A Pretty girl in a Pretty Dress

She loves this flower girl dress that she wore for her
Uncles wedding. This is the best shot of her sitting
the way I wanted her to. Just not looking at the camera as
I wanted but hey you get to see the hairdo that
I just love to do in her hair.

This one you actually get to see her face a little.
I think she truly believes shes a Princess just like
her Belle from Beauty and the Beast.
And in all truth she is a Princess in her parents eyes.

See it wasn't me!

See dad. It was my daughter that ate your popcorn.

OK, maybe I ate some of the popcorn too. :)

Zoo

Me and my kids
Our first whole family picture.
I think we need to get one without the baby crying.

Daddy and his boy.

She had so much fun with this ball she didn't want to stop.

She wasn't too sure about the Merry Go Round.

Our little girl sitting on the Elephant Trunk with her new cousin.

This peacock decided to display his feathers when he got a little spooked.
I think he didn't like all the people surrounding him. Made for a great picture though.

Looking at some geese. Plus look at that hairdo.
I was pretty proud of how it turned out.

All about Baby Boy

A Happy Baby boy.
I love it when they get to this stage.
A couple great shots of his first smiles.

Below are some pictures of him in the cute robe he got from his Great Grandma.

Isn't that just too cute for words.

Full day of play

For some reason if baby boy is not in the swing she thinks that it is hers.

Spreading dandelion seeds. Didn't we all love to do this as kids?

Finger painting with bubble solution. She was blowing bubbles and then decided that it was more fun to make hand prints.

This is her car that a very cool Uncle and Auntie got for her. She loves it.

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.