Crazy Times

I have a problem with the amount of money the photographer charges for school photos. I looked at the packages, and the cheapest one only offers 6 tiny photos (2 wallets & 4 little exchange 1" ones)for $7. I really wanted a 5 X 7 of each of my kids, but that bumps the price up to $18 per package. OK, maybe I'm a cheap scape, still living in 1990, but I refuse to pay up! It's time to take a stand against those punks that use our cute, innocent children to make a the big bucks (this is where I normally go off about school fundraisers, but I'll save it for another post.)

My solution, I'll just take my own photos. I have a nice enough camera, I can take the photos outdoors & pick my own background. Besides, I took photography in high school many moons ago so I'm a semi-pro amateur. I decided to start with my youngest child that is in school, my 2nd grader. This is the way our photo session went down..........
HOLD STILL... It'll only take a second....

This little snuggle bug is out! Daddy taught a good lesson about the tree of life. Our baby girl was comforted by the message.....zzzzzzz... He'll have to give this lesson every night at bedtime!

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This is so sweet! It melts my heart to see the special bond these sisters have. These two are the only kids with blue eyes in our family. The other 3 kids have brown/hazel eyes.

Our oldest girl is growing up so fast! For her 9th birthday party we had a some fun water games. We put the slip-n-slide at the bottom of the slide in the backyard and set up a sprinkler to spray on the slide. The kids also had a water balloon fight. It was a fun party!

Our baby girl put this soft book on her head. The older kids laughed & laughed and called her "Judge Judy." I guess they thought the white book looked like the white wigs judges used to wear. I don't think they have ever see the show, Judge Judy. Kids are so fun!

Auntie Smith's best friend from high school came by with her family to party luau style!

We had a party to celebrate all the summer birthdays in the family. It was a Luau theme, but we ate taco salad, so we came up with the Mexican Riviera part to keep the tropical feeling. Auntie & Uncle Smith, the newlyweds, were visiting from California. Granny Sue brought the cute cake pictured above. It was super yummy! She also brought a motion activated dancing plastic pink flamingo that played music and the kids were crazy about it. I was crazy because it had no volume control. I didn't realize it was motion activated so every time the music started and I walked over to try to find the off switch, it just started up again with a new song. I was out-smarted by a plastic flamingo. It probably wont be the first time. Pa Pa T saved the day and stuck it in the trunk of the car. We had a fun time with friends and family. Thanks for the wonderful day!