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May 14, 2009

Same day, different photo... These two girls LOVE being together. They get along so well. They are partners in crime. They are imaginative and silly and just plain adorable. They were putting on a performance during our outing to the park and had us cracking up. They sang and danced like "real" rock stars! We decided that we'll have to continue getting these two together this summer. I'm sure there are lots more laughs in store...

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May 13, 2009

We went to the park this afternoon with Isabella's best friend. My own girls didn't want much to do with the camera, so I zoomed in to their buddy. She is such a cute kid, and a ham! Every time I would call her name, she would stop and pose!

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May 12, 2009

This is one of my favorite spots to get photos of the girls together. When they are sitting on the front porch, they are always happy and getting along. This morning we were running late for school, so I gave the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to eat while I picked up and packed the car. They were so cute and being so sweet to each other that I had to snap a photo. I love that Ione still has that fresh from bed look in her eyes.

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May 11, 2009

Since we were in Houston anyway, I shot some more photos of my baby brother for his senior portrait collection. I absolutely love oak trees, so this is one of my favorites.

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May 10, 2009

Mother's Day! I spent the day with my mom today. I was so happy to have her here with us for Mother's Day. We took her shopping and while she walked through stores, I snapped some shots of my little brother. He will be finishing school this year, so it was a perfect opportunity to get some senior portraits. I grabbed this shot just as we were heading home. Such a sweet kid, and a sweet Mama too!

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May 9, 2009

Mother's Day Tea was actually Thursday, but I just didn't get around to these pictures until today. Isabella's class made beautiful flower pots with flower pens in them. We had a wonderful lunch together sitting at beautifully decorated tables and ate delicious ham wraps and salads. To top it off we had brownie ice cream sundaes for dessert. Isabella drew a portrait of me and wrote why I am special..."because she and Daddy take turns reading stories to her at bedtime." So cute! It was a wonderful gift and I am so glad that I am able to share those sweet special moments with my baby girl.

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May 8, 2009

Today, the girls finally received their recital costumes in dance class. There we SO excited to try them on and rehearse in these beautiful, frilly pink numbers for their tap number. The ballet costumes are equally as adorable, but in royal blue. I can't wait to see them all on stage in June!

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May 7, 2009

I took some family photos for our dear friends this afternoon. They are such a beautiful family and are expecting a baby this fall. I can't wait to meet their new addition! :)

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May 6, 2009

Another one of Mom's flowers. Nothing terribly special, just pretty and pink. :)

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May 5, 2009

I took the girls out for a bike ride this afternoon. We packed up frilly skirts and boas, and the camera, of course! The weather was beautiful, so I got a few shots to send the grandmothers for Mother's Day. Here's a sneak peek...

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May 4, 2009

This is our family photo from yesterday...

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May 3, 2009

Today is Ione's 2nd birthday! She certainly knew it was her big day! She woke up to a big pancake and egg breakfast and all of her gifts wrapped and waiting in the living room. After breakfast, she opened gifts and played for a while. We were even able to get one family picture before church. Then later, after nap, Juan, Pamela and Emily came over for burgers and hot dogs. I made her petits fours and a pound cake with petits fours icing. All pink, of course! She had a wonderful day and I think she felt very special.

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May 2, 2009

Here's another photo from last week. It cracks me up that kids will try to fit in anything. Ione wanted in this stroller even though it was already piled high with baby dolls.

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May 1, 2009

Isabella and I had a slumber party! It was really a lot of fun. We started the evening by going to see the Hannah Montana movie (which was surprisingly great!) and ate lots of popcorn. Then we came home and painted fingernails, played with baby dolls, paraded around the house and went to bed late. It was exhausting, but lots of fun!

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April 30, 2009

This photo is actually from a week or so ago. Isabella was enjoying her evening back massage at Nonni's house. :)

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April 29, 2009

This is from yesterday. After Ione woke up from her nap, she wanted to participate in the art happening at the big table. She mostly just painted the paper plate that the paint was in though!

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April 28, 2009

Isabella is a crafty little girl. She loves to make cards and paint pictures for extended family. She had a fabulous idea of making her daddy a comic book. So, here she is creating her very own version of Spiderman Daddy."

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April 27, 2009

Just a lovely agapanthus flower from Mom's back yard.

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April 26, 2009

After a long weekend of festival-going, we had a nice quiet dinner at my sister's house. Her fiance', Jake plays guitar. He's a collector as well, so I snapped a few shots of his acoustic and his newest addition...it has bark left on the wood to make the texture look like alligator skin. Very cool indeed.

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April 25, 2009

We went "home" to Lafayette for Festival International this weekend. It was so exciting that our friends came with us. They got a little taste of Louisiana! :) We spent Saturday at the festival, eating crawfish, walking, listening to music, shopping, getting faces painted... It was a beautiful day and the company was fabulous. Here Isabella, Ione and their cousin, Alysse, had their faces painted. Even though it was a long wait, I think the end results were worth it.