a little tubing fun...

during the break the kids were really excited about all of the snow, so quinn ran down to the tire shop & picked up some good old fashioned inner tubes! they are so great! who needs fancy sleds! becks was super timid at first, not wanting to go down by himself, but as soon as he did once he was unstoppable! avi had a blast until she crashed face first:( i was just glad i had already gotten some good shots before that. here are a couple of my favorites.

{just chillin' in the white stuff}

{if your legs get tired... just crawl}

{eating snow gives you nice, shiny lips}

{after a long afternoon of sledding, tubes make great cushions:)}

finally posting:) start current... play catch-up later~

our halloween was super fun this year! my kids & my sisters kids did the whole peter pan thing. which i found was a very popular theme this year. dempsey & sawyer, my sisters boys, were captain hook & the tick-tock crock:) while my kids played peter & tink. everyone had a blast, except that the cotton candy machine stopped working just 30 trick or treaters in:( i am happy to finally get some sleep! between sewing, cooking & staying up too late just trying to catch up DVR, paired with starting a new business(more to come on that) & working part-time at the Gap... i can sleep when i'm dead... right:) here is a picture overload of the kids in there costumes. i think it all turned out pretty darling... if i do say so myself!

fairy tale friends...

this week avi had 2 friends celebrate birthdays, both having cute princess parties.  unfortunately i was only able to stay at one of the parties & get pics, but they were all such cute princesses!  becks was such a great sport to tag along (even though i wouldn't let him dress up like a cowboy or a pirate~ in fear of scaring all the princesses)  jackie was so darling, thanking everyone over & over for coming to her party.  kelle dressing up as Cinderella just put the icing on the cake... forgive the pun:)  all the kids at with the party & just at the farm wanted to come say hello to "cinderella".  watch out disneyland theme park employee!  i am so glad that avi has such fun friends with sweet, patient parents:)  happy, happy birthday jackie & bella!

swimming is great...

this summer my kids both took swimming lessons with the amazing miss pam & miss kaylynn.  i would be totally understating things by saying they LOVED swimming & there teachers!  they are now both incredibly confident & capable in the water & wish they could be in the water all the time.  both of the "miss's" impacted my kids in such a positive way i can't even explain it.  we love them sooooo much!  thank you to the miss's & all of the life skills that they taught my little lovies.

{avi & her safety place}

{becks with the ring & the float}

{the kids & miss kaylynn}

{swim, swim, swim}

{gotta get to the step}

{watch out for spashes}

{& the diving board}

{good kicks!!!}

{the breath goes in better with a bigger mouth}

{i love her in those goggles}

{saying bye to the toys is always hard}

{& could you just eat up that swim cap??}

{one last jump...}

miss Taylor ann...

i know i have been MIA for a while & i am sorry!!  between vacation & injuries {info to follow}, life has been crazy to say the least!  here are some pics of darling little taylor ann-  that i took for her 1 years.  she is so darling & i have been lucky enough to do her pics since she was born.  i am so glad that her mom & my sister became friends in grade school:)

** i promise that i will fill in all the info on our trip & the wounds!