Warm Spring Days

When it's warm, we like to be outside. Yesterday we enjoyed one such wonderfully warm and lazy evening in the backyard.

Eric turned the hose on to give the dogs a drink, but Audrey ended up cooling off as well!

Gabby took a well deserved rest after a good run.

We're loving this weather. Praise God for spring and the joy it brings!

New Family Photos!

Thanks to Laird Photography, we have some beeeeautiful new pictures of our family of three! Katie, you do wonderful work - thanks so much!!! These were taken at the GORGEOUS Inniswood Gardens, very close to our home. The beauty there is simply breathtaking. We had a fun time there. Enjoy! (Click for big versions.)

Daddy making Audrey "Fly!"

I'm just glad she flew safely! Haha!

We had to assure her a few times that the water wasn't scary.

"Bug!"

Looking at the water.

Audrey and Eric love each other SO much - it's really special!!

Sweet baby blue eyes!

The trickling stream was more calm and appealing.

Yes, she is cutting her two year molars. Not fun. For anyone. Anyone within line of sight or earshot (a.k.a. tantrum range!).

So much love for my little monkey.

Eric is SUCH a wonderful daddy.

I love to watch them together. He is always teaching or helping her with something, and she eats up the attention and knowledge he has to share. So much love between these two.

She's still worried about the waterfall being a bit scary.

My love!

"Plane!"

So silly. :)

There's my happy girl!

Eric and I each take one of her hands and say, "1...2...3...WHEEEE!!" and swing her in the air. She is trying to do WHEEEE by herself. :)

Thanks again Katie and Laird Photography for such wonderful pictures!!!!

Don't Mind If I Do!

Sasha proves who the REAL owner of the little pink toddler couch is...

I will NEVER get all of the black dog hair off that thing!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Audrey!

Audrey turned 2 on April 4th, but since her birthday landed on Easter Sunday this year, we decided to have her party the following weekend. My friend Lesley is very creative and makes wonderful cakes, and agreed to help me with my Wallace and Gromit themed cake, YAY! We had a blast creating the Wensleydale cheese wheel (Wallace and Gromit's favorite brand of cheese). Check it out:


We decorated a separate slice for Audrey to devour during her party. It may be hard to see in the picture, but it looks like a slice of cheese with crackers on the side! "I'm just crackers about cheese!" ~Wallace



The spread. Cheese and crackers of course, "Veg", some other snackies, and sloppy joes and punch not pictured.

Many of Audrey's little friends came to the party, and everyone had a great time.

Enjoying the sunshine in the back yard:

Audrey's little friend Emma:

Tired already. :)

Emma cracks me up! "Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeese!"

More of Audrey's buddies: Ava and Nolan. :)

There's Brianna on Dave's shoulders - another of Audrey's little buddies!

"Hey Nolan, look over there!" Glug glug glug. Grin.

Happy birthday, my beautiful, sweet Audrey girl!