These kids...
Some kids turn a fool when I pull out my camera.
That's most of the time, so parents, beware.
Danica is one such child. She's a doll. But every time she realizes I am trying to get a good shot of her she goes all kid like and here's what I get.
Or this...
...which is cute, or not, but it's what I get.
The upside is that I plan to whip these and others like them out at her sweet sixteen, graduation, and possibly her wedding. Who knows. I'll get creative. She'll love it, or not :-)
But if she's not being all cray-cray for the lens, she's hiding her smile. Hiding it I tell you.
See?
Sister Stella is animated almost all of the time and she isn't apologetic for any of it. She's cute and she knows it no matter what animated state she's in. Go Stell!
So sometimes I have to make Danica a mission.
And so, mission accomplished.
Hopefully, we are over the hump.
I came in from the pastures just before the girls woke up from their nap. When they came down it took all of about three minutes for them to be awake and ready to go. Daddy handed off a couple of white chocolate suckers to insure there would be fuel for the short time until supper.
Daddy is a hero.
Stella was out the door and mounting the trike ready to go and Danica in the car for a drive.
Danica drives like her mom :-) Take note. -------------(Just kidding, Kristin)
Stella decided to get motorized and hopped in the truck.
But it wasn't long before sister had to pick her up when her ride ran out of juice. Nothing like having your sister around to get your back.
I kept thinking Gare would be around a little but he was apparently busy trying to get chores done before he was off for a weekend at the cabin to hunt turkey.
He stayed busy almost the entire time I was on the farm; moving animals from pasture to pasture- pasture to stall, feeding, scooping, go, go, go.
And there is always windsurfing.
And there is always the newest baby that just won't lead.
I don't think it bothers him a bit that he has help from a bunch of girls (or he is the help for a bunch of girls) and they all have a good time doing actual work.
Meanwhile, back in the yard, I thought we were worm finding. The girls love gathering worms. But on this day it was all about the ants. Danica actually gave it a shot at counting them until that rock got flipped over.
Both girls have an amazing fascination with bugs.
Smiles for miles now from Dan.
Stella
too.
Gare finally made his way over to us and the girls were ready.
It was a fabulous day. I'll post the pics from the pasture in another blog, soon.
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