Pretty Girl

For Father's Day I am taking pictures of the kids and having them framed in 11x14 format. I am trying to do it all myself and it's taking alot longer than I planned. I wanted to capture each of their personalities at this time in their life. And, I am trying to do it without Brant finding out. Not so easy.

This one is Madi. She is wearing a frilly, but delicate pink and white dress my sister Vicki gave me. It's simple, but beautiful--like Madi. With, of course, her favorite color pink on it. She loves dresses right now. That's all she wants to wear. I let her pick out all of her clothes. I figure if she's ready to start make choices, this is a good place to start. She has a bow in her hair from my sister, Kim. She adores Kim. Kim does all of those cool things little girl love. She painted gel toes on her last week--and did her nails. Madison was showing everyone and telling them "Kim did it." As if everyone in the world knows who Kim is. Madi is totally into everything girlie.

The picture was taken in our backyard on a minature kids bench I got for $20. I know I'm her Mama, but I think she looks gorgeous.

To be a kid again...

Here's the two best friends...unless they are fighting. Pictures ARE really worth a 1000 words. This IS Madi and Porter's relationship. She is definitely in charge; he is by her side waiting for the next order. If you mess with "her" Porter she will come after you. She's very protective of him. He is of her too, it's just that she's such a tough little cookie she doesn't need it that often. Porter's outfit was picked out by Mom--and in his true Tom Sawyer-like boyishness, he prefers to be barefoot. Madi's outfit was selected by her--after two or three other tries. She digs boots, hair bows, and dresses. (All provided by her cool, stylish aunts.) Mom is none of those things. I could look at this picture forever, and I am sure in 10 years or more it will bring a tear to my eye as I look back and remember my today with my little cherubs.

And for the singlet...let me tell you about this picture. He is always trying to be funny. So, when he found this empty cereal box he thought it would be hilarious to wear it as a hat. It was not as funny to everyone else as it was to him--which made it even funnier. He is sporting open-toed shoes and he must almost always because he has such big, fat feet. The cushions have been removed from the back of the couch, by him. It's his favorite thing to do--throw them in a pile and then dive into them head first. The shirt on the arm of the couch is the one I picked out for him, but not the one he wanted to wear. Madi's favorite blanket is on the floor because he found it and wanted to give it back to her--he is sensitive to others and knows how much she likes it.

Look Mom! No Cavities!

We took the kids to the coolest dentist's office. It was a Children's Office and was totally decked out for the kids. They had a blast, and on the way home they wanted to know when they get to go back. Now, that's a good dentist.

Before leaving, they got to pick out a free children's book, a helium balloon, and they each got a gift certificate from Red Robin's for a free kids meal. (That was a bonus because had no cavities.)

Here's the dentist website: http://www.childrensdentalstgeorge.com