yeah. so far. not getting it.

 remember when i told you that the hubs got me a new camera?

no?  {here}
 since then, I've read 5 {yes, 5} books on photography

well, 3 on photography and 2 on my specific camera model.

am i any smarter? nope. it doesn't feel like I've absorbed one bit.

a few weeks ago bestie told me about a 12 week online class she was following

i downloaded all the lessons and printed them out

made a cute little binder with tabs and everything.

I was so excited that while I was making the binder, I read all the lessons.

they look amazing and I can't wait to learn and implement everything.

::getting to the point::

so this morning

i'm out in our front yard taking pictures of this guy... my stationary object

and trying to learn how to set my ISO and my aperture and my f-stop..ect.ect.ect.

then i hear a buzzing sound over my head

i stand up and see this guy

i look over and see this one peaking out at me

before you know it i have abandoned my stationary object

and started taking pictures of all the bugs pollinating

then i feel my foot burning and i look down and realize

that i'm standing in the middle of an ant bed

ouch.

i should have stuck to my stationary object.

weekend review

friday:

i worked. late. boo.

saturday:

i worked in the morning.

hubs worked his 2nd job.

that night we celebrated with friends

at a luau for J & S that are getting married in september.

we didn't know many people there, so I will refrain from posting many pics

but, please note that I am on the hunt for a red/black blow up pool to cool

our food in for football season. what a cute idea!!

sunday:

i fixed breakfast while hubs slept in.

read my ikea catalogue for an hour straight.

chores. and cole got a bath.

movie time / nap time on the couch with hubs.

dinner with my parents & bro & sil at our house

{i guess i only got pics of the food. ha}

Apple Pie cupcakes

the truth is...

I typically make about 3 1/2 dozen cupcakes.per.weekend.

2 dozen for work

some for neighbors

friends & family

and of course the hubs. love.

making THAT MANY apple cupcakes yesterday just was not do-able.

they do take longer to frost and dip, and frankly I didn't have enough mint leaves...

so I decided to do a more grown up apple cupcake too.

Spice cake mix
+ 1 tablespoon cinnamon
+ 1 teaspoon nutmeg

fill with apple pie filling
{see below}

top with my normal buttercream frosting
(i made a double batch because I used this on both sets of cupcakes)
3 sticks unsalted butter
6 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla

I ate this one for breakfast yesterday! delish!

Apple Cupcakes

I don't know about you guys...

but in Henry County we are finishing up our first week of school.

So in celebration of our niece Hannah completing her first week of Kindergarten

I think we should have apple cupcakes!

Super cute, and easy to make.

these are vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting

I used pretzel sticks for the stem

fresh mint for the leaves

and brown jimmys for the seeds

Tomorrow, I'll share the other apple cupcakes I made.

A little more grown-up version

apple pie!

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On a side note:

for my first 5 who requested whales...

they mailed out yesterday. Be on the lookout!

Don't forget to share your pictures!

August

I can not believe that summer is almost over.

I have mixed emotions.

I hate this heat, but I love playing in the pool.

August

This month's shadow box makes me feel like summer could stay forever.

I love the grey of the whales. and the sparkle of the water shooting up.

I mentioned last month that I would be willing to send out the paper punches.

I've had 2 people email me already asking about August

{sorry I was a few days late}

So, if you want to make your own shadow box

just shoot me an email

pamela {dot} eaton {at} gmail {dot} com

I'll only take the first 5 responses this month,

and we'll see how much interest there is.

If you make one please share!! I would love to see it!

see the previous months here:

march, april, may, june, july