here are a few pics...

Okay, I will try again. We have been so busy recently, seems like we have something going on everyday this week. This is a good thing since it been so cold and dreary outside...so it's nice to have plans. :)

Alex came over today and it was SOOOO great to see him! He also brought his baby sister Caroline. She is a mini-Alex! She is so cute and adorable! Unfortunately Alex and his family are moving to Florida and we are going to miss them so very much! I think the bond Alex and Jackson have is so great and I don't think he will ever have the same bond with any other friend.

Here are the boys today playing on the fire truck, which they have been playing on forever!

Here they are playing on it December 2006! :) Some things just don't change. These boys have been best friends since they were little.



A very BAD shot of all four kids! :) We will do better next time!


Alex and Caroline..


Here is a slideshow of all these pictures and more from pictures posted today....to see all of them click here

Going to the Gentry Safari! It's a drive though Zoo, with a petting area, it was so much fun and Jackson loved it! Lauren did too!




The monkey really loved lauren!

Here are just a couple random photos

not working too well

I am getting really bad about updating this blog! Unfortunately the MAC is the computer I use for photos and it has been VERY slow!!! The PC won't let me sign into blogger...I just have to make myself get on here more!

I just tried to uplaod photos, but it won't let me. So i will try again one day :)

SNOW DAY AT LAST!

well after waiting patiently, we are finally getting our first real snow of the season! :) This afternoon I took a few pictures, but will probably have better ones tomorrow. They say we could get up to around 5 inches tonight....YEA! Justin, you should have come this weekend, you are missing out!

fun pics..

Today I was trying to get a photo of Lauren in her little denim skirt and striped tights! well this is the best I could do :) I have a few more(along with other photos), just click this link...HERE!

Jackson had a cup of hot chocolate and he loved it! He had one a couple months ago, but wasn't too into it. This is his lovely mustache! :)


Here are a couple photos with the family from the weekend. I love this picture of Granny with the kids, they had so much fun with her!
These are right after Lauren's dedication with both families..

long time...

I am a slacker! It's been quite a while, hopefully now that we are mostly settled into the new house and Lauren's party is over we can get back into some sort of routine. Things have been super busy, but really good. These are pictures from the last couple weeks, christmas photos will have to wait...

here are some pics from the first album I have gotten too....
We had a fun play date with some gals and kids from the church.

Jackson and I decided to make a cake for Daddy from scratch, jackson's favorite part....the sprinkles! :)

The kids are all becoming such good friends...here is Isaiah, Jackson and Lauren checking out the toys! Lauren started to pull up and stand on things this week...



Click here for pictures of the house...I haven't taken any of upstairs, but I will soon. Here is a picture of our kitchen...it has been so great to cook in!


Lauren turned one last weekend and I just can't believe it. Seems like she was just born yesterday! Jackson grew up fast, but Lauren is growing up even faster. Lauren is such a fun, happy little girl! She loves mexican food, all of it! For her birthday we had fajitas and boy was she excited! She has been cutting her 11th and 12th tooth (yes, she has a lot of teeth) and she hadn't eaten table food for a few days, but as soon as the mexican food came out she forgot she wasn't eating. She really isn't a fruit or veggie eater, but I am just so thankful she eats! Yesterday we tried an entire bottle of whole milk and she loved it. She had cheese toast for lunch and then chicken nuggets and yogurt for dinner. Jackson didn't even eat a nugget till he was over 2 years old! jackson is a great big brother and he really loves his sister. We had a great time when everyone came into to town for Lauren's b-day and dedication. It was a very special weekend.

The birthday girl!

The birthday cake!

the set up!

Last night before she turned one!


more b-day photos! (we didn't get to take too many)

My In-Laws brought up my wedding dress last weekend....it still fits!!!

at last....

we are finally back up and running! I feel like I have been away from the world for almost a month now. No news, no blogs, no facebook....good to be back!

We are getting more and more settled into our new home and had a nice 1st Christmas here on Elm street. I look forward to next year though, I was way too tired and worn out to truly get into the Christmas spirit.



Here is Lauren's first picture with Santa....We took one with our camera of jackson, but he was not a very willing participant. He wouldn't look at the camera or take his fingers out of his mouth, I will post it soon. I haven't uploaded one photo to the mac in 4 weeks, so I have a lot of updating to do!

We hope everyone had a great Christmas and we look forward to catching up with everyone soon!