scardey cat

Every Thursday morning, my friend Ingrid and I swap babysitting so that we can attend staff meetings. Her youngest son loves to play our video games which include oldies like "Pac Man" and "Space Invaders." M usually sits nearby

to cheer him on, while A takes on an entirely different role: hiding on the couch under her blankie. Occassionally she gets brave enough to peek out from underneath it.

I haven't quite figured out which game it is, but one of the games in particular makes a sound that A is afraid of. She insists on playing "Pac Man" when it's her turn, but as Ingrid's son says, "Yowr not vewy good!" She's still too little to run away from the ghosts effectively.

eyes

M was being "playful" here (ok, maybe a bit ornery), trying not to let me take her picture. I love how this photo shows off her beautiful eyes.

gazebo

Well, it was a nicer day, so I tried another photo shoot with the girls. They are getting tired of me taking pictures of them, and had other ideas. M decided to turn it into a roller skating expedition, and A, showed me her "Oh, Mom, enough pictures already" face.

duck, duck, GOOSE!

I just love the park across the street from our house. We often meet our friends there to play. Here, the girls are playing with their friends Hannah, Rachel, Micah, Ellie and Bethany.

on our front porch

A loves tiny, little round objects. Here, she has found a rock on the porch that she hung onto for days.

Above, the girls are studying some fire ants that have taken up residence just below our front step. After learning the hard way, they know now not to touch or disturb their huge anthills.

Valentine's (belated)

I started shooting in RAW (a file format that must be converted) almost month ago, and just yesterday figured out how to convert my images to JPEG files so that I could share them. (I like shooting in this format because it makes image processing so much easier.)

M had a Valentine's party at her preschool last month. She started making valentines for her friends weeks ahead of time, tracing heart-shaped cookie cutters on white paper, cutting them out, and decorating them with stickers, glitter, markers or paint. Needless to say, she was very excited about this party. The kids had fun playing a version of "hot potato" using M's Valentine puppy gift from Nana.

Lake Eola Race

David ran a 12K last Saturday. It was a family friendly event, so the girls and I went to the park and got their faces painted while David ran.

M chose a rainbow for her forehead, and although she doesn't look thrilled about here, she was excited to keep it on her forehead for a few days.

When A was asked what she would like to have painted on her face, she simply said, "Yellow." "

Yellow," said the face painter, "just anything yellow?"

"Yeah," said A.

"Well, how 'bout a star?"

"Okay." A thought that was a great idea.