The Sheehan's Through the Lens: November 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

First snow of the season!

Yesterday we had some wintery weather. Snow, hail, and freezing rain. I loved seeing the big fluffy pieces of snow falling and Allie enjoyed the new weather too. I captured Allie’s first real experience with snow and in the meantime I caught her first real experience with ice!

Saturday, November 6, 2010

31 More Pictures!

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Kevin was interviewed for Modern Mom!

I know, I know, he’s a Dad, but a “modern mom” and friend, Wendy Irene, found him and his photography work to be inspiring and she chose to interview him for a blog on modernmom.com. Check out the post here. Also, visit Wendy Irene’s blog – give love create happiness.

What has Allison been up to?

Start: January 15, 2011
End: October 12, 2013

Community
1. Donate blood
2. Use reusable bags at grocery store 5 consecutive trips
Food & Drink
3. ~~Use our wedding china~~ completed 11/24/11
4. ~~Make cheese fondue~~ completed 2/14/11
5. ~~Bake and decorate a layer cake~~ completed 1/14/12
6. ~~Make fudge~~ completed 12/18/11
7. ~~Try a new recipe one night a week for 6 consecutive weeks~~ completed 4/21/11
8. ~~Eat at a hibachi grill~~ completed 8/7/11
9. Go to Bettie's Cupcakery in Saratoga
10. ~~Leave milk and cookies out for Santa~~ completed 12/24/11
11. ~~Try 10 new restaurants~~ completed 10/29/11
12. ~~Learn to make breadsticks~~ completed 2/5/11
Friends, Family, & Love
13. ~~Bring Allie to a children's museum~~ completed 9/30/12
14. Help parents redecorate a room in their house (in progress)
15. ~~Have another baby~~ Brady arrived 4/5/12
16. ~~Host a Thanksgiving dinner~~ completed 11/24/11
17. ~~Potty train Allison~~ completed 8/4/12
18. Bring Allie to Bronx Zoo
19. ~~Get a family portrait~~ completed 5/2/11
20. Host a summer BBQ
21. ~~Get Allison a big girl bed~~ completed 11/2011
22. Recreate our first date
23. ~~Trim Allison's hair~~ completed 2/10/11
24. ~~Host an "Italian Night" dinner party~~ completed 2/5/11
25. Have a romantic weekend getaway for our 5 year anniversary
26. ~~Put Allie in preschool~~ completed 9/6/12
Health & Fitness
27. ~~Don't eat fast food for 8 consecutive weeks~~ completed 6/5/11
28. ~~Complete a 5K in under 32 minutes~~ completed 7/15/11
29. Drink only water or milk for 8 consecutive weeks
30. Complete the two hundred sit-ups challenge
31. Do a Muddy Buddy Race or Warrior Dash
32. Take a zumba class
33. ~~Obtain a 29" waist prior to getting pregnant~~ completed 6/23/11
34. ~~Eat at least 2 different vegetables every day for 2 consecutive weeks~~ completed 7/6/11
35. ~~Get my bike a tune-up~~ completed 3/24/11
36. Take Roxy for a 30 minute walk/run at least 4x/week for one month
37. Get flexible enough to do a split again
Hobbies & Creativity
38. Scrapbook our wedding and honeymoon
39. Complete a 26 things photo challenge
40. Make a photo book of 50 things that make me happy
41. ~~Take portraits of Roxy~~
42. Document a day in the life of Allie with hourly photos
43. ~~Sew Allison a summer dress~~ completed 3/20/11
44. ~~Make a photo book for Allie (6-12 months)~~ completed 2/8/11
45. ~~Make a photo book for Allie's 2nd year~~ completed 3/25/12
46. ~~Make a photo book for Allie's 3rd year~~ completed 3/20/13
Home & Organization
47. ~~Organize and finish basement~~ completed 5/20/11
48. Sell, donate, or trash unwanted furniture, electronics, etc.
49. Paint bedroom closet
50. Clean out garage
51. Refinish table and benches on back porch
52. ~~Organize a workout space in the basement~~ completed in back room 3/26/12
53. Paint mantle/scrub fireplace
54. ~~Get decor for "Italian Night": checked tablecloth, bread basket, etc.~~ completed 2/4/11
55. ~~Replace shower head~~ completed 2/20/11
56. ~~Replace knobs and pulls in bathroom~~ completed 1/6/12
Fun & Adventure
57. ~~Tie a message to a balloon and let it go~~ completed 2/18/11
58. ~~Have a picnic at a state park~~ completed 7/16/11
59. Go rock climbing
60. Complete an adirondack adventure course
61. Hike to the top of Buck Mountain
62. Complete a 1000 piece puzzle
63. Purchase a hula hoop
64. Hula hoop for 3 minutes
65. ~~Build a snowman~~ completed 2/27/11
66. Watch the top 100 grossing films (any that I haven't already seen)
67. Apply for 3 different TV shows
68. ~~Enter a contest by mail~~ completed 2/2/11
69. Learn a magic trick
70. Spend a day at a water park
71. ~~Complete a hard Sudoku game with no hints~~ completed 1/23/11
72. ~~Win something~~ completed 5/14/11
73. ~~Swim in a lake~~ completed 8/9/12
Just for Me
74. ~~Get a professional massage~~ completed 8/13/11
75. ~~No facebook for one week~~ completed 4/11/12
76. ~~No evening TV for one week~~ completed 4/11/12
77. ~~Eat breakfast in bed~~ completed 1/8/12
78. Do 15 minutes of sun salutations every night for 2 consecutive weeks
79. Use whitestrips and finish the whole box
80. ~~Keep nails manicured for 1 month~~ completed 1/23/12
81. Moisturize after every shower for 2 consecutive weeks
Reading, Writing & Learning
82. ~~Ask 5 people to suggest a book and read them all~~ completed 1/21/12
83. Identify 5 constellations
84. Write a will
85. Write a childrens book
86. Re-learn the state capitals
87. Write a letter to Allie to open when she turns 15
88. Write a letter to Kevin to open in 10 years
89. Read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings again
90. Read 50 of the 1001 books you must read before you die (11/50)
Travel & Culture
91. ~~See a Broadway show~~ Wicked off-broadway
92. Visit a winery
93. ~~Attend a professional sports event~~ completed 6/19/11
94. Travel out of the country
95. Go to the state fair
96. See a concert at SPAC
97. ~~Go to Boston Aquarium~~ completed 5/2/11
98. ~~Go to a NYC museum~~ completed 4/23/13
99. ~~Walk through Central Park~~ completed 4/23/13
100. ~~Watch a foreign film~~ completed 12/29/11
101. ~~Have a staycation at the Desmond~~ completed 10/14/11