A Lazy Winter Day at Home

Over the last couple days it has been hovering between -5 and 15 degrees outside. That kind of weather doesn’t really make you want to go anywhere for a while. So the kids, the dog, and I have been hanging out at home finding things to do.

This morning and afternoon I decided to get out my camera and take some pictures. Every time I do this I wonder why I don’t do it more. I love taking pictures of my kids and now the dog, too.

Here are some of the pictures. There’s a lot of them. The pictures I took in our basement were all in black and white. But for the most part, I included the color photos of when we were playing on the couch in the living room.

Omaha, Omaha! (Set…hut!)

Well, after a two month adventure at my mom’s place, we now live in a place of our own in Omaha. We’re thankful to be here and enjoying having a place to make our own. I had a few weeks where I didn’t really take many pictures because I was so busy, but I hope to be taking more pictures again. It’s also been a bit cold and sometimes snowy, so I haven’t really been outside much. And now that we don’t walk to get to places like we did in Chicago, I rarely get the opportunity.

But here are some photos from over the last few weeks or so.

No Photography! — No Photographs, please!

Micah in Uncle Matt's Shoes — Micah posing in Uncle Matt’s shoes

The Boys Playing — Micah and Ezra playing with each other.

Boys and Books — The boys “reading” together.

Chubby Ezra sitting around looking kind of dazed after a nap.

Micah and Ezra playing with their track.

Micah on the Table — Micah loves two things: climbing and opening doors. It’s a plus when these two things can be combined. But not so much for me.

Broccoli — Any guesses as to what this is? It’s broccoli.

Sarah's Nursing Figurine — My grandmother gave Sarah a nursing figurine of a nurse holding a baby. It was hers from back when she was a nurse. But she thought it was fitting for Sarah to get it because she is now a Labor and Delivery nurse.

Omaha at Sunset — Looking over Omaha as a plane takes off.

Micah and his puppy — Micah loves taking his puppy for “walks”

Purple Streak — Caught this plane flying overhead while on our way out of a Target.

Plane Streaks and the Moon — I thought the moon looked cool with those wispy plane trails.

Golden Hour Globe — Who needs a snow globe when you can capture a golden hour globe?

Our House — Here’s our new house after the first snow of February.

Micah Sledding — We were finally able to break out Micah’s new sled. He’s never been sledding before and so it was fun to be able to let him sled in our very own backyard.

We may be a new home, but the routines remain the same. Micah steals his brothers food. Ezra gets upset. And so on…

Ezra’s getting bigger and cuter (and time for a haircut) – I can’t help but want to hug him all the time. (Please don’t mind the messy room behind him…)

Micah wearing his Japanese yukata hanging out with his Great-Uncle Norman.

Obviously not the clearest picture, but Ezra hopes you had a good Valentine’s Day. Clearly he got a big kiss on the cheek from his mommy.

Home Shots

After going to a pancake breakfast this morning we mostly just hung around the house. I decided to take a few shots. I’ve been also trying to take more pictures with my iPhone. I don’t give my iPhone 5s enough credit. I always feel like I need my actual camera with me everywhere, but I’m trying to use my phone more often to take pictures. There are things which it can do that my camera often times cannot do. For one thing it has a wider angle lens on it than I usually use on my camera, so it’s great for being able to capture wider angle pictures. But it also does a great job with exposure and white balance, lending itself to some great pictures. Some of the pictures below are taken with my iPhone.

Micah got Stuck — This captures life at the Seaman household pretty accurately.

Micah playing, Mommy Reading — Micah playing with his blocks, while mommy reads.

Micah Blocks — Lovely light coming through the windows.

Sarah watching the boys — Sarah looks over at Micah while he plays.

Sarah reading — Sarah has been reading the books that the show “Call the Midwife” is based upon. She has had a hard time putting them down.

Clean dishes — Here’s a shot for my future self – to remind myself of the dishes I clean so often. Lots of kids forks and spoons and cups these days.

Kitchen Sink — As Sarah and I are preparing to leave the Chicago area most likely, I am trying to capture some aspects of the apartment we live in now for future memory. This place is old. I like to think it has character. Our faucet was so rickety that it broke twice before I decided that it was time for a new one.

Ezra on the Floor — Ezra scoots on the floor. The last few days and weeks before he starts crawling. Micah supervises.

Ezra trying to crawl — Ezra. Cute as can be.

Ezra in the Bean Bag — Ezra likes being in the bean bag, but he also wants to be able to crawl out of it.

Bucket Head Micah — Micah the bucket head.

Micah and Friends — Definitely not the clearest shot, but Micah loves hanging out with his buddy Charlotte. And she enjoys being in charge of him.

Candy corn — S’mores candy corn. Yes. It’s good.

Midwest landscapes, Family, and Wedding Bells

This past weekend Sarah, the boys, and I all traveled out to the Omaha, Nebraska area. We went primarily to go to my cousin’s wedding, but also to see family. My mother just recently moved out there with my brother, so it was also an opportunity to spend some time with them and see their new place. Here are some various pictures from our time there this weekend.

Mum's the word. — Here are some wonderfully bright mums outside my grandmother’s new assisted living facility.

Mama and Micah — My grandma (my mom’s mom) was able to see the boys. This was the first time she had met Ezra and the last time she had seen Micah was last year at Thanksgiving.

Boys on the floor — Micah investigates my Aunt’s cell phone as Ezra watches.

Backyard tree — The trees seemed to be right at their peak while we were visiting.

Tortoise and the Hare — Micah and Ezra got to preview their halloween costumes at my grandma’s facility. There was a trick-or-treating event at my Grandma’s facility. So the boys got to preview their new halloween costumes. They are the tortoise and the hare.

Mommy and the costume boys — It was towards the end of the evening and the boys were a bit tired, so getting a good picture was hard to do. Rabbits move quickly!

Daddy and the costume boys — Here’s one with the boys and me.

Halloween family shot — And all four of us!

Mama and Ezra — Ezra the Tortoise liked great-grandma’s necklace.

Micah at the porch — While at my mom’s new house Micah really enjoyed going in and out onto the deck, opening and closing the screen door.

Neighbor pond — My mom’s neighbors have a nice little pond with some pumpkins and big fish.

Fall colors — One of my mom’s trees was rapidly dropping it’s orange leaves throughout the time we were there.

Ezra playing — Ezra is able to keep himself entertained pretty well.

Matthew feeding Ezra — Uncle Matt feeding Ezra some lunch.

Ezra after eating — Don’t mess with a man while he’s eating.

Sunset colors — Bright orange sunsets make for dramatic pictures.

Colors through the branches — Sunset with trees that have already given up their leaves for the year.

Fountain — This is the fountain in Bayliss Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa where my mom and my grandmothers live.

Micah and the Squirrel — The lighting was bad, but here’s Micah riding a squirrel at Bayliss Park.

Mommy and Micah at the Fountain — Mommy and Micah standing at the fountain.

Micah climbing the Fountain — As Micah climbed up on the fountain the air all around seemed to glow orange from the beautiful sunset.

Fountain in Council Bluffs — Here’s a shot f the fountain before the sun had gone below the horizon.

Hanging out at my mom's new house in Iowa. The weather was perfect today. Here's a rare shot of me and Micah. — Here’s a rare shot of Micah and me in front of a beautiful tree in my mom’s backyard.

I have the privilege of calling these lovely people my family. #ofkorth — My cousin Becky and her immediate family. Such a lovely group!

Korth Wedding — Becky and Luke exchanging their vows.

#latergram from last night at #slowdown. — This is outside at Slowdown – the venue where they were married.

Grandma and Micah and the pumpkin — Grandma and Micah make a Mr. Pumpkin Head jack-o-lantern together.

Post-Wedding get together — A post-wedding family get together.

Morning brother snuggles. — Micah and Ezra sharing some snuggles in grandma’s chair.

Birds — Some birds on a grey day in Nebraska.

Micah and Grandma — We stopped for a bit at my grandparents’ lake house. Here’s grandma and Micah walking down the hill to the water.

Sarah at Beaver Lake — Sarah looking out the window towards the lake. She spotted a bald eagle!

Hanging out at Beaver Lake — Ezra snuggles with Grandma while Micah gets consoled by mommy.

Micah and Great Grandma — Micah’s sitting with his other great-grandmother.

Ezra and Great-Grandma — Ezra and great-grandma Seaman met for the first time on this trip. They are over 94 years apart in age!

Mommy and Ezra Book Time — Mommy and Ezra reading together.

Some More of the Boys

The summer is going to be gone before I know it. Time really is flying by. Ezra’s getting bigger, Micah is definitely getting older. Life is good.

Here are some recent pictures of the boys:

Ezra in the jumper

Ezra toes

Ezra jumping

Micah sitting

Micah Drinking

Micah drinking

Micah building blocks

Micah and blocks

Micah blocks

Micah stare

Ezra toes

Ezra

Emperor Ezra, wearing his new clothes and sitting on his throne, will only be approached if one first bows down, if not already prostrate on the floor, and kisses his feet. {#vscocam #vsco #lincolnsquareliving #vscofam #vscokids #stayathomedad #dadlife #k

Out in mid jump

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Micah and the window

Micah Sweeping Up

Watching TV

Bookshelf

Schaumburg Boomers

I had no idea that Schaumburg, a suburb of Chicago, had a minor league baseball team. Some friends of ours invited us to spend the afternoon with them at a game on Sunday, and so we went. It was a beautiful day. Here are a few shots:

Sky — We had a beautiful sunny day with just a few clouds

Sky — The stadium was a bit small, but it had two nice grassy areas for families.

The kiddos at the baseball game — It was a hot and sunny day. Micah mostly ran around the whole time – here is the one moment he sat down.

Micah and sidewalk chalk — There was sidewalk chalk laying around, and Micah made good use of it.

Ezra in his stroller — Ezra chilling, enjoying the game and the kids running around.

Mommy and Micah walking down — Micah and mommy walk down to get a closer look.

Micah and Mommy at Baseball game — Snuggle time at the game — clearly engaged with the play to play action.

Micah and Mommy at Baseball — Enjoying the game on the blanket.

Sidewalk memories — Remembering the day.

Stepping Back

a library of impressions

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