It's a new year and what better way to kick it off than with a photo challenge? Lately, I feel like I need improvement with my photography skills and a challenge will definitely help to train my eye. I think it'll be a fun way for you all to see what I can come up with. Are you up for the challenge? Post your photos on my facebook page www.facebook.com/aloyphotography! Here's the list: (taken from the q8iyadownunder blog) Day 1: Name So I walked around my house and I snapped these. It makes for a pretty cool collage. 'A' - Taken from one of my dining room chairs. 'N' - Yes, I've kept my nursing books for reference and they just so happen to be standing in the shelf like this. 'N' - It's a boppy! Got a 'U' in your name? flip it upside down! 'A' - Also in my dining room was our leaning shelf. It's a pretty prominent letter there! Day 2: Outdoors I had soo much fun with Austin in the park. He loves the outdoors and my golly, he's already got the whole baseball thing down from running to bases and sliding! I don't know.. I might have a future baseball player on my hands =) Day 3: Shadow of Anything With a one year old child, it's a little difficult to get out of the house and photograph my surroundings and at the same time keep an eye out for him. I attempted to go outside to get my shadows, but as I made my way to the front door, the shadow of a plant on the window screen caught my eye. It was great since I was able to catch my subject and still make sure my son was safe and not running into the street. Stayed tuned!!! Day 4: Favorite Color Yes, I know I've been slacking lately with this challenge, but I'm back! The day's theme was favorite color. I honestly, don't have a favorite color. I am a fan of all colors. There's not one color in my closet you won't find. My closet was a bit messy, so instead I decided to pull out my nail polish. From the looks of things, pink and purple seemed to be a big hit. I'm more of a purple nail fan than actual wardrobe though. But still, I do have a couple purple tops. I don't know why, but I'm just drawn to this photo too. It's got such a fresh feel to it. With the light from the window coming in, it's days like this I like to relax and give myself a pampering.. pedicure and all. =) Day 5: What I ate. I rarely ever cook, but this day I had a craving for some homemade Sloppy Joes. I totally winged the recipe, and whatdoyaknow?! it turned out great, if not better than "Manwich." I thought to myself, what could possibly be in a sloppy joe? 1st ingredient: ground turkey (I don't EVER do ground beef, turkey is healther, and it tastes the same). 2nd ingredient: Ketchup. Initially I was going to use tomato paste, but I didn't feel like busting out the can opener. Worked just as good. 3rd ingredient: you might think it's a little off the wall, but it's one of my favorites: A-1 sauce. I mixed it all together, added a little bit of red pepper flakes, garlic, and ground pepper and it was done. I stuffed a grilled pepperjack cheese sandwich with my homemade Sloppy Joe and it was just... awesome. (pats herself on the back).