Here are a few pictures I took of Halle before Mrs. Keri picked her up for their dinner date at the Melting Pot Saturday night.

I wanted Halle to take a couple pictures in her new Cars hat today, so I could use them for her birthday party.  She said that was okay as long as she could take some pictures with her new umbrella first.  Here are a few of my favorites.

The girls modeling the New Orleans masquerade masks that the Donald family brought them back as souvenirs from their trip this summer.

Elena would not wear the mask if I put it on her the right way, so this is Elena wearing it her way.  :)

I just love taking pictures in my backyard.  So easy.  So simple.  So pretty.  Especially right as the sun starts to set.

Megan and Madison spent the night last night, and the day with us today. I figured it was a good day to whip out the ol’ water slide after lunch and invited Annabelle and Corgan to come sliding with us. I got some pretty good pics that I’d like to share.

Two beautiful pics of Madison.

Several pics of Annabelle thoroughly enjoying herself.

I love how her legs are in the air! Here’s a triptych of Corgan pics that I love.

And a couple of the Donald kids enjoying the slide together.

Notice anything missing from this collection of fun pics? Something like… Halle maybe? Yeah, she still wants nothing to do with our water slide. :( It doesn’t help that she woke up at 4 a.m. this morning with Madison and never went back to sleep (until ten minutes after everyone left, and then she went straight to bed). I know she’s scared of the slide and I’m sure she wouldn’t have gone down by herself (at least not at first) even under the best of conditions, but she just about always goes on anything if she can go with us. I’m pretty sure she would’ve gone down with me or Madison or Annabelle if she was in a better mood, so I guess we’ll just have to try again in a few days to test that theory. I really hope she learns to enjoy the slide this summer, because she’s really missing out on the fun!