the sweetest thing...

  My wonderful friend was gracious enough to let me play with her 3 week old baby girl today. It was my first shot at photographing a newborn. She is such a beautiful baby so it wasn't too hard! They were so nice to let me move the furniture around, change blankets, hats and bows. She has 2 older brothers so I'm sure she is getting used to being fussed over. So precious!!!

   It was so nice to spend some time with a sweet new life today while remembering all the lives lost 7 years ago today. I remember that day like it was yesterday. I remember holding on to my baby girl and wondering what was happening and what was our life going to be like. My heart goes out to those who lost loved ones on that day and who have died for the cause. I am thankful for all the people who have put their lives on the line to protect us.

chocolate fondue bath time... yum!

There's nothing sweeter than clean chocolate smelling children!

do you see what I see...

OK. So they finally uploaded. Yeah!

Rock'in Robin, this one's for you.....

so i can't figure out how to post the photo shopped pictures which is the whole point of this post. These 2 pics finally popped up so I'll go ahead and publish anyway. Aren't you glad I finally updated my blog with pointless stories.

D is home sick from pre-school. She feels warm but not a high temp. She can just stay home and rest. Now I have to go lose at tennis. Thinkin about going pro....

Hey!!! It's us.....

Daddy-daughter Knocknasheega trip

Paul took D and S camping with my uncle and his 2 girls. They all had a great time. This was the same weekend L ,S and I had a Girl Party!!! (I'll take that any day over camping) Anyway, they chopped wood, lit fires, looked for bugs, ate whatever and whenever they wanted, and showered in the rain! The girls love to spend time with their cousins. S made her own scrapbook when they got home. They had such a fun time together and I am thankful that daddy had just as good a time as the girls. They are so lucky to have such a great Daddy!!!

action shots

So, I got my new lens in the mail and I love it!!!! I have been playing around with different poses and kids and so on. These next few selections are some funny action shots. The girls look so funny up in the air. They love to look at the pictures and laugh. As you can see, S was really into the photo shoot. She couldn't get away fast enough!
p.s. do you like my fancy studio???

an oldie but goodie

the western wrangler... more of p&n's drama club

girl party

L came home from school a crying mess today. It was the end of the week, she had lost her tooth at school and didn't know where it was and SO upset that the tooth fairy wasn't going to come ( she even said "I'm so disappointed in my tooth for disappearing"), and to top it all off Paul was taking S and D camping with him and poor little L had to stay home with boring old mom. She didn't think we were going to have any fun. I told her our little friend B was coming over and we could make a party out of it. She perked right up. She said " A girl party? You mean like with a banner that says girl party on it and streamers? I said sure.
So we spent some time decorating and making pink rice crispy treats (thanks for the idea Robin). The girls made crowns, ate pizza, played in the hose, made a sign for the tooth fairy, took a LONG shower and then watched the new mermaid movie and fell asleep on the floor. I'd say they had some fun.

I heart the world too

i heart Jason Mraz

Little D

Things you may hear if D is upset with you:

1. Fine, I'm not your best friend anymore.
2. I'm gonna draw a horrible, horrible picture of you.
3. I'm gonna throw your jacket in the garbage.
4. You're not for Jesus.
5. I hate..... (then doesn't finish the sentence because she knows that's crossing the line)(may occasionally mumble under her breath an article of clothing you are wearing, usually shirt)

Things you may hear if D is happy with you:

1. You're my best friend.
2. You're adowable.
3. You're beautiful.
4. Hey, where'd ya get that shirt?
5. What are you doin' here?
6. Yippee do and pinky swear?
7. Can I have some gum?
8. Ooh, I love you.

Deal, yo.

On the way to dance I asked L how her day at school went and she said, in her DRAMA voice with her pigtails and missing front teeth, "Horrible."
I asked her why and she said that her friend said she didn't want to be friends anymore and ran off with another little girl. ( L makes so many dramatic faces when she talks, it is hard not to smile because she is so cute)
She then said " Yeah, so she just ran off with Nisha and said... we're not friends anymore, Deal."
I asked what she meant by deal and L said that that meant to make a promise and she had never agreed or made a promise that they were not friends. ( I knew that this little girl has 2 teenage brothers who probably tell her to "Deal" all the time.)
So she said she told her teacher and the teacher said that sometimes her friends run away from her too and that the best thing to do is take a long walk until you cool off. (hmmmm.... I wonder if that's true)
So I asked if that is what she did.
She replied in a nonchalant voice " No, I just played kitty with Leah."
If only life were as simple as 1st grade.

mad for monsoons

The girls were getting a little crazy before the storm last night. Playing "baby" came to an all new height when L came out (totally confident) in one of S's diapers and asked what I had done with her baba. I had to laugh at how comfortable she felt in a tiny diaper. She actually seemed a little relieved that it fit so well. So I refilled the bottle, shook my shoulders, and handed my little 6 yr. old her baba. And she happily went back to playing. The game was interrupted by the storm, so L and S had some fun in the rain. Good thing they had rain boots!

hunting for treasure

My friend and I got some time this weekend to go looking around at antique shops ( one of my MOST favorite things to do) I found this iron gate and thought it would be cute in the yard and in pictures! we found this store in Phoenix Lizabel's Treasures. So cute and reasonable prices. She had a map in her store of several other stores as well. So fun! I could do that for a long time. I have always had to stop before I am ready or am in a time crunch so I don't know really how long I could go. A long time I bet.
We had some photo fun when Mommy came home!