Since are sweet Ella Belle was not so sweet the first time we took pictures we got to try again. We tried everything and finally a fake sneeze got her smiling.:) I was so happy when she finally started smiling.:)

Now that's our sweet Ella Belle.:)

 We got a cute picture of the kids, too. :)

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Our Christmas Eve

This is how we spent our Christmas Eve..playing fun balancing games,tracking Santa(he went to Mike\\\'s mission), making lots of cookies, and opening one gift..PJs.:) Now its time to read the true story of Christmas and get these kiddos to bed!:)


I told Mike I would put this picture on the blog.;)

What A Good Big Brother..

Curls

Brelyn's hair has cute curls..I've heard that when you cut it the curls sometimes disappear so I wanted to get some pictures of it so I can remember how curly it is.:) She is such a beautiful curly girl.:)

Ella Belle is 6 months!!

It's no secret that we love this girl!:) She has brought us so much joy these past 6 months. She is rolling everywhere now and is working on sitting up. She sleeps perfect and she has started to eat real food.  She's our Ella Belle.:)

RIP Bailey

Our sweet gerbil Bailey passed away yesterday. She was a really fun pet. She loved to jump and chew on everything and try to escape..which she did once but thankfully we found her later that night behind Bradley\'s bed.:) She will be missed! I think Lulu will be a little lost without her.

Family Pictures

This weekend we took family pictures...it was kinda crazy..Brielle was scared of the photographer so every time she looked at her she started crying..Brelyn only smiled if she felt like it and Bradley and Ena keep getting way too close to the lake.:( But we were able to get a couple of good shots..Mike says we'll try again when Brielle is 10.:)

Pictures by www.lanayswanson.com

Brelyn is 2!!

Our little girl is two! Even though she doesn't look that excited in these pictures..she really did love being the birthday girl! She loved opening presents just for her and she loved her blue's clues cake.:) Brelyn is a mommy's girl, she's the best sleeper, she loves to make people laugh, she loves to watch herself in the mirror, if she doesn't want to do something there is nothing you can do to change her mind..she knows what she wants:), she is sweet, she loves books, she loves blue's clues, she loves to dance and jump, she is so good at always saying "thank you", she is a great helper..when she isn't getting in to things:), and we are so glad she is ours!!

Happy Birthday Baby B!!

 We celebrated Brelyn's birthday a day early because we took family pictures on her birthday..but I did make her a happy face pancake on her real birthday..

 Here are the kids worn out after pictures.:)

Star of the Week

Ena got to be star of the week in her class. She was so excited! They get to make a poster with everything about them and she got to be line leader all week.:)

We love you Ena!!

Happy Halloween!!

My Babies:)

Here are all my kiddos around  4 months. It is so much fun to see who looks like who.:)

Oh how I love these kids!:)

Bradley

 Breanna

 Brelyn

Brielle

30

So some of my friends decided that we should have a girls night out. I was really excited to have a night out and it just so happened that my mom was in town so I was excited to have her come along with us. When we got to the restaurant my friend, Meredith, said that she had called in earlier so we started following a waitress to our table..but she ended up taking us into a room...a room full of people to help me celebrate by 30th birthday! I was surprised!!

This was my reaction...

 It really was  a fun night with great friends.:) My first question was who was taking care of my kiddos..Mike had gotten 3 babysitters!:) I really enjoyed my surprise party...if I had to turn 30 then I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate!:)

Tyler Zoo

We got to get a way for a little bit and meet our favorite Aunt Abby at the Tyler Zoo. It was the perfect day. The weather was amazing and the kids had so much fun looking at all the animals. It was nice to get away as a family and visit Abby:) The Tyler Zoo is where my grandmother would take us when we were young so it brought back a lot of good memories.:)