Vacation day three- part two

After our last vacation I decided that I wanted to try and get more pictures of the kids on the beach. This time I charged the battery the second we got home from the beach. I was not going to have a dead battery this time. What I did not count on was the impending rain. It was going to storm any second, the sound of thunder was booming in our ears as I was trying to take these pictures.
As usual the kids we cooperative.
It probably did not help that Matt and I were screaming at them to hurry up and look at the camera between booming claps of thunder. Sydney was the only one who really cooperated with me.


She loves having her picture taken.

She is just stunning.

I have a lot of pictures of Lior with her eyes else where. Perhaps she was looking at the bolts of lighting over the Gulf or turning toward the booming thunder.

Jordan was busy telling me we needed to get off the beach because of "da thunda".

My attempts at a group shot. You decide which one is the best. At least they are all looking at me. Please take note of the sky, it was getting darker and louder by the second.

Lior looks like she has been hitting Matt's scotch.

This one is my favorite. They are a good looking bunch of kids, if I do say so myself!
I love this picture of Akiva and Sydney. I am sure he was screaming at the top of his lungs right after I took this picture because she was touching him.


I love this picture of Akiva. His eyes are just so blue.
I can get lost in those eyes. He really needs a haircut, I have never had a child with so much hair!

This photo is sweet as well. They were playing ring around the rosy while thunder clapped over our heads and the darkest skies you have ever seen rolled in.


This was the only picture I got of Lior where she was actually looking at the camera , she is just so beautiful.

Vacation day two

We spent the second day of vacation on the beach. It was a very overcast day that looked like it would rain any second but I insisted we head for the beach and hope for the best. I think we stayed for hours because it never rained and it was not too hot.

The kids just love the beach, playing in the sand, the water and posing for pictures.

And in Akiva's case his favorite pass time is eating anything that is not nailed down. I don't know who has more fun; Akiva eating or my dad feeding him!

Finding Sand Dollars is a favorite distraction, almost as good as looking for treasure on the playground at school.

These two have fun sitting and eating while watching the sites.

Especially when the sites are as cute as little Lior's rear end sticking up!
Sydney started diving down for Sand Dollars on her own.


Akiva had a blast digging in the sand.
Our celebratory dinner was fantastic! Everyone had a great time and a fantastic meal.


The birthday girls and their Grandma.
It was the girls actual birthday so they had a candle in their ice cream sundae's.

Jordan was an honorary twin today and got to blow out her own candle. She could not have been more thrilled.


Everyone had a great time, even Akiva who had a hard time sitting through the meal.

Sydney really enjoyed dessert! She and Lior were feeding each other their ice cream. They can be so nice to each other sometimes. I love it!

After dinner we walked through an outside shopping area where I tried to get them all to sit for a picture. I am always very optimistic that I will get a good shot. In this one Sydney and Akiva are adorable.

In this one Sydney and Lior are actually looking at the camera.
And in this one Jordan is acting like a two year old who does not care how optimistic her mother is!

After a very long day our son passed out cold on his exhausted father who needed to sleep as much as his son did and Sydney who does not like to miss photo opportunities.

Vacation celebration

We decided to celebrate our eighth wedding anniversary, my parents forty eighth or forty ninth wedding anniversary (sorry I can not remember how long they have been together) and the girls fourth birthday by taking a long weekend to Naples.
My parents enjoyed watching those kids have a great time splashing around until the pool closed.
We decided to

Party time again

The girls have been going to a a drop off art class all summer. I should say that Sydney and Lior have been going, the teacher has been allowing Jordan to stay, even though she is not three- yet. It has made Jordan feel like a million bucks and me a little sad because I miss hanging out with her. Well we celebrated the girls birthday with cupcakes and tuns of junk food. FUN FUN FUN!

Are you all wishing I could take a picture that was not out of focus? I am!

Does it look like Lior is flipping me off here? I thought this would happen when she was fourteen not four!

Party time!

We had the girls fourth birthday party at The Little Gym and they had a blast. It was the best birthday party because I did not have to do a thing but show up with the cake.

They started out on the "Big Red Mat", where Jordan and Akiva joined the festivities.

Sydney walked the beam with ease.


And of course little Miss Jordan did the same.

Lior got a lift from her dad.
The kids had a blast jumping on the air track.


The cousins had fun, sitting around with their friends and cuddling the girls (and Akiva too!)
Look at those two! I remember when they could not hold up their own heads! Now they are almost doing cartwheels and head stands!

One day I would like all of them to look at me, maybe that will be my birthday wish along with a camera that takes a decent picture!
At the end of the party the kids were called up and they were supposed to run up to the cheese mat and slam it really hard with their bodies and land on it. You can see Lior managed to knock it over but did not land on it.


The cake was a huge hit and I had a great time making it and the sugar cookies which I forgot to take a picture of, oh well!

This was the back of the cake. The girls just loved it!

Happy Birthday Sydney and Lior!