6/25/2009
Houston, we have a tooth!
I can't believe my baby is getting so big!! Time has really flown!
I bought a new camera!
SO, I decided on the Nikon. I'm in love with this camera. I'm really happy with it. It has such clarity! I love the zoom! I can't wait to take the kids out to a really pretty area and take their pictures with the scenery behind them. I've been practicing with it because I'm not familiar with all the settings. So the pictures aren't all perfect. But they are really good - and i'm getting better.
Here's what i've got...
Ally outside (it was SO hot today!)

I know she's not smiling in this picture, but there's something angelic about it.

Ally, Tommy, and Natalie again


Tommy (he's the type of kid that doesn't stand still for pictures, so i shot it quickly and didn't center him very well) I was just glad I got one! :)

Same with this one. The focus isn't great, but at least I got it! :)

Natalie doesn't stop chewing/sucking her fingers/thumbs for long. But now that her first tooth came in, maybe she'll stop soon. I wish she took a binky - they are easier to take away when the time comes!

Yes, i know this looks like a silly pose. Natalie is working on sitting up by herself. She was sitting for a good 20 seconds on her own and I was almost ready to take the picture when she started teetering. lol

Ally is wearing the dress my mom made for her. Isn't it beautiful on her?!

Caught in thought. I didn't pose her like this. She was just daydreaming while i was getting the camera settings set and I decided to take a quick shot of her.

Isn't that hat the cutest?
5/25/2009
Ally is now a 1st grader!
Her teacher had nothing but great things to say about her. :) I loved her teacher this year. I hear the teachers in 1st grade are great, but they have some big shoes to fill!!
Tommy gets to start pre-school in the fall, so he is really excited to be a big boy and go to school like ally! He's starting to get more interested in learning. Ally loves to play school with him and pretend she's the teacher and he's the student. He sits pretty well for her, so hopefully he'll sit quietly in school! :)
I posted some pictures from her field day on my coupon blog HERE.