Ella's Party

A princess dress, a few cupcakes and some bowling.....perfect recipe for a birthday party!! Love this girl. :-}

Cupcakes made by Stephanie.......and yes, they were as delicious as they look!!

Fun In The Snow

I took the day off for Ella's birthday and while Joe was plowing the driveway the kids and I played outside!! Well, the kids played, I just watched :} Either way......it was fun for all.

~ Ella's 3 ~

Oh girl......where do we begin!?!? You're 3 today, and once again I can't believe another year has snuck up on me. If you've met Ella, you know she's my little spitfire!! But she also has such a beautiful spirit, loves her mom and dad, and adores her big brother. She absolutely completes this family, and I'm so proud to call her my daughter. We Love you Boo and wish you a Very Happy Birthday!!

Ashlyn 4

Head over to the Photography Blog to check out Ashlyn on her 4th birthday......

Tinkering Around

My mom got Evan some Tinker Toys for Christmas.......and he absolutely loves them!! Evan and Joe have built many things.......ferris wheel, robots, airplanes, semi's, etc. And here are some creations Evan has come up with on his own!! This kid has such an imagination it's wonderful. We haven't pushed him into sports, and he's not a master at video games like some young kids. But give this boy some toys, and the things he can come up with really impress me!! My kid is still a kid!!! :)

His laser gun

*!*! 2011 *!*!

Happy New Year!! Joe and I spent a wonderful evening out (without the kids) celebrating a wedding of his cousin! It was pretty much a unanimous decision that next year they will have to throw an anniversary party too......the wedding was SO much fun. And really, who's going to complain about free beer all evening!! Congrats to the beautiful couple Mark and Lisa!! And we can't thank our wonderful sitter enough for coming over and watching the kids while Joe and I spent an evening out!! Brooke even made brownies with the kids......I'm pretty sure at this point my kids think that only babysitters bake!! ;) If you don't get that, you'll have to check out my 'School Christmas Party' post.....

At the wedding they handed out party hats for the guys and tiara's for the girls......I was able to capture Ella, but Evan ran.....go figure!! And this weekend Megan and I got together to take the girls' pictures for their birthdays. Ashlyn will turn 4 and Ella will turn 3 this month. I'll hopefully get more of those pictures up in the near future.