Family Swim!

Got in the pool (fully dressed in my clothes) to play with my kids.  Gotta do things like that more often!  It was SO MUCH fun!  Thought I'd take Tess in with her clothes on too for her first swim around the pool.  She seemed to like it.  Didn't even cry!  I am so thankful for my beautiful family!  

GREAT pictures of Tessa today...& some smiles!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

To the most incredible dad in the whole world!  I hope these lucky ladies always remember what a wonderful daddy they have.  I can't imagine a better man for the job!  I only hope that my girls fall in love with a man who is just like him!  But for the time being, I am happy to share the love of MY life with them!

more good pictures

One more trip to the ZOO

Since my zoo pass was getting ready to expire for the year, we decided to leave Tess with Daddy & go pick up my nephew Lucas and go one more time.  It was a really hot, muggy day, but we had a great time!

Doesn't it look like Nora & the walrus are having an argument, and Olivia seems amused by the whole thing!

more zoo pictures

Wide Eyes & Big Daddy Kisses!

According to Nora, Tessa is a 'Lazy Bones' (she doesn't understand why Tess spends most of the day asleep, so she pulls her sister's eyes open and talks to her real loud in attempt to get her to wake up).  :)  We've tried to explain that babies sleep a lot, and that's how they grow!

We try to give Tess lots of attention when she IS awake.  We snuck these wakeful pictures this afternoon....and Daddy snuck him a little kiss!

Will it ever stop raining?

It has rained ALL week.  We planned a playdate with the girls' friends for today & we wanted to let them all swim in our pool.  Unfortunately, the weather prevented that, but as you can see, the girls were still able to entertain themselves!  

Tradition

It is a tradition with me & my girls every summer to paint rocks to put outside of our front door.  This year, we included little Tessa!  Olivia & Nora were covered in paint by the end of the evening last night!  

Some close-ups of our rocks

Pile-O-Smiths!

Thank you to Aunt Val & Uncle Ray who helped us get this pose!

We took these pictures in our front yard after church this evening