Tuesday, May 26, 2009

photo shoot


an old friend of mine recently started a photography company, so we had her come out to the cabin for a few hours this weekend. we did some staged shots, but most of them were casual shots. i was nervous about the result because skylar was a little turd most of the day. she didnt want to smile, and she said "cheese" in the grumpiest tone ever - with a frown. you know how you want a kid to say "cheeeeese!" ...well she said "chaze." in order to keep from smiling. she wouldnt sit with bianca, even when i bribed her with a cookie! anyway, annette did an awesome job! ive only seen 5 photos so far, but they are great! here is a sneek peek. once they are all up and ready, in a few weeks, i will post a link to her site.

















Tuesday, May 19, 2009

swim.bike.run




i feel like i am ready to take on this triathalon! however, the one thing i havent been able to do is go for an open water swim. ive been practicing in the pool at our ymca but everyone tells me "its so different without that wall right there." thanks to my husband and my girls, i got a wetsuit for mothers day! the wetsuit regulations are so silly, but regardless, i am required to wear one if the water is below 78 degrees on the day of the race. i will be suiting up in this bad boy and going for a swim across the lake this next weekend when we are out at the cabin. wish me luck! im wondering how im going to swim in a straight line without that little line at the bottom of the pool to guide me? seriously...

Monday, May 4, 2009

b's sink bath


bianca has been bathing in the bumbo. my sister gave me this great little tip to put the bumbo in the bath to keep baby b from bailing out! (say that 3 times fast!!) here's a shot of her taking a quick sink bath. i managed to squeeze this in while skylar was out in her sandbox. thank goodness for the sandbox!!! we will be doing a lot more sink baths now that bianca is eating real food. my kitchen gets nasty! little miss grabby is always trying to gank the spoon or steal the bowl from me. its amazing how much i dont remember about skylar at this stage. you'd think i'd be prepared for the cereal bowl to get flung onto my new computer... nope! dang, i know this pic is sideways but i dont feel like fixing it right now!

skylar and grancy


nobody loves their "grandmaher" (shes having a bit of a problem with the "th" combination) the way this little lady loves her grancy... and im pretty sure the feeling is mutual! grancy came to pick skylar up for her very 1st convertible ride on the 1st nice day we've had in a long time. skylar was so perplexed about about a car with NO TOP! "Where IS the top?!?" she must have asked me a dozen times before grancy showed up. of course, she was all geared up to go with braids in place and her sunglasses on. apparently about 2 blocks away from our house she "made" grancy pull over and put the top up because the wind was messing up her hair. hahaha! she's definately not my child when it comes to that!


as i said, sky's crazy about grancy. she always wants to go over and play. i love how a morning of play turns into a call from my mother saying, "she can just nap here." ... then 2 hours later "oh, i can just feed her supper, you dont need to come get her" ... then to "can she just S-L-E-E-P O-V-E-R?" im so glad my mom enjoys her little granddaughter so much! they have special picnics in grancys car at mcdonalds, trips to the horse park, smores over the fire pit, etc. i need some more pics of this cute little duo!

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