photos for a wednesday afternoon

girls in the kitchen

This is an unflattering picture of me in an unshowered state, but I think the girls look cute, so I will sacrifice and post it anyway for you, my dear blog viewers.  My friend Carey took this picture with her iphone from our counter, where she sat and kept me company all afternoon, an entire week past her due date (yes, she's a rockstar).

Monday, Monday

sunday morning pictures

When we finished taking these pictures, Anna noticed a tag inside her shirt.  She goes, matter-of-factly, "Oh, this tag tells me what to do if I fall over and there's no Mom, Dad, or Eleanor.  It tells me to just pull myself up and stand up." I can think of many things I wish her tag would tell her.

Winter in Florida is the ideal summer

Instead of being responsible this weekend and doing chores, we hung out at the beach and the park.  We don't know if we can credit our fun parenting, but Anna spent Sunday evening singing a made-up song with the chorus, "I love Mom and Dad...I love Mom and Dad, and Eleanor....I love Mom and Dad" at the top of her lungs.  It was her first serious musical tribute to us.  A good reminder - children don't care if there is a massive pile of laundry spilling out into the hallway.

Whenever Anna realizes all four of us are in the same place, she says, "Whole family!!" and she wants a family hug.  Here's last Friday's.