These flowers grow along one side of our yard. They need to be thinned out and I never get around to it. Maybe that’s just as well, because this way the kids can pick as many as they like.
It’s become a summer ritual: eat dinner at the picnic table outside, then run and pick flowers!
I thought it would be cute to get a “sweet” photo of all three kids holding flowers. Six-year-old Emma was on board. Two-year-old Lily was willing to put up with the idea. Four-year-old Johnny thought it would be more fun to be funny.
Lily agreed.
And, ultimately, Emma decided that, if you can’t beat ‘em, you may as well join ‘em:
I love my three silly kids! We are thoroughly enjoying our summer break from school and running around!!!
How is your summer, so far?
MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
It’s wonderful and overwhelming when see our kids filled with joy. Even simple stuff like this already make them happy. Sometimes it’s the simplest moment that counts.
I love the pictures. Tyler and Reagan are my super silly kids and Collin often joins them; I am sure Kate will too!
Every family needs at least one super silly kid!
Absolutely adorable! You take really good pictures!
Of course…you have good subjects!
Thank you! :D
So nice and cute flowers in cute hands of kids. Really so nice flowers here are able to bring a smile on viewer’s face.
Love the pictures – Johnny is quite a clown!
That’s his specialty :)
Your children really are so precious and adorable. I love the first photo of the three of them. Johnny’s expression is the best LOL
Thank you, Crystal! My kids are wonderful :)
And yes, Johnny makes some very funny expressions!!!
Beautiful photos, beautiful kids, beautiful flowers!
Thank you!
what lovely pictures!Our summer has been so rainy this year and still one more week to go until the holidays.x
I hope you get some sunshine soon!
Yea for having lots of extra flowers! I love your summer ritual. :)
Love that first photo of Emma. So beautiful!
So cute – love the last picture!!!
So sweet!
I love that first picture! I’d love to say I need to thin out flowers, but I think what I really need to thin out are weeds.
I love how you let your kids pick flowers from your yard. My daughter enjoys doing that too. I have a four year old too who enjoys being silly for the photo. The only way I can get her to take a posed photo is to tell her to do the opposite of what I want her to do. LOL! That first picture of the three kids is classic. LOVE!
Ooh I need to try your reverse psychology approach, Rebekah!
that top picture is just stunning!! picking flowers is such fun… i love that it gets children outdoors and also teaches some compassion as they can see the response that the receiver of their bouquet has.
How fun! I spent summers at my grandparents and they had flowers growing everywhere. I still remember picking flowers just about everyday.