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.

Let's Ride.......

And then there was sledding!! Ross and Alyssa brought down their 4 wheeler when we had Christmas at my mom and dad's, so after dinner was ate and presents were opened and the weather had gotten blistering cold......the kids were ushered outside to play!! :) And of course they loved it!! A few of us parents hid out of the wind and 'supervised' from a distance. But a huge thanks to Ross and Alyssa for really braving the cold and playing outside with the kids. They had a great time!!!

Holden's no dummy......he took the back and used Ella as a wind block!! hahaha
Ross cautious at first with the two youngest......ironic part......they were the last ones to come back inside. I'm pretty sure they would have stayed out all afternoon had we of let them!!
Evan waiting for his turn.....
The snow hill they played on while waiting turns for the sled.
Ashlyn and Evan taking their turn.
And then Ross dumps them........bad Ross, bad Ross!! haha
I didn't get any of Landon or Corbin because Ross would take them farther and faster......I wasn't willing to sacrifice my 'warm' spot for those pictures!! But needless to say, they were dumped quite a few times!! Ahhhh....good times.

Random Christmas

A few more of our Holiday celebrations!! Fast moving kiddos and bad lighting = me not taking lots of pictures. :( But check out this gorgeous tree.....my mom and dad really go ALL out when getting their tree!! Always the biggest tree ever!!