Cousins Mitchell and Gwen!

I took some pictures for my sister in law of her two kids Mitchell and Gwen. She wanted some of each of them in their Easter outfits and some of Gwen in her blessing dress. Of course Gwen was more willing than Mitchell to let me take pictures! I'm sure it didn't help that Samuel and Jack were wanting to run around and play with their cousins!

Jack and Mitchell are a few months apart and Ava and Gwen are a few months apart so it has been fun having cousins to hang out and play with! What gorgeous kids you guys have! Thanks for letting me practice on your kiddos!

Ava-bo-bava!

Here are some more pictures of our Ava-bo-bava or cutie whootie as Jack would call her! I let Ava be my model as I tested out my new lens! Isn't she just gorgeous?! She is fascinated with her feet lately so I thought I better capture her trying to figure those things out!

Just Because!

I caught Sam playing with his sister this morning and just had to grab the camera! These pictures are just because I though they were adorable! When I get frustrated with the kids I just need to remember times like this! They grow up too fast........I know Sam will not always be this loving to his sister!

First solid!

It is hard to believe that Ava is now old enough to start on solid foods. We decided that since she is now five months old it was time to start giving her some rice cereal. The doctor mentioned that we could start cereal at her four month well visit and said if we felt we needed to we could put some butter to fatten it up a bit to see if it helps her to gain weight. So on Easter Sunday we decided to give it a try. As you can tell from the pictures Ava seemed to enjoy her first solid but wasn't really sure how to handle it as most of it ended up on her and not in her!

Easter Weekend!

We had a great Easter that started on Saturday with dying and decorating our Easter eggs with stickers. We then woke up and the kids found their Easter baskets filled with toys and goodies and then went on the hunt for Easter eggs and candy. After the hunt and playing with their new horses, knights, dragons, and flashlights it was time to get ready for church. I wasn't able to get a picture of the boys in their Easter shirts or the three of them together due to the boys not cooperating. So I tried to take a few of Ava and she was not happy for very long! I will have to try to get pictures of the kids this weekend......that is if this rainy weather ever clears up!

Samuel's Birthday Party!

Samuel's birthday was almost a month ago but I took so many pictures that day it seemed to take forever to go through all of them. We had a great birthday party with pizza, soda, cake, ice cream, family, friends and great weather for playing outside! Samuel got some knights and dragons, a dinosaur, a castle for all his knights and dragons and some sticker puzzle books. Thanks to everyone who came and celebrated Sam's birthday with us. Happy fourth birthday buddy.....we love you and hope you had a great day!

My new toy!

This is my new toy that my wonderful husband got for me! We were in need of a new computer and since we got the job in Vernal Jake said we could get one of these. We were trying to decide between the mac and the pc but after some research and deliberation we decided on the mac. We have never owned a mac before so we are still learning all about our new toy but so far it has been quite fun to have! Thanks again honey for getting me such an awesome computer!