Man, we had a great time today! Ben and Claudia came over with their crew - we had a picnic in the newly fenced-in back yard. (Roast pork, roast chicken, Claudia's Super-Secret-To-Kill-For-Potato-Thing, and Zorak's-Super-Rice. Yes, the children may develop scurvy, but sometimes nothing beats a beautiful afternoon with friends and a pile of comfort food.)
The guys played ball. The littles wandered here and there. Claudia held BabyJ and I got to eat Peeps and Marshmallow Eggs with no heartburn and nobody in my lap.
Then, before it got too dark to see properly and risk losing not only eggs, but the smaller children, we hid the eggs in the meadow and had another Tractor-Themed Easter Egg Hunt. (The first tractor that lived in our meadow for a year or so is gone, now, and in it's place is a working one we borrowed from a friend. Someday, we're going to have to break down and actually buy one - working or not. It's just not Easter without a tractor.)
The kids had a blast. The guys got to visit. Claudia and I got to eat the candy that didn't make it into the eggs.
Just look at that precious little doll! Does she not just radiate cuteness from every pore on her being? Gah. She's only a couple months younger than EmBaby, and they are so. stinkin'. adorable together. Zorak and I turn into gooey morons who'll do anything for one of those wee little smiles. *gush*
I managed to take a couple of great pictures, a few kinda creepy ones (still working on action shots - my action setting seems to be impaired), and some really sweet ones. Then, as the children began to show signs of weakening, we brought them in and let them OD on sugar and chocolate while they vegged over Season 1 of Jonny Quest. YAY NETFLIX!
In all, you really can't ask for a nicer belated holiday get-together.
Kiss those babies!
~Dy
~Dy
9 comments:
Great pictures!! I am going to need copies of the ones of the girls together. And that last one? Even I had to gush, and I thought I was pretty immune to it. I needed to see this. We just finished "I Am Legend".
Awww, adorable! I guess the vomit comet has run its course? Ugh, how awful for you.
Ummm, how about some more baby J pics? Pretty please with Peeps and Chocolate on top? I need a baby fix. No more here, so I live vicariously through others.
Sounds like a lovely time.
Melissa
Oh, such a fun day! Girls are so cute at 2 . . . and having two of them together just magnifies the cuteness!
I am so glad that you all are feeling better and over the plague so that you could enjoy the day! And it is SUCH a nice feeling to enjoy just "being" without a baby either inside you or on you, for a change! : )
It looks like everyone is feeling much better! The girls are adorable...How nice that y'all live close enough for them to be friends.
mere
Hey! Aren't you the one who was always complaining about your photography skills? Look at you go! These are great shots! Every one of them.
They really are just Adorable. My goodness! I blame you for my baby hunger.
I'm glad your crew made a quick recovery -- it looks like your belated egg hunt was loads of fun!
That child is absolutely gorgeous! Great picture.
It sounds like an awesome day. I'm glad everyone was feeling well enough to enjoy it!
Oh my gosh, can I just tell you how much I ADORE that picture of Em picking up eggs. How on earth did you capture such a shot? Is that a straight out of the camera shot, or did you fiddle with it in an editing program?
I'm with Melissa, can you please post more baby shots when you get a chance? I love to see pictures of all your kids though. They're all just so adorable.
hugs!
~dawn
Dawn, no, I've futzed with all the pictures. I didn't realize that was "ok", at first, so I used to post just SOOC shots. It's probably not my picture-taking that has improved, but my editing. LOL! I dream of one day getting Photoshop Elements to play with, but for now, Picasa (free download from Google!) has plenty that I haven't figured out how to use, so I'll stay w/ that for a while.
The girls are just so much fun to photograph! Oh, man. I don't mean to neglect the boys, but the boys move too fast and make faces when they see the camera. The girls just ignore me and go about their merry way, letting me snap like a crazed one-woman papparazzi entourage.
I'll get more of BabyJ. Tried to get some today, but it's difficult to take pictures from only 8" away, or while my nose is buried in his little neck. I need longer arms. ;-)
Jenni, I wish you would tutor me in photography. I really. Really. Wish you would. :-) When you say something nice about a picture, I feel like the kid whose third grade art teacher hung her hand turkey on the blackboard. LOL!
Dy
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