Hoops

It is Basketball season. Both kids are LOVING it.

running to switch from defense to offense: all over it.

Paying attention to coach....ummmm; having fun-check.

Making some baskets-yep

Arms up on defense-of course

I really enjoy watching both Keeg and Brady grow on the

basketball court. Keeg has never played an organized

sport so her mind is racing taking it all in. She is

very good about remembering whatever the coach

wants them to focus on and defense.

Brady loves the running and shooting. He is

all offense and loves his time on court.

Both kids grin from ear to ear, though, while they play.

Which is simply awesome to see.

Happy Birthday

Bailey's Best Friend had a great party this weekend at

Charles park.

I kind of got enamored with her hair:)

and My little girl of course!!

I took a bunch of shots...

I really wanted to get good ones for

Miss Kara, who always takes control

of the camera for my kiddos parties'.

here is to Hello Kitty cakes and wind:)

Mommy's

little angel is protesting her nap currently...

so I am focusing on images of sweet

temperament and loveliness.

and she is already asleep....whew

These two

have a really special bond. Pipe A.DOREs her "bubba"

and Brady just loves those chubby cheeks.

Brady looks after her and is probably the first to drop

everything and help her out.

Her eyes in this one-framed by the

BEST OLD NAVY find EvER-

the hat that she can't get off

is sooooo awesome:)

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giggle

This random picture made me laugh today.

The girls went to the neighbors Christmas party.

Check out Bai's sparkly hot pink shoes...

and note her lovely "I am up past my bedtime"

disposition:)

For Charlie

who am I kidding

this is equally for Holly:)

Seriously

I do realize I have 3 other children.

I do.

But this chub-a-lub is with me all day and my camera

has this magnetic attraction to her....

and she is one years old.

and i am trying to soak it all in...

and i realize i forget to brush my teeth some mornings

so the likelihood of me remembering all this Piper awesomeness

isn't looking promising.

So I click away.

it is my therapy of sorts

my freeze-a-kid-machine...at least in pixels:)

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free to be frame by janelle gustofson (cafe j) after five designs

Freeze a kid machine

NOT successfully invented thus far.

I talk about freezing my kiddos..all of them, but probably

Piper the most. Yes, she is our baby; the last of our clan!

But there is something even more to it.

Perhaps her sweet chubbiness

or her great-natured disposition

or her two tiny pumpkin teeth on the bottom

or her ability to grin and make all your stress melt away

or her Ginormous thighs that make all her baby clothes bulge

(that is so much more fashionable on her than me!)

or her eyes that sparkle

or her baby-butt dance

or her squeal when the big friends come home from school

or how her legs kick and kick when she sees daddy

or her love of popcorn (i swear we are careful about kernels)

or her obsession with Birds

or the zillions of other things that make her our Pipes

xoxoxo baby girl.

Quick page from thedailydigi.com Digi files #11 by Karen.

Denial

She will not turn one tomorrow-she will not turn one...

And in other news....Brady had a playdate with a school

buddy that he ADORES.

He hasn't stopped grinning all day:)

xo

More Christmas

and Christmas Eve favorites....

Squeaked in a visit with The Man Christmas Eve morning...

No screaming shot for Pipe...just goin along with the flow..

We Floridians swim Christmas Eve when it is HUMID and 80 degrees...

it tuckers the kids out so they wake up at 6:30am instead of 5am:)

Pipe showing the grandparents her latest moves...

Bai declaring LovE for her new softie toy (that you put in the

microwave & heat-no joke!! Hey, if it prevents her from crawling in

bed with me than I am investing in a dozen!!)

Lovin this shot of Pipe being all giggley with her Papa!

xo

Huh-huh-Huh*

Pipe wasn't too sure about this whole wake

up early and open presents thing....

I anticipate it will grow on her and next year

she will be diving in with the rest of them:)

*interpreted: Ho-ho-ho!*

more

homework completed!

Gotto say I have been enjoying this class:)

check out these christmas photos from the past.

back to last minute wrapping!

Flashback

Ran across this photo in the archives.....

xo

Homework

So I am incredibly behind in the template class I

signed up for...surprised I am sure!!

But a little participation is better than nothing:)

Here are my latest creations:

I love this one...

perhaps because I love anything relating to Piper....

SIGH

I am in denial that she is turning one in 10 days

Serious. Denial.

Girls of the house

just a couple photos from my trip to atlanta....

Rose was such a sweet little thing and Lily

was incredibly intrigued by this squirmy bundle:)

Leavin Atlanta

and leavin this cutie behind....

xoxo

Then and NOW

This beautiful girl has allowed me

to take photos of her as she has grown....

This is her a couple weeks ago...

Same gorgeous eyes...

same mixture of spunk and sweetness:)

Attempting

to keep up with that class:)

I am several days behind...but enjoying the time i do get

to spend creating with photos and preserving some

memories.

template (25days of templates class reneepearson.com); paper+

embellishments+word art (songbird avenue Recollection charity kit

for alzheimers research)

Ho-Ho-Ho

My niece is getting into the Christmas spirit!

Taking a class

SO...

Amongst all the seasonal chaos, I decided to take an online

class that encourages you to document the holidays,

past and present digitally. (Tiffany Tillman's 25 days of

templates at Reneepearson.com.)

I have completed 0 of the 5 online classes I have signed

up for, so the track record + time of year was kinda

working against me.....low and behold I sign up my

sis who has completed 0 of the 2 online classes I have

signed HeR up for...but wait....

Boom

layout number one

and layout number 2

Can you tell I LOVE this picture of Pipe??

I am 2 for 2 Holly....

**all digi material is from Paislee Press Adorned kit

by Liz Tamanaha with the exception of the vintage frame on layout 2

Katie Pertiet DesignerDigitals.com

We have a HAPPY Baby!!

Who is a fan of tormenting her mommy by taking

off all objects put on her head in record time.....

so the focus on this one isn't the greatest...

but that twinkle in her eyes is AMAZING!!!!

Have a bit of Holiday messiness planned today for

when the kiddos get home and finally purchased all

the ingredients for christmas cookies...but will wait

until next week-ish for that kitchen disaster:)

Hope you are enjoying your pre-holiday time!!

Just a couple

of shots that I had to share....

Love this moment at McKee....

Soooo many more to come!!

Piper

is getting tubes put in her ears in the morning.

such a minimally invasive procedure and yet I am anxious and concerned.

my sis is a rock star and waking up at 4am (no typo) to stay with the others and driving them to school....I pretty much owe her big time:)

sigh

wish her well.

crud, wish me well!

More wonderful Families

Took this GREAT picture today....

of this super nice family....

I still cannot BELIEVE how big the kiddos have gotten!!!

So many great pictures of chasing these stinkers around..

a couple super-sweet family moments...

lots of fun shots of their pupper-dogs...

and perhaps a shot or two for Melissa!

How to Sabotage a photo shoot

So Keegan dressed up and grabbed some props....

"Mom!!!! Come take my picture!!!"

Music to my ears:)

I come running and start clicking.

I let her direct me....after all, this was her idea.

"I want a real serious pose" she says.

Enter Brady stage right.

Photo shoot OVER.

Much Better!!

Had 3 A.MAZING sessions this weekend.

These kiddos were sooo easy to photograph...

and so fun to be around...

Glad their holiday sessions went so well!!!

Not what I was looking for...

Yikes!!!

My holiday sessions tomorrow will

hopefully go better!

This makes me smile

This sweet photo was taken by my friend and fellow

photographer Kara lynae.

What makes me even more happy is that she captured this:

Bailey is desperately afraid that her baby sister is going

to crawl into the ocean and wash away....up until this

very moment I would have thought she

would really be OK with that;)

Pipe, meanwhile is like...ummm could someone detach

the crazy 3y.o. from my dress?

LoVE THIS. LOVE. IT.

For Aunt Susan

The twins were baptized last month in Michigan.

All of my siblings gathered to welcome them into

the church...and fight over who got to hold the little

munchkins next:)

Love that we are all in one place.

xoxo

You would have thought

they had won the Super Bowl...

2009 flag football

Hehe.....

This photo cracks me up:)

It is a drizzly Michigan fall day and the we are at

the apple orchard, climbing/jumping between hay bales.

Piper is napping in the car with Brad.

Keegan had a dress coat on that I knew was going to

get trashed so I offer her mine.

Bailey is going for the grizzly bear look.

Brady is trying to knock me over.

Yummy donuts were consumed...with sugar!

Jonny and Chris and Charlie brave the cold for cider.

Mom is in the car with her foot up.

I am in shear heaven despite the weather.

Love Michigan fall with my family.

So many good memories

from my recent trip to Michigan

lots of photos to share....

perhaps in collage form?