More Christmas Fun

Christmas is definitely one of my favorite times of year!!  So I couldn't pass up the chance to go with a friend to take some more pictures of the kids dressed up in their Christmas cuteness.  We took the kids to the Heritage Museum in Frisco and had such a great time!!  Here are some of my favorite pictures from that day.



Of course I enjoyed taking pictures of my babies.  But it was also fun to take pictures of my friend and her little girl.  She was trying to get some pictures for her Christmas cards.  I'm so glad she took some great pictures that day though.  I didn't get to share any of mine with her since my computer was on the blink.  :-(  But it was still a lot of fun!  Isn't her little girl's outfit just too cute??

Our Halloween Carnival

We had such a blast this Halloween!  The kids are at that perfect age where they are starting to "get" all the holiday stuff which makes it so much fun.  After enjoying our Trunk or Treat party the night before Halloween, we got to go to a Halloween Carnival with our LensBaby mom's group.  All of the moms in the group are so creative so it turned out extremely cute.

{One of the mom's came up with the cutest marshmallow game where the kids had to try to eat the marshmallow off the line.  And she loved it!!  I don't think she had ever tried marshmallows before this but they were a HUGE hit!}



{Another mom brought Halloween bowling which Little Man seemed to love.  He would set them up all by himself to knock them down again and again.  This will definitely be something we do again soon.}

 

 

{And of course there was a Fall theme set up to take pictures with.  With as active as they normally are, I was surprised they "posed" for me.  He sat next to it like he was a seasoned model.  Hehe...and I bribed her with a cookie.}



{There was also a cute bean bag toss game.  The kids didn't quite use the bean bags as planned but they sure did enjoy playing with the Halloween wrapped toilet paper rolls!}



{We also had a pumpkin patch sensory bin and a "drop the spider in the pumpkin" game for the kids.  All the moms did such a great job!  Especially since it can be so hard finding games for such a young age group.}





{And of course mine both enjoyed the cookie table.  :-)  Oh and one of the mom's made the Halloween bunting for us - so cute and creative!!}



{And I have to add one more picture of her Halloween costume.  I am not sure that I got any other pictures that had her complete costume down to her ruby red slippers while she was looking at me.  :-)  }


We had such a great time!  I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas this year!!!

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Linking up to Tot School, You Capture, and Wordless Wednesday. 

A New Toy

Look what Little Man found today.  Grandma and Grandpa brought this down to us for when he is a bit older, but he found it in the garage and decided it was time to play with it. 

Luckily though he thinks you're supposed to ride it like this (which means I can save the panic attacks for later).   :-)

He had a blast playing with his scooter until sister woke up.  Then we all went and played in the backyard for a while.  Here are a few more fun pictures I took while we played.



{Also my submission for the Paper Mama "Face" Challenge}

 

Photo Shoot with Miss L

Today I got the opportunity to do a photo shoot with Miss L.   It was so different to take pictures of a 7 year old instead of two toddlers.  She actually stood still and smiled pretty for the camera.  And I wasn't chasing after her as she was running away laughing.  It was amazing!  So much fun!  :-)

We met Miss L and her aunt this morning at the park.  And while her aunt entertained my kids I got a chance to take pictures.  Here are some of my favorites.

After Miss L and I took pictures for a while, we all stopped and had donuts.  And I was able to capture a few more pictures of her with her aunt.  I think they look so sweet together!

And of course not to worry a good time was had by all.   Miss L was great at entertaining my kids too!  :-)



I think we may have to go back to this park and play some more some time.  Thank you so much Miss L for letting me take your picture today!!

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Linking up to this week's  "You Capture" challenge.  This was my not so ordinary moments in an ordinary day.





Lots of Sprinkler Fun

Now that summer is here it's almost too hot to go outside especially in the afternoons.  Luckily we found the coolest little water toy for the kids.  They both LOVE anything that has water!!  It took a little while to get it all blown up (it's a good thing we're both full of plenty of hot air...hehe).  But once we got it ready, the kids had such a great time.  I know what we'll be doing a lot of this summer!  Here is a look at how much fun they were having.  :-)



I think this is the first time he smiled today.  He wasn't feeling well.  :-(




They both played so hard in the water.  E had so much fun she even gave the star a kiss before we went inside.  :-)



And Momma had fun because I got to practice freezing the water drops.  I had been wanting to get a picture like that.  :-)

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Since the kids are too young for "formal" games.  This is our fun and games for the week for our "You Capture" challenge too.

Yellow ~ An I Heart Faces Challenge

This week's I Heart Faces Challenge theme is yellow.  I took this picture at a play date we were at with some of the moms from my photography group at the Frisco Heritage Museum - such a great spot.  It has lots of cute little buildings that the kids can explore.  And he was so impressed by this wild flower while we were there that I couldn't help but take a picture.  :-) 

You can check out some other fun yellow pictures at the I Heart Faces website.

Busy, Busy, Busy - "Challenge"

This week's "You Capture" challenge is busy and we definitely have been!!  We've been unpacking fools lately as we're getting settled into the new house.  But since it's not always easy to get things done around the house when the kids are awake, the kids have been busy too.  :-)  They have played outside a lot, run errands with us, had some play dates, and overall just been having a great time.  Here are some of the pictures of what we have been up to.


 

They have been playing outside a LOT!!

   

They love playing on their new slide, in the dirt, with their ball - anything outside equals fun now days. 



They have also been playing with their toys and books more.  We moved them into their own rooms and they seem to love it!   We have been playing in them quite a bit.



We even managed to sneak in a play date with my photography group to Chesnut Square in McKinney.  Beautiful location but man the kids are fast now days.  :-)



And probably my favorite thing was watching E make a new friend today.  She had so much fun walking around with her new friend and giving her hugs.  It was so sweet!!



Butterflies and Mommies ~ "Challenge"

The You Capture challenge for this week was Motherhood.  I almost didn't post for the week because I wasn't sure I could capture a picture that would represent all that motherhood is - the special bond and love that you have for your kids, the worry you do about them all the time about EVERY thing, and all the fun moments you share.

Some of my twin mom friends and I went to a butterfly festival at the Collin Creek mall yesterday and I found a fun mommy moment to share .  There was a tent set up with hundreds of unsuspecting butterflies for the kids to touch and look at.  :-)  Hehe...and apparently my son wanted to see how they tasted. 

For me it was such a mommy moment because as he was just about to put the butterfly in his mouth, two of  my mom friends and I all instinctively yelled "no" at the same time and reached for him to stop.  The mommy just came out in us.   Luckily we stopped him just in time.  *** Disclaimer - No butterflies were hurt in our visit to the mall.  :-)

We enjoyed our visit with the butterflies.  Here are a couple of other fun pictures I was able to take while we were there.

Outside ~ This week's You Capture Challenge

We've been so busy moving and packing the last week or two that we haven't had enough outside time.  So yesterday we finally got a chance to enjoy the great outdoors and take some pictures for this week's "You Capture" challenge.  The kids LOVED going outside to play.  We met some friends from my photo moms group at The Frisco Heritage Museum and they had a blast running around from building to building.  It was a cute little place - great place to take pictures! 

Then later after lunch and naps the kids and I decided to take a nature walk.  I love living out in the country and seeing such beautiful scenery.  It was definitely a wonderful day!

Smiles ~ This week's You Capture Challenge.

This weeks "You Capture" challenge was smiles.  We didn't have a lot of smiles this week because we had a sick little girl.  But we found some time to sneak out this morning and capture a few quick smiles. 



He was definitely ready to get outside and play. 



And thankfully she seems to be feeling a little better today too.  Yay!!