Downtown Kids

Took these kids downtown today to put my camera back in action...it's been a few weeks since I've used it creatively.
I'm a bit rusty. My exposure was off and I was feeling limited.
Then I realized it may be because I was downtown, with four kids, with vehicles in each direction driving by and that was a bit distracting in itself.
They didn't seem distracted, in fact, they had an end goal in mind: The Candy Vault. Downtown's very own classic candy store. Good bribing material.
Gwendolyn in her goldilocks...love the reflection in this historic window! Such a beautiful day today.
Meet Bee. This would be what this boy looks like all day long: TROUBLE. Anyone who personally knows Bee knows that tongue out means doing something wrong. Here he attempts to cross the street, alone. That would be why I was a bit distracted, you see...it's the Bee.
(notice his stature as well?)
Oh, I wanted so badly to capture a perfect photo of all three of my children, so far, it's been nothing but impossible! I do enjoy witnessing the love these boys have for their Sissy, though. Bee is pretty much saying, "I love her so much it hurts" with that expression.
There's always room for next time...maybe I'll use another form of bribery as The Candy Vault caused anticipation sillies and wiggles that resulted in a lot of crazy kid photos!

3 Months

Happy Three Months, Honey Girl!
Oh, how you melt our hearts. You are such a sweet little thing! You make very girly noises, which crack us up. Kid loves when you "squeal like a girl".
In the last month, you...
-started reaching for and grabbing things
-love textures, you pet everything, feel it, etc.
-have started waking up talking instead of squawking
-when you wake, you put your arms up and look around your room...you love talking to the flowers on your bumper and the chandelier when we put you on your back
-you decided to start waking up to eat around 5am, an unwelcome break from your 12 hr stretches, however, Mommy put in a dream feed and you have stopped doing that!
-love love love your Daddy and your brothers, you no longer flinch when you see Bee, you must be used to his smothering.
-love love love love love your Mommy! The boys never attached to their Mommy as quickly as you did. Especially if you are tired or hungry, a frown comes across your face if someone else tries to hold you.
Your getting delightfully chubby!
You still are the most petite of my children, but look at those rolls!

You still nap really well, about three 1.5 hr naps and one cat nap at night. Very much like your brothers both did.

We all have started calling you "Sister" or "Sissy", which is a bit ironic as I loathed and still do loathe being called "Sis/Sister" by my loving Mother (sigh...some things never change, no matter how often you remind people of your name).

We love you very much and can't stop loving and kissing on you!