Day 097 - April 7th

Here he is, out and in action! He's the more active of the two crabbies, and that shell just gives him a ton of personality! The one in the blue shell isn't very active; he likes to burrow in the corner of the cage and hide all day. I need to get them a little heat pad thingy so they have warmth. It isn't very warm in our apartment. It's that awkward in-between phase of the season change. Boo.

Day 096 - April 6th

Happy 50th Birthday, Mom!!! This is a tree outside of Sharm & Old's house, and the blooms are just absolutely beautiful. We were there while Terri was getting her car worked on in the garage, and I couldn't miss the photo opportunity. I took it as the sun was going down so there weren't any drastic shadows in the tree or glares in the camera lens. I love how the focus is on one part of the flowers and the others are blurry. LOVE THAT EFFECT!!! I had never realized how many of this type of tree there are in Fairfield, Ohio. They are EVERYWHERE!

Day 095 - April 5th

I think this is yet another cheat-day but I'm showing a really neat picture of my hermit crab that's in the "tree frog" shell. I don't know how they managed to get the shell in the shape of the tree frog, but it's pretty cool looking. He's even got red/orange eyes. The actual crab is really a fascinating creature in itself, and in this photo you can kind of see his little tiny "feelers" poking out from in between his big claw and his little claw. They are so funny to watch and observe in their behaviors. One good thing about them, especially having kids, is that they aren't known to carry any diseases and they're hypo-allergenic! Score one for the home team!

I've gotten pretty far behind on my posts, and there have been a few days that I haven't taken any photos, but I will still have a post for each day. Promise.

Day 094 - April 4th

Easter Sunday. Today was spent at Kevin's Mom's house, and was adorned with lots of food, easter baskets, an easter egg hunt, and a really good movie to finish the night off (Law Abiding Citizen). Genesis isn't a big fan of the grass, and he can't walk without someone holding him by the arms, so Daddy took him around the yard hunting for eggs. And of course, Mommy wasn't far behind with that shiny silver camera of hers! He's wearing his spiffy new Old Navy outfit that his Daddy got him, which is absolutely adorable! His bib says "Chicks Dig Me" which couldn't be more true! haha! His first Easter was a success!

Day 093 - April 3rd

This is my 2nd cheat-day of my project365 blog. This was the day of the trip home. I woke up really sick. I had puffy eyes and we were on the road from 4am until about 7pm, with nothing of major importance to photograph. So I'm posting another photo from the Monday after we arrived (March 29th).

We arrived at the resort Sunday (yesterday) and it was mildly rainy, but this was the day that I was really able to get out and walk around the community. LOTS of great photo opportunities. It truly is an amazing place. Very calm and serene. They had a nice pool area near the pond, which is where the turtles and alligators reside. The turtles were just hanging out sunbathing. This was the bigger of the two alligators out this day. There was a sign posted on the other side of the lake stating the law against feeding the alligators and the $10,000 fine that comes along with.

Day 092 - April 2nd

Friday was the last day to really get out and do anything before our time on the island was up. We knew we'd be leaving before dawn Saturday morning. So Kevin and Old went to the Island Tattoo and got inked up! Kevin got a tatttoo of "Genesis" filled with baby blue coloring. This was his 5th tattoo but his first colored one. Old had never gotten a tattoo before in his life, and he got Sharma's initials ("SLY") on his arm. He was so pleased with that one that he went and picked out another one and got his zodiac sign in chinese/japanese symbols on the same arm below SLY. It was quite the experience. I'm glad I went with them to witness them in action. The shop was really cool, too. All the people were really nice and the place was clean and professional. I liked how they had it decorated. Graffiti on the back wall and "tiki" kind of decor. They even had a snake (in a cage, of course) in the lobby area.

Day 091 - April 1st

Thursday we went to the South Beach area of the island. This is one of the more popular areas for tourists, and the beach was MUCH more crowded than the first time that we went. It was earlier in the day so it was a lot sunnier and warmer out, which made it more enjoyable for the boys to go out in the water. I got my feet wet (as you can see here), but I didn't take part in getting in the ocean. Sharm, Genesis and I walked along the shoreline picking up shells, and we both found sand-dollars. Mine was still alive and red on the bottom, I don't remember if Sharm's was. They're a really interesting creature if you ask me. Genesis and I left the beach a little earlier than the others so that we could walk through some of the local shops in search of Hermit Crabs and an Airbrushed Shirt. I found the "Shell Shop" where my friend Alicia used to work when she lived down there (which is where I got my first set of hermit crabs) and bought two crabbies. Then I seen the Airbrush booth, went to speak with them, and was extremely disappointed in their quality of work so I decided not to get anything from there. Around the corner from the Shell Shop was this store called "Del Sol" (which coincidentally is what type of car that Kevin drives). They specialize in color-changing products. Everything from jumpropes and frisbees to t-shirts, handbags and fingernail polish. This is where I bought the souvenirs for Pierce. I got him a color changing shirt and a little thing of color changing SLIME. I also picked up Kevin a necklace that had a few color changing beads on it. He had been looking for a black shell necklace, but this one had black coconut pieces. Wasn't sure if he'd like it but he's been wearing it! yay!

Day 090 - March 31st

Wednesday was the day we went on the Dolphin Cruise! We seen about 4 or 5 dolphins, some near and some out afar. This was a very fun-filled day! I got to do a little bit of shopping in the boutiques in Harbour Town and see the Lighthouse. We were going to go up it but everyone was too hungry to climb all of those steps. I took this photograph after the cruise while Sharm was off doing a bit of work in the van. It's a shot of the sidewalk, which we took special notice of how the pavement all has crushed up shells and stuff in the mortar of the bricks and loose on top of the bricks. I love how it looks with the diagonal angle to the shot. Don't mind Kevin's hand in the shot. After we went on the cruise and decided to pass on going up in the lighthouse, it was off to ALL YOU CAN EAT CRAB-LEGS! Kevin was SOOOO excited! The place was great, there was outdoor seating (which we took advantage of until it got a little chilly) and the staff was very friendly and it was overall a really great experience. I think Kevin had two giant plates of the crab legs before he finally called it quits, but it could've been 3. I can't quite remember.

Day 089 - March 30th

This is my first cheat-day of my project365 blog. I didn't really get out of the condo much and there wasn't really a whole lot to photograph. So I'm posting another good photo from our day at the ocean yesterday (Monday).

Kevin, Genesis and I, plus Tamica, EJ, Keywaun, Kendrix and Ahlana went to the ocean by the Westin Resort and this is a shot of the three boys going into the waves together. I thought it was SO cute how they were all holding hands and facing the waves together. I'm so glad I captured this moment with a photograph. Totally blog-worthy if you ask me. :)

Day 088 - March 29th

Today we went to the ocean by the Westin Resort, which was a bit more "private" so-to-speak. It was overcast and windy but the sun came out from behind the clouds every now and then. This was Genesis' first time in the sand and he really didn't know what to think of it. He dug his little toes into it and scratched at it with his hands. I took him up to the water a little while after this picture was taken, and he was just amazed with the waves. I let them hit him a little bit, and one even knocked him over. It was probably a bad idea given how chilly it was, but he survived. After we got done in the ocean and were all freezing to death, we went up and washed the sand off and ended up getting into the heated pool by the Westin. Genesis ended up falling asleep in his little floater. It was so cute. Check out more photos from this trip (and the particular day that I'm writing about) on my facebook page.

Day 087 - March 28th

We took 2 days to drive down to South Carolina, and we picked up Kevin's sister's Mother-in-Law along the way to drop her off in/around Knoxville to see her Grandchild be born. After we dropped her off, we found a Holiday Inn Express to stay overnight. That place was AMAZING. For a short stay, it was a great time! Very comfortable! After we got back up and hit the road this morning, we stopped for lunch at a Pizza Hut, and Kendrix picked me these flowers in the parking lot. I filled up on the buffet and regretted it the whole rest of the drive. I love this photo for the interesting angle with the vanishing point of the table, and how you can see the parmesan shaker in the background and whatnot.

Day 086 - March 27th

This was the day of the BIG LEAVE! We all gathered at Sharm & Old's and packed up the "space shuttle" and began the journey to South Carolina. It was a tough squeeze getting all of our stuff into the van, but somehow we managed to do it! Genesis was preciously adorned in his Ohio State Buckeyes outfit that Granddad got him for Christmas, while Daddy was adorned in his Hendrix swag. I like the angle and color aspects of this photo. It was taken in the van while we were waiting around to leave.

Day 085 - March 26th

In an effort to prepare for the van ride to Hilton Head, I finally uploaded my new music library (from my new laptop) to my old (and I mean OLLLLLLLLD) iPod. My photo library is the only thing that really differed from my old laptop to the new. I'm kind of glad, though. Less pictures means more music. I had over 7,000 pictures verses only having about 3,000 songs. Now I only have maybe 1,500 photos. Someday, hopefully sooner rather than later, I will get with the times and get myself an iPod Touch. Maybe for my birthday this July one will come into my life. :)

Day 084 - March 25th

It's not very often that you get Four Generations of Men in the same family together at the same place at the same time - And manage to get a photo taken to capture the memory! This photo was totally worth a whole scrapbook page all to itself. This was taken at Thanksgiving dinner with Kevin's parents in 2009. Words were done with the DonJuan cricut cartridge with the shadow affect behind it. It's kind of funny to see how much Genesis has changed in the 5 months that have passed. He's growing up so fast!