I have this friend...

...who takes amazing photographs. I have known this for years, so I asked her if she would photograph my girls, and she graciously accepted.

these are my angels

uh...this is my 13 year old, I think




she captured every ounce of innocence on this one

I love the balance of this one

simply precious

Jeni does a million other things just as beautifully as she takes pictures. Thank you for sharing your gift with us. I can't wait to get framing!

weirdisms

I get a secret pleasure out of discovering the random word that is generated by those security device-thingies on the Internet. You know, these:
I try pronouncing each one, just for fun. I even thought of collecting them in a journal and then assigning each one a new definition, sort of like a Sniglet. (see: blivett, backspackle and grantnap)
Today I got "tationce"
Clearly, my name is just a letter or two away from complete randomness.

*and to Maddi: Even though you will complain that it's not, this lame post does indeed count as "adding a new post, thank you very much."

Summer in review (part 3)

Every August, my extra cool sister-in-law, Connie invites us all to her family's cabin. We have more fun and laughs than anyone should be allowed to have. Just look how happy my punks look. They don't even argue with each other whilst in the wilderness. It is a beautiful experience.

My big brother Tony at 3 hours into the cabin. "Fun" is different for everybody.

Henry nearly slept on the 4-wheeler. He ate lunch in that helmet, so as not to miss the next ride. His eager little helmet-head slays me.

My turn to take little forest out for a ride.

Gramps teaches all of the kiddos to safely shoot the bb gun.

Meet our cruise director. Right above Hillary is Aunt Connie. This year she brought it with tie-dye and a menagerie of paintable ceramic ponies, puppies, and kittens. In this photo, she is teaching the girls how to cover journals with all sorts of girlie embellishments. Connie is the best!

Look how groovy!

"Oh what fun it is to ride..."

Big Henry was 4 weeks overdue for a haircut. Sorry about that, babe.

The boyz gettin a little crazy.

Cousins quadruple the fun.

Waiting for your turn is part of the excitement at the cabin.

"Ready when you are!"

Goodbye summer. Thanks for the fun!