ILP rolling photo quarantine 2

That's really terrific!

We went camping in Sussex and it was a blast (until the Day of Relentless Rain)...

Ava on the rope swing...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/5813569968_3a2dfe61bb.jpg

Lulu padding around the woods in her jim-jams...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/5813001173_a9f6f1dcdb.jpg

Ava on the stepping stones across the brook...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2181/5813553352_0f190bd13a.jpg

I CAN SEE HIPSTA-PIXELS on that last one

great shot though

Gah, I hate how a creative act like dicking around with split-toning and fill-light in Lightroom for about three minutes now resembles nothing so much as a bloody phone app. Or did I use a preset? Whatever, POINT STANDS.

(Anyway, where is messy border and/or fake sprockets, HMMM?)

Well I was wondering the same thing. Get with it, daddy-o

wow ava and lulu so great

yeah, so fun.
here's sylvie w/ one of those photo booth filters. wheeeee.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248843_2090664509920_1344460014_32421592_8324404_n.jpg
we have been having such a crappy week -- she's got some kind of sore throat thing that is giving her a nasty fever (doctor said there was pretty much nothing to do about it except wait it out). since Sunday! she's barely eating, barely sleeping. blecch. just want my happy lil girl back.

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt203/pplains/11-7.jpg

Here's another one from camping. Post-breakfast bubbles...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/5817891797_6b0967c4b6.jpg

yes! bubbles! our friend's dad is some kind of inventor, and his new product is called Captain Bubbles! So we're getting a ton of Captain Bubbles Bubbles!
http://discountbubblemachines.co.cc/img/Extreme-Bubbles-Inc-Captain-BubblesTM-image-519%2BOTMnPuL.jpg
they're pretty much just bubbles.

@ Tayyabs in London where one of the servers proceeded to snatch Dalton from my wife's arms (with permission, of course) and traipse around the room taking orders, charming other tables, etc...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249251_10150191469461167_577656166_7418676_3575796_n.jpg

Oh, Tayyab's is so great!

Misread your kid's name as Dalston and boggled for a moment.

yay!

Owen and Ben at the park...

Ben:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/5824780877_c624be89b8.jpg
Ben by disbister, on Flickr

Owen:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5305/5825337400_f2fe64e6ce.jpg
Owen by disbister, on Flickr

the thing i love about ilx kidz is that they never stop being cute!
some kids get older and grow out of their cuteness. not these. never these.
<3

The canopy at Crewe station is probably 100 years old and leaks like a bastard. Here's two passengers who love the rain:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/5834022021_dd645a5e63.jpg

ready for game 7!!!!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/5835719379_fe23498ed8.jpg

haha awesome

here is L today, on a rainy day:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/5854143158_b91c628a16_z.jpg

he's so big now!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5071/5859872658_2b01c2d7cc.jpg
Dancing Mark by Onimo, on Flickr

BACK ONCE AGAIN /
FOR THE RENEGADE MASTER

Scrolling back through this thread it's amazing how much the ilx jnrs have come along since the og photo quarantine thread in January 09.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/37POccb48HVMOHu_cQoOAh3uQ6DH6Qoc7D5bfevDQZQ?feat=directlink

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/260419_2193839326012_1248042654_32676700_3588150_n.jpg

ugh my photo :(

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GIN4jY9XXa8/TgIORVrEAFI/AAAAAAAAABY/Tf1AALHuLOk/s512/RSCN1738.JPG

stylin'! :)

Elia was showing off as usual.
Below the twins in full swing

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-atKJ7QhAkPQ/TgIXjsqtqdI/AAAAAAAAAC0/UuHEgSEScPI/s512/DSCN1725.JPG

those cheeks!!!

Yay twins!

Baby with a sour face:
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omg im dying @ hipstamatic baby beauty

This was taken a couple of months ago, Giona was still recovering from surgery:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zOF9EFiZghs/TgMNuKl4QYI/AAAAAAAAAEw/13umD4wXk8M/s640/RSCN1402.JPG

surgery?

sylvie in the seemingly deserted city of san francisco
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/263109_2193841126057_1248042654_32676713_7875216_n.jpg

omg watch out for aliens and/or transformers, sylvie!

Let's say we had our annus horribilis - he was diagnosed a rare syndrome, suffered several ischemic strokes that left him semi-paralyzed and underwent brain surgery twice.
Now he's miraculously recovering and, while there is still a lot to do, we hope things will be better in the future.
I guess I'm posting these photos only to celebrate the fact he's a tough kid and we somehow soldiered on.

ps Sunny - I'll check the Daffy Duck t-shirt!

yikes, so glad things are looking up, marco.

wow. thats some scary stuff. glad its all looking good so far. ilxor schwantz went though the same sort of thing a couple of years ago and as you can see above his sons look just great.

Yeah, Ben is doing great these days. Sorry to hear about your trials, Marco. Pretty much nothing heavier to deal with. Make sure you and your wife are talking/getting some counseling. I'm now in the midst of a divorce, and I'm pretty sure all the stress of the last few years contributed to the meltdown.

I'm really sorry to hear that, schwantz. Love to you and yours too, Marco.

Kids, eh?

Thanks. What a drag...

Grazie a tutti.
Right now, we're just enjoying a newfound sense of normality - there's still a long way to go but I must say we hopefully learned a lot.

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt203/pplains/11-8.jpg

Glad things are looking up, Marco

From eleven days ago, Aidan meeting Molly for the first time

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3466/5833381123_d14712b4ef.jpg
Aidan is smitten by vickyp, on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/5870718474_ac858c3cce.jpg
party dress 3 by vickyp, on Flickr

She's the spit of Aidan, very scary!

aw, congrats!

We went to a birthday pool party last weekend...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5234/5875911830_751f7ba53a.jpg
Owen by disbister, on Flickr

But before that, I took them out of preschool in Friday to go see Cars 2.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5075/5868030211_f784c75f2a.jpg
Ben at Cars 2 by disbister, on Flickr

cars 2! looks like he's in heaven.
here's sylvie gazing lovingly at a muffin
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5073/5865435830_5bc5b64773_z.jpg

Great picture!

yes! in the interest of credit where credit's due i should say that my wife is the one who takes most of these pics. learn how to make that muffin here on her food blog! http://www.two-tarts.com/2011/06/cherry-ricotta-muffins.html