Luke's First Trip to the Beach

The water pictures are actually his 2nd trip to the beach (2 days later).

Antique Photos

I have a friend who was doing a fundraiser for her MOPS group. Basically $10 covered the sitting fees and then you got a free 10x14 print. I knew when I left the photo shoot it was going to be hard to pass up the extra pictures that were ridiculously priced. I went in hoping that I could get some of the extras (ie the individual shots) for a reasonable price. Not so lucky...but I know I would have been very disappointed if I (my understanding hubby) didn't give up an arm and leg for these adorable pictures.

This group shot was my "free" one. I almost wonder if the photographer chose one of the worst ones so I would be "encouraged" to buy the great individual poses.

This was my other option as an "extra"... maybe a little better??

Dane and his dimples and long hair were pretty easy to capture...I am not sure how we got him to give us a real smile as opposed to the goofy one in the group shot.

We finally got Brice to smile by teasing him about his girlfriend (yes, he has a girlfriend in kindergarten...that's a whole hilarious story in itself). Say "Gia"!

Mackenzie enjoyed all the dressing up and props. There were probably double the shots to choose from for her. Sadly her wispy hair ruined a couple shots. These were my favorites.

If only all the kids had been as cooerative as Luke. Seriously, he was adorable in every shot! Its so much easier to make him smile.

Wetlands Park

Nature Preserve...ie one of the few green places in Vegas

No, that's not Luke...he was in the Bjorn by this point :0)

One of the fun partsof having a calling in Young Women's

We get to do fun things :0) Its a cupcake if you can't tell. The flower petals are made out of marshmallows. Cool, huh?! Thanks Michelle Purkiss for teaching us!

Crazy Eyes

When Mackenzie was a baby she had the biggest eyes! People have commented that Luke has big eyes too. I didn't really see it until recently. When he does "crazy eyes" (like Mackenzie used to) you can see how big they are.

Thank you, Mackenzie

for decorating Luke with stickers.

Luke's first time...

in our backyard swing. Ahhhh....so sweet!

Four little monkeys...

Brice can ride a bike!

So, Brice didn't want to have anything to do with a bike without training wheels. We tried to take the pedals off his bike and teach him like we did with Dane but he didn't like to wobble AT ALL. He refused to ride for a while. Then for Christmas he got a "training bike" that is built without pedals. It was a little small for him but he got the idea and because he was so close to the ground he didn't worry about falling. It only took about 3 rides on that bike before he mastered it. Then we convinced him to try his bike without the training wheels. First shot! No problem. He loves that he can go fast now :0)

Hike in Red Rock

On President's Day we had beautiful weather. I really wanted to take advantage of the warmth and go outside. We decided to go on a hike. It was great! Lots to look at (there was even water in the waterfall). I am not sure I can do this by myself carrying a baby and still be able to help Mackenzie, but I loved it so much I may try anyway. It was fun to go as a whole family!