Tell Me Something I Don't Know

Okay, okay... this is a totally redundant post since I've already updated you all on the kids and their likes/loves.  But I am working on scrapping a book for each year of their lives.  And I'm trying to come up with these little photo milestones to stick in each book... here's what I've got:

Cute for scrapbooks?  I think so... thank you pinterest for the idea!

Wordless Wednesday (the life is GOOD edition!)

Today we (my mom, grandma and the kids) decided to take a visit to the local dolphin sanctuary.   I can't count the number of times we've been here, but this was the first time visiting since we had moved here.

We'll definitely be bringing the kids back.  I mean, how cool is it to go sit on a deck watching dolphins swim and flip around in front of you, with the ocean just a few feet behind you? 

Pure bliss... life is good. :)

wordless wed.

sweet summer light ;)

Today kind of stunk.  I can't lie... it was definitely less than fabulous.

Maeve was up at 5 AM (no joke).  And before it was even 8 AM, I had already threatened to send her back to bed about 200 times.  We tried to go swimming- FAIL- really I should have known better with the way Maeve was acting.  My reasoning was that I'd tire the kids out, and then they would take fabulous naps.

Unfortunately there were no fabulous naps for anyone today.  Maeve kicked at her door for about 30 minutes, which kept Henry awake.  I threw the towel in, planted myself on the couch and let the kids run crazy for the rest of the afternoon.

When Ryan got home, I needed out of the house ASAP. 

I decided to go to this little used bookstore downtown.  I didn't take into account the traffic of St. Augustine around 5:00 is AWFUL... nor did I factor in parking.  After about 30 minutes of driving around I found a spot and took a nice walk to the bookstore.  Unfortunately they didn't have any of the books on my "want to read" list, but it was still nice to have some silence.

After dinner, we decided to sit on our back "porch"/deck thing, and give the kids popsicles.  It was the first time we had ever actually used the back deck since being down here. 

The kids were blissfully happy and playing together.  It's moments like these when I think "okay- I can do this!  I can raise 3 kids!  This is awesome!"

Literally, the second I said a word about coming inside for the night, all hell broke loose.  Henry threw himself in the dirt (or ant piles?), Maeve planted herself on floor, refusing to take a bath.  And its moments like these where I think, "Stick a fork in me.  I'm done.  There is no way I am going to be able to juggle 3 of these!"

I did manage to take some pretty pictures of my kids being sweet in the the sweet summery light... but don't let appearances fool you.  They morphed into something out of "The Twilight Zone" shortly after.

 

note- yes, that's dirt smeared all over his body... eyeyeyeye... ;) 

Wordless Wednesday... the stuck at home edition :/

This photo cracks me up... its his path of destruction.  Hurricane HENRY!!

 In LOVE :)

P.S.- the reason there are 1000 pictures of Henry and 1 of Maeve, is because Maeve is in an "absolutely NO PICTURE TAKING" stage.  :(booo for that, huh? 

SHS...

It has been FOREVERRRRR since I've participated in Scavenger Hunt Sunday!!!  I'm excited to actually have photos to share today! :)

1.  Seeing Double

EYEYEYEYEYE!!!!  Two Henrys!?!?  I'd lose my mind ;)


2.  Black &White

I'm not sure what these things are- some kind of plant sprouting off the palm trees around here.  I think they're so neat looking :)

3. Bare

I was going to take a pic of barefeet- my fave :)... but we passed this awesome vacant farm/home/barn thing... it looks pretty bare, huh? 


4. Headlights

ummm... so I fell super short on this one...  just appreciate the pretty sky, ok? :)
5.  Reflections in Glass

mirrors/glass... same difference, right?

 Man... I really struggled this week!  Hopefully next week I'll feel more creative!