i have been slacking.

i have been bad. since this was my first year not doing photo 365 in a while (i did it in 2009, 2010, and 2011), i have been horribly bad about not taking photos of the girls just... being. just hanging out. the details and the fun. so i am trying to get back to that. and ill be doing 365 in 2013 for sure.

so here's some fun from upstairs. messing up bedrooms and the gameroom lol

and apparently, my kids hate clothes.

day to day.

here are a few randoms from the past few days.

a recap of sunday... my parents got into a car accident -- so here's the post about that on pv3.

http://parentingv3.blogspot.com/2012/01/long-weekend.html

kitchen shenanigans.








look at her hair!!!






last night A and S came downstairs and we wondered why their faces were so red... and why they smelled like lipgloss... oh!! because its on their face!!

family.

the title sums it up, pretty much.

we first have sisters. doing each other's hair. and calling one rapunzel bc, well, she likes it.




then we have my ever growing belly. 29 weeks today.


and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! ::gobblegobble:: we went to my parents. and had a great time and delicious food.

this was before we left this morning - watching the muffins.


aidan in her new apron helping nonny cook.






why does reese always look sneaky?


sawyer wanting to help




playing.


look who found 96 crayons!


my naked chef. making mashed potatoes :)




SO STRONG!



this past month, i was lucky enough to do a photo swap with Alyssa Maisano Photography <--- click and go *like* her on FB!! i got to hold and photograph her sweet newborn baby girl - and she had to deal with the skelte hellions ;) here are some of the great shots she took!! (i mainly edited, fyi!)













omg this is a warning to all 5-heads. wind is the devil.






ok and lastly, and having nothing to do with family? lol we saw santa 2 days ago. and by "we" i mean A and R. sawyer said heck no. the photo is juuuust how i like it ;)

inspired.

sawyer. my wedding dress. some eyeshadow. love.