The main reason for the photoshoot was to get one of the whole crew.  I think we got one!

And another one of the whole group that I thought turned out well.

I love how his arms are draped over his mom and sister.  So sweet!

Isn’t she beautiful?!  She’s only 10, and already such a beauty.

How cute is this?  Two boys and a girl…I have a soft spot for that combination of kids.

Sweet, sweet family.

These are just a handful of the pictures I took, and I keep going back and looking at them and finding new ones to love.  Thanks again, Brook, for trusting me to take pictures of y’all!

Camryn Jane Thurman was born at 12:35 am. She is 21.5 inches long and weighs 7 pounds 11.4 ounces. She’s perfect.

Megan delivered her in about 8 minutes. There were a few tense moments as the placenta was about 15% abrupted. However, the doctor helped get her out safe and we are all happy.

and this:

That top one may not look so bad. But what you miss in the picture is the odor. Something inside that cabinet stinks, and has for quite some time. I’ve been too scared to clean it out and find out what it is. Until now. One hour and one large trashbag later, I had this:

And this:

And the odor? I couldn’t identify exactly what it was, but something inside this white basket stunk.

I think it was a mix of old nail polish remover, old nail polish, and water. There was a pretty good size puddle in there, which is pretty gross in and of itself.

It sure felt good to get those two cabinets organized! Let the nesting continue!
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It feels like summer today. First, it’s hot. Second, we had nothing to do today. Not a single thing. So I busted out The Slide. It also feels like summer because the kids are wearing hardly any clothes, and I haven’t showered yet. I’ve done minimal house work, and instead took pictures, read my book, played Webkinz, watched tv, took a little nap, and browsed minivans. It’s been a really good day.

It all started because I needed to sit for a few minutes. After a long morning of laundry, a few hours at NASA, a quick stop at WalMart, an hour spent making new astronaut and space shirts for the kids, and more laundry, I needed a break.

The kids had popsicles this morning for breakfast at 8:00 a.m. Hey, they are the whole fruit kind…it’s just like eating fruit, right? They were so cute sitting side by side in chairs that I had to bust out my camera. Some of the pictures were just screaming for captions. And once I started, I couldn’t stop. I blame my children for my lack of fixing dinner. If they hadn’t been so cute with their breakfast this morning, this never would have happened.

(For the record, I think my kids like when dinner is a free for all.)

Those two pictures totally capture him-face full of mischief, running full speed ahead, just so full of life. He is such a fun kid and always keeps us on our toes!

In this picture, you can see the remnants of his latest crash on the left side of his forhead, and if you look closely, in the corner of his left eye. He is so full speed ahead that he hurts himself on a pretty regular basis.  It’s pretty much a given that every Monday when I drop him off at school, he will have some sort of bruise from his weekend of hardcore playing.  It’s become a bit of a joke with his teachers.  This latest one happened when he sprinted into his room, took a flying leap onto a toy box only to learn the hard way that a.) the lid doesn’t fit securely anymore, and b.) in the windowsill vs. forehead battle, the windowsill wins.

Yup, he’s crazy.  But I wouldn’t trade an ounce of his craziness for anything…well, maybe I would for just a smidgen of fear.  But his wild and crazy side is part of what makes him my Logan bug.  I love him so much, and I am so thankful for the joy he brings to our family!