Friday Night Adventures

Train watching and raspberries. . .

 . . . in our jammies, of course.

Quarterly Top 5 Photos {of your kiddos}

So, I totally got ahead of myself and posted this last week! Then, I realized I was a week early.  Ooops!  

I'm linking up with the always awesome Amber from Click, Pray, Love, Ashley from Ramblings and Photos, and Sarah from Naptime Momtog.  If you have never visited their blogs. . . go now!  I'll wait. :)

So here are some of my faves from the last three months. . . 

1.  A kiss in front of the ugly garage door.  My kids are always sitting and standing on the little stoop in front of the door that leads to our garage.  It's an eyesore, but I actually love it because I have so many memories captured in front of it.  In this photo we were headed out and my kids were being so sweet with each other.  I grabbed my camera and told them to "do it again."  This is what I got.

2.  Stella was focused on a little toy and I was focused on the monring light coming through the window.  This girl ALWAYS has crazy, messy hair and I have to chase her down to get it brushed.  I'm going to miss that whispy, toddler hair.

3.  My SIL got this rain gear from a garage sale.  It's a litle big, but whenever it rains, Miles goes to closet to put on his Fireman outfit.  He loves to watch the rain hit his umbrella and splash in the puddles.  I don't always bring my camera out in the rain, but I on this day I risked it. :)

4. and 5.  Both of these are my kids lost in thought.  I think Stella was looking out the window waiting for her daddy to get home.  Miles was watching big trucks drive down Pierce Butler.  I cherish these quiet, mellow moments because our house is so rarely quiet.

It's always so hard to pick only 5, so I'd better post before I change my mind ANOTHER time.

Now go link up and check out all the other amazing entries here!!!

Thanks for looking! :)

Miles Update

Well, these are not very pretty pictures, but we received some pretty good news today!  It's been 1.5 years since Miles' spinal surgery and the hardware is still in place and the bones have healed nicely.  We are thrilled!  This means there is no surgical intervention planned in the forseeable future.  Unless something were to go awry with his hardware, we probably won't need another surgery until a major growth spurt happens.  

While I have many screws loose, I am so beyond thankful that Miles does NOT! :)

WooHoo!

Quarterly Link-Up

Linking up to one of my favorite blogs for the Quarterly Top 5 Photos you've taken of your children.  Here are 5 of my favorite photos of my kiddos this quarter.  Going through 3 months of photos is not easy and I'm not sure these are my best photos, but they are defintely ones that make me smile and I know I will treasure.  That's what it's all about, right?

 in the light

serious swinger

crashed out

workin' the camera

inside joke

Thanks for looking!! :)

xo

Assignment #34 Family/Celebration

Here are just a few of my family/celbration pictures that I took over our Christmas holiday.  I will be posting yours on Sunday night so if you haven't sent them, please do!  Everyone is welcome. . .sarschro@yahoo.com.

Sorry for being a little off schedule.  Maybe I should add that to my long list of resolutions. ;)  

Hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year!!

Top 11 of '11

Go check out this AMAZING photo blog and play along.  Here are my top 11 (or at least 11 that I like) of my children in 2011.  I went through my photos quickly, but these are the ones that jumped out at me.

Now off to go check out the other entries!!  

Bedtime with Miles

And because I couldn't leave Miles out, I had to snap a few shots of his bedtime routine. A little more predictable.  A little less craziness. There are books, drinks of water, stolen noses, lots of snuggles and some serious blanket chewin' going on. This was a good night.

And...........he's out.