Blake-san

Today Blake had his first Karate class and loved it! As soon as we walked out he said "I learned some sweet moves in there!" He could not wait to come home and show his friends how cool he looked in his new uniform. A few minutes later Chad and I looked out the window and noticed that he was giving "private lessons". This was too good, so I busted out my paparazzi skills and hid behind a tree and got these gems! Notice the one in the top left he is having her "break a board"...really a three ring binder! Wow, he did not even make it that far in his class today, but he knows it's coming up---Apparently, he had a really advanced student. So if anyone is interest in "private lessons" call now space is limited!!

Family Pictures

I have a love hate relationship with getting family pictures taken. I hate thinking about what to wear I start to over analyze everything!! Wondering if what I have picked out for clothes is too matchy matchy or if it does not go together at all. Then there is the day of, trying to make sure the kids are well fed, naps are taken and they are in the mood to cooperate. But I love getting the new photos up and the fact that they are done and I don't have to worry about doing them again for a few more years is a nice relief!

I was a bit nervous when I got home from this photo shoot thinking that we had been there an hour and half and I didn't have the feeling of "hurry get your one shot and get me out of here because my kids are having a melt down". I thought either these are going to turn out terrible because we were not paying attention to what was really going on or these are going to be great! Well, thanks to my friend Michelle at Rusty Bucket Photography they turned out amazing! Here are just a few of my favorites.

Splash Park

We made it out to the new splash park and had a blast! The boys loved it. I could not get them away...it even started raining on us and they were not leaving. We ended up being there for hours! I recommend taking your kids here, it a good change from the pool and the best part is that it's free!!