Christmas card pictures, 2013 edition

This weekend, Anna and I took the kids to the trail so I could take their pictures for our Christmas card. (I always ask Anna to come if she's able, because she is SO good at making the kids laugh and smile!) I had a vision of what I wanted the pictures to look like, but . . . that didn't quite work out, ha ha.  And as usual, we got some silly pictures, but we also got some really, really good ones this year! Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy! :-) 

Christmas card pictures, 2012 edition :-)

Over the weekend we went to the trail to take the kids' pictures for our Christmas card. As always, we had very low expectations (and a bag of M&Ms, ha ha). I was planning on only using my camera, but at the last minute Dennis brought his camera, too. Which ended up being a GREAT idea, since I didn't get any good pictures of the kids, and all of his ended up being super cute. :-) 

Here are a few of the pictures, enjoy! 

I'm pretty sure this was when Oliver told Buttercup that there was a spider near her leg (there wasn't one). 

 

10 on 10 photo challenge

10 on 10 is a photo challenge of capturing regular life every hour, for 10 hours, on the 10th of every month. I've been meaning to try this for a while, but today was the first day that I finally remembered before it was too late. :-)

Good morning!

Post-breakfast building

She loves to help me make my coffee!

 Playing outside by ourselves after we brought the older kids to preschool

Ready for speedwork on the treadmill

Much-needed rain!

Playing after lunch

Laundry to be folded (and still needs to be folded)

After-school playdate at a friend's house

School paraphernalia on the kitchen counter

Making a glittery mess

Playing before dinner

Weeds, wildflowers, and butterflies

The wildflowers are really in bloom right now, and they're all so beautiful! I had to stop to take pictures before my run yesterday, since I know the flowers won't last too much longer.

Poppy:

Indian Blanket:

Green Thread (and a couple of Indian Blankets):

Texas Thistle:

Golden-Eye (I think that's what this one is named):

I don't know the name of this flower (weed?). It's about knee-high, and the flowers are tiny and butter-yellow.

Antelope Horns:

I also don't know the name of this flower. A friend said that it's called "Butterfly Bush," but according to my (brief) Google search, that's not true. Whatever it's called, it's very pretty! And it's also very popular with butterflies.