Life with Dylan

Category: Instagram

  • A glimpse of our Christmas 2013

    A quick glimpse of our Christmas holiday …
                      in other words, a glimpse through my iPhone camera lens.

    We hung ornaments and sent out Christmas cards …

    We spent time at the San Diego Zoo celebrating Jungle Bells and getting in the holiday spirit

    We patiently awaited Santa’s arrival … 

    and were excited to see what he left under our tree on Christmas morning … 

    Santa was good to us this year and we thanked him.

    Then Mom went shopping with her Christmas money … 

    Considering that I am almost a year behind on edited my pictures, I thought it only right to use Instagram pictures for this post. However, now that I have a new camera I may be posting a lot more pictures in 2014!

    We hope you had a wonderful holiday and were able to spend time with the ones you love.

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

  • Sunset Sunday – Sharing the beauty

    One of my favorite things about taking pictures of the sunsets is sharing them with others. I also love seeing pictures that my friends take of the sunsets from other places. Don’t get me wrong, Orange County, California has some pretty amazing sunsets, but why not share the beauty of sunsets from all over the world?

    This week’s Sunset Sunday picture is from my friend Katie who also lives in Southern California, but she lives in an area surrounded by mountains and wide open spaces. Katie has the most amazing view of an open field from her kitchen window and captured this beautiful sunset with her phone. What did we ever do before Instagram?

    Do you have a favorite sunset picture that you would like me to feature here? If so, send me your picture and the location it was taken. After all, what good is a beautiful sunset if you can’t share it with others?

    Have a fantastic week and don’t forget to take time to watch the sunsets.

    *Please only submit pictures you have personally taken and own the rights to.

  • Instagram Summer

    I can’t believe my summer vacation is over in one short week. Where did the time go? 

    When I look back I think we didn’t really do that much – and then I scroll through my Instagram pictures and realize we did. 
    Days at the beach – impromptu trips for ice cream and frozen yogurt – visits to Aquarium of the Pacific, San Deigo Zoo, and his birthday at San Diego Zoo Safari Park – raising over $1,000 for the tigers – lazy days by the pool – sailing – time spent drawing – basketball at the park – Nighttime Zoo – Reptile Walk – Behind the Scenes Safari
      

    Not bad for a summer vacation. This week we have another trip to the San Diego Zoo, a final trip to Legoland, and of course time by the pool and beach. 
    The best part was that we spent time together. Late nights watching Animal Planet and NatGeo Wild were the best, but no Instagrams of that. 
    Dylan still has another month of summer vacation (lucky kid) and I’m sure he will have fun at Nature Camp and with Grandma. I’ve been having so much fun on my vacation that I never got around to my to do list of chores, but that’s ok, I’m sure they will all be there waiting for me next month. 
    What have you been up to this summer?

  • Why I’m loving the #marchphotoaday challenge

    After seeing all the pictures my friends were posting on Instagram last month I decided to take the #marchphotoaday challenge created by @FatMumSlim this month. The challenge makes me think about the photos I am taking and it’s fun to get creative with them too. I love seeing others Instagrams, who are taking the challenge and seeing how they interpret the prompt of the day.

    I have made it halfway through the month and thought I would share some of my favorites –

    Day 2: Fruit
    Day 3: Your neighborhood


    Day 8: Window
    Day 9: Red
    Day 10: Loud

    Day 14: Clouds

    Are you taking the #marchphotoaday challenge? If not, you should give it a try – I would love to see your photos!

    By the way, Chantelle’s blog is pretty awesome too.