Surf's Up (even in Canada)

We're having a hard time surrendering some dreams here in O Canada.
Dream #1: Summer isn't over yet.
Dream #2: We live close to the ocean.

It's raining outside? It's too cold to do anything? No problem, just put on your bathing suit (thank goodness we have free heat) and go swimming on the couch and/or living room floor. I think eventually I will miss having such a small house because I am always a part of their creativity.


This is a song the girls made up called, "Swimming in the Water". Sure to be a hit on itunes next season.


The girls LOVE and I mean LOVE that movie "Surf's Up". They also love the Beach Boys music. Chloe had this very clever idea of using some of our oversized coffee table books as the surfboards.

Here they are paddling.

This is once they've caught their wave.

And here is the movie of them in action. I love my kids.

End of Summer Vacation!

It is funny how quickly I forget to post things here. We've got lots of updates but I'll just start with this little photo shoot to get us started. We had a BBQ with some friends and she busted out her fancy camera. I wasn't really feeling too photo shooty but she got some great ones of the girls.
This is a dinosaur. I love the way they both have scabs on their knees. Nothing says summer like falling down while you're running.

Tati is hilarious with her posing. She poses all the time even in "normal" life. She'll pose in the mirror after she gets dressed or when she gets in trouble or even when she is just playing around with Chloe. It is very cute.

If I designed a shirt for a company, I would make a mermaid shirt exactly like this one. I wish I bought it in several sizes because this one is almost on it's way out.



I can't decide how I feel about wearing my Bon Jovi shirt in these pics. Part of me loves the fact that I have a family pic captured with me wearing it and part of me is like, "Oh Julie, that shirt is way too small, you need to stop wearing it." Even though I'm already not loving my body, I am already glad to have this time documented. I need to let go more and allow more shots of me. These are these weird/cool swings they have here--although I don't think they're meant for this many people at once ;-).

And finally, this is probably as realistic as our family gets.
Thanks Amanda!