day 99: since my photo for the green contest on the pioneer woman’s blog was selected as one of the members of group 4 (yay me!) from such a huge pool of entries, I thought I’d try my hand at another round. Here is the entry that I shot today. Ben’s new fancy watch 🙂

day 98: this afternoon my brother came up to visit and got to spend some time with the kids. At first I wasn’t sure if Amelia was going to warm up (she can be a tough audience), but after only about 2 or 3 minutes she decided to climb in his lap. Paul was pretty much tackling him from the moment he walked in the room 🙂

day 97: I didn’t get a chance to take any other pictures during the day so I grabbed this one before heading to bed. It was a long day. And in case you were wondering, it’s a monkey lunch box (duh)

day 96: there is nothing that my kids love more than a good story, and especially if it’s read by one of their favorite people – their grandma. Today was full of story time!

day 95: seriously… take a look at this post from 2007. Yeah, same shoes. Granted I don’t use them all the time, mostly when I am wanting to use my fancy schmancy nike+ ipod thing. But really… that is still way way too often to still have the same pair. I think that is officially on my list of things I need to replace. And fast. I have restarted (hopefully to finish to completion this time) the couch to 5k program… this round I’m attempting it with babies in the double BOB… I must be nuts 🙂

day 94: I love this sweet little daddy son moment. Ok, so I cheated a little… Paul really was giving Ben a snuggle but by the time I got my camera he wasn’t anymore, so I asked if he could do it again… yeah, our babies “hug” on command, and by “hug” I mean squish their face into yours. It’s pretty sweet actually 🙂 Also kind of funny is the take n toss sippy cup full of smoothie in his hand – but hey, that makes it real life right? I love my boys.

I also think it’s CRAZY to compare it to this picture from November of ’08 … it doesn’t really seem like it’s possible that it’s the same baby. I guess he’s not really much of a baby anymore is he? Sniff, sniff.

day 93: we had quite a busy Easter this year. A trip to the wild animal park in the morning and a family get together in the afternoon. The trip to the wild animal park left everyone pretty exhausted and the kids didn’t nap as long as I’d hoped they would, so they were a bit saucy when they woke up. We decided to take a walk in the wagon to perk everyone up. I also had hopes of getting pictures of them in their Easter outfits frolicking in the flower field… smelling the flowers and such. Unfortunately there were a few flaws in my plan. First off, the outfits I picked for them were way too big so they couldn’t really run around in them without worrying about tripping. Second the field that looked so pretty from the street actually had a lot of gopher holes and broken glass in it. So they had to stay in the wagon. Boo. Oh well. I attempted to make the most of it but I’m not thrilled with any of the pictures to be honest. Ben reminds me that the important thing is the day, not the pictures. I try to remember it but I still get frustrated when I think I’ve missed a potentially fabulous photo opportunity.

day 92: it’s been a while since I’ve shot an engagement session. Partly it’s because I’m not doing as many weddings as family portraits this year, but mostly it’s because almost all of my couples for weddings this year are declining to do engagement sessions (totally madness if you ask me, the engagement sessions are SO fun and a good way to relax in front of the camera, but whatever). This one was ridiculously fun and made me sad that I don’t have many more of them left this year. I forgot how easy it is to do a portrait session when you don’t have anyone under the age of 5 to chase around 🙂

day 91: a few days late, but I finished Ben’s birthday cake for him to take to work. Buttermilk cake with fresh strawberry sauce for the filling and buttercream icing. YUM

day 90: Paul wearing pajamas with several pairs of socks on top.