{week3} pea patch

Busted!

Mmmmm...decided to raid the pea patch today....wow they were sooo plump and yummy. A great afternoon snack...love how Grady just pushes his way in between his girls to get in the middle of whatever they are doing....

okay just one more....needed a shot of the backside....typical day at my house...girls dress themselves (hopefully hair is brushed!) and G...well here he is bottomless; working on potty training outside; not sure that he is getting it~

{flowers} Williams Lake

this is how the flowers grow in my garden.....not too bad for a bunch of seeds mixed in with our veggie garden. the hummingbirds we're enjoying it today too!

A Tuscan Lady {Whidbey Island}

This place is a little corner of heaven all lovingly cared for by an amazing lady named Darla. She has the most amazing gardens with a lovely pond flowing through it. The two homes on the property the Casa and the Villa are works of art. Every detail is amazing in itself.  I hope one day to return...

www.atuscanlady.com 

more of girls....

I just love love love a new photoshop tool that I got...sure helps in albums design and blog posts etc.... I ordered some great storyboards of my beauties from the above photos...can't wait to see them! Another look at their pretty faces.

{wedding} love this one...

just working on some edits....came accross this one...had to share!

{week 2} money

keeping with my weekly post of a picture with my three children in it...here we are opening their first bank accounts. first: count all money is piggy banks. then here is Makenna signing her card for her account.
(all the ladies at the bank were impressed on how well behaved my children were:))
Grady traded the lady at the teller his "hockey money" for a sucker...he was thrilled with the trade. Then we received a tour of the "vault".  I don't think our change jars will be safe ever again....

{birthday shoot} Makenna

Finally we got to Makenna's 7 year old photo shoot. I wanted to do it before she got a haircut for school. She is growing up sooo very fast! Grade 2 in September. Happy 7th Birthday girlie! xoxoxo










of course Carrigan doesn't need an excuse to get dressed up....she is my little supermodel wanna be...
lovely sisters below:

this is one of her new "Kindergarten" outfits....she is dying to wear all her new clothes for school. Last night she wore her new track suit to ride her bike with Daddy and took out the knee...oh what do you do but smile...

Whidbey Island Wedding: Chris & Sabrina

Well I just couldn't wait to get at these pictures....it was a great weekend at Whidbey Island. Here is your  Sneak peak Chris and Sabrina....you rocked it!
the top one is my all time favorite sooo far!
well I better go get dressed and unpack...enjoy!:)

{Week 1} summer fun

I've decided to start a weekly (not daily!) photo of day to day life my children. Inspired by other photogs whom seem to do a great job of capturing those little moments in life...
Today it was smokey outside due to forest fires....so I kept the kids in most of the day. Except for a popsicle break. Mmmmm our homemade healthy popsicles; recipe is in a blender place 1 cup cottage  cheese, 1 cup yogurt, 1 cup tofu,  orange juice, fruit and blend till smooth.  Add chunks of fruit to bottom of popsicle containers. Mmmmm healthy yummy summer treats!

Summertime lake fun....

my 3 best girls loving the beach at Nana and Grandpa house...this is why I love summer days at the lake!

the 9 great grandchildren....

there was loads of candids from trying to get this shot....then someone stood behind me and bounced on the dock I was kneeling on....not a good idea for a clear picture....but ended up with a couple good ones.
Bottom row: Grady-2 Mai-Lei-1 Carrigan-5 Luke-3 Bella-10 months Makenna-7 Hannah-18months Domonic-4 Khaleb-almost 3!
Khaleb was the guest of honor that spurred this little family BBQ! His Dad is my cousin...and they live toooo far away...it's been too long since we've seen them. Look at all those good looking kids!

Cornwall sunset...children exploring!

I've always known kids don't need stuff like computers, tv to entertain themselves...this moment once again proved it! They loved our night out to watch the sunsets.....

Lake time naps

never fails..Grady snoozes each time he's in the boat! this time he was on Makenna's lap. She was thrilled to snuggle her brother. From our weekend fun!

amazing travels of my sleeping children!

Grady did  amazing on our England Adventures...he was frustrated at times...but by the end of most days he just fell right to sleep...check out the picture of him sleeping with his book.

Top left: asleep on plane;did not want to be held took to sleeping by our feet after we moved him from the aisle. middle top; train station at gatwick; again preferred the floor.then the bottom is various locations in England...tower of london, hyde park and plymouth!

the top picture is after we got off our long long flight to London....waited for train...then slept for 4 hours on train.Grady is propped in stroller wedged between the seats! Bottom is pictures on the plain. Carrigan sporting her cool eye patches, she too had no problem going to sleep!

peaceful sunset

I just love this picture....this is why I love taking photos so much. It captures a moment in time; I can almost smell the sea air and hear delight in my girls when I look at this picture!

more of my handsome little man....

I couldn't resist...just playing around tonight with some new finishes and wanted to post these cute pictures...I got lots of the top of his head...but when he grins he lights up my heart! He is such a pleasure to have around....

how does Nana's garden grow....

check out the beautiful flowers my mom can grow!

Happy Birthday to our Grady bear....he's 2!

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I have so many many great pics of him....not as easy to catch him sitting still these days...so different than his 1 year birthday. He totally knew what to do for his bday candles....he watched his sisters on their birthdays. He was so pleased when we would sing happy birthday to him throughout the day. He loved loved his new choo choo(train!)

Happy Birthday our big 2 year old! We love you xoxoxoxo

Spa day....

I had promised the girls could get gel toes for the summer... so off to the spa for a morning of toe painting! They surprised me with their color choices! Who knew they liked other colors besides pink and purple~

Summer holidays fun....

while we were in London...we went to Harrods! We seen the most lovely shoes...Carrigan was in love!:) They were only 250pounds per pair($375.oo can) so we decided we'd make our own version when we returned....lots of fun sparkling things, buttons and fabric paint! Their own unique shoes!