Just for Fun...

... I decided to pull out my studio equipment again, dust it off after a summer of resting in the closet, and put my kids to work as models!

And also, who can resist taking photos of my amazing kids?? Not me!

So here are a few to share, and the rest you can see IF YOU CLICK HERE. Enjoy!

Our footie/soccer stars!

HERE are a bunch of photos from Baeleigh and Ainsleigh's first soccer games. The team, under 6 girls, have named themselves the "Pink Unicorns"! With Gordon as their coach, how can they go wrong?!

The games are played 3 on 3 with 4 ten minute quarters. Coach Daddy tends to put the girls as defenders, and Baeleigh really throws herself in to the role. In fact, her defensive strategy tends to be falling down in front of the oncoming ball! They will have games each Saturday until the end of October, take a break for winter, and then they'll start again in the Spring. Fun!

Remember to CLICK HERE for all of the photos!!!

Sophie Goes to Preschool

Can you believe she's old enough already??

Timid at first, and warm and loving when she opens up, I think she'll do great at school!

My big school kids

Tuesday was Ainsleigh and Baeleigh's first day of Kindergarten. It'll be no surprise that I took the opportunity to take lots of photos! They are amazing little girls, and so brave and smart, I have no doubt at the success they'll achieve in school.

Baeleigh at her desk.

Ainsleigh at her spot.

Walking in from the playground for the very first time.

I was one of many parents using this spot for a picture opportunity!

Daddy so proud of his girls.

Sophie was excited with them!

Beautiful Baeleigh

Amazing Ainsleigh

Have a great year girls!

Sophie Gets Glasses!

This is Sophie, on the way to get her very first pair of glasses.

She's feeling very excited!

Here is Sophie at the eyeglass shop.

She's feeling a bit excited, and a bit nervous!

This is Sophie getting her glasses on for the very first time.

She is feeling very nervous!

This is the lady telling Sophie about how to treat her new specs.

Sophie is feeling very, very shy.

This is Sophie all done at the eyeglass shop.

She is feeling very excited!

Sophie was a star at the optometrist at the beginning of this week, and has been really good with getting used to these new glasses today. She has an astigmatism, her right eye a bit worse than her left, and they figured she was borderline needing the glasses. The Dr. said he preferred she have them, though, to save her eyes the strain as they're growing. Her big sisters are jealous of the new glasses, and have been begging for their own pairs all day! They've also been amazing with Sophie, telling her how great she looks in them, and helping her keep track of the case, etc. There's a few more pictures of the day HERE.

Liam's First Food

Liam got his first taste of food a couple of weeks ago. The girls were ecstatic, a bit more than he was!

Here it comes...

... and he seems happy to give it a go...

Hmmm, this doesn't seem right...

Oh, dear.

The Box

Today, there arrived on our doorstep a box.

Inside, there lay some very attractive place settings...

gorgeous china...


and lovely designs...

Such beauty made me want to add more... so I went in search of the family's silver.

I bet you didn't know we had 'family silver', how posh are we?!

I decided to set the table...

with my gorgeous new plates...

together with my shiny silver...

making the table truly ready for a fancy dinner pary.

I took a step back to appreciate my work, daydream a bit more about my fancy dinner party, and then, I remembered where I was:

My not-so-fancy house, complete with preschool flashcards attached to every surface :).

Thank you, mom, for our anniversary gift! The china is lovely, and we're looking forward to adding to it year after year. And maybe, one day, even sharing it with the children ;)