I’m so excited to say that my dad came home from the hospital last night! Yes! He really did! After 45 days, he’s back home. We still have a very long road ahead, but I couldn’t help but cry when I saw him finally resting in his own home. So thankful.
Needless to say, there has been more unexpected events this summer than I can count. Some of them I’ve shared, some of the news is still to come. 
But can I just say I LOVE Wii! In those first few weeks of my dad being in the hospital, life was turned upside down, and one day I came home and found Gina playing Wii with the kids. It was to hilarious not to shoot!
Look at those faces! HILARIOUS! For those of you who love Wii and love Photo-Recipes, try this out over the weekend! Send me what you get! (You are waiting for those intense facial expressions! )
Photo-Recipe:
There is a coffee table right in front of these guys, so I sat down on it and shot them straight on. I wanted to be eye level with them, so that it when you looked at the image it felt like they were right in front of you. I set my aperture to f/2.8. My shutter speed was 1/60th of a second (or it may say 60 on your camera). That is a slow shutter speed in some ways which can cause motion blur or camera shake, but since they were sitting in the same spot and not really moving anything but their arms—it works. There is a lot of natural light in this room, so I was able to have my ISO down to 200. I took a bunch of shots in a row so I could get as much diversity as possible in their facial expressions. At first they were all a little self conscious of me shooting, but after a few minutes they forgot about me. So hang in there for the shot. It’s so worth it!
And a big thanks to Wii for helping my kids stay entertained on several afternoons when mom was at the hospital. Plus, I have to thank my beautiful sister-in-law, Carmen, for convincing me to buy a Wii in the first place. Love you Carm!
Have a great weekend friends!
xoxo,
Me Ra
YES! I have done this a number of times because I absolutely LOVE those intense little face. They crack me up.
And on a side note, Dance Dance Revolution is a great way to get in some fun cardio.
wonderful! I am so glad he is at home!!! what a blessing!
It’s wonderful to hear that ur dad is safely home! Our prayers are with ur family. Luv the expression this pic holds!
Thank the Lord he’s home! God truly does answer prayers.
and this picture is CLASSIC! I should try to sneak a peak of Charlie playing the Mario Cart – tongue hanging out moving around the couch like he’s in a real car. priceless…
I have a hilarious pic of my Uncle playing bowling…we were all crying laughing at some of his body contortions to throw that bowling ball.
LOVE THE Wii
I must live in a hole, because I’ve never even heard of wii
So glad to hear your dad is back home.
blessings to you my friend!
Glad to hear about your dad. That’s awesome!
Yes, I have a funny picture of my 4 year old playing yoga. What four year old pics yoga? His techinque was just to funny for words.
This really so cute. Love the concentration. Having the adult in the mix puts it over the top.
Praise GOD!!!!
I’m so excited to hear your dad is home.
And yes, I have several “Wii” pictures. They always crack us up when we look at them. They do such a great job of showing off the “concentrating” look on my kids. Unfortunately, our Wii decided to not read discs anymore last week. It has to be sent to the Wii hospital for repair.
The first thing I notice in this pic is the facial expressions – priceless.
The second thing is your white sofas… you are quite the risk taker!!!