dakota

Dakota has become an old lady.

She makes that white face look good.

This is her, "you better not make me go inside" face.

Look at her trying to look spry!

Like a spring chicken.

Lets be honest folks. 

This post should have been titled "Mow Your Grass!"

playroom

So a friend of a friend is crazy generous and

let me "test drive" an external flash and a new lens. 

I played with the kids in the playroom to get a feel for what it can do.

Lets just say, I don't hate it.

Paige is gonna be the best mom.

Brooke is still not crawling or pulling up. 

But I kid you not when I say she can reeeeeaaaaaach with her 

tiny (yet somehow so freaking long) arms.

She eventually makes is across the playroom...but its literally inch by inch.

Oh, little boy. 

You are so cute. 

(and mischievous and cranky and crazy loving!)

I'm so thankful for little book lovers.

Paige likes to tell me that she can read in her head, but she just

can't read out loud.

What's in here?!

Grandpa would be loving this girl and her little record player.

My PaigeyK!

So these are blurry, but I loved them too much to leave them out.

Tate is still so expressive.

Wanna know something?

Paige took these net two pictures!

Look at her go!!!

Can you see the pride beaming from this little face?!

Get ready for this.

Paige took the next 3 pictures. I adjusted some settings

and handed the camera back. I gave her some tiny directions and BOOM!

Paige has been telling everyone that she got the best pictures of Brooke. 

Because she did.

These two are starting to get more and more one on one time. Brooke loves

when Taters gives her some attention.

This girl, boy, girl set up has been a dream. 

I'm one crazy lucky mama.

I spy a bum off the floor!!!

Big news in this house!

Keep on keeping on, Brookie Boo!

And then she's back to relaxing with her feet up.

Tate was getting a kick out of the big flash.

The big kids thought it was hilarious when I pointed the flash at them.

These pictures remind me of disposable cameras from back in the day.

Hahahaha. 

Tate!

brooke 10 months

She did it. 

She's moved into double digits.

She's just the happiest (and quietest) baby ever!

You know how artist name their pieces? 

I'm gonna name a few of these pictures. 

"The Squished Ear"

"The One That Could Have Been"

We were pretty rushed this particular morning.

Honestly, I had been planning on trying pictures again.

Fast forward to the end of the month and it just never happened.

I just loaded all the pictures to my computer and

I was happy to see that I got a few keepers.

Brooke just wasn't being her smiley self.

A partially charged camera battery is never a good thing when 

dealing with squirmy subjects.

So this doesn't look like Brooke to me, but its just so cute and elf like. 

(I see you, Valerie. You lover of little elf babies)

"Squints"

Of course my camera would capture this face perfectly.

"I Run This Show And I Will Cry When I Want To"

Hey there, toofers!!!

And then I finally caved and gave her that darn puzzle piece.

"Adios"

Shout out to myself for meeting my goal. 

I decided that with a middle of the month birthday, I 

should always be able to blog Brooke's monthly shots in the

correct month. 

Y'all, I've got 2 hours to spare!