there was this one time…
i love that they go outside to play catch. just because.
and will stop to take a picture for mom. i didn't notice the propped football till i uploaded.
i love when their relationship is 'on'. 🙂
they love football, though i don't know if i could stomach it if they end up playing in high school. i'm just good with the front lawn. 🙂
her new current obsessions! 
she actually doesn't get the full pedicure, she just gets a buff and paint 🙂 the first time she went with daddy, she was so impressed, she came home and said she wanted to be a nail designer when she grows up! ha! cameron came home and brought her a silly band, and now she's collecting them. instead of wearing them on her wrists, she prefers them on her ankles. and she hasn't taken them off in days. 🙂 i love this picture. i know she will outgrow this and be a teen and i'll say to chris, 'what happened to our girl? she used to wear those silly bands and wanted to be a nail designer?!'
spoken from experience. they grow up so fast. 😦
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i'm a bit behind with these pics, but late august, we went to lake arrowhead with some friends. the day was perfect. not too hot and not too chilly. i don't like temperature fluctuations too often. 🙂 as i type this, it's raining. and last week it was 115 degrees. and this weekend it'll be near the 90's. i just don't get it.
my husband shoots all film now. and i'm spoiled by him bringing his camera along and just mooching off his pics. but i did manage to take these little film pics myself! not with a fancy camera like he has but a little film camera called lomo.
and one ala iphone 🙂
ahhh, little spot of heaven just outside of los angeles 🙂
how is that possible? since the move, i had a bit of a hard time looking for my halloween pics of the kids last year. here's one i did of kira for BHG. weird since it will probably be the last halloween she dresses up for, or goes trick or treating at least! 
thank goodness my husband likes to take polaroids and this girl has a gazillion things to dress up in, he snapped these few before he went to work. i did these next layouts for jenni bowlin. 
and a little bookie i gave to my sister inlaw 🙂 i'll have some portland pics coming up sometime soon, hopefully 🙂 i just love the little letter stickers and the fabric flower! 
the other night kira needed some older pics for a school project and i got all giddy looking at the boys when they were itty bitty. i'm happy to report that i've scrapped all of my kids recently, not just els 🙂
in december 2006, yes that was the last time we were there as a family:
and a few weekends ago, now in 2010:
i vow never to go to Disneyland again unless it's under 80 degrees. Look at els, doesn't she look miserable? The day was way too hot. I'm not a crowd person so I get overwhelmed quite easily. That and the heat, not a good combo. But my kids had a great time. Of course 🙂
I just want so scream at how much they've grown in less than 5 years! 😦
of just being us girls at home while the big kids are at school. next week she'll only be gone a few days a week so we'll still have a lot of one on one time. she was a bit sad that everyone was gone, so mom broke out the paints. paint always makes her happy! 
and then after a bunch of errands, we tried penguins frozen yogurt. yup still tastes like it did when i was a kid, too dairyish for me. i don't like dairy unless it's in my coffee or ice cream 🙂 she too prefers pinkberry 🙂 but she did get a cute balloon that matched her dress perfectly! 
there's a little peek into my house. it's been the home of a few of chris' coworkers from NZ so i've got quite a bit of cleaning up to do and there's still boxes to unpack. sigh. hopefully soon i'll be able to share more pics! 🙂
the little one is still home with me for a few weeks, and even then, she's only gone a few mornings a week. 🙂 
i'm not complaining, i love my babies home. but i also love them having routine and thinking of all that information their little brains are soaking up. or i hope 😉
was a typical day for her! she made her own fruit salad, chopped and mixed all by herself 🙂
her normal little chirpy self 🙂
lots of lounging around on the porch swing 🙂
big sister was going to pep and put orange prewrap in her hair and els had to do the same, but of course nothing lasts in els' hair, around the neck it goes! :)
today she is sick 😦 24 hours makes such a difference! hoping this time tomorrow is a full swing back to her normal self. always tough to see the kiddies under the weather!
she's a little browner, hair's a little longer and sometimes smells of sun. she's still got that twinkle in her eye!
today we make it official and pay for 4 year old preschool. she's been devastated since school ended, she adored her 3 year old teachers and class. she doesn't like change. all summer, whenever we talk about school she'd get anxious, there's a nervousness in her voice that melts me. and finally last week, she said, okay i'll go….. (to 4 year old class). not that she had a choice, but still! 🙂 i know she'll love it. she's a little lover of play. and the do so many things i do not. lol 🙂
happy last few weeks of summer! 😦
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