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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

We have a new Bob Vila in training...

So it is no surprise that Miss Marlo LOVES her big brother, and we all know the saying, "Immitation is the most sincere form of flattery." It might also not come as a surprise that she has all but snubbed her nose at all the pink, frill and girl-inspired toys I've generously supplied her with. Instead she is following in her brother's footsteps (on much vacuumed carpet I might add!) and declaring her calling in life as a Bob Vila wannabe. See here for another musing on this family's apparent obesession with all things home improvement!

This is no joke, one night while cleaning up dinner the kids were playing alone/together in the playroom and we could see them the entire time...well, we look over and here is what we saw...

Marlo had found the mini (REAL!) phillips screwdriver and was attempting to deconstruct every hinge on the door, just like someone else I know of!



She showed much persistence too, and really worked hard at those fine motor skills of placing the tip of the screwdriver into the head of the screw...and just look at that stance, that's MY favorite :)




Proud much?



Surveying another hinge that she can work at...


Gotta throw in one of those cheesy smiles too, the little punk!











While this looks similar to someone flipping the "bird", it's just her way of saying, "ha ha, look what I have! I know it's my brother's tool, but I got it, ha ha ha!" Come to think of it, she might as well just have been "flipping the bird"!
(Notice the tool set splayed out in the background!)


In a more "girly" moment, here she is surrounded by all the animated/talking/singing Easter-themed plush animals...

And being a PUNK again :)


One last demonstration of her power and capabilities of becoming a tool-woman, so much for gender stereotypes huh :)


Monday, March 22, 2010

Cute OVERLOAD!

Today, YES TODAY, we wayyyy up 75 to have the kids' pictures taken at Portrait Innovations...

I've chosen just a few funny/super cute ones to highlight here...


"How YOU doin'?"

My sweet girl in her locket from Grandpa Regan...and she is dressed just like her great-grandmother Mops...see picture below...

Here is my grandmother Mops (who recently passed away) when she was about Marlo's age. I am trying to piece together the pics from today, of Marlo, to recreate this collection of pictures...She looks like a Miss Cranky Pants, but actually she was really great for this photo session!



The shirt looks so adorable on her, just "too big" enough to be cute :)




Oh, here's the little stinkers! Best buds Ty and Trent (the Maxams were also at the studio having pics of their baby done!)




So these were a series of great pictures that we got of both kids standing up...but of course Ty decided to go off on an interpretive dancing sort of tangent and gave us quite a laugh...


Work it boy!


Perfect angels :)
<3 (though I think Marlo is saying "People! Get this stinkin' flower hat off of me! NOW!")








Marlo's favorite thing to do lately...POINTING!


Super cheesy, but still precious...


Oh, there's my little Man :) He really is looking older (sniff sniff!).


One of my favorites of the day, ha ha ha!







Big ONE YEAR OLD!





Do I have the most precious children in the world?
a. YEP!
b. OF COURSE!
c. duh!
d. all of the above

Monday, March 15, 2010

Ty's photographic journal...

I've picked out just a few of the 5 million pictures Ty has taken so far and given them what I think he would title them!



"Hey (scary-looking!) Papa!"


"Hey Aunt Bobbie and Aunt Mary (I gotta work on holding my camera still!)"


"Feet and water, what could be a more interesting focal point!"




"Aunt Bobbie and Miss Marlo close-up"





"Scary and tired-looking Mama!"




"Self-portrait" ha ha ha ha ha ha! (I think Aunt Alex was fiddling with the settings!)





"The only subject that will stay still long enough for a decent picture"







"Phillips or Flathead??"



"Daddy looking like he's drinking a beer, but is indeed playing with a cowboy costume"



"There's that scary Mama again! She does always say she has her eye on me!"



"Any guesses?"




"Where ceiling meets wall"




"Through the eyes of a vacuum"




"Still trying to find the button and finding the right time to press it!"


"One of 40 million pictures of someone's neck/stomach area"

"Your guess is as good as mine!"


"Paints from Nana"


"Another whoops"




Oh, there will be PLENTY more to come...Ty is CLICKING away a million pictures!