runway

And here they are!

The mommy paparazzi presenting

 this seasons latest in dress-up fashion

Modeled by my girls.

The posing and outfits are their own. (Bah ha!)

Smokin' Hot!

Ooh La La!

Work it! Work it!

You Sexy Thang!

             Hawt!

Strut your Stuff!

Hubba Hubba!

Hot Diggity!  

Shoot Gurl!

You got it goin' on!

And this is life with girls...

silly

kids getting along

is my favorite thing in the history of all time and ever.

being cheezers!

hammin' in up!

I find it astonishingly entertaining to see what kids do in front of a camera 

when you're not trying to get them to pose just right.

Like father, like son

This boy is going to grow up to be just like his daddy

he loves bikes already

even when his little chubby feet don't reach the pedals yet.

Pure contentment. 

How old? 7!!

Catching up a little.....

Danna turned the big 7 at the end of August!

she. could. not. wait.

(it's so hard having a birthday a week after your sister)

Love the smiles!

and the excited faces!

Cale enjoying the fun

and the sweet, adoring faces from little sisters

 and the 'so what?' faces when cards are opened after all the presents. Ha Ha!

Danna requested (yet again) Mike to bring home an ice cream cake--thank you DQ!

He got her to concede (with a bit of bullying) that it was her favorite gift (even more than mom's).

We've loved having this girl in the family for the last 7 years, we'll welcome many many more!

Happy Birthday Danna Girl!

little fishies

And since I'm a little behind on my blogging here's all about

Swimming Lessons!

it's very entertaining to watch!

 here's Brynny mastering the backfloat! ha ha

and nearly drowning while playing 'fishy in a basket'

and Carina blowing bubbles till her eyes practically bulged from her head

It brings back all the memories I had 

of teaching swimming lessons.

It was one of the most fun times in my life! Serious!

Here are the girls jumping off the side of the pool. 

Danna is my timid one

Carina the fearless

and Brynn who'd rather not but is helped pushed in by her sister--ha ha!

And then, of course, they celebrate  Friday Fun Day 

(where you hear more crying than any other day) where the kids 'get' to go off of the 

dun.. dun...DUNNNNNN.!.!.!.!.!

dreaded Diving Board!

As usual I bribed my kids to try to go off by themselves ...

here's Danna the timid...

 who surprisingly went off all. by. herself!!!!

Then Carina the fearless with Brynn (who'd rather not) right behind...

Carina walking out by herself!....

then she chickened out and had the lifeguard help her!

And my baby girl Brynn, barely 3 years old. and walking the plank bravely...

with a little help jumping off at the end!

 But smiles all around!