I was going to put "Beautiful Bella" for the title and then remembered that Bella actually means beautiful which would be quite redundant--hehe. These aren't the greatest shots of Bella; she was sick at the time, and I don't think she quite appreciated me placing her in a bunch of strange locations, trying to make her smile. Plus, she squinted every time she looked up into the camera (sound familiar Kare?) But she is so darn cute anyway, eh!?! Is my color too washed out?
Little baby Eden was born on Monday and we went up to see them the next day. She is SOOO sweet and beautiful (she looks like her beautiful Mommy)! All are doing well and we are so happy for them! We love you guys!
I feel like every time I take pics of Krista now-a-days, she's just thinking, "run away," and "avoid eye contact at all cost." It gets very frustrating, but luckily I kinda like the "no eye contact" look (or at least, it's growing on me). Do you like the color of one or two better?
Daniel and I did a photoshoot with the girls last night. I have TONS that I really like, so it will take me forever to ps them all and post them here, but I couldn't resist posting this little teaser to get you all excited (this was one of my favs, so they're not all this good). Would you crop this any differently? I have such a hard time knowing what looks best.
Yesterday was the perfect spring cleaning day (which is just about the only day I really clean) and I decided to deep clean the kitchen. Of course, Krista wanted to help, so I gave her a rag and set her on the counter with me. When I went to get the camera, she got a little side-tracked with the dishes, but I thought it was cute anyway. Speaking of dishes, you should see this girl load a dishwasher! She puts all the forks together, all the spoons together, etc., and then she puts all of her plastic spoons and forks together (which is what I do). O.C.D?
Krista has always loved to help Mom and Dad with whatever they're doing. When I put on my gloves and raked leaves in the fall, Krista started helping, so I put her gloves on and we worked side by side. Now, every time Daddy or Mommy do yard work she wants to put on her gloves and help. From a very young age, she loved to clean up which I thought was very unusual. But now I realize that she is just like her Daddy: a clean-freak organizer.
This one is so full of emotion--something I thought I missed with just Dan and Krista around (they are not very emotional). The funny thing is, she can turn it on and off on a dime. The above sequence (with a few steps missing in-between) is a typical crying cycle: she's fine, she begins screaming, I look at her and she instantly starts laughing. Then when she realizes that I am not going to pick her up, the cycle begins again. It really is funny to watch.
People have said that Emma and I are alike in many ways. We are similar in one way for sure; we are both momma's girls. Anyone who knows Emma will tell you that she is happiest when in the arms of her mother, and mom quite enjoys having her there (most of the time).
