More Fall goodies...

hello autumn.

i miss you:)

xo

and she is off....

Had an amazing trip to Michigan this weekend.

Pipe decided to boycott the cousin photo....

until significant bribery was instituted.

xo

beauty & the Bai

My sis glows and Bai....well, is just being Bai:)

Pop + Silliness

Looked what "popped" out.

Seriously, over the last week, this baby

is like "hello, i am taking over!"

I coaxed my sis to the beach to take

some more belly shots and I love how

natural she looks here.

Meanwhile,...

Bai looks absolutely "natural" being a goof ball and braving the surf.

Yes, she went in!

Beach sessions!

These two had my heart singing as I watched them

run and laugh; falling in synch each time.

Their love for the beach was contagious and I was

glad I revved up on diet coke to capture it all:)

Big brother had super silly sauce yet charmed

me in an instant. He is *all boy* and was

by far the sandiest and wettest of the bunch!

Keegan

lately is a very busy little girl.

she has discovered the world of swimming

and despite the cooler temps, is enjoying

being in the water.

She enjoyed Brady's party and was a total slugger

during pinata time.

She continues to enjoy school and learning new things,

is destined to teach me a thing or two about butterfly,

still busts out some amazingly detailed art,

and is very into Harry Potter.

Her front tooth is finally coming in, she enjoys styling

her hair in the morning, and she gravitates toward

wearing lots of bold colors.

I see a lot of Piper/Keegan similarities which makes

my heart smile huge, happy, momma smiles.

xo

Here she is

my sis + future niece:)

Bai after being told she can see baby thru her belly button

Hope + jonny being posed and photographed

by Bailey...she has some of my genes after all!

xo

Recently

this girl has awesome sauce all over her.

She received rave reviews at teacher

conferences today, has been

a great big sis and generous sharing

friend to all, and uses some pretty

big words that catch you off guard!

I love our one-on-one talking time

at night, and watching her get stronger

in the pool each week.

She is definitely maturing and her

little brain is bursting with ideas!

xo

Today piper is

mostly mellow with brief episodes of giddy-ness or all

out cranky-ness...

so glad I picked up the camera and caught some smiles.

Poor thing has been cutting teeth + her tubes are

working their way out + a cold is brewing.

Elmo is on the television for a bit each day to

ease the crabbiness!

"no" is a prominent word in her vocabulary.

the car seat is her least favorite place to be.

she is getting sneaky....

will look you in the eye with a glimmer of mischief at times!

man, she is awesome.

even when cranky:)

xo

Drivers wanted:)

not so much the carseat!

6 year olds rule

Brady had an amazing celebration with friends and family.

Brad dressed up like Darth Vader and the kids pelted him

with water balloons and pool noodle light sabers:)

Brady led "yoda says" and the pinata broke after everyone

pummeled it.

sigh

he is six

freeze-a-kid machine, anyone?!!!

xo

B is for Bubbles

We sing the sesame street song and voila, happy pipe!