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Merry Christmas from Ryker

O Christmas Tree

​Ryker William Briggs - 3 Months

​Ryker William Briggs - 3 Months

My boy is getting big. He is smiling, laughing and almost sitting up by himself! 

Ryker WIlliam Briggs - 3 Months

The Shaving

The Beard, The Stache and The Shaven

Appleberry Orchard

I went to Appleberry Farm in Marshalltown, Iowa yesterday and took a bunch of photos on my phone. I edited them in snapseed on the road trip back and got some pretty good shots. 

The Orchard

The Baby

This is an apple. 

This is a wet apple

OOO a green apple

Mt. Leaf

The Bokeh

Appleberry Panorama

​Birds of Prey

​Birds of Prey

This is from my family's hike around Thomas Mitchell Park.  We hiked around 3 miles with our baby Ryker on our chests. At one point there were 6 hawks circling above us!

Birds of Prey

Alyssa and Ryker Merry-go-round GIF

Alyssa and Ryker spinning on a merry-go-round GIF

I love the #AutoAwesome feature of Google+. It makes similar photos from my phone's instant upload into instant GIFs.

Maternity

Taken by my mother-in-law with her Canon Rebel T3 and edited by me.

Standup Desk

Standup Desk

UPDATE: I have been perfecting my standing desk after first making it 2 years ago. I had to condense it to fit in the corner of my baby's room. I have recently added a 27 inch Dell monitor to my workflow. It has to sit at an angle now, but it works and has increased my productivity as a graphic designer. I definitely recommend it. Just try it and if you get tired you can use a barstool occasionally. I will update again when I get a separate office. Let me know if you have any questions.

Henry Doorly Zoo

Henry Doorly Zoo

I went to the Henry Doorly Zoo with my family on Sunday and took a couple photos. All were taken with my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with Photojojo telephoto lens and edited with Snapseed. 

Hickory Hills Organic Farm

Last weekend I toured Hickory Hills Organic Farm with my Des Moines Paleo group. We saw all the animals and then got to buy straight from the source. The chickens, hogs and cows are treated very humanely. They are actually ranked between category 4 and 5 on the USDA's humane scale You can talk to Ben at the Des Moines Farmer's Market.  The roasts are perfect and the brats are the best I have ever had.

Happy 2nd Anniversary Alyssa!

Happy 2nd Anniversary Alyssa!

​Today is me and my wife's 2nd anniversary, so I made this design from one of our wedding photos. I made a similar thing last year, but never posted it on here. Wedding photos by Laura at lifeartphotographs.com

​JUST THE TWO OF US

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