kids at play...

So I was looking back through my photos from last weekend, when we went to Lexington to celebrate my niece's 4th birthday.

The quality of my photos has gone a little, um, downhill, if you will.  My photos used to be so much sharper & crisper.  They used to be much better quality  back when my son and my brother's 2 kids were younger.  I guess it's because they used to sit still.

Not so much anymore.

But it kind of doesn't really bother me because in the blurriness, you get a sense of the personality of our kids -- how busy and active they are, how into everything they are.  You can almost hear the noise of them playing so well together...

And need I even lament on how hard it is to get a photo of all of them looking at the camera??

Well, whether they look at the camera or not, they sure are cute.  :)

cute boy in a hat...

Who doesn't love a cute boy in a hat?

17 mos

playtime outside...

Last weekend we had some beautiful weather -- very comfortable temperatures with an abundance of sunshine.  It was fantastic!  So we took advantage of it for a little bit on Saturday.  Deacon had the best time just hanging out in the driveway, going between our 2 cars.  I was sitting on the pavement in the driveway, while Jeff was in the shop (with the garage door up).

It's the little things, you know?