Early summer nights

Mid May still had reasonable evening temperatures, so we tried to enjoy our last little bits of time outside before the heat and mosquitoes arrived.


This first picture isn't outside, but it is too precious to not include!
 I was really just wanting to play with my new camera, hence the dozens of random pictures of Daisy.





I know I'm biased, but isn't she beautiful?


 Beautiful little Porcelain Doll lookalike, even with the dirty face

 Now there is a mischievous face if I ever saw one.

 Dale trying so hard to smile
 After I tell him not to smile "so big"
 Finally got a great one. Such a beautiful boy.
 Daisy stylin' like she always does
 Struttin' that stuff, she's got the legs to pull it off! lol
 Adaira already to go to gymnastics (oh yeah we started gymnastics a month ago)
 Hey blue yes! Her poor teeth have been missing for 6-8 months now, must be waiting for her mouth to grow a little bigger.

I initially wanted gymnastics as a good sensory and movement activity for Dale, but thought Brighton and Adaira would enjoy a trampoline and tumbling class.

 The fun thing about tramps and tumbling is they could come home (eat Popsicles) and practice on our trampoline.

 Sitting back and watching the kids play, and guarding Grandma's animal crackers.

I was purposely crossing one of my eyes, fyi...





The poses these kids decide to take sometimes...I don't get it, neither does Grandma Barbara.



One of the things that brings me the most joy at this stage in parenthood is seeing my children playing happily together. Equally disturbing is the opposite.


Daisy catching a bounce, she's become quite limber on the trampoline for just a two year old.



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