Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Christmas is near!!!

Last Friday I had the pleasure of meeting another local photographer!  Jessi was overly patient with my silly, naughty children!  Look at these wonderful memories she helped create for our family!

Benjamin

Nathaniel

Josephine

Scrunchy Nose!

Silly Stick-out!

Reaching for the camera

Trying to get all 3 together

Oh Happy Memories!

Check Jessi and her husband Jon out online. http://www.jsallenbachphotography.com

Be on the lookout for your Christmas card this year!

All our love!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Truth....

...I found this the other day while cleaning.  I always find this on days that I really need it!  I don't really remember where I copied this from, but I'm so glad I wrote these down!

*My children were created for a specific reason and are a gift to me!!

*We're on a good journey, despite our ups and downs!!

*God will use these difficulties for His good and wise purposes!!

*I can be okay even while my children are not.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!!

Nate the clown, Ben is Tigger, and Josie the love bunny
All our love!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Birthday Party Fun

Today was Ben's 4th Birthday party with his friends.  He wanted to go mini-golfing...so off we went with 4 of his friends and Nate.  It was a lot of fun!

Nate, Preston, Joey, Elijah, Ryland and Benjamin
All our love!

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Happy 4th Birthday Benjamin!!!

I am really not quite sure how this day has come.  How are you already 4 years old?!?!?!

You are a blessing to our family Benjamin-teaching us each day to be better parents and friends!

We love you forever, you're our favorite Ben in the whole world!

Root beer from Daddy

Singing Happy Birthday over birthday pancakes
Blowing out the candle


Sid the Weather Kid from Nina

Rockin' the new undies and socks like Tom Cruise

Mrs. Weber and Ben

Benjamin in his birthday crown
Birthday cake pops for Benjamin's preschool snack

Car gift box from Miss Kayla-new school clothes inside!

Cubbie Bear cake pops for Benjamin's Awana friends!

All our love!

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Congratulations TJ & Misty!!!



Today we celebrated TJ and Misty's nuptials.  It was a great time of two families coming together!  Here are a few of my favorite shots from the evening!

My absolute favorite picture of the afternoon!

The Happy Couple

The Beautiful Bride

The boots were seriously my favorite thing :)

Saying their vows

The kiss!

Looking down the courthouse rotunda

Misty's dress was beautiful

Flowers & rings-sparkle!

Flowers & hands

Mom and I sang "Happy Trails to You" as we left

Boots! Again!

TJ presenting a necklace to Misty passed down from our Great Grandma Florence Spanier

Misty loved it!
Bride & Groom with their Bride & Groom Cake pops 

Cake time!

He couldn't resist being himself---even on his wedding day! Ha!

And just for fun....Nate loved his cake pop too!

So that was more then a few....but I couldn't just pick out a few!  Thank you to TJ and Misty for allowing me and the kids to be a part of your special day!  I can't wait to see what God has in store for you and your family!!!

All our love!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

On the move!!!


Josie is on the move!  She has been scootching on her bunz for about 3-4 weeks now-she just couldn't figure out how to get both legs behind her.  Well yesterday she officially did it!  Both legs moving in sync with both arms!  She is so sweet!  Enjoy!

All our love!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Josie's First Trim

I didn't want to trim Josie's hair yet. But I decided I really needed to because she was starting to lick her bangs! Ha!!!

All our love!!!!

Monday, August 30, 2010

Preschool 2010

Today was Ben's first day at preschool for 2010!  Its amazing that he is already in the 4's class.  He did a fantastic job!  I was a bit nervous because he has a new teacher, but he did great! He barely batted an eye before giving me a hug and kiss and picking a spot on the carpet.  Here are a few pictures from the day.  I have more on my phone but can't find my memory card reader for it...I will post those soon!

Josie, Nina and Nate waiting at pick-up
Pure joy!!!
Ben and Nate posing after school
Nate, Josie and Ben-Ben's ready to be done!
All our love!

Monday, August 16, 2010

She's here!!!

I am the proud Aunt to this beauty!

Emmaleigh Elaine B. was born 8/15/2010 at 9:34 pm.  She weighed in at 10 lbs. 13 oz and is 21 1/2 inches long!

She is absolutely beautiful!  I was so happy to be by Kayla's side through her pregnancy and through her c-section delivery!

Praying for you sweet Emmaleigh that you will grow to love God, walk in His ways, and may your life reflect His love for others!

All our love!

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Happy 2nd Birthday Nate!

How has it been 2 years since Nathaniel was born?  It has been amazing having him as a part of our family.  We had such a hard time deciding on his name before he was born.  But the minute I saw him, I knew he needed to be Nathaniel James Earl.  Nathaniel means "Gift from God".  He has been one of our 4 favorite gifts (the other 3 being Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, Benjamin and Josephine).

We had a fun-filled day today celebrating Nate's big day.  Here are some pictures to recap!

Birthday pancakes for breakfast
Zoo Themed Cupcakes-monkey, zebra, tiger and lion
Nate and Preston diggin' in
Ben loving his monkey cupcake
Our bestest friends Lyla and Lindsey!
Birthday boy!
Lyla and Ben the elephants, Nate the lion and Preston the monkey
Checking out the octopus tank
Lyla hitching a ride
Preston, Casey and Benjamin.Nate didn't want to get too close!

Over all we had a great day!


Happy Birthday Bubba! You're my favorite Nathaniel!

All our love!