Shutter Love Tuesday at Trendy Treehouse ::SMILES::

 This week's theme is...SMILES!!!  

Cousins rock!!!

 

You Capture ::FUN::

Finger Painting FUN!!!

This is my first time to link up with "You Capture" @ I Should Be Folding Laundry (dot) com...btw - LOVE the name of this site!!! LOL!!!

Anyway...this week's theme is FUN!!

ENJOY!!!

Elijah, my 6-year-old...

...and his masterpiece!! Can you guess what it is?? :)

Aedan, my two-year-old...having a blast!!

Callan, my four-year-old...so intent on her work!

Here are all of their final products!!!

Photo Fridays and Linking Up at FTF!

Here are a few of my favorite things from this week, inspired by FTF (link above)...

Check out my children's face art...

Elijah

Callan

  

Aedan

Other faves from this week:

• Hosting my first giveaway here!
• Elijah's last day of kindergarten!
• Completing TWO scrapbooks in ONE week!
• Only ONE week left until vacay!!! 

Have a great weekend!

Photo Fridays...A Look at Our Wonderful Week!

This was a wonderful, magical week for the McLain family!! Take a look at the photos...

Elijah celebrated his 6th birthday on Monday, May 10th!!

Naomi was thrilled with her big sister's careful arrangement of her toys!

Callan enjoyed decorating her calendar for May...

I did a little homespun decorating of my own...

And my thoughtful husband brought me home flowers on Thursday!

What a rockin' week!!!

**Ladies, please be sure to stop back by here on Monday, May 17th, when I will host my very first giveaway!!**

 

Introducing...Photo Fridays (Inspired by "SouleMama")

Inspired by SouleMama, I would like to begin having "Photo Fridays" on my blog.  The goal is to have the pictures (mostly!) speak for themselves...
Enjoy!!!

Our Wednesday Nature Walk

Aedan & Callan with their treasures from our walk.

 

Aedan's sticks - he was very proud of them and carried them around for the rest of the day!

Beautiful Callan with her nature finds!

My tree-huggers!!!

"The nicest thing about the promise of spring is that sooner or later she'll have to keep it."

- Mark Beltaire

"I never knew how soothing trees are - many trees and patches of open sunlight, and tree presences; it is almost like having another being."

- D. H. Lawrence

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Happy 4th Birthday, Callan!!!

Our sweet Callan celebrated her FOURTH birthday on Monday, March 15, 2010...unbelievable!!!!

We took her shopping to buy her a pair of Skechers tennis shoes, something she has wanted for several months. Next, we went to Chuck E. Cheese's to play games - she, Elijah, and Aedan played, played, and played!!! Little Naomi slept, slept, and slept! After that, she requested to eat lunch at the T-Rex Cafe (aka "The Dinosaur Restaurant"). After going home and taking a nap, she opened her gifts. Elijah was especially excited for her to open gifts, since he picked out a Tinkerbell Barbie for her. What a fun day for our big 4-year-old!

My favorite ride at Chuck E. Cheese's!!

Kitty Cat Callan

Did you know that Callan used to be a cat? I didn't!! As we were petting one of our cats a couple of mornings ago, she said to me, "Mommy, when I was a cat, I had triangle ears and a tail and I said 'meow'."

I told her I didn't know that!!

Creative imagination, huh??!!

Easter 2009

Callan hunting for Easter eggs!

Another Cute Ballet Picture...

Here is Callan holding up her certificate of completion for Little Princess Ballet Camp!

A Beautiful Smile

Getting ready to perform!!!

Little Princess Ballet Recital

Here is Callan displaying a beautiful, well-practiced curtsy!!!

Little Princess Dance Recital

Isn't she beautiful?

Callan's Dance Recital!

Callan has participated in a "Little Princess Ballet" camp during this past week. Today, she will have a little performance with her fellow princesses!!! Daddy will be attending, too! She is very proud and very excited!!! She will be dressed in her pink leotard and tights. I will post some pictures later and give an update on the performance, so be sure to check back!