I wish I could say the first picture was foresight, but it was accidental, really — that I put her in front of something that could then be used later to show how much she’d changed and grown. If you… Continue reading
Category Archives: My Girls
Playdate Anticipation
All week, my kids knew they got to see their friends this weekend for a playdate – these friends recently moved to the Bay Area, so we unfortunately don’t get to see them as often as we’d like to. Avery… Continue reading
Craft Saturday
The girls and I spent a couple of hours making fun crafts on Saturday morning. It was a welcomed diversion from all of the stressful things going on lately. First we tried making tissue paper flowers, and we all failed… Continue reading
First Production :)
Avery was in her first play on stage last night. It was so fun! She had a great time, even though she told me she had “shaky legs” when she had to say her part. She’s had such an awesome… Continue reading
Yes, I scanned my kid’s first report.
Avery got to do an animal report for school for extra credit. It’s amazing to me how interested in “extra credit” she already is… she’s 6 1/2! She chose a praying mantis as her creature to write about, and was… Continue reading
Awesome Actions!
I don’t usually run actions on my pictures, just some tweaks I use often that don’t really follow any sort of sequence. My very talented friend Kristin of Kristin Rachelle Photography has just launched some awesome actions, however, so I… Continue reading
Egg Decorating
The girls and I decorated a dozen eggs for Easter. I decorated one, and they did the rest. We started off by first putting one egg into each color and then added more layers of color onto those eggs. They… Continue reading
Oh, my babies :)
The one on the left has a total gift for drawing, writing, and a crazy imagination. She’s creative and analytical to a fault. The one on the right is a math wizard, and regularly does first grade math with ease… Continue reading
Yearly Bicycle Classic
Our town hosts a yearly “Bicycle Classic” every spring, and for a few years now, the girls have done the early Saturday morning public races. Just for fun, of course :) I was glad to see that Avery wasn’t the… Continue reading
My beautiful girl!
She’s growing up so quickly. She amazes me every day. It’s hard to believe she’ll soon be six-and-a-half. I love her so, so dearly. There is nothing to compare the love of a child to. I love peeking in on… Continue reading