J.U.M.P. So last night I took the intro to DSLR 2 class at one of our local photo shops. I must say I learnt a lot in theory...putting it to practice is proving harder than I thought..I just need to practice practice practice.

This is a completely awful photo but I love the tshirts we got for the girls, you can order your own personalized tshirt at SANDBOX THREADS I just wish they had the words 'belligerent' 'willful' 'snarky' and 'devilish'

DEFCON 2 - miffedHonest to God...Paisley is saying this

"Mummyeeeeee, HELP me ride BIKE!"

p.s. She looks angrier in color!

"c'mon Mum, leave it out"

Okay, I'm employing my very best Cockney accent for this one...Paisley grew increasingly impatient with my photograph taking on the weekend. She wanted me in front of the lens, not behind it! She's getting far more assertive about letting us know what she does and does not enjoy. This photo was taken at DEFCON 1...bemused.

Easter Basket Brobee!The Easter Bunny left two baskets filled with all sorts of lovely confectionery, and a few little bits and bobs...this turned out to be Paisley's favorite...BROBEE from Yo Gabba Gabba, one of her favorite shows. We let them pick one piece of chocolate to have before breakfast...Paisley chose the chocolate bunny lollipop...as you can see, there was a struggle, but the bunny lost.

I will conquer fluro if it kills me!Piper's gymnastics class is in a HUGE warehouse with nasty nasty fluroscent lighting. I don't know how I will ever get a decent shot of her, since she is almost always a few hundred thousand feet away from the parent area...see.....she's waaaaay over there...can't see her...me neither!Maxing out the zoom capabilities and no tripod....yuck. Little Miss has really been enjoying gymnastics lately. I cannot believe how strong she is getting...her little calf and thigh muscles are crazy strong!Here she is against the other 4 year olds...the height difference is starting to be quite noticeable. Good to have a low center of gravity in the gym eh! backyard gymnastics with the big girls!

How many m&m's can a 4 year old fit in her mouth?

too many!

HANDSTAND 101

1. Place arms in air

2. point toe, move into lunge position

3.place hands squarely on ground

4. kick up legs

5. hold in straight position

6. add personal flourish