Birthday Girls

Updates in pictures!  Wow -- it is already September, where did August go?  and July for that matter!

August is a big birthday month, and it is also the month when a lot of French are on vacation.  So Teddy had 3 weeks off, we were gone for one week and during the other two weeks he was a stay at home dad!  He was surprised that he didn't get as many projects as planned done during those 2 weeks.

So this is where the pictures start :

The Aug b-day girls while were were on vacation near Toulouse

Leïla swipping Sami's sunglasses

Our family portrait for 2010 -- I always do one while we are on vacation -- this was on the hill right behind the house we stayed in!

Aug 16th -- Leïla's 4th b-day!  Opening her present from Grandma and Grandpa

Blowing out her candles while wearing here flamigo dancer costum (you see what we got her in my next post along with a video)

Aug 27th -- Alison's 10th b-day! She just opened her present from Grammy -- and new leotard fro gymnastics

Trying it out

And again!

I did make her cake (bought Leïla's :( -- bad momma!)

Blew out all ten candles!

Sept 2nd -- back to school.

Alison is now in 6th -- junior high already!  The first day there were one 6th graders

Sami and Leïla left for their first day over an hour and a half later.

Leïla's in pre-K and Sami is in 2nd grade

They all had a great first day -- Alison just loves junior high -- she is so happy.  Sami is glad to be back with her friends and Leïla just went on like school never staopped!

I have been working no-stop -- three more hard weeks and then things should slow down.  In less than 10 days will be my businesses 1 year anniversary!  This year has flown by.  If you want to see some of my recent work (mostly weddings) you can go to my business blog http://jillbrochardphoto.blogspot.com/