Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Sixty and Stunning



We successfully surprised Nana on her 60th birthday with a gathering of family and a compilation of love letters to her. You know when she cries, it was a successful gift!

So many sweet things going on in this picture...

 All the grandkids helping her blow-out her candles is a Nana's greatest birthday wish!
 
She's a little mama, especially when it comes to her cousins.

 
We love our Nana...and isn't she stunning?!





Nana's next gift--a new black and white family portrait...I love these faces oh-so-much.
Wyatt-7 months, Lander-2, Everett-almost 3, Brenna-7, Layton-almost 9, Audrey-9

Saturday, February 25, 2017

A New Cousin to Love

Sweet Savannah was born on Valentine's Day!


We got to love on her and her brother Noah for a few hours as we passed through. (Ok, we actually made a wide detour to get to them!)


Our cousin blessings are never-ending!



Tuesday, February 7, 2017

CAUTION: Twos Ahead

Lander Caleb is 2! We celebrated him with a construction zone party!

 "Whoa! Trucks!"
 Isn't he the sweetest?!
 And aren't these great-grandmas the cutest?!


Monday, February 6, 2017

Turning Nine and Lookin' Fine!

 
 Our big sweetie requested a Nail Salon Party for her #9 celebration. It was a perfect party for her fancy self!
Every friend got their nails painted...





...we ate fun cupcakes...


 
 
 


...we painted suncatchers...
































...and posed in a photo booth! (More of those pics in next post!)
 

She got all kinds of girly gifts...from makeup to nail polish to jewelry...right up her alley!
 
 
 
Audrey's friends were all so sweet to stop by after school before their various activities to celebrate their friend! Our beautiful girl had a beautiful time!

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Happy Audrey

The Lord has blessed us with 9 years of Audrey Lynn!
This girl loves her family and friends...big time. She is quite the fashionista and socialite and still smiles all the time. She has also become quite boy-crazy this year. She stays in a good mood and is always positive. She works hard at everything (except maybe house/yard work!) She loves sweets and Dr. Pepper and must be growing because she is always hungry! She loves learning more and more about the Lord and still has a heart for Haiti and really anyone in need.
She adores babies and younger kids...especially if they are cousins!
She loved her ice cream cone cupcakes we made for school (even though it was somewhat of a Pinterest fail on my part!)
She ended that day getting new glasses...and looking even more grownup! (We discovered that she is near-sighted.)

She loves basketball, dance, and skiing...all of which she has worked very hard to get better and better. We are so proud of her and love watching whatever she sets her mind to.

I dreamed that I got to hold this squishy baby Audrey again, and it was so sweet and vivid. But then I woke up my precious nine-year-old and remembered that our love and pride for her is even more sweet and vivid...and now there is that much more of her to hold!

Saturday, February 4, 2017

Ant Farming

Brenna got an excellent ant farm kit from her Uncle James and Aunt Sydney, so we went hunting for inhabit-ants!
 
We went to the big mound on the school playground and fished them out of their hole with spoons.
 We collected about 30, and we had a very happy little farmer.
 They thought this one was funny sitting on the beach towel under the umbrella.
 And this one went down the chimney...
Brenna is thrilled with her new pets :)