five for friday

1. i love it when cousins come to town and everyone just picks ups being best friends where they left off. even the little guys just play like they've never been gone. love that about cousins.

2.  with a little help from a garbage can, a picnic blanket and the self-timer, we got this impromptu family portrait that we'll call,  moores minus eleven since that's how many family members are missing from it. the next time we are all together, i am going to INSIST on taking a large family portait. it's way over due.

3. it's summer, therefore we swim. mostly with trent and cousins because the teenagers are too busy with other things.  the boys didn't even get swim passes this year - first time ever. strange. i bring my camera every time, but so far, this is all i've got. :)

4. the summer of cards. this has been a big favorite activity of my kids this summer (probably because it's an air-conditioned activity). usually there are many neighborhood and other teenagers at the table with them, and occasionally a board game, but usually cards. they're not asking to watch tv or play video games, so it's good with me.

5. this pic was a happy accident.

i was trying to take a self portait of  four of us and it didn't turn out. i'm so glad. it's my new favorite.

toddler's eye view

funny little surprises from the camera tonight.

ethan must have gotten ahold of my camera.

spencer is composing a song, taylor is doing his homework, very observant.

some artstic takes on ordinary things around the house

even some self portaits!

(he must be taking lessons from mom)

this is my favorite - what is he trying to say with this face?

over all i thought it was so funny how i could tell from these photos that he really was trying to take photos of specific things. i don't really think of his brain working like this, but i was wrong.

he must get his great eye from his mother.

just plain silly

after a night of panini making for dinner,

ethan found a funny mirror in the top of the panini maker.

he found it particularly hillarious to pinch his bottom lip and chin together.

and he kept making this same face over and over.

cracking himself up every time without fail.

you could say it was his favorite.

but this one was mine.