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 how could we not get this funky poncho we found at the antique store?
    annie and talby's reflection in my glasses while
i was painting annie's toenails.
we had some girlie time in the yard…
giggling, dancing around and painting nails.
as crazy as i feel with this new routine of summer…
i see these pictures and think
"what is my problem?"
they are lovely little girls.
i am so lucky to get these moments together.
friday night is family night at our house.
we carried out pizza and ate it at the park.
while eating her pizza annie said “look! some slides!”
i answered “yep…when you’re finished eating you can go play!”
she gave the fist pump and said “YES!”  dad vs everyone.
  
good good times.
Great pics! Lauren looks just like her dad! You can see it so well in the pic where they are head to head/face to face. Glad you got the package! It took us a year to find a box big enough. Can’t wait to see where is goes. love ya, You have a whole basketball team there, that is great. We put a basketball hoop in our driveway last year because it was one of the few things that every age could enjoy together…to one degree or another. We play a lot of HORSE. Size does matter… the large photos are great. 🙂 I would do this as well… but I have junked up both sides of my blog. There’s no way I could fit in larger photos. The big pictures look great. not too big…i love pictures big. Meg…the pictures are Stellar….I have never thought to take a pizza to the park….putting that on my to do list… I love your big pictures. I wish blogger would give me a way to make my pictures bigger! I love them. wow – what a fun package to arrive. can’t wait to see where you put it. how exciting!!! The pictures look great , no problems at all. LOVE your big pictures!!!!! I personally wouldnt change one tiny thing about your blog..I just love it to pieces!!! We need to change friends. My friends give me food and one gave me potholders when I got the new stove..lol..NEVER chandleliers..lol..JEEEZ if you enjoy torturing yourself….  you should take 5 children with you
to home depot, lowes AND sam's club in the same afternoon.
did ya leave them there? you gave me a great laugh today. thank you! All I can do is laugh……. How funny…..(of course it is funny when it happens to someone else….not so much when it is you!!!!! )Been there….done that….. LOL you just made my day . Hee hee… the next time I go I may see if I can leave Matt in one of the showers while I shop. 🙂 All I can think is…”it’s five o’clock somewhere!” Oh gosh! I could have posted the same picture with my two. The door section at Home Depot is the worst! They stand on either side and knock and say who’s there, then giggle loudly, when the door opens, they screech, hug, then run around the another “door”. Torture it is INDEED. OH…and my kids can’t keep their hands off the blinds and shades. Open, close, open, close, , and I”m headed over there later today. With both kids. Just pretend you are in a dream and know it will end. We’ve done it with all three kids – and oh the lovely comments you get from them – hearing every doorbell sound five times over. 🙂 this looks very familiar but with only one child! my sister came to visit us for the weekend!
with s’mores…and neighbors and dogs…and beers.
saturday was perfect.
laid in the grass, talked with our grandma, splashed on the trampoline,
stuck stickers on maya’s belly, went for a long walk
we ate our treats on the steps of the historical museum.
i am so happy they came to visit.
I meant to comment before but forgot…The Grover on Sesame Street reference cracked me up! I used to be able to the best “Near/Far” impersonation. I’ll have to try it out on my family tonight. 🙂 what a wonderful weekend treat – time spent with your sister. her kids are adorable too. i love the look of your street. such pretty houses with wonderful front porches. very welcoming. WOW..you can have bonfires in town? Jeepers that would be fun but here the fire dept. would be here in 10 mins..lol wow! great blog! fantastic photos…love time with family 🙂 Looks like you had a great family weekend… Near…far! So funny! I want to jump on the tramp with water! Everyone looks like they had a great time. The little one with star stickers on her belly reminded me of Dr. Seuss’s “the sneetches”—too cute ;)! time with family… nothing better! nothing! Seeing you both together made my little heart ache, you have such a great gift in eachother. It makes me wish so much that I lived closer to 1. my mom and 2. my brother and 3. Lorel. Super fun & yummy food to boot! Sisters are great to share adulthood with! I am so glad I came too! I (mostly)enjoy the roller coaster ride of raising kids, and I enjoy our sisterhood. Sat. was a wonderful day. Our ride home was mostly really nice – both girls slept for almost 2 hours, so I drove the “cowboy trail” thru Cottonwood Falls. Just beautiful. When Macy woke up though, her right front tooth was really loose and bleeding (whine, whimper -“It tastes gross!”-then Maya says,”gross” too.) It finally fell out last night at 8:55! thanks for everything. See you in June. Looked like a glorious day! Looks like a fun weekend! Smores, ice cream, waterplay… just makes me want to go outside and soak up some sun. 🙂 ~Jill looking at these pictures just makes me feel so blessed.
another outing with annie
craig was out of town so dinner was a picnic in the yard.
and bald eagles in their nests.
and bike rides around the driveway.
You know I love a good dinner picnic! No crumbs to clean up inside! I love the costumes! a picnic complete with costumes – how very enchanting. cute pix. You are such a fun mama! You inspire me!!! How those everyday moments bless us! I love all the costumes involved in the picnic, and the outing with the arms full of babies. So sweet! fun, great pictures!! 5 kids??? wow!! i bow to you!! your children are beautiful!! I’m still drooling over those dad gum biscuits below… ~Jill 🙂 Life’s precious moments!! Wonderful memories… ~Jill Posts like these that you create always feel so “magical”. I enjoy reading them. soooo good! Megan, I love it!!! Great picture’s we should all be thankful,I know I am…
10 years old.
he asked for only money this year.
and that’s what he got!
this is a PSP (for the grandma’s).
happy birthday scott! *he was born on mother’s day 10 years ago. I had a baby on Mother’s Day too. She took 8 hrs coming and was a huge surprise. She came one month early. I’m guessing she didn’t like the dinner her Dad too me to eat at Red Lobster. She hates seafood. That was almost 21yrs ago and she’s still the best Mother’s Day gift I’ve ever received. Looks like Scott had a great day. And looks like he enjoyed the card I made. Did you make that Jayhawk cake? It’s very good. I have a May 11 baby. So fun to share a Mother’s Day with a birthday. oh, happy birth day to you, too. What a sweet post! Happy birthday to your double digit boy! WOW…a baby boy on mothers day…WHAT A GIFT!!! Im no where near being a grandma (only 39) and didnt know what a psp was..lol..what we are electronically reject.lol Happy Birthday to Scott… he is a cutie! how fun that shopping was! happy birthday scott. have fun with your psp!! at wal-mart yesterday annie: Why is everybody ‘wookin’ at me?! me: because you are cute to look at. stomping her flip flops…. annie: I’M NOT CUTE!! I AM A-DOR-ABLE!!!! which of course made everyone around us giggle. ************************************************** it’s been so nice outside that we have
I wanna come play in your yard…….and then go for a walk around the block to gaze at the beautiful homes. I so enjoy your blog & read it daily. Found you through Crystal. adorable… for sure! Never seen a green camper in my life…cool! I love the picture of your little girl with the bubble, you should enter that in a contest, it is that good. I think that would look totally classy parked in front of your house! Then you could train your kids to sing and go on tour in it :)! i totally want that camper! its my shade of green. it would just blend into the scenery dont ya think. I think you should totally buy that camper. I don’t think the neighbors would mind at all! I can see it now… |
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almost mrs. h - great girly time!
lookin’ a little hippy and funky too!
oh happy days with daughters….one of my fave things too!
take care!
Gini - please, please tell me that you photoshopped each and every one of your photos to make them so stinking awesome….or is it straight from the camera…..?????
Diane - Awesome pictures!
Crystal - OMG LOVE YOUR BLOG!!! 🙂
Liz - Agreed – lovely!
Suzanne - Ditto on all the above! You have a great talent for photography…do you do it professionally??
My Annie would love that pink nail polish…she and I are due to do our toes again…we’ll have to look for a bright color like that!
mallory Heffron - I love the picture of you and your daughter laying on the ground.
I am getting so excited that the kids will be home for summer..
julie - That funky poncho was worth every single penny just for the two pictures you took with it! Summery and gorgeous. You are such a cute family. Love the glittery flip flops.
christine - meg
that is by far the most beautiful picture of a mushroom that i have ever seen!
you and the girls aren’t too bad either!
keep enjoying these summer days
Sara - I love the clover shot. Might use it for a painting. It fits right in with my whole LARGE ABSTRACT WEEDS/FLOWERS/STEMS/VINES thing that I’m doing. You inspire me. 🙂
Jennifer Peterson - I love that picture of you and Talby. So sweet! And how is that you can make even weeds look good photographed? No fair! 🙂
Staci - GREAT pics! What a fun Mom you are! I must say, a little jealous I’ll never have toenails (other than my own to paint 🙁 My boys might run far away if I made an attempt to paint their’s!) But…I’ll just keep lovin’ your pics! Thanks for the email! I’m also at The Amy Clan blog 🙂 But I don’t update or do cute posts like you do 🙂
traci - more gorgeous pics…LOVE the poncho
You have gorgeous eyelashes and look like you have lost weight. How are you doing it???
Allikayes Mama - I know those little girls are adoring their mama! Seing those pictures make me wish I was Annie and Talby! :0)
Tiffany - Oh my gosh, that poncho is superb, what a treasure!
amy - Love the picture of you and Talby… and your glasses one. You have such a great eye and an amazing ability to make the everyday things look extraordinary.
Joni - Wow, what beautiful photos. I adore the picture of you looking at your sweet little Talby. The colors in the poncho make those pictures amazing! What a fun find! I love love love your blog. You must feel incredibly blessed.
Smiles,
Joni
Crystal - You are all precious! 🙂
carissa - what a great find… that poncho is too cute!
i am LOVING your pics… your little moments captured! very “LOVELY”!
i have been meaning to tell you… thanks a ton for all your tips on your Canon… i did end up with a Canon. It just felt best in my hand. I went with the new xsi… so much to learn… but certainly FUN. Do you have a favorite lense?
April - Ahhh Meg….that was a great visual trip…you have a great eye….and sparkly flip flops…what could be better?? I’ll tell ya…oodles and oodles of time with our kiddos…they are growin a mile a minute…we are gonna want these moments back…so let’s make the moments ROCK(message to all moms)
have a happy day
traci - meg, your pictures are just beautiful. absolutely love the one of you and talby (right?) laying on the ground. precious!!! i am different – i have always loved having my kids home during summer vacation. love no schedule, love having them in and out of the house, love hearing them play outside. enjoy this time, because in no time you’ll be wishing they were around.