Out of their Minds Design

Butterflies 2012!

Breakfast drink for Daddy, thank you Nina!

*Ian, there’s a… There’s a… b-b-b-*

Still our cute lil’ boy! See this image larger.

Nina – *WATCH THOSE HANDS, MISTER.* See this image larger.

Ian’s class went to Meijer Gardens to see the butterflies, so here we are!

Almost a great picture… See this image larger.

Ian’s trying to tickle her and smile at the same time, doesn’t always work. See this image larger.

This, on the other hand, is probably one of my favorite shots of all time. Look at those faces! Look at the perfectly centered wings and antennae on Nina’s head! Awesome! See this image larger.

Alternate shot. See this image larger.

Just a quick shot, looking down at her, she looked so happy.

Waited for her to see herself, and then came the smile! See this image larger.

A couple atmosphere shots.

Pretty!

Ian asking questions. You can see a couple of Ian’s classmates in the background. See this image larger.

Ian, Nina and Mommy hanging out near the waterfall. See this image larger.

Daddy and the distracted kids. See this image larger.

All four! Thanks photographing stranger! See this image larger.

Pretty!

Time to head outside! See this image larger.

Bye butterflies!

The infamous entrance to the Children’s Garden at Meijer Gardens… See this image larger.

*But it won’t bite me, right Daddy?* See this image larger.

Heading across the bridge to the wooden fort… See this image larger.

Nina managed to get all the way across this hanging/swinging bridge! She did so well!

Time to play in the sand! See this image larger.

Ian the paleontologist! See this image larger.

Weee! Thanks Meijer Gardens, we had a blast! See this image larger.

The Hot Spring Continues!

March 16th, playing outside, without jackets! On March 16th!

Nina putting stuff together. See this image larger.

Ian joins in.

Nina does not approve.

March 17th, trip to the local park! See this image larger.

Nina actually seemed to think this was a fun “ride.” You step off the ladder and hang from your arms.

Nina poins out the colors on the monkey bars. See this image larger.

Staying hydrated is very important.

March 18th, at church! What a cute little dress on Nina!

Up in front of the congregation together during “children’s time!”

March Madness

March 13th, And this Micky Mouse imitation was lent a small boost by Ian’s hairline… almost perfect! See this image larger.

Less effective on Nina. I’m reminded of the Chapman-side tradition of giving bunny ears. See this image larger.

March 14th, the first ridiculously warm day of the season, and it just kept getting warmer… the minute the kids came home, they sprung out of the car and began drawing on the driveway with chalk. That or Nina’s breaking in her formerly clean diaper. Hard to tell — usually that stare means the digestive world is in motion.

Here Ian springs from Mommy’s car to join in on the drawing!

Have I mentioned Nina’s favorite color on the blog? Purple. See this image larger.

And that’s good because she wears it well! See this image larger.

More chalky goodness.

I love Ian’s face in this shot. He’s still extremely sensitive, and can be whiny at times, but he’s grown up a lot lately, and I think some of it shows in these pictures – though I couldn’t explain precisely why. See this image larger.

So that first warm day, of course it was time for our first wagon ride. And as you can tell the wagon part ends up being more of a liability than a boon. See this image larger.