Wonderful Evening

Last night I had such a wonderful evening with the sweet boys I nanny for in the summer.  Their mom messaged me a few weeks ago asking if I could take some pictures of their family. Of course I said yes! We met up at Pecan Park at 4 and took some pictures of the whole family, the three boys, and some individual shots as well. I'll edit those in the next few days and you'll be able to see a few posted on my photography blog.

After the pictures at the park we drove over to the new fire station by their house. It just opened a few weeks ago and Jennifer had asked me if I would mind taking a few pictures of Quinn in front of the fire truck in his halloween costume. Quinn is obsessed with firemen and wants to be one when he grows up. She bought him this awesome costume for halloween that looks just like the real thing. Well when we got to the station the firemen there were so friendly. I took some pictures, they let the boys play in the truck, and gave us a tour of the whole station. The boys were ecstatic. it was so much fun!

When we were getting ready to leave the station Matt asked me if I would like to join them back at the house for dinner. I had such a nice time with them! Jennifer and I sat outside and watched the boys ride bikes (they can ride on 2 wheels now!), and tossed the football with them as it got dark while Matt grilled some delicious steaks.

I love that sweet family so much! And those boys always manage to make me smile :)

Last Day With the Boys

A couple weeks ago was my last day watching the boys for the summer and boy was I sad about it! I have had SO much fun with those sweet kids this summer and I have so been dreading going back to my real job. We had a wonderful last day together. It started with swim lessons where Quinn passed the final round of his float test and earned his bell. He was SO excited it made my heart smile to see him so proud of himself! Poor sweet Quinn has been trying to master floating for 18 months, so this was a MAJOR accomplishment for him! After swim lessons we spent the rest of the morning at the neighborhood pool swimming. Now that he is able to float, he is finally able to go on the big slides with Wade. Such a fun time!

At the end of the day, when it was time for me to go, Jennifer had the boys give me a card to say thank you. This is hands down the best card I have ever received!!!  She made the boys have a photo shoot in the front yard to get the perfect shot for the front of the card. Apparently there were MANY takes and some bribes involved but it turned out perfect! I almost cried when I opened the envelope and saw this:

Is that not the sweetest thing ever?!? She had them pose in the capes I made them and ordered a card with the picture as the cover; LOVE it!! :)

I love that sweet family so much! It was a little sad leaving them, but at least this time I know I'll see them again soon. We already have plans to meet up for dinner after school starts and things settle down a little.

Best summer job ever!

What Super Heroes Do

When my brother was little, he had this adorable catchphrase that he said all the time, "that's just what little boys do".

"Woody, why are you playing with those animals in the bathtub?"

"that's just what little boys do!"

Cutest thing in the world!

Here's my updated take on that, in picture form: That's What Super Heroes Do!

Super Heroes pose for pictures

Super Heroes joke around with their brothers

Super Heroes play baseball

Super Heroes Blow Bubbles

Super Heroes mow the lawn

Super Heroes learn their letters

Super Heroes read books

Can you tell these boys love their capes?!? They seriously wear them ALL the time! It doesn't matter what we are doing, they are playing super heroes and wearing the capes. Makes me smile! :)

Chick-fil-A Cow Day!

Every year Chick-fil-A has a promotion one day in July where if you come dressed like a cow you get your meal for free. I first heard about this last year when I was watching the boys, so I dressed them up and took them. They thought it was pretty much the coolest thing in the world!

Outside Chick-fil-A before last year's cow day. Getting them to pose for a picture was a challenge haha

Because cow day was such a hit last year, of course I had to take them back this year. Every day this week Tate has been asking "is it cow day yet?!? When is it going to be cow day??" Apparently when he woke up this morning he opened the door to his room and yelled "IT'S COW DAY!!!" and ran down the stairs screaming. haha. I had to put the costumes together again, but it's pretty much the same thing as last year. I totally love this picture of the three of them! What sweet boys! :)

Picture taken before leaving for cow day today. They are getting so big!

Cow day works out to be a pretty sweet deal for the kids. They get a free kids meal, and if you don't want your toy at Chick-fil-A, you can trade it in for a free ice cream cone. Free food and free dessert. Can't go wrong there!