It's so hot, you could.....

Kids love summer.

Day off

For the first time in what seems like ages, I had a Saturday off to just spend with the kiddos. Just the 3 of us. Selina is at work, no shoots, no Chinese school. Awesome. The day started off with breakfast with mom at the local bagel shop. Mom went to work and I took the kiddos to the farmers market. Came back home, and as usual, they run upstairs and wreak havoc. Kristin always seems to be the noisy one.

"WHAT TIME IS IT?????"

"IT'S VUVUZELA TIME!!!! BBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRR"

Then she gets ready for her big performance, which always consists of wearing her Fancy Nancy shoes and one of their many princess dresses........

and then scream and sing at the top of her lungs.

Then she starts acts like a monkey.

Kayla is much more of a chillaxing kind of kid.

But she always ends up getting hurt somehow.

And yes, our floor is constantly like it appears below. Strewn with random toys that they strategically place for me to step on : (

I like this drawing board from Ikea, and so do the kids. Makes for a multipurpose learning/drawing tool.

Lunch time! Lunch today consisted of fruit from the farmers market, cheese omelette, and garlic naan.

Kristin is carboholic. She loves breads, any bread, all breads. It's always the first thing she eats, and is always asking for seconds.

Kayla is the vegetarian of the family, loves fruits and veggies.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th : )

I got a new camera for Fathers day!

Still trying to figure out where the compact flash card and batteries go though.

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Kristin is so creative. She made this 'camera' from scratch. Comes with all the necessary parts too : )

Happy Fathers Day!

To all the dads out there, hoping you're having a wonderful day!

After school

Kayla has been wanting a new umbrella for a while now, and we finally got her one....too bad its already summertime. At least now she can use it to shade herself from the sun. After school yesterday she had the chance to try it out. She has also become super proficient at riding her tricycle now too. It's so funny watching her pedal full speed ahead. One of these days I'll have to get it on video.

Picture day

It's that time of year again for dance studio pictures. This is the 2nd year that we've done photos through Kristins dance class, and it's always such a pain in the rear. Last year we waited in 100 degree weather, and it was so disorganized........this year was no different.

Kristin doesn't seem to enjoy putting on makeup......

but she really does....

She seems so grown up now, but there's always these small things that remind me that she's still a little girl.

She really liked her fancy new outfit that she gets to wear for the Daddy/Daughter dance.