A Sunday Afternoon Photo Shoot

I have discovered that my children adapt to photo shoots best when it's unplanned. So this Sunday afternoon we got home from church and the girls were just hangin' out in the backyard. Lily was laying down on the grass.....now my first reaction happened in my head... "Get off the grass...you're going to get your dress all dirty!" But then the photographer in me thought...."Wow that would be a great picture!" So what actually came out of my mouth was, "Lily stay there and smile!" They both loved fanning out their dresses to look like a princess!



I ran into the kitchen and grabbed two fake flowers. Hmmmm....where are they now? Oh well, they really enjoyed playing with them. They made for some great, quick props!
Let me know which pics are your favorites!

This was really a fun and peaceful way to spend part of our Sunday afternoon! I don't normally get to take naps like the other adult in our household...but this was a great alternative! Thank you Carolyn, for the beautiful dresses! They have definately been a hit!

First Day of Pre-school

Lily started "pretty-school"! She was ecstatic to say the least! After one whole week of crying after her sister got on the bus...it was finally HER turn! She didn't want to wear any of her new clothes. She pulled out the clothes she new she liked to wear and said, "Mommy, I'm wearing this!" What could I say? She looks cute in just about anything and I think it's great that she doesn't care about what anyone else thinks.
It was raining, so she pulled on her sized 12 months rain coat that magically still fits and her ladybug boots to match her backpack and poof! She was ready!
She loved it. She had no separation anxiety whatsoever.
But it did wipe her out.
She fell asleep in my arms at 6:30 that night!

The First Day of Kindergarten!

Daddy stayed home today in order to see Chloe go on the bus for her first day of kindergarten.
We were all happy, excited, and anxious. I was more nervous than Chloe. If they would've let me, I think I would've gotten on the bus with her. But I don't think Chloe would've appreciated that very much.

My baby is growing up. I can't believe this day is already here. When the bus came she didn't even look back. She was ready for her new adventure.


But this is what she left behind.

End of Summer Fun!

While in the Poconos my Mom and I took the girls to see Peter Pan at a small playhouse. They loved it!
Meow! Lily and Makayla got their faces painted. Chloe had to stay behind with Daddy in a time out for doing something naughty while the rest of us went down to swim and get our faces painted. However, there were about 50 kids in line and the rain threatening to ruin the fun so I volunteered my services to get all the kids painted that wanted to be. Chloe, luckily, made it just in time and I got to paint her face too.

This is the only picture of me from our entire vacation. I'm always the one behind the camara! (and that's okay with me)!

My bobsy twins. If I take them shopping together they tend to want the same things. So here they are in identical Cinderella shirts. I hope they won't do this their entire lives. It could be hazardous to their health and mine if they start going after the same clothes, toys, boys......oh I'm in trouble!
We crashed a block party in our neighborhood on Saturday. We were out taking a walk and the girls noticed a big bounce house and lots of kids. So, we walked by to check it out.....well...3 hours later we went home and the girls looked like this...

Totally covered in face paint and tattoos. They had a great time making new friends and bouncing their little hearts out. It's too bad they are so anti-social!
Our friend Andreas had his 4th b-day party this weekend too. I painted their faces and Daxton's arm! It was a superhero, kitty cat, and alligator fest! Happy Birthday Andreas!