July ONE

In the blink of an eye... 

Celebrating Sarah's 1 1/2 birthday!

March ONE

February ONE

This is my life...

it's a beautiful mess!

December ONE

November ONE

Yes, I took the photos, then forgot to post them. Then the photos I took on the first, I really didn't like how  they turned out.  So this one was actually taken on the third.  And that's ok with me.

It's amazing every month how fast they grow.

April ONE (almost)

Oops!  I forgot to post a picture yesterday!  But that's ok, because today we went over to fish beside the bluebonnets!

 Elizabeth was so proud that she got to hold Baby Sarah for some pictures!

 And my beautiful #3 is going to turn 2 years old this week!  Wow!

Elizabeth is all over fishing with her Daddy.  But I can hardly wait for her to catch her first fish!

This is an extremely poor example of baby wearing... but I had a good hold of her with one arm... and I caught a small bass at the same time!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It's the luck 'o the Irish that I got a good picture of all 4!!!

 

March ONE

I guess until Sarah is able to sit up, I'll have the others lay beside her!  Things I noticed about this picture: 1) David looks more boy every day, and less little boy.  2) None of the pictures I took of Elizabeth were bad.  3) Rebekah's hair is long enough for a ponytail!  4) Sarah looks so serious... but then...

Yea!!!  Got a good smile!!!

Watch the kids grow month-by-month...

A Hot Winter's Day...

The kids were playing on the back porch while I was cooking supper yesterday.  Next time I looked out I saw the little Mud Monsters!  They played a bit longer after these photos and got even more muddy!

4th of July: Kids, Reunion, Anniversary, and Sparklers!

A few days before, David & Elizabeth worked on a little Independence Day book.

We used a potato to stamp some stars. This is Elizabeth's star paining:

The day started off cooking! Getting ready for the annual family reunion. Just about right; I forgot to take pictures at the reunion. It was a small turn out this year, but we had a good time. I especially noticed Momma's absence after lunch as the menfolk ended up outside visiting and the womenfolk ended up around the table inside. That's how it always seems to end up.

For the first time that I can remember, Dad showed up with flowers for me to celebrate our 12th wedding anniversary! And he got my favorite color, purple. Very sweet. : ) Friday night we were able to ditch the kids at Grana's and went out to dinner, just the two of us. It was nice. So on our actual anniversary, I cooked dinner for us at home. This scrum-dil-ee-umptious dish is a Pioneer Woman recipe: Summer Stir Fry. Fabulous. You should try it. Garlic, shrimp, zuccini, red onion, anaheim pepper, corn off the cob, served with brown rice. Mmmmm...

After cleaning up from dinner (the kids ate peanut butter sandwiches, boy they missed out), we made ice cream. Dad & Uncle Phillip headed down to the pond to fish. Curt & Suzanne showed up. As it started getting dark, we headed out & started with some poppers. Dad had a small light show of assorted fountains & Roman candles & bottle rockets, then we broke out the sparklers.

Dad & Uncle Phillip had a little fun with big handfuls of sparklers. I don't recommend this.

Mom's "special" sparklers:

Elizabeth was scared of the fireworks and was still nervous about the sparklers until she saw Mom & Dad sparkling too and finally gave it a try. Then she was hooked.

We lit 'em as fast as we could to keep up! We also were able to see the end of the fireworks show in town from our back porch! Rebekah slept through all the fireworks.

Lego Star Wars Draws a Crowd

It's kinda hard to see, but Rebekah & Elizabeth were both standing in there watching David & Dad play Lego Star Wars!

Tiny Talk Tuesday

Oh, there's talking. Constantly. And I've had a head & neck ache for 2 days now. So sorry, but I can't remember anything that's been said. Except that there was a lot said. I'm not kidding. A lot. And much of it was loud. Much louder than inside voices should be.

Rebekah got herself stuck in this position yesterday morning. Being the good mom that I am, I ran for my camera instead of helping her. Bad move, because after that she was fussy for a lot of the day. I'll have to move faster next time.

On another note, Dad's follow-up visit with his surgeon is today. Kids will go be loud at Grana's house & hopefully we'll get a good report from the dr.

Tiny Talk Tuesday

David did Power Yoga with me one night. The workout was only 20 minutes long. About 10 minutes into the program he began to ask how much longer. About 15 minutes in he said:
It's hard to exercise this much when you're a kid.

All three kids were playing with our dancing monkey musical baby toy thing. (I couldn't find a link in English! I don't think it's sold here any more. We got it for David's first Christmas.)
Elizabeth started hollering: I want to play the banana!!
Mom: What? You want to play the banana???
Elizabeth: Yeah! I want to play the piano!

...that we get along

I am thankful that

my kids get along
and really love each other.

...for tea parties

I am thankful for

tea parties & picnics

and yummy corn!

Together

The First Together Shots with ALL THREE!

I can't believe I got a "together" photo with all three kids in it! Yes, Rebekah is inside the pink blanket with a hat on.

Another together with all three!!!

Together At Last!

I never knew it would be so hard to get a cute picture of both kids in the same frame, but finally, we got a good one! I stand in awe of my friends who have 7 kids and take a good picture of them all! This was taken inside of the caterpillar tunnel that David got for his first birthday from Aunt Marlene. This was the first time I'd gotten it out since Elizabeth was born & she loved it!

Psst, Heather... I wish you could see the ladybug that's on her romper! ; )