August is Here!

August is here! And what a crazy month it will be. Goings on for this month include:

Maile goes back to work after 3 months of maternity leave (boo!)
Maddie & Katie end their time at their wonderful school (we will miss their teachers and friends!)

Maddie & Katie start 3 year old preschool at a new school (hot lunch is included - yay!)

Grandma Sandy gets to babysit Emily every day (lucky! Maile is jealous...)

Miya & Thomas go back to Hong Kong (boo!)
Debbie and family come to visit (yay!)

the three besties at the pool - love those goggles.

Time for fireworks! Evan (escaping), Miya, Maddie, Katie, Thomas

Daddy is good for a lift!

Aunty Mari held baby Emily

Awwwwww

Thomas is in love with Emily - this was one of many kisses he gave her

Aquarium day!

Katie holding a crab

Sassy pose at Sara's house

Dress up time at Sara's

We have to provide a framed photo for the girls for their preschool. Since they are in the same class we are trying to make their things different so they can develop their individual personalities. We decided to do Katie's family photo all wearing purple, her favorite color (we took about 15 of these using the self timer on the camera to get one where we were all pretty much looking - Emily is excused from the requirement of looking at the camera)

We did Maddie's photo all wearing pink. We also tried to change the position/pose up a little. This was taken the day after the purple photo. Emily looks a little shocked in this one. 

Our practice round. Yes, that is a pair of underwear on the table. 

We loved this one - we all have a weird expression except Toby ---- Emily's face is classic. We will NOT be using this one for the preschool - the teachers may think we are weird.