Spending Time with Family

Here she is with her Grandpa. He came home between some meetings while we were visiting and she had to cuddle with him the whole time. Content as can be with her Grandpa.
Here she is with her Grandma.
She thinks Grandma is fun.

Here is our little guy with his Great Grandma.
Since I have never known my Great Grandparents or Grandfathers I think it is great to have pictures like this for them to see as they get older.

This is our little girl loving spending time with her older cousin.
She totally had to stand under the umbrella. Unfortunately the best picture was two seconds before this was taken. When I was walking to the car and getting the camera out they were facing each other and both were holding the umbrella. But I think it is still cute all the same.

Fun video of her playing with Grandma.

The last week

Here she tried to put on her own coat.

I love how everything is backwards while they are learning.

I hope that she will always be this willing to do the dishes. Sigh.
I wonder if she can see that bowl through those bangs.
We went to an emergency preparedness fair last Saturday.
This was the coolest thing there. They gave her a sticker.

She was a little timid getting this far.

But it was all worth it going down this slide.

She was so proud of herself.

Aren't they cute when they sleep?

Just in case that last picture wasn't close enough.

And here he is one month old.

Can you believe a month has gone by?

It's a great shot of that birthmark on his forehead.

I can hardly imagine life before he was here.

He has such a sweet face.

Big sister loves. His expression is classic.

My kids.

I think I want to print this picture out and frame it.

Things are getting better and I think he is starting to realize that he can sleep through the night. Knock on wood. I just love my kids and I am so grateful that I have them in my life. They help me learn how to love in a way that I only imagined before. I hope that I can be the mom that they need me to be. I am sure that they will teach me so many things and hopefully they will learn a little from me and their father. I hope that I can teach them to be confidant and know that they are loved by their parents and by a Father in Heaven who knows them.

Crazy Kids

OK so maybe not crazy kids but some pictures that I thought were not only cute but a little funny.

Here is our son. From what I am told this is the

position hecame out in. I guess he finds it a

comforting/comfortable position to be in.

This is our daughter watching TV in an odd position.

Of coarse this is what she did once she realized mommy was taking a picture.

This is the full view of how that position started.

So the question is what is wrong in this picture? And no it is not that her hair is in her face all though that is something that used to be pulled back by a barrette.

Can you see it in this picture?

OK they are also cute pictures.
Well if you didn't see it before here is the answer. She was so ready to go out back that she put on whatever shoes she could find. Whether or not they matched or were for the right foot. She believes that since she can open the back door and unlock it on her own who needs mommy to check things out before she goes. I truly hope that this is not an indication of her dancing ability with no left shoes on.

Happy Easter Everyone!

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter and that everything went well. Our Easter was quiet and nice. We had our traditional Easter Dinner which consists of Turkey BBQ, Cream Cheese Pasta Salad, and a Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppy seed Dressing. Finished off with a Strawberry Jello Poke Cake for dessert. We were all a little tired but things went very well. However note to the Easter bunny make sure that in future years get plenty of sleep before putting Easter baskets together. For your enjoyment here are a few pictures of our Easter.

Baby Boy in his Easter outfit

Our little girl who doesn't seem so little any more.
Hmmmmm..... thinking where to find Easter eggs.

I got it.

Our cute kids! Being mom I'm not biased or anything.

Another picture of our cute kids.

Here she is actually saying cheese with that cheesy smile.

My handsome men all tired from a long Easter day.

His first Easter so of coarse we need some with the bunny.

His sister's bunny from last year was the perfect prop..

Such a sweet little man.

Is that not the best expression on his face?

And of coarse one more since I'm mom and think any

picture of my kids is a beautiful picture worth sharing.

Fun Pictures

Here are just some fun pictures that my husband took of our daughter recently.

Here below is the perfect Marilyn Monroe, Seven Year Itch moment.

Here below is My husbands favorite because he used to do the same thing as a kid. She is laying on the same vent as in in the picture above with her blanket enjoying the warm air coming through the vent.

More pictures

Here we are ready to go home and put him in the car. Yay home at last.

Here he is bundled and ready in his car seat. Mommy loves the hat.
Could not get her to look at the camera for anything. She is in love with her baby brother.

We love the smile on her face. And it is cute how he has his hand on her face. Here is a full body shot. He is so tiny. Can't believe that our little girl was ever this small.

Look at that face. It is too sweet.

Here is some video of our little girl bonding with her brother for the first time.

Pictures of His First Day

Here are some pictures from our son's first day. Here is mommy, daddy, and baby boy.
Here he is with his grandmaHere he is with one of his auntsAnother auntHere he is with GrandpaHere is our little girl visiting with her aunt and uncle who watched her while he was being born. This was her first chance to see him up close. While he was in the nursery being washed and tested she wanted to keep going to the window and see him. She was pretty offended when Daddy left her baby brother in the nursery to come check on Mommy.Here he is is with his Uncle and Aunt.