every girl needs a mani/pedi for the summer. lucy bore the difficulties of spa life very well.

nearly a direct quote: "seriously, autumn. are we not done with the photos?! put the camera down. for. the. love." okay, not verbatim, but definitely close. i can see it in his eyes.

we are (not quite) the champions. but we almost were. we took 2nd. and this particular game was played on one of the crummiest fields in dallas on one of the most ridiculously hot, humid and polluted nights of the season (enchanting conditions for asthma). we all look exactly like we felt. so, so done. at least we got another oh-so-attractive t-shirt for our efforts! makes up for some of the humiliation for getting our tails whipped by the hooligans (their actual team name, i kid you not).

la madeline = pure love


lucy loves to eat the jam out of the little cups. who can be bothered with amazing homemade loaves of bread when you can just eat the jam without having to bother with all that "spreading with a knife" nonsense?

emma loves the freedom of going up to the counter to get bread and jam herself.

and this...perfection. i would be thrilled to eat tomato basil soup with la madeline's signature pasta salad every day of the week. what can i say? i'm a cheap date.

the family on mother's day! not the greatest shot (makes me realize how large a role orhtodondics will play in our future), but at least we're all together! a happy day with my 3 favorite folks.

we've started tennis! the girls have a blast, and i have a blast sitting in the shade, chatting with a good friend and taking a break while someone else entertains my kids.

so, lucy is not a tennis star. but that's okay...we're not judging. she's little, right???

emma seems to be a little more likely to hit the ball with the racket, though we're not quite ready for wimbledon.

their instructor has amazing patience. amazing.

here is my classroom, where i spend my days and hours. i miss my little sweeties already!