Enjoying the Back Yard

The past few days we've been enjoying the back yard while the temperatures aren't ridiculously hot! (and when it's not raining!) Yesterday I decided to break out the "nice" camera and try to get some good pictures of the kids. They are so active and all over the place that it is really hard to get good ones where they are actually looking in the general direction of the camera. They seem oblivious to the fact that I am attempting to take their picture when there is any type of distraction going on. So, here is my best effort. Hallie is the hardest... she is so stingy with her smiles that I tend to only get "serious" photos of her. But, she's precious smiling or not!

Brooke is trying to pull a branch off of the weeping willow.

I just think this one is cute... He seems to be very seriously looking at something.