The Beach in September

Yesterday the girls and I took an unplanned trip down to the beach. Weather here was in the low 60's but the girls didn't seem to care much! They were so happy to put their feet in the water and splash around. I was happy to get some beach shots that didn't have sand toys and swimsuits in them. It's nice to get a different feel from a familiar location. Unfortunately my girls were not feeling the love for the camera yesterday so most of my shots are from behind since every time they saw me they turned around!









I love that in this one Sophie is channeling her inner Moses!

First Day of School

and Isabelle's backpack waits patiently for her.



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My Favorite Shot...

This weeks challenge at Linkie Lueville is "Your Favorite Shot." How in the world do I choose just one???

Even though it's not technically the greatest, this will always be one of my favorites. My girls are a real challenge to get in a photo together. This is honestly one of the first pictures I have (in two years of trying) where they both are looking at me and smiling. I remember when I took this. I knew the moment I snapped it that it was going to be a keeper!



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Vroom Vroom!

This weeks photo challenge over at I heart Faces is Wheels. My girls both love playing with cars. I love this picture of Isabelle because of how expressive her face is, even though we can't see her eyes!



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Look Up!

When I first got my camera most pictures of my girls were at a very unflattering angle. I was too lazy and quite honestly, too fat to get down on their level. It just didn't come naturally to me to stoop down to take pictures. Now that they are a little bigger I really try to get on the same level with them for most pictures. But it also forces me to enjoy even more the shots that I get from different perspectives. Here are three different pictures of my girls "looking up."







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Finding the time.

When you have two kids 15 months apart, finding the time to work out can be a real challenge. Jeff manages.

A perfect smile

but not so perfect teeth. Last month at the dentist we were told that Sophie will most likely need some serious help to correct her fairly pronounced overbite. Well, overbite or not, this is one of my favorite smiles in the world!