Mom's Birthday

For my birthday this year I told the kids (and Jackson) that I'd like to go get some pictures of the kids.  I didn't want anything fancy...just for the kids to cooperate and sit together without complaining.  I DIDN'T want to spend the time and effort to get them dressed nice or do their hair or anything like that, so they are just as they were at the end of the day. Also, I'm including lots of duplicates with black and white and color so I have the options accessible when I put together our yearly photo book.  The black and whites do a good job of hiding the clashing clothes :)   I love these kids so much...so so so so much.  

Eleanor stopped cooperating at this point, so you won't see her in any photos for a while :)

Here, Grandpa G. called us on Facetime.  We sat right in the alley and visited for a while.  We love him!  Jackson started liking the camera and wouldn't give it back.