The circus comes to town!

Our clowns after the circus! Anna even looked the part (thanks to the shoe and x-mas sock combo she put together all by herself, exclaiming to me, "don't I look beautiful Mommy, it's perfect for the circus".....I sure couldn't argue with that, so that's exactly what she wore!)!!!

We all had a great night! The kids loved it and were so amazed...their questions about the performers and circus animals were priceless asking, "How are they so brave?"....and, "Are they real?"

Thanks for babysitting, Aunt Lara...Ty and Elle enjoyed their night with you!!!

Yee-haw!!! Ty's almost 1!

11 months old

The leader of the pack!

Happy 60th Birthday, Papa!!!!
We love you!

Thanks to the family and friends who came to celebrate...and rub it in :)

Happy Birthday, Emma Grace!

Hard to believe that 5 years ago, today, our little-big girl was brought into the world and our family was born...we love you!!!

Happy Easter!

The kids had a great Easter weekend, including hunting Easter eggs and their baskets from the bunny....



...going bowling for the 1st time (Happy Birthday, Derek!)....

...dyeing eggs, of course (Boo was especially entertained, as she mixed all of the colors together, one spoonful at a time, and had a blast making her eggs "stylish"!!!!)...

....finally, a beautiful sunrise service and visiting with family topped off the weekend!

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo.....

...Our princesses are five & two!!!

Emma and Ella had a BALL at their princess party!

A big thank you to everyone who came to celebrate!!!

Indoor slide!

Thank goodness for the bathroom renovation...sure made this long winters day fun!

Isn't this what a treadmill is for???????

Couldn't resist this one :)

Ty boy....pulling up and on the go!

Ty started pulling himself up this week....1st in his crib, then pretty much everywhere else!!!! He's so proud of himself :) He works so hard to get up, but then loves to let go and let himself fall down as if he's trying to find some balance (see bottom middle), pretty cute stuff!

Cuties!

Emma & cuz Nathan

Anna and Ty boy......looking more alike than ever!

Sweet Ella Bella!

Who knew a broom could be this fun???

Ty did!!!!!

Boo comes running into the living room yelling:
"Mom, look....we're santa and the 3 wise-men!"

absolutely histerical!!!!

Grandma's quilt-making visit!!!

Grandma came to visit for over a week!!!! We had high hopes of sewing together all 3 of the girls' quilts, as most of the time-consuming work involved in making them (cutting almost 2,000 circles and assembling...wow!!!) was already finished, thanks to Grandma! However, we quickly came to realize that we'd have to give up on that pipe-dream....as we completely miscalculated the enthusiasm we'd have for sewing at the end of a busy day with four under 5 :) Now we think it's a miracle we even managed to finish 2 of them....course we did have lots of little helpers along the way!!!!! We all had a great time!! Ella, (hopefully) you'll have yours by the time you're in a toddler bed! A huge thank you to Grandma for spending all your time and talent on these special quilts! They really turned out to be better than I could've ever imagined and I know they will always be treasured :) We love you!!!!



Check out Ty's tongue....like Papa, like Grandson :)



Their room looks adorable, but so much for matching quilts......Naturally, Anna loves this side.....

....and Emma loves this side!!!!!

Thank you, Grandma!

Mommy is 30.....

...Ty thinks that's hilarious!

Fun with the cousins at Grandma and Papa's!