Thursday, July 24, 2008

Friday, July 18, 2008

July 17th

This is why I hate titling these posts...these first couple aren't from july 17th. This first one is mom and Breccan coloring. I liked the shadows on this picture. They look hard at work. They have a nice north facing window that really throws some great light!
These two pictures are attack of the unshaven hairy guys!!! Ha! But I do like these pictures of both of them. My dad (above, in case you're wondering) and my husband, Jery, (below)! :)

I just love this one of Jery. He was posing for me for some pictures for my photog class. But I just like this one of him and the depth of field I got. He told me he felt like a dork, sitting on a chair in the middle of our cul-de-sac! I told him but of course he didn't LOOK like a dork sitting on a chair in the middle of our cul-de-sac!
This one of the kids might be slightly over exposed, but I just like it!

Now, I love this one too of Breccan, I don't get many of him, as he is TWO and always on the move. I wish, though, that the chair wasn't pink! I know, real men wear pink!
I thought these were hilarious pictures. BayLea was dancing in the street, and noticed her shadow from the sun...late evening sun, and loooong shadows. They danced for quite a while.

This one is my favorite of them dancing. Just wish I hadn't of cut of their toes!




Love all the different shades of this late evening sun! It's about an hour past bedtime though. We usually head up to bed for the routine at 7:30 to 7:45...it's about 8:30 now!
Aren't they just cute!!??? Especially when they're not fighting with each other!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

I hate putting a title on these posts...

I love this photo of this flower. I was feeling pretty frustrated taking flower photos today, but when I uploaded to my computer, this one stood out. I'm not sure why I like it? Maybe because it's rule of thirds, and perhaps even leading lines. Am I the only one who likes it, or does it work for those of you looking at this post? BayLea and Breccan decided to draw. What started out as a nice little drawing time, turned into a fight, as always, it seems like. Breccan put a mark on BayLea's side of the note pad, which made BayLea mad and she got Breccan down on the couch, wrote on his face and in that process wrote on our couch as well. Mommy was not a happy camper. This all happened in MAYBE two minutes that I stepped outside.


But BayLea is very small motor coordinated...check out those little things she's drawing...

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

The twins are 13! OMG!

Okay, so obviously this first one isn't from their party...It's just a nice picture of mom and dad!
And so onto the 13th birthday party of Ethan and Leah's. I can't believe how fast time has gone. They've grown up so quickly. They're good kids and we love them.
Ethan doesn't usually let me take hist picture. Isn't this a nice one of him?
Mom and Dad got Leah a build a pearl necklace. She loved it. Every year for her birthday they'll add another pearl.
Jason got Ethan some golf clubs, which thrilled Ethan to death. Although I really think the whip and the blow dart gun were his favorite gifts. Jery and I and the kids got him a gift card to Borders and some cash. The kid is a reading machine! I'm so proud!
Jason got Leah this unicorn statue. It was very pretty, but it wasn't the one that Jason had picked out at the store. So they returned this one and got the original one.
We got Leah some make up and a make up carry bag.

Mom has always made two cakes for them. They each get their own kind, decorated like they want. Although Leah did want purple sprinkles, we just didn't have any.
Two peas in a pod! My little BayLea loves her cousin Leah. She may kind of drive Leah a little crazy, because she's always wanting Leah to play. Leah, being 13, doesn't always feel like playing. But she's very patient with BayLea and I'm so thankful!


Breccan was so cute. He told mimi, "my birthday was a long time ago."
So I never wash my daughter's hair and that's why it looks like this!!!! Ha! She had just had it washed the day before, so I'm unsure how they got it to do this. It was quite funny and BayLea LOVED it. She loves to make faces, which is what the rest of these are!


I just like this picture of Ethan. It was taken at Highline Lake. We spent the afternoon out there as a part of the twin's b-day celebration. We had just hotdogs and chips.



Breccan saw Leah laying in the sun and he joined her. He loves his Leah too!

Beautiful.
BayLea is NOT a pop drinker. She hates it. So when Mimi handed her lemonade in a can, she didn't even know how to drink out of it! She learned quickly.
Jason rented a paddle boat for an hour! FYI an hour is tooooo long for a paddle boat! Especially in the heat! It was fun though. At one point we had to dump water out of it because it got hit with a few waves and filled up. When Jery got in to ride, it almost tipped over. So they had to pail out the water!

The Duck Pond

These were taken about a month ago. they were possibilities for the front cover of the Free Press family edition...Bobbi picked a different one. But these are still cute!

Monday, July 14, 2008

Friday, July 11, 2008