ben did most of that. Then the candy coating is in essence sucker syrup so it was 300 degrees when it went on. Ben and I hurried and coated the apples and the kids all pretended to eat poison apples and die. But the best part is the eating of course so fun was had by all!

I have all but given up on catching up on this summer's activities. I still have hope that it will happen but for now I am going to try to blog as I go. It was a busy summer and school is getting busier and busier as it goes along. I look forward to the day when all I have to do is work full time and be a mom!