Ice, Ice, Baby!

well, after an eventful week here in pa…10 inches of snow on monday and another inch or two followed by an inch or two of ice yesterday…the sun has finally shown it's face!  i have to say, i'm a bit jealous of those i know who are vacationing in warmer weather at the moment.  we were without power from yesterday morning to today (which is far shorter than our usual 3-5 day outages with a storm like this, so i'll take it!), but despite that, i couldn't help but be amazed by the beauty that this storm left behind.  

the temp didn't get out of the twenties today, so that meant an extra day of enjoying the sparkle that the ice-coated trees gave off on my drive home.  it truly is a winter wonderland right now, and while i'm sooooo ready for spring, i just had to take advantage of this weather and snap some photos.  

ollie tagged along with me, but he was more interested in finding and chewing on frozen sticks than he was in my photography.  but of course, that also meant snapping a few photos of that cutie.

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Olliepup

in november, we gave my dad a goldendoodle puppy for his birthday.  (you can meet oliver in his first introduction here)…he was 10 weeks old and a perfect little 10 pounds at the time, and now he's over 4 months and 40 pounds!  he's still cute and cuddly and even a little naughty, but he's so smart and really, overall, such a good little pup!  so here are some recent pics of our little olliepup!

he loves sticks

and the snow

and being bundled up after being out in the snow

and he turns into a white pup when he's out in it for too long

Photos from a Chilly Day

i've been feeling that itch to get out and use my camera this week.  i feel like this urge always hits right when everything is brown and dead and kind of boring.  and to be honest, sometimes i'm a little lazy and i just don't feel like driving somewhere to take photos for a few minutes. (anybody else feel that?  i can't be the only one….)

anyway, this morning i decided to challenge myself to find something to capture in the area around our house.  i took ollie out with me, and he kind of ended up becoming the subject of the day, which was fun since we really don't have many photos of him that weren't taken with an iphone.

photos from a chilly day

i've been feeling that itch to get out and use my camera this week.  i feel like this urge always hits right when everything is brown and dead and kind of boring.  and to be honest, sometimes i'm a little lazy and i just don't feel like driving somewhere to take photos for a few minutes. (anybody else feel that?  i can't be the only one….)

anyway, this morning i decided to challenge myself to find something to capture in the area around our house.  i took ollie out with me, and he kind of ended up becoming the subject of the day, which was fun since we really don't have many photos of him that weren't taken with an iphone.

Meet Oliver!

I've been such a terrible blogger lately!  Honestly, when AJ moved to Boston, I expected to have a ton of free time to fill, but as it turns out, each of the past few months have proven busier than the last.  November was packed with Jen's shower, my dad's surprise 50th birthday party, a trip to Boston, and a bunch of stuff going on at church.

But I've been wanting to introduce our new little family member here on the blog....

Ollie is our new Goldendoodle puppy.  He's 10 weeks old today, and he's so sweet and playful and cuddly!  He's also a little naughty, chewing everything (including us!), as puppies do.  It's so fun to have a dog in the house again, though Rexi and the other cats aren't quite sure what to do with him yet.  He just wants to be their friend and they aren't really having it.

MEET OLIVER

I've been such a terrible blogger lately!  Honestly, when AJ moved to Boston, I expected to have a ton of free time to fill, but as it turns out, each of the past few months have proven busier than the last.  November was packed with Jen's shower, my dad's surprise 50th birthday party, a trip to Boston, and a bunch of stuff going on at church.

But I've been wanting to introduce our new little family member here on the blog....

Ollie is our new Goldendoodle puppy.  He's 10 weeks old today, and he's so sweet and playful and cuddly!  He's also a little naughty, chewing everything (including us!), as puppies do.  It's so fun to have a dog in the house again, though Rexi and the other cats aren't quite sure what to do with him yet.  He just wants to be their friend and they aren't really having it.