6/52

"A portrait of my children once a week, every week, for a year"

This week's 52 project is brought to you by the slip n' slide Nona gave Audrey for her birthday

 

Lili: blending in

Audrey: reveling in her birthday present

Kateri: getting bowled down the slip n' slide by Dad

Isaiah: much prefers the shade...and a cold one apparently 

Eight is Great!

We celebrated our lovely Audrey's eighth birthday last Saturday. Oh Audrey, our lives would be so boring without you!

 

 Bowling and Frozen Yogurt with her sisters and Lucy made for a great birthday.



Lili wanted to have her two strikes on record.

Luke wanted to illustrate perfect form.

What do these two chat about so intensely? I need to secretly mic them and find out.

The little man was a trooper, and waited until the car ride home to pass out. I really need to clip his wings...I even got out the scissors a few days ago, but I just couldn't quite steel myself to do it.

5/52

"A portrait of my children once a week, every week, for a year"

 

 

Lili: Sacagawea

Audrey: up in our tree

Kateri: trying to get her sisters to abandon Phase 10 and play with her instead: "Hey guys, pretend I have a scarlet fever AND a broken leg."

Isaiah: celebrating Daddy's birthday in his little trunks

4/52

"A portrait of my children once a week, every week, for one year"

 

 

Lili: Trying out her costume for the 5th grade's "living museum." She's been begging me to bring Isaiah in for her to use as a prop. I wonder if the real Sacagawea also made horsey noises to entertain the baby on her back?
Audrey: Bright eyed and ready for school.
Kateri: In heaven with a brand new box of watercolors.
Isaiah: You have to be confident in your masculinity to be that happy in a pink and purple Little Tikes car.

3/52

 

 

"A portrait of my children once a week, every week, for one year"

 

Lili: looking pretty for a birthday party

Audrey: I don't know why she always frowns while she reads, but I love her furrowed brow

Kateri: coloring while I have my coffee. I am going to miss her so much in the mornings next year.

Isaiah: I think bath time is his favorite part of the day.

 



"The Light Prince"

That's the name Audrey gave to these photos

After this family favorite, of course.

I probably should have saved these for my 52 project, but it really does look like he's floating into Luke's arms when you view the pictures in sequence.

Nanny, I know you disapprove of such shenanigans...

but as you can see, he is safe and sound.

Irises

The bearded irises Nanny sent finally bloomed this year. It's like having a little piece of Scituate in the desert. I am really excited about them because our summer trip always comes too late in the season to enjoy them in Nanny's garden, and because I usually end up killing anything I try to grow. They make me all the more anxious for summer to come. Six more weeks of school, but who's counting?