Silly Emma

Emma has this funny little habit of "jumping". But it's not really jumping; she just thinks that she is. She kind of throws her head back and grunts simultaneously, and it cracks us up every time. She knows that it makes us laugh, so sometimes she gets a little crazy. In this video, she does her little jumps and then goes into a fancy attempt at a somersault (which, by the way, she has successfully done... just not on film!!).

All Smiles

When Hannah was younger we practically had to stand on our heads to get her to even crack a smile for a photo. My, how times have changed. Not only does she love the camera now, but she asks me to take pictures of her! Of course, I happily oblige!
Love you, pretty girl.

Little Girls

What are little girls made of? sugar and spiceand everything nicethat's what little girlsare made of.

love.

This is how I found the girls when I got out of the shower yesterday. They were not posing; just watching Curious George and enjoying one another's company. Remember this post? Delaney sure loves her baby sister.

Our Annual Summer Kick-Off at the Pool!

Our town "aquatics center" opens every year on Memorial Day. This year marks the third year in a row that the Bensons have been there to ring in summertime (click here and here to see pictures from the two previous years)! We are thankful that we have such a wonderful place to take our children to swim and have fun.

Emma LOVES the fountains. She especially LOVES to stand with the water hitting her, well, in the diaper area. What a hoot!... I'll spare you the pictures of that!

Ariel, Hannah, and Lily (special friends from her class)And one of the best things about the pool...

you can nap there!

Photo shoot at the garden center.

What is Delaney cheering for?! Our girls.Another of Hannah's shots. She's pretty good with Daddy's Blackberry!!!"word!"cuteness.