miss miss teeth.

I adore the little gap. Adore!

Whats is not to love about this little face I tell yah?

Isla is quite the mover these days and really getting around in a hurry. As for the teeth...the little gap...just like her brother...sigh.

me & my miss

From the moment I found out I was pregnant with the little miss I knew that I wanted to make sure I had a few things taken care of.

1. To have some rockin' maternity photos [check]
2. Mom & babe photos [check].

Lucky for me I have an amazing friend who was able to help accomplish both, even though I am never very motivated to get in front of the camera and often working my "stupid face".

Thanks Michele for ensuring that I had these precious moments to look back on. It means a lot and I know I will forever cherish them...

8 months. potty training. the works.

Little to no rest in this house I tell yah!

Miss miss turned 8 months on the 27th. I cannot believe that 8 months have passed since our little lady arrived into the world. Sigh. Where on earth does the time go? The crawling has also begun...and she is haulin'. Its an "army" like crawl and I am hoping to capture it on video to share. Miss miss you have been an amazing addition to our lives and I cherish every moment.

Yes I am already planning her first birthday. Whats it to yah?

The man. Potty trained. HOLLA! So excited, for us and of course for his amazing accomplishment. My goal was "before three"! He is a dancing machine these days and has a new song...

"Twinkle, twinkle little star. How hi are you?" ha. Its LOUD and hilarious. Love it.

Thats the wee people update. Photos below. Hoping the larger children co-operate for some photos in the near future. Monkey's!

all about the teeth.

Look at those top teeth poking through...dont cha just love them to bits??

four tooth wonder.

How is it that this tiny little creature that arrived into our home only 7.5 months ago...is already a wee diva with mucho personality?? Its as if we woke up one morning and suddenly she was no longer a newborn. Were did it go?

Isla just cut teeth #3 & #4...she was not too keen on the idea, but now that they have arrived, I really think she is lovin' them. I will of course share pictures when they come in a little more. Now if only she would take an interest in crawling [honestly I have NO RUSH]....but possibly sitting might be up for some consideration? As I said...

DIVA!

a post isnt a post without photos!

to blog better.

My new years goal was simply...

To "BE" better. No real guidelines, just all around better.

Part of that goal is to keep up this blog. This is more of a personal journal really. I intend to print it as a book at years end and have all of our happenings printed and bound. I believe that is something that truly matters. Keeping these moments, everyday...simple...silly moments forever. Some of what you find here will likely be pulled over from my business blog...www.brookebowlandphotography.com

So, read...or dont read...but I will be here a little more this year. Just keeping life up to date.

yikes!

Its been how long since i posted? eek.

Okay well I am back, in a way. I have a lot of work on my plate and will be updating my business website very often...so it may leave my family blog slightly neglected. It must end! I have lots of photos in the works to share as I am sure you are dying to see the wee ones and how much they are changing.

Si is a potty training machine. He really is trying, but unless asked...forget it! He started daycare this week. Yes DAYCARE! We thought it would be great for him to interact with kids his age and well...give mama a little break. So far he is loving it, but ma is still slightly traumatized.

Isla is doing well...recovering from a little cold, but she is tough. She requires lots of mommy time, but heck it wont last forever...so I get it when I can. She is growing too fast and I wish she would just take a breather and stay this age for a while!

Haley just had her 10th bday party. A spa party that was planned for her in about 24 hours and turned out amazing. It was such a great time and I will be sharing photos...better late then never.

Trev is a pre-teen...what can I say? I pretty much dont know what he is up to other then hanging with his friends. That is about all he wants to do these days. ha. I believe the time has finally come, we are simply not cool any more!

Since I dont have much in the way of family stuff edited right now, I will leave you with a few I have posted for business purposes...