Porter Photos

What darling kids!! Can you believe those eyes??  I was able to photograph the Porter kids and we had such a fun time.  I especially enjoyed little busy Emma-and busy is an understatement!  I'm absolutely loving my new camera that my sweet husband got for me!  Thanks Porter family for an extra fun Saturday!!

Bartschi photos

I was so excited to be asked to take pictures of the Bartschi family including their 9 day old new baby boy.  It was so fun to see how cute the big brother and sister were of their little brother.  What a cute family!  Hope you don't mind Felicia, but here's a sneak peak!

Ice fishing fun!

On January 16th we decided to go ice fishing with Ryan and his family.  We started out at Twin Lakes and then ended up at Treasureton.  Fishing wasn't too great...Ryan was the only one to catch one (but it was a really nice one).  The kids still had a great time making their own fun... 

Nic giving himself a white wash

Nic & Ty patiently waiting for the big fish that never bit...

The kids found an area on the ice where the two sides of the lake must have seamed together last.  The ice was smooth as can be and the kids loved sliding on their bellies, "ice skating" and just rolling around in the snow. 

Moving spots...I thought is was cute little Josh on the sled just relaxing and enjoying the view.

Josh warming up his hands...yeah, our setup is pretty posh if you ask me :)

I losed a tooth!!!

On January 14th, Ty lost his 1st tooth!!  It was loose for quite a while and so everytime he bit on it wrong, he would cry.  I was relieved to see it finally come out.  He was so excited and the tooth fairy even gave him two $1 coins!!

Christmas 2009

Our Christmas was a great one...we had a fun evening with my parents and Tim's family on Christmas Eve complete with Prime Rib, and all sorts of other yummy treats. We had a really fun time together. Christmas morning started out a little hairy. Josh woke up with a cough that he didn't have at all the night before. He coughed so hard he threw up and had a pretty high fever. So, needless to say he wasn't too into the Christmas morning thing. Once the meds kicked in he seemed to be a little more into it. We had the most relaxing Christmas we've ever had...relaxing in our jammies and Grandma & Grandpa Swendsen came over for brunch and gift exchange. It was so nice to just relax and let the kids enjoy their presents.

Merry Christmas 2009

Josh loved fishing through his stocking for candy, Candy and more CANDY!

Ty wanted a Batman castle for Christmas...there's a story behind this one...what a stinker!

Nic & Ty both got a RoboRaptor, they're way cool

Alexys' first present...baby tights :)

Nic was so excited about the air soft gun Tim and I gave him. 

SMILE :)

Just some cute smiles over the past month or so...

Scouts

Nic recieved is Wolf in November, he was so excited and worked really hard to complete it.  We were so proud of him!

tub time

Alexys' happiest time of the day is tub time...The boys love being extra helpful during this time and love to help me rub lotion on her, pick out her next bow or bracelet and just play with her.  So fun!

Putting up the Christmas tree

We were all so excited to get the Christmas tree up this year. Our favorite family tradition is to turn on George Strait or Collin Raye Christmas CD's and sing while we decorate the tree...the kids new favorite Christmas CD is Kids Bop Christmas.  Can I just say AHHHH!!  ;)  Tyler got to put the star on top and thought he was so big.

 

Josh in his Christmas attire

blessing pics

Here are a few pics that I took Alexys in her blessing dress...thanks to Grandma Swendsen and Great-Grandma Swendsen for buying the dress and little accessories!

not crying? It's a miracle!

I'm finally going to try updating this silly blog so I first thought I'd post a cute pic that I finally got of Alexys in her Halloween costume NOT crying...yes, it's a miracle...the little girl is constantly crying...here's our little flower girl :)