Beautiful night

I was admiring this view before a photoshoot tonight.  This is where I live - NOT some fancy exotic location in the Pacific.  Sometimes I have to remind myself - I really live in paradise...

CREEPY beetle

The kids and I found this creepy beetle on our porch tonight, so, of course, I had to take a picture.... IT was so dark and cloudy, but I was able to get a decent enough shot anyway.  Look at his eyes!!

My sleeping boy

There is something about a sleeping child that just pulls at your heart, isn't there?  Such innocence and pure sweetness.  I swear I just gave birth to this 7 year old boy.... how do they grow up so fast?

My boy's hair cut

I cut my son's hair today...myself!  And, I have to say - it came out pretty darn well!  He's so handsome. :)  

Reading with Daddy

My husband put both kids to sleep tonight while I did some work and tried to catch up with everything.  How sweet is this?

Cuddling with Daddy

This is how I found my baby boy and Daddy reading tonight.  :)  My son likes to cuddle up when he reads with us. It's awesome. I walked in just as my husband asked "What kind of animal is that?", and my son said "Oceros" (It was a rhinoceros).  Then, he corrected himself, thought better of it, and said "It's a RHINO Daddy!".  SO CUTE!

Happy swinger

My husband built the swing set part of the playground in our yard today.  The kids were ecstatic.  They spent a good hour swinging while we cleaned up the yard and mulched around them. :)  Look at my son's happy, sweet face!