Happy Easter!

Okay, they may not LOOK happy but trust me, we had a great Easter! We got off to a rocky beginning. Cody needed a haircut so that ordeal always ends up poorly. Then it was a scramble to get the family dressed, fed and out the door in time for church. We made it!!!!


See they are happy!

Sweet sisters.

Awwwww, they love each other!

Cate with her usual "serious look".

My beautiful Emilee.

A little silliness on the way to church.

"Oh, I am cute"

"Lets go already! I have eggs to find"

Egg hunt, part II.




Happy Easter Everyone!

Ava, Soccer and Easter.....

It's been awhile since I posted anything. Things have been busy. So this is the longest post EVER! Well probably not, but there are a ton of pictures I wanted to share so here goes. First being little baby Ava's 7 month pictures. As usual she was a doll to photograph. I was a little worried about this shoot because I shot it on about 4-5 hours of sleep. It has been a hectic week at work and I just didn't have much time to prepare. Somehow we lucked out and got some amazing shots. She is just so cute!

Next, it has been soccer, soccer and more soccer. It is crazy having two kids playing. I can't imagine what we are going to do when Cate is old enough. Both kids are doing great and having a lot of fun. Luckily the weather has warmed up a but so we aren't freezing our heinies off on the sidelines.

Lastly, we had a hugely successful Easter party today. We did the egg dying, and the egg hunt. The kids had beautiful weather for playing outside and I think everyone had a great time. What a bunch of fun kids.

Didn't get enough picures??? Here are the complete albums of each event. Enjoy.
AVA 7 Months

Spring Soccer

Easter party 2009

Another day in paradise

The kids and I are enjoying our spring break. Mostly doing NOTHING! I love it. We did make a little trip out to Cashmere to visit the Pioneer museum, and also the Applets and Cotlets factory. The kids were a little disappointed the factory wasn't making candy today, must be the bad economy :) Eric is chugging away on our bathroom remodel. We may complete this project in under a year!!!! The walls are torn out and so the real work is ahead of us now. I am excited to have my shower back. Tomorrow agenda..... maybe some retail therapy?? Friday is the hockey playoffs. That should be fun. I have squared away a sitter and it will be a date night for Eric and I.

A Walk In The Park

We made an attempt at a walk in the park today, only to have the event cut short due to rain fall. As I am writing this post, the sun is shining and it appears very warm outside. Wouldn't ya know it!!!! Oh well. Maybe tomorrow.

Soccer,Sunshine and a Sick Child.

Flickr.com photo

So soccer season has officially begun. And again, I am thinking to myself "what did I get myself into?" Every night this week has consisted of waking up, getting the kids, feeding them, off to soccer practice, drop them off, off to work, home to sleep, then repeat. CRAZY. I must say it is fun to watch them play again. Both Emilee and Cody are a hoot on the soccer field. Cody's skills consist of screaming on the top of his lungs as he runs randomly around the field, paying no attention to the soccer ball, or the other players. Emilee on the other hand, looks as if she is bored to death. She will walk briskly, take the ball from another player and casually score a goal. No real enthusiasm but then again it is only practice, I am sure she is waiting for the "real stuff".

I am happy to report I am on vacation!!! YEAH! I took spring break off to spend time with the kiddos. We don't have anything real exciting planned, but I am hoping to make a trip to Seattle for a day or two. Maybe some gardening, who knows. The weather is beautiful today. I am threatening to go outside and enjoy it a bit but haven't had any sleep yet. Cate is home sick. Poor baby is CRANKY! Maybe I will just enjoy the sunshine from the comfort of my couch. Tootles for now!

Praying for Stellan

The world of blogging is a weird one. You follow certain blogs and even if you have never met the writer you begin to feel like you know them. I have been following this blog for a while now, I stumbled upon it because of our common interest in photography. Today I was sad to read that they are going through a very difficult time with their baby boy. If you could join me in saying a prayer for this sweet baby boy and his family, I am sure they would appreciate it.

The faces of a lazy weekend......

Pretty uneventful this weekend but they still look pretty happy underneath the dirty faces, tangled hair. It must not have been that bad.

Back to life, back to reality.

Vacation was wonderful. It was a great little get-away. We were go-go-go the entire time. I am home now and I am feeling like I need another vacation just to recoup from my other vacation. No such luck though. It is back to work, back to running the kids around and back to house chores and other such non sense. The weather has turned beautiful. I think today was in the 50's! The kids start soccer soon so it will be really nice to have that much outside time. Well I just wanted to post a quick update, I have to head off to work in a few hours. I would have posted more pics but my Internet isn't running properly so uploading takes FOREVER! Hopefully that will be fixed soon. What is a blog without pictures???

Ode To My Sweet Niece.... Grace

In the whirlwind of getting ready to head out of town I became a bit sad when it came to my attention that I would be away on my nieces birthday. She is such a special little girl and I hope she knows how much her Aunt, Uncle and cousins love her and think she is pretty neat!!! She is growing up so quickly. It seems that it was just yesterday I was attending your first birthday in Idaho. I remember the cute little pink tiara and your little baby buddies that were there as well. I think my favorite birthday memory was when Grace and her family invited us up to a vacation home in Chelan for the weekend, it was beautiful.
Here are a few of my favorite photos of sweet Grace. Happy Birthday Grace. Sorry I will be gone on your birthday!

Quick Update

Here I am! I can't believe how long it has been since I posted anything. Life has been busy. I am on my short weekend. Two days off and so much to do. It is my last two days off before my trip to Vegas so I will busy preparing myself and Eric for the trip and the kids for there adventure to Grandmas. The weather was beautiful yesterday so I am hoping the next two days will be nice as well. I can't wait to be able to send the kids in the backyard to run off some of their energy! Well it is early, and I have lots to do. Here are a few photos taken over the last couple of days. See ya soon.

My guys, doing "guy stuff".

Emilee being a little drama queen.

My Cody, being a ham!

Here is a picture of the adorable tutu I made for Cate, she refuses to wear it. Oh well it makes a cute decoration.

We had a fun little family get away to Spokane to celebrate my mom's birthday.

I took Baby Ava's 6 month photos. She is just too cute!