backyard pictures

Grandma Cindy & G-pa Frank have an amazing backyard full of florishing plants, beautiful flowers, and an awesome koi pond.  A perfect setting to do a photo shoot.  We have been meaning to hire a professional but that hasn't made it to the top of our priority list, which I am totally fine with.  I have a MILLION pictures of my family and I cherish them for being taken with my eye and my feeling behind it.  Don't get me wrong, professional pictures would be good too, but I am content with our outcomes:)  Grandma Cindy and I both had our cameras out the weekend before Mother's Day and between the two of us we captured some great shots.

Wednesday nights...

Wednesday nights Aunt Patti (& Tom) have the girls while Lateaf is in class and I'm still at work.  The girls love the time that they spend over at their house.  So FUN!  It's nice to have Aunt Patti around to help take care of us:)  I tell ya what, it takes a village to raise a family and we couldn't be more blessed with our village!

A rainy day at the zoo...

Last Monday the forecast called for only 10 percent chance of rain until well after the girls would be napping, or at least I thought that was what I read.  Instead it was 100 percent raining minutes after we arrived at the zoo.  Go figure.  We made the most of it walking through the Gorilla exhibit and the Aquarium.  We were one of the few folks who had umbrellas, thanks to the hubs.  We still were soaked but not drenched;)  Fun times! 

The Safety Expo

Two weekends ago we headed out on Saturday with our pals Liz, Ian, & Rhys to the Safety Expo here in Omaha.  There were fire trucks, heli-copters, a police horse, animal control with a dog to pet, and a ginormous blow up fire-man.  We walked around for a bit and then headed inside the mall to eat and walk some more.  The safety expo was alright but could have been more exciting if they had some better kids activities.   It was definately fun to hang with our pals that we don't see enough.    

Sister Moons...

These two wee ones are quite the pair.   Harper is definately the boss in the relationship but Liv keeps up with her loud demands and her rough and tumble play. On this particular outing they were so sweet with each other.   Holding hands, chasing, and looking out for one another.  I love that they have each other and it is amazing to watch their sisterhood grow.