Then awake early to fuel up for another day full of running and playing together. |
Keri, Brenna and Shaela
By Lorraine
Then awake early to fuel up for another day full of running and playing together. |
By Lorraine
Keri celebrated her 7th birthday today with a French flair!
Brothers, Noah, Silas & Caleb took the role of servers to the young ladies |
Pâtisseries, croissants, Madeline’s and French Onion Soup were menu items |
Precious faces of attending guests |
Purchasing bouquet de fleurs with the Euros they were each given. |
Posing as the Mona Lisa |
A few of Keri’s special people! |
More precious faces |
A few of the grown-ups |
What bébé doesn’t love a little dark pink frosting on occasion.Happy Birthday, Dear Keri!Love, Mom-Mom & Pop-Pop |
By Lorraine
The scrambler was a favorite! |
Who doesn’t love the carousel! |
Were we shocked when we saw the size of this pizza! They said it was big but we didn’t expect it to be as big as the table! yummm… there wasn’t a slice left when we were finished :O |
By Lorraine
That’s what these little girls thought of their finished butterfly cake!
A work of editable art! For the butterflies body, the recipe called for a candy stick which we did not have. A straw was our quick substitute.
Summertime fun making their own colorful butterfly cake with bright sugars and candy pieces.
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and a break in the heat and humidity… |
you just know it would be a perfect day…. |
to take a bunch of grandchildren to the park |
so they can make silly faces and do boy stuff like slamming the ball |
like Pop-Pop ready to catch his fly ball and lovin’ on baby |
amused by her complaining about crawling in the grass |
a toothless smile |
a picnic lunch |
watching crystal clear water trickling in a stream |
investigating |
playing on swings |
climbing trees |
Enjoying our daughter |
and each other |
By Lorraine
Brenna Meghan |
Camera: Canon Digital EOS Rebel XT
F-stop f/5.6
Exp. 1/60
ISO 400
Photo editing: cropped a little, added contrast and lightened slightly.
not-posed ~ Everyone was sitting around the kitchen table playing a game and I had fun snapping candid shots without anyone paying much attention to me. I love her soft blue eyes, soft complextion, soft hair and soft gaze.
By Lorraine
By Lorraine
we headed to the neighborhood playground last night. |
Brenna and Shaela spent most of their time on the jungle gym |
Brenna Meghan trying out all of the equipment. |
Shaela being coy with her Pop-Pop Little monkeys hangin’ loose. |
Ryan having a blast! |
Jilly and her dad |
Cooling down |
Pop-Pop batted fly balls for Ryan to catch and then Ryan batted to Pop-Pop. |
Bet it wasn’t hard to determine this is the guy who would rather sport a fedora to a ball cap any day. |
Brad saw a pick-up game forming and could not resist the chance to play. |
Raider enjoyed the evening as much as the kids with his pink tongue indicating just how hot he was. |
Golden late day shadows. Then home for baths and bedtime. |
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chilling on the porch |
Hanging with friends |
Jamie and her baby Cambrie |
Splashing fun! |
Aunt Erin giving Shaela a French Braid |
John and his brother Top: family, around the table from left: Niece Toni, Jill, my mom, Stephanie, cousin Karen, sister-in-law Arlene and my sister, Carol Bottom: Next door neighbors Cambrie and her dear other grandparents ♥ My cousin, Karen, her husband, John and daughter, Stephanie It was so good to spend time with dear family and friends |
By Lorraine
By Lorraine
Camera: point and shoot Fuji Fine Pix (when fun trumps lugging a big camera around)
Camera chooses all settings:
f/5.1
Exp 1/200
ISO 400
No flash
Edited in Picnik Focal Zoom
Non-posed… remember how much teenagers loved to be posed!
(I did request they turn and run away from me so I could get that shot too, but request was denied)
By Lorraine
By Lorraine
Over in the meadow,
In the sand in the sun
Lived an old mother toadie
And her little toadie one
“Wink!” said the mother;
“I wink!” said the one,
So they winked and they blinked
In the sand in the sun
By Lorraine
Happy Baby…
My sister, Carol and brother, Frank and I
had a fun time together today at a cousins engagement party.
Carol has three children and four granddaughters
Frank had six children, three grandchildren and one on the way
I have four daughters and nine grandchildren
By Lorraine
That’s a lot of helmet on those wee shoulders!
Know who he’s cheering for…
F L Y E R S!
of course!
By Lorraine
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