The Schneider Family Blog

We spent the afternoon playing outside and enjoying the warmer weather.  These girls love jumping on the trampoline and their filthy black feet are living proof.  Today my sweet big girl worked on her gymnastics since tonight was her first time in her new level 2 class.   You wouldn't believe have good she has gotten.  I'm amazed and how much she can do at 5 years old and she loves it.   Watch out Olympic gymnast--here she comes!!!!!

Okay, after posting--here is one more that I love from today.  This is so my sweet bliss---she loves our phones.  She was feeling sickly today so I love that she's laid up, phone in hand.  It's not part of my photo a day, but I still couldn't resist putting it out there.  

Soooo, for months I have wanted to start some kind of "photo a day"  project for myself and my family.   I've looked at several different projects--those with themes, those that are weekly, those that lasted just a month, those with tons of rules and those with no rules at all.  I've just never found one that appealed to me fully.  UNTIL NOW...I have always been a fan of Barb Uil from Jinkyart.com --her work is amazing.  If you've never seen it--check it out.   She has recently publish a wonderful book called FOR THE LOVE, An inspirational Guide and Adventure into photographing your Family.  I bought it as soon as I saw it and I LA, LA, LA, LOVE IT!!!   Aside from tons of great general tips, Barb has challenged readers to a scripted "photo per day" to capture the things we cherish most in life.   Aside from her challenge she also included projects from other photographers.   I read her book cover to cover and had planned to start her 60...

I've never been good at blogging--even though I aspire to be one of those people that creates amazing entries with wonderful pictures that people check daily to see what fun and exciting things are going on around the S home.  I even tried mixing personal blogs with my work blogs on my photography site---fail!!!  It wasn't until recently that it dawned on me that not only do I take tons of pictures of my kiddos that I never print, send out, post, etc. etc. etc. for myself-----I never share them with all of the people that matter to me most.   I'm always hearing my mom say,  I've never seen that picture before.  I also noticed when I was putting out the christmas decor that I have almost no pictures of my youngest around my house--I've taken them, I said I wouldn't be a mom that doesn't do as much with the second baby--I just haven't done anything with them.  So for my New Year's Resolution here is what I'm planning.... 1.  Blog Often--start thi...