A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.

I couldn't believe how cute this kid was!! I love KIDS! I love that they don't even know me and yet they smile like CRAZY! It was an absolute beautiful day and we took pictures until this little guy let us. What a cute family!! Thanks you guys! It was so much fun and a much needed day away from my "mom job!"

OUR NEW HOUSE!

FINALLY!!!! After a LOOOOOONG search of trying to find a house that's perfect for our growing family....WE DID! Isn't it adorable!! It's so great in every way and it's in a wonderful community! I'm so exctited I can't even stand it! We are supposed to close on it in a couple weeks, so I will have to take some pictures of the inside when we move in. We are going to paint and put carpet in before hand, but I cannot express how happy I am to move into a new house and have mark closer to law school. patience has been the key factor for me not pulling my hair out these last couple of months. Thanks to terin and her family for letting us crash at their house and for putting up with all of the "extra noise" from my wonderful children. Living out of a suitcase or my car has been challenging, but we have managed to pull it off. I've also realized that it is kind of nice having tons of clothes for everybody already in the car. And diapers....and wipes...and formula. It's actually something I may look into doing more often. so what do you think!!??

big brother

It's been alot of fun seeing Luke play his protective role as the big brother to avery. She absolutely LOVES when he talks to her or entertaines her in some way. He's always there to give her a binkie or a blanket and also gives tons of kisses and hugs. I hope this relationship stays this way and doesn't end up being a war zone when they're teenagers. Who am I kidding.....I know it will, it's always that way for a bit around the hormonal times.

caden

This post is 3 months late.....but I finally got a hold of my nephew! He is now 15 months old!! This session was a spur of the moment and lasted about 5 minutes. He is still such a little lover and how could anyone not fall in love with those big brown eyes...which come from my brother! even though he doesn't talk much yet, I feel like when he does he tries to negotiate with you. I can already tell he's gonna be a smart little guy:) soooo cute!




also- I feel the need to apologize for all my fellow blog stalkers.....I have been so HORRIBLE at commenting on anyone's blog lately...I'm going to blame it on my hectic life right now and hopefully I will catch up with comments soon. Just know that I look at my reader and am loving all of the pics and stories out there!!!

halloween

I forgot my camera on halloween....
I can't believe I did. We were at my parents house, so I wasn't about to drive back 40 minutes north just for my camera. So, instead I took pictures the day AFTER halloween! It's better than nothing and the kids won't know the difference anyway! We had a lot of fun though!! Dylan would walk up to the door, say trick or treat, and after he was given a piece of candy, he continued to just stand there like he wasn't given ENOUGH candy. So after telling him it was time to go to another house, he would go ahead and open whatever piece of candy looked the best and have it eaten by the time we reached the next house. Needless to say, by they time we got back to my parents house, half of his candy bag was all wrappers. It was fun to see luke so excited and really KNOW what was going on with halloween. After we left my parents, we then drove to marks parents house. I have to tell you that this house is INSANE on halloween. My mother-in-law goes ALL OUT and has every little thing decorated. Anywhere from skeletons hanging from the ceiling to talking pumpkins and candy bowls to scare the kids as they walk by. I know my sister-in-law took pictures of the decorations, so we will have to post those next! all in all it was a fun day!!