Photo dump!

Get ready for lots of random photos, with no attempt to put them in chronological order.
Here I am with Carolina, the same day she sang "Nothing But The Blood."

 Her curls become extra springy when they're damp. This was after the beach, on our first day in Florida.

 On the couch with Poppy in Florida, finding his nose.

 The same Florida trip.

 Trying on glasses at a shop. The glasses are funny enough, but his expression makes the photo. Unfortunately, this is basically what I looked like for, oh, third, fourth, and fifth grade. Allegedly giant glasses were stylish in the 80's, but it's not my best look. I'll be eternally thankful that my parents decided in fifth grade that I was mature enough to handle contact lenses. But anyway, it's a lot of look, and Finn just might be able to pull it off.

 With my dad after the ING Kids Marathon. I might have put this one in already.

 Swimming at my dad's pool. Why is it sideways? Who knows. PS-This was Maggie's old swimsuit.

 Wearing a cute headband made by my friend Christin. She looks cute and she knows it.

 I might have put this one on the blog already, too. Her hand cracks me up.

 At the beach in Seaside.

 A loooong time ago, with a bike helmet that actually still fits her. We're hoping to get some use out of it now that Finn's in school. I have a new bike seat for her that fits on my bicycle and I adore riding my bike. It makes me feel like I'm a kid again. I'm hoping we can go for lots of bike rides when the weather cools off. I'm guessing she was somewhere around 12 months here.

 Maggie and Grant at Doughnuts with Dads at the end of her kindergarten year. There was also a Muffins with Moms but I didn't get a photo.

 We were eating ice cream and Finn ate all of the scoop that was sitting on the top of his cone. He didn't really know what to do next (we don't eat much ice cream, unfortunately!) and we told him to take a bite of his cone. He held it up above his head and then bit the very bottom of the cone completely off. It wasn't exactly what we meant, and it made a huge mess, but we were dying laughing. Obviously he's a rookie ice cream eater.

 Wow, a really old one with Carolina and Grant. She is totally bald! I think maybe she was between 6-9 months here? This is such a cute one of Grant.

 At Maggie's school every kindergartener is assigned a 2nd grade buddy (kind of like a big sister or big brother). The older kids help the younger kids learn the ropes around school, and they work with them on academic things, like taking turns reading to each other. Maggie loved her buddy, who was also named Maggie! They're pictured here at the school Easter egg hunt.

 Maggie made a leprechaun trap for St. Patrick's Day. The outside had lots of shiny things and a rainbow, to attract the leprechaun. The top of the box was held up with a stick, and when the leprechaun went inside, the stick falls out of the way, trapping him inside. She very conscientiously made sure the inside was comfortable for the little guy, with lots of soft things to lay on.

 Swinging in our backyard after school. I love this one.

 Silly face, big blue eyes.

 I love this one, too. It captures her personality so well.

 This writing exercise from school says "If I had $100 I would buy an American Girl doll and accessories." I texted this photo to my friend Tiffany, who is a teacher's aid in a kindergarten classroom, to test her, because she told me she was fluent in Kindergarten writing. Sure enough, she knew exactly what Maggie wrote!

 She normally sucks her thumb, but this day she decided her toe tasted better.

 Maggie occasionally sneaks my phone away and types sweet notes for me.

Phew! That was a lot of photos! Thanks for looking at them all. I'll probably do another one of these in a few days; I'm trying to clean out/organize my photos on my computer.