lazy Saturday morning

Just a few pictures from Saturday morning this weekend. Testing settings on my camera before a maternity session, trying to figure out how I'd managed to mess up all my focus settings. Thankfully the boys were willing to sit still for a few seconds so I could take a few test shots. The light is not ideal in the two of Eloise and Andrew... but look how cute!

Edited to add that I do have a fourth child... the elusive nine year old boy. This somewhat shy and secretive creature can usually be found surrounded by impressive Lego creations, with his nose tucked in a book, or conquering multiple levels of confusing sounding sim games. Best to approach slowly and cautiously and with camera inconspicuously hidden from view. Spooks easily. 

messy eater

I don't even remember what she was eating here. Likely some sort of Christmas/NewYears leftovers. Rice? And Turkey? Either way, it was clearly more fun to throw it around and rub it in her hair than actually get much in her mouth.

These were taken January 2nd with a wide angle lens I rented over the holidays. Was fun to play with something new.

a new year, already a month behind

I wish I had more time for blogging.

I love looking back and reading old posts and stories about my kids. They're going to wonder what happened to 2012!

I haven't even blogged about Christmas, and it might never happen, but this will always be remembered as "The Christmas with the Puppies". A good friend was headed out of town and we volunteered/insisted that we take one or more puppies while he was gone. 

Fun for the kids, right?

Puppies! THREE PUPPIES!

Gah! Puppies are A. LOT. OF. WORK. Three crazy, rambunctious, not-quite-house-trained puppies... I was in tears the first day (Christmas Eve!) and would get pains in my stomach just thinking about those little beasts, but by the end of the week I even had a wee pang saying goodbye to them. Like most things in life, once I adjusted my expectations and gave things a bit of time to work themselves out... and made sure everyone knew I was boss... it went much more smoothly.

Every once in a while I start thinking about getting a dog, and in moments of temporary insanity might have even checked out a few breeds online.

Thankfully it passed. Then it came back. Then I pushed it down. Then it hit again.

I really don't need any more creatures to care for at this point in life.

But they were pretty cute.

(And I might have the pet section of kijiji in my top pages.)

(And I just might check it every time I sit down to nurse Eloise to sleep.)