More Family Pictures

Here are a few more pictures from our family photo shoot.

All I Wanted...

So, all I wanted while we were on vacation is to have a nice family picture taken. Of course, we waited until Friday afternoon to take pictures so we basically only had one shot. Needless to say, we did not get one good shot of the entire family. So, here are the pictures that we did get

Ocean Fun

Vacation was wonderful! It was surprisingly HOT. We had to be careful about how long we were outside because the kids seemed to be sensitive to the heat. We did take Finley out one morning and she sat in the cabana while Grady and David played in the sand (and I took pictures).

Three Generations

Here is a picture of my mom, me and the kids on vacation. It's a great picture, but will be even better when I figure out how to Photoshop David's shorts out of the picture!

Hooray Ocean!!!!!

This is one of my favorite images from vacation. I edited it using a vintage tone.

Me and My Babies

Our family tends to dress in matching colors quite often. For example: I'll have green on and Grady will have green on and then David will come down wearing green! It's crazy. It happened again on vacation, so I took advantage of it and had David take some pictures of me and the babies.

Bathing Beauty

Here is our little bathing beauty before we headed out to the beach!

Fuzzy Finley

Finley is normally a FABULOUS sleeper however, on vacation she was not at her best. She slept great at night but only took 15 minute power naps during the day.

One afternoon, when I went in to get Finn from her nap she was super cute. Here is the same picture that I played around with some different effects. Love it!

My Boys

What a wonderful joy it was to watch my two boys play on the sand at the ocean. It filled my heart with joy! To hear Grady squeal with delight was worth the 13 hours in the car and all of the anxiety that came along with traveling with two children under the age of two!

We're Back

Hi everyone.  We've been away for a few days.  David had to go to the Boston area for work on Friday, so we packed up the truck and went with him.  This was Grady's first visit to another state and hotel stay.  We left Thursday afternoon and arrived shortly before 10 p.m..  Grady did great, but he protested the last hour or so in the car.  

Friday morning, we dropped David off at work and we went exploring.  Thank goodness for GPS, as it made exploring much easier.  I searched for a mall and was thrilled when there was one only 4 miles away.  Unfortunately, when I pulled in, I noticed it was a strip mall rather than a real mall.  It ended up being a great discovery.  We went to a Target (gotta love them regardless of where they are), a Trader Joe's -- I loved it!  I wish that we had one in Rochester... we need something to give Wegman's a run for their money!  We also went to a Whole Foods which was great.  Almost everything was organic and I was surprised that their prices were not any more than Wegman's.  One thing that I noticed was that everyone brought their own bags to the grocery stores.  At Trader Joe's each time you bring your own bag, you get entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift certificate.  At Whole Foods, they give you a nickel back for each bag you bring.  It was very impressive to see.  It made me realize that I need to be much more conscious of this as well.  

Saturday we drove about an hour and a half and visited my friend Fabre and her family!  It was so much fun to see them.  Fabre and I met a year ago at a scrapbook event in NH.  We keep in touch via email, but have seen each other three times this summer, as she and her husband were vacationing in the Finger Lakes this summer and we were able to spend a couple of days with them and then I had a chance to have dinner with them on their way through to Toronto.  We went on a Kitchen Tour that was hosted by their local garden club.  That was so much fun.  We put Grady in the Baby Bjorn and he did great. He loved it!  On Saturday evening, we took the train into Boston and had yummy Italian and finished the evening with some amazing pastries from Modern Pastry.  (We only stood in line for about 40 minutes for our goodies.)

On Sunday we were hoping to visit the zoo, but unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and because it was raining, we decided to have breakfast and head for home.  We got home around 6 p.m.  and were happy to be back in our own home.  Grady was thrilled to see his toys, excersaucer and the floor where he could stretch out and roll around.  

Although I lugged the camera with us, I only took two pictures of a flock of wild turkeys that crossed the road in front of us on our way to a house on the kitchen tour.  Fabre took a few and I will post them once I get them!