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kids

My kids love circus school. It all started with Gemma falling in love with a hula-hooping duo of circus performers from Canada and now all three of my children are enrolled in classes. It must be in their Russian blood. If you have a circus school in your town, I HIGHLY recommend the classes. Such [...]

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because i have this girl and her little siblings to entertain me i am ready for school to start again, but i will miss my willing model.

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if he wants to nap with his noo-noo and nunny (and a random chopstick holder thingy) he can as I know that before too long he will cast those aside for more mature stuff. There is always stuff, the nature of it just changes as we grow, but really…we all have stuff. The rule in [...]

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not fair :: most of it

by sesame on July 6, 2011

While the toys are enjoying time by the pool the biggest child is spending the start of her school holidays sick on the couch. Totally not fair. Oh and our internet is out. Again. Classic example of how it has happened over and over since we moved here. We were fine this morning and then [...]

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Somehow my twins are turning three tomorrow. I am really not sure how that is possible, but even they keep telling me that they are three, so it must be true. I would like to put my mom blinders on and keep pretending that they are still babies. But they are not and in those [...]

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sick day portrait my kids on the D7000

by sesame on June 30, 2011

messy and grubby and germy and beautiful. these are taken with the Nikon D7000 camera and my Nikon 50mm f/1.4G lens. Edited with my 80′s photohut black and white action from the Spring Cleaning set. I have been testing the Nikon D7000 for the last week and really have just been able to give it [...]

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tough girl

by sesame on June 20, 2011

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I don’t know if you have noticed, but we are a family that takes lots of photos. The twins have been aware of the camera for ages, but only recently have they begun to show interest in actually taking the pictures. Usually when I am shooting with my phone or Gemma’s point and shoot. I think they [...]

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more magic and wonderment in my own backyard with these guys. just 18 sleeps, little ones. the boy journals his backyard adventures in grass-stained hand prints. Will try to blog from the road using the new tablet! A few more days for you to vote (daily) for my blog here!

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lazy day

by sesame on May 12, 2011

hanging around just taking pictures.

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