I remember when Colter was James age...he loved that skid-loader, too. He would ride in that skid-loader for hours...sometimes even falling asleep while riding! I am sure when James gets his first ride he is not going to be happy to just play in the skid-loader anymore!
Checking it all out! James is a pretty lucky little boy to have such a great uncle to show him all these fabulous "boy toys"...
A new strainer for me! I had 2 picked out and oped to spend the extra $5 so I could enjoy some Polk-a-dots everyday while doing my hair...life is about finding the little things in life...and if Polk-a-dots do it for ya...go for it!
Posing in front of the mirror with a new dress on...trying to figure out the perfect place to wear such a dress...love that Elsie had to pose with me, too! 
A surprise from Jon...gluten and dairy free beer! It tasted terrible... but then I am not a beer drinker at all...Jack Daniels is my favorite! Jon thought the GF beer was terrible too...so he dumped out an entire bottle so he could have a spit bottle! {gross, I know...but he now has nicotine gum...which I think he chews while smoking so I doubt his bad habit with end soon!} 
I turned my back to help James while he was eating dinner...and Elsie found a good way to help herself to whatever she wanted! Dangerous...but creative!
Playing outside in the early morning...
I love a clean house...the kids do not...someday they will learn...right?
James on one of our car rides...James has discovered that he loves going on car rides! One day he cried heat breaking sobs when we got home and he had to get out of his beloved a carseat. When we say we are going on a car ride and he runs and gets his shoes and hat and waits by the door!
Another beach day...I think this week we are taking a break from the beach...the kids are tired of beach days and are enjoying creative play at home...and I am not about to complain!
So there ya have it...a few camera photos...more to come next Friday...
This was before Elsie really got "into" the photo shoot...kids! 
My all time favorite picture...this one will be getting framed and hung in the living room!
This may have been my "I give up" laugh! 
These next few pictures are adorable laughing pictures of Elsie...she was laughing so hard because James was behind the camera hitting grammie (our photographer) with a flag...made Elsie laugh and made James happy to hit and not get told no! win, win!
Failed attempt at a group picture...James thought it was fun to "accidental" slip down through the arm of the chair!
Seriously, picking her nose! This girl refuses to pick her nose any other time...she happily lets her boogies sit in there and whistle for days...the only way those boogies come out is through a sneeze induced by nose spray...yet she decides a photo shoot was a great time to start the nose picking!
Just because I have to let everyone see the truth...our photo shoot was anything but as relaxing and wonderful as those few "good pictures" makes it look. We had plenty of mis-haps...plenty of "I am not going to smile" plenty of "lets hit my sister with a stick"...behind the scenes is never perfect!
This picture might look like a sweet "mother -daughter" moment...and it was...but it went more like this..."this is your last chance, darn it, you either look at the camera and smile or you are done! and no special soda treat for you either!" See...a great mother-daughter bonding moment!
And this sweet "mother-son" moment when something like this, " I know you just fell off the stool...but you didn't kill yourself or get any broken bones...so for goodness sakes, take this flower and stop crying so we can finish this photoshoot!"
In the end, I am happy with the pictures we got...thanks Mom for being my photographer of the day! Hope you are ready to do some family pictures next!?
A helping hand...and yes, I am holding a big stick...I was using it to poke at James to make him smile! It was a game to him...gotta get creative to get those perfect smiles!
My favorite...
Love that smile!
