Hubby is the oldest of six children. Last week was the first time that hubby’s entire family has ever been together on Christmas. It was a momentous occasion, and needed to be preserved. Of course, they wanted to include all of the spouses and children as well.
“Listen up, people! It’s picture time! Front and center!”
That’s [...]
Filed under: big family, photos | 17 Comments »
And I know it’s true, because she calls me mom.
Yes, my baby talks now. See how she wraps her lips around her gums to make the “m” sound when she calls me? Who ever thought that toothless gums could be so cute? She started trying to say mom a few weeks ago, but yesterday she [...]
Filed under: photos | 12 Comments »
Last night, tragedy struck.
It snowed. In the Texas Hill Country. That’s south Texas, y’all. These things are not supposed to happen to people like us - people who live this far south.
The children coped as well as they could.
I think they did pretty well. They didn’t seem to mind a bit, the poor things. They [...]
Filed under: holidays, photos | 14 Comments »
Banana bread and pumpkin bread in the oven;
Cranberry bread on the schedule;
Cranberry-apple pie on my mind;
Pinecone garland on my chandelier;
White paper chain on the wall;
Paper snowflakes hanging from the ceilings;
Christmas hymns in our ears;
Lights on the deck rail;
Silly Santa hats on silly children’s heads;
Windows open to a crisp fall day;
In HIM we live and move [...]
Filed under: food, holidays, photos | 4 Comments »
We posted a few fun pics of the girls’ new skirts over the weekend, and the unanimous answer was that, yes, you want to know where we got them.
Did the banner in the sidebar tip you off?
These skirts really are lovely. We are thrilled with the colors, the combinations, the quality of the fabric, and [...]
Filed under: photos, reviews | 7 Comments »
Bethany has a new dress. Like every girl, she’s thrilled to model it for us:
Oops. She wasn’t quite ready that time. Let’s try again:
Yoo hoo! Over here…
That’s better. Isn’t she so cute you just want to eat her up? And her dress is cute enough to eat, too. See?
Who wants to know where her dress [...]
Filed under: babies, photos | 12 Comments »
Our deck has a great view. It’s part of the trade-off living here in the Texas Hill Country. Everything washes downhill, so if you live in a valley you have no view but you do own the best soil in the whole neighborhood. Actually, you have the only soil in the neighborhood, because it all [...]
Filed under: photos | 6 Comments »
I noticed there was something like 1,000 photos on the memory card in the camera, and decided it might be a good idea to declutter just a bit. I came across a few that were too cute to lose in the abyss that is our hard drive.
I just love our buddy system. The relationships between [...]
Filed under: photos | 9 Comments »
Yesterday 6 of the children had checkups at the dentist. This was going to be The Boy’s first official turn in The Chair. This isn’t a scary place for him. He has climbed up during other sisters’ cleanings and let the dentist look in his mouth, just for fun. We are here all the [...]
Filed under: The Boy, photos | 12 Comments »
It’s easy to get a good smile out of this girl:
If you miss it with the camera, just ask her to smile again. She’s always happy to comply.
She’s an excellent conversationalist, always deeply interested in what you are saying.
Although she sometimes looks a bit skeptical:
And has an opinion of her own to offer:
When all else [...]
Filed under: babies, photos | 17 Comments »
Lying on a magnetically soft leather couch with a baby on your chest
for an hour and a half as you listen to music.
how ’bout you?
Filed under: babies, photos | 9 Comments »
this drawing is closed
I waited far too long to tell you all about my favorite camera ever, but the result is that I’m even more in love than I was back when I should have done this post.
Remember when I scored 3 free cameras from Sony? And I told you about the sweet little cybershot, [...]
Filed under: giveaways, photos, reviews | 61 Comments »
Since I’ve only posted photos of Bethany lately, I thought I’d do a post about some of those old kids our other precious children.
Lydia and Bethany admiring Bethany’s reflection:
More fun in the mirror:
Rachael is cute enough to go solo:
Deanna looks great in her dad’s old hat. Bethany’s little bald head looks adorable even without a [...]
Filed under: humor, photos | 5 Comments »
It’s high time I do a post about one of those “old” kids - the ones we had before little Bethany came along.
What I really want to say is that 8yo Natalie is blossoming into a mature and helpful young lady. I love to see our girls grow into young women but I’m always a [...]
Filed under: little bellas, photos | 21 Comments »
Although she’s been smiling all along, Bethany fully mastered the self-conscious social smile yesterday. Our hard drive space is doomed.
Let the voice of vanity speak up for just before you look at the photo below. Hey, you looked, didn’t you? My arm is not that big. At least I don’t think it is. It must [...]
Filed under: photos | 22 Comments »
