Pictures of Liah

I attempted to take some pictures of Liah...She's very wiggly and it's hard to coordinate pushing the button on the camera and catching that perfect pose...and then sometimes the camera can't focus that fast...but I think I got a few keepers! : )

An attempt at distraction to get her to sit still!

Now I'm being cute! : )
(See the marker on my hand? Guess what I had fun with?!)

Gettin' kinda tired of this, Mom!

Maybe sitting with biggest sister will make her more cooperative...not! Still trying to get away!

She's quick!

Now I'm happy...my sisters are here!

All done!

Zach is 9!

Zach turned 9 on August 12th. We officially had his party combined with Nathaniel last month, but we saved a few things for the actual day.

Frank tried to fake Zach out like he did Nathaniel by putting a package of socks on top of the new DS game we got him...but Zach wasn't fooled for a second! Isn't it great that he LOOKS as excited about the socks as the game? : )




Later, we had chocolate chip brownies with chocolate peanut butter ice cream to celebrate in the evening...with Grandma and Papa Corbett. (since they couldn't be at the party.)

Zach got a new Star Wars Lego set from Grandma and Papa...

Along with some new clothes, of course! (Great for back-to-school!)

Thanks Grandma and Papa for helping make the evening special!

Our 24hr trip to New York

We took a quick trip to Chatauqua, NY last weekend. My parents had rented half a house with friends for the week, so we crashed for a day! This was the view we were greeted with when we arrived...beautiful!

This is the house we stayed in...the back of it anyway!

Glad to be out of the car after 2hrs!

~serenity~

Liah enjoyed the stairs...immensely!



Elli and Kaity enjoying the water!




Nathaniel "surfing" on the boogie board!




Liah and Zach having fun!



Still surfing!
The wind was strong, so the waves were big for the lake!

Fun on the paddle boat!




Liah was brave enough to put her tootsies in...that was about it!



♥~posing!~♥





Frank pushing the kids onto shore...we went out on the paddle boat too, but thankfully no one got a picture of that! : )



Clean up before we go home!



Elli and Liah posing with Grandma at the end of the dock.




Kaity...just a little bit silly!



Thaniel follows suit!




And Zach too!

So why not Elli too!





Liah posing again! : )





A hot air balloon lifted off from the other side of the lake!

Nice one!

Silly one!



Grandma and Papa! Thanks for having us! : )

Fun after the Birthday Bash!

After the Birthday Bash for the boys, the girls decided to have some fun with the lightsabers!

Kaity!

Alliyah!

Elli!

Jedi poses

What IS this strange creature??

Oh! Just the kids having fun with their glow bracelets!

Alliyah didn't have any cake at the party...
(because she was napping)

She licked every crumb off her plate!!!

And was a VERY HAPPY little girl!