Christmas Pictures 2013

We had the kids' Christmas pictures made just before Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, it was when Bo and Mae were sick, so it was a tough time and Mae gave ZERO smiles. Oh well....

You can just tell that Bo didn't feel well.....

Arabelle is so photogenic!

Sweet smile from Bo!

Blueberry Pictures 2013

We started a fun tradition back in 2009, taking a picture of the kids on a picnic blanket with a big basket of Sambo's blueberries. We didn't know at the time how much fun it would be to look at the pictures over the years and see how the kids have grown and changed.

Last year, I had to do some heavy duty Photoshopping to get a picture of all the kids looking. This year, the kids did GREAT!! All I had to do was crop it a bit and brighten it up!

Gigi (5 yrs), Tripp (2 yrs), Arabelle (4 yrs), Mae (1 mo.), Bo (2 yrs), Rhianna (6 yrs)

It was HOT and the gnats were so bad. Most of the pictures have at least one kid swatting the gnats.

Tripp looks a little unhappy here. Someone told him to stop eating blueberries for the picture. ;)

Now he's happy!

5 years of blueberry pictures!

I wonder how hard it will be to get them to come home from college for the picture?? :)

Sneak Peek

I took the kids for some Spring pictures today and just got this 'sneak peek'!

They both did so well! I'm excited to see the rest next week!

Right when we got home, Arabelle ran to her room and changed into a long sleeved t-shirt, leggings (way too small!), and Bo's Braves cap. She came out and asked me to straighten her hair back out. :p

Pickin' Wildflowers

There's a little field down the street that has some pretty wildflowers growing in it. Of course, I saw it as the PERFECT place to take Arabelle for a little photo shoot!

I was hoping the sky would be blue for this, but it was pretty overcast Tuesday morning when we did this. I thought they turned out cute though!

This was my favorite! 

This Girl.....

Yesterday was one of those days where we didn't have anywhere to go, so we spent the whole day at home and had fun! We took a run (kids in double stroller), went for a bike ride, put fresh sand in the sand table, colored, watched Word World, had lunch, napped (even Arabelle slept!), snacked, played outside some more, read books, and more! By 6:00, I had supper ready, but Jared was still 30 min from being home. The walls were closing in at that point, so we went back outside.

If you know Arabelle, you know her imagination is really funny and she LOVES to dress up. I can't even remember what she said she was when she put this get-up on, but she insisted on wearing it outside and adding rubber boots to finish the ensemble!

Ta-da!!!! Yep, a tutu around the waist and one around the neck!

 Bo was saying "shoooo bug!" to the gnats.

 Arabelle said she was tired and would just sit and watch Bo play basketball. Bo went right over and sat down too. :)

 Then Bo realized this ball had a Georgia "G" on it (Aunt Dawn, this is the one you gave Arabelle when Bo was born!). So, he started saying "Goooo Dawgs!".

 Guess who did this??

 Soooo strong!

 Reaching soooo high!

 Then things changed....Arabelle was upset because Bo sat where she wanted to sit in the wagon. Ha!

 And, here's the one picture I have of them BOTH smiling. Of course, Arabelle's wearing the silly tutu around her neck. Figures. ha!