Sky! High! and Clean Water.

The weather has been wonderful lately so we decided to have a picnic dinner at the beach the other night.  Since it was fairly windy we decided to pull out our little kite.  

It was too windy for Asher to really be able to control it, but Deenesh and I had a great time (who knew flying a kite was so much fun.)  

But the person that loved it the most was Kiera.  She would hold on tight to one of the kite tails alternating yelling "sky!" and "high!"  (I know I posted way too many photos, but her absolute joy was so beautiful, that I had to post these.  Just feel fortunate -they actually represent a very small portion of the number of photos I actually took) 

Meanwhile, Asher was busy digging a trench - which he carefully explained was a "water cleaner"  The water would come in, and then it would be cleaned and it would go back out again. He explained that this was also good for all the animals that live in the water because they need clean water.  It took a lot of hard work, but he was very dedicated.

And once the adults stole the kite back from the one year old, she was freed up to go assist her brother.

Yes, those are stickers in her hair.  We figured we would just wait until her bath to get them out.  

Sleep Photos

Everyone knows how I love the beauty of sleeping children.  Here's a few photos for you to enjoy.

Lately she really likes to be "tucked in" 

While he doesn't move quite as much in his sleep as he used to, there are still times he ends up like this.  

Because everyone needs a few good books before bed. 

For a little memory lane - check out

http://sohonifamily.blogspot.com/2010/12/asleep-in-his-bed.html

http://sohonifamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-makes-sleeping-toddler-so.html

More superheroes!

Just let me know if you need any rescuing.  

To the Rescue!

These photos are from last November, but I thought they were cute enough that I decided to post them anyway. 

Heading out for a long day of super-heroing

"Which bad guys should we fight today?"

"I see a bad guy!  Get her!"

"Hmmm, I haven't heard of the super-ball of truth"

"Get em!!!!!" 

"Whew.  Super hero-ing is exhausting.  Time to take a break."

"I always have a plan"

"We'll escape in my invisible plane  firetruck!"

I've been informed by a certain someone that mixing DC and Marvel is some kind of grave offense.

I like to see it as moving toward a world in which characters of all backgrounds realize that they have more in common than differences, and can live harmoniously together in their common goal to fight bad guys.

Bath time

Several parenting books and websites have informed me that I should give my kids baths before bedtime. 

 They say that it will help my child relax after the day.

 And put them in a calm mood before bed.

Clearly, we are doing something wrong.

This photo is from last November, but it is just so stinking cute I had to include it.
Sweet little angel halo.  

Photo Shoot

At long last it was the day of our photo shoot!

And they were predicting hail.

We were determined not to cancel it again, so we finally just decided to try it indoors.  The lighting was a little tricky but we still got some fun shots.

Kiera was having a complete Mommy-Day so we were unable to get any sibling shots, or any Daddy-Daughter shots.