School Uniform

I can't get this girl in a dress to save my life.

In preschool she would wear nightgowns to school because they looked like princess dresses.

Now it's always stripes, jeans and Converse.

With holes in at least one of those items...

...and freckles, lots of cute freckles.

At least some things never change.

The Girls

I look at these photos and I can imagine them like this in another 5 (10, 20, 30) years, doing the same thing.

Throwing me attitude,

being total goofs,

reminding me to go with the flow.

As if I have any other choice.

The Change Is In The Air

One more week of school.  We are all chomping at the bit.

To say it has been crazy around here doesn't even begin to describe it.
People, like me, talk about how busy they are all the time.
Well, I'm over it, I'm ready to slow down a bit.

Audrey told me to stop checking my e-mail all the time.  I put down my phone and said, "look, hands free", and she rolled her eyes and said, "yeah right".  Really?

So, one last night of insanity, working on a special project for the girls' school and then that's it.

I'm slowing down, living life hands free.  You'll see.

Throwback Thursday-Sick Day 2011

I don't know if this "Throwback Thursday" stuff is only meant for Instagram.....or even how back you are meant to throw.  When I take photos of my girls I sometimes grab the camera, take a few pics and then forget about them.  But when I come upon them later I am taken aback by the beauty of them-not the photos themselves, but the memory of the day.

This was the end of the school year and both girls were home sick (which rarely happens anymore) I think maybe I had to go and pick them up.  My girls look so little here, with their sweet little faces and short haircuts.  Audrey still has her cute little chubby cheeks and arms.  Piper was 8 and now, as of yesterday, she is 10.  That seems like such a huge jump, even though it's only two little years that flew by so fast.

There is something fun about sick days, well if you aren't too sick I mean.  It's a day off, to rest, watch TV,  do drawings, skip school, take casual nature walks, eat cereal with your little stuffed friends, and let your momma take care of you.  All day.

A little angel sleeping.

Bliss.

A Priceless Moment

For Christmas we got an Xbox--really--and a new TV--a big 'ish one--so yeah, it's a lot of Dance Central 3 (I'm the master) and Lips (that's karaoke) and a bit of some football game or a waterboat race (kinda fun) happening around here.  But, the best is that with all of that action and newness and, well, opportunity for the girls to just be on electronics all weekend, they instead choose to do this....

.........yes, that is the box that the TV came in and they are making a fort for their bedroom.
They are busy stringing beads for the door.

I love that they wanted to do that and I didn't have to pry the controller out of their sweaty little hands.

I feel like I am doing something right.  Just a little bit.

Inspired

This photo is probably three years old.  I bet I have over a hundred photos of the girls jumping off of things.

It is somehow very inspiring.  Go on--jump--be bold--take the leap. That's what I keep hearing in my head.

Ok, I will.

PS--this pic is processed using Totally Rad Actions....check it out....I love their filters.

In No Particular Order

Stay-cation August 2012
Malibu.

Solstice Creek Hike.
If you go now, go early.
It's hot there, but the teeny tiny watering hole is refreshing.

Have a great weekend.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

All Quiet Here

The girls are doing their first week of summer camp.  Today is only the second day all summer that I have been without them.  I have to say it has been glorious---both having a full day to myself and the fact that I get to spend the whole summer with them.

Just in case I might miss them too much I spent some time going through old photos.  As usual, I was looking for something specific but got distracted--imagine that--and found these sweet pics of Audrey running around in a new (hand-me-down) fairy dress.  I don't know if she would even put on a fairy dress right now, or if she would think she was "too old for that", boo hoo, my babies are growing up.

It's bittersweet.