Our baby girl is 4! 3/2012

Jessica is such a beautiful, spunky yet sweet little thing. 
She loved her princess candles and tiara. 
 
We used a gift certificate we got at Christmas (thanks Mike and Marj!) to go roller-skating as a family at Roller Valley!


Jessica wanted me to take a picture of  her by this 4, since she's four now!!  Love this little sweet pea!

Valentine's Day Lollipops 3/2012

Every year, GG sent my siblings and I lollipops from See's Candy for Valentine's Day.  She continued that tradition when I got married and I had a family of my own.  It is so exciting for the kids to get the package in the mail. 
The chocolate ones are the most popular. 
It is sad to think that these are the last one's well receive from her.  (She passed away 9/12)  We are missing her!
We love you GG!!!!!!!!

Backyard Adventures 3/2012

Our backyard has a gate that the cul-de-sac neighbor kids can come through.  Annie enjoys being the ringleader and making up games. 
This is backyard wheel-of-fortune, complete with prizes!
Asher wants to go outside constantly and he looks so cute in his hat and gloves. 
 
I looked out the window and was shocked to see mustached outlaws in my backyard.  I was not expecting that. 
I was having a hard time not laughing while taking these. 

John is lucky to have boys his age nearby!

Imaginext 3/2012

I love it when Asher and John play together.  This brothers thing still feels new to us.  :)

Julia's 11th Birthday 3/2012

Thanks to pinterest I got an idea for these cute invites.  They were about an inch and a half in size. 

We started by doing mini-paintings on mini-easels.
 
Then they had a mini-meal with mini-pancakes, mini-bacon, and mini-oranges.  All eaten with mini-forks on mini-plates.
 
At a mini-table.
These were about the size of a quarter.  I was flipping pancakes for about an hour. 
 
 
The silly shot.
The less silly shot.
Mini-cupcakes, mini-hats.
 
 
Mini party favors.  But a BIG FUN time! 


Morning 3/2012


I love it when Asher wakes up excited for the day! He wants to go out and play with his five fun older siblings and have breakfast!! His name means happy, and he is a happy boy.


Pinterest 3/2012

These girls like their Pinterest accounts!


They made t-shirt necklaces.
Doesn't Annie look pretty in hers?

Homeschool baby 3/2012



If you ever leave your school alone, this boy swoops in to help out. 

Cheerios 2/2012

Asher can make a big mess out of a small bowl of anything.  He also constantly wants to dance on the table!
How can you be mad at someone with toes that cute?

Annie's 9th Birthday 2/2012

 
Annie is the cutest 9 year old peanut!
My first attempt at petit fours.  I've wanted to make them since I saw them in our orange Betty Crocker Cookbook when I was a child.  Fun!

We love a tea party around here!
 
Friends, neighbors and cousins!
 
Annie made her own placecards. 
Love this girl!!!!!!!!!!  She lives for parties.

Valentine's Day 2/12

Eating cheesecake is our Valentine's Day tradition. :)