brothers . . .

These guys are really starting to have a good time together . . . I think Judah will be the "neutralizer" in our household. For right now, I just love seeing things like this:)

JUSSLEY

Bri was in Germany a couple of weeks ago and Jussley and Layna became quite the buddies while he was gone. I was really glad to have her help for acouple of days and nights of his week-long trip . . . as Layna really seemed to miss her Daddy:(

my favorite in awhile . . .

So, this has to be one of my all-time favorite pics of Bri with one of our children. He and Owen have always had a special bond, but the joy he finds in Judah and connection with him (they are the "low key" and "go with the flow members of our family") is equally special and unique all it's own. This picture is truly worth a thousand words, at least . . .

my hams

I can't take credit for this photography--Jussley and Heather took them all:) Thanks guys!

mohawk

So one of my "nieces" thought Judah's hair would look cute like this. He kept the look all night, went to bed with it and had a really cute style--like a "cute" mohawk all the next day. There are lots of other cute bath pics . . . perhaps I will post them too:)

curly Q

I love having a little girl as anyone can see. Now as I see her hair coming in with curls . . . well, you can imagine my joy having straight hair myself. These pics were taken in the natural light by our big picture window that faces the front yard and road. The kids love to stand on the couch and look at it. It's full of fingerprints which I will miss when this is no longer something they enjoy doing. By the way, the bottom right is my favorite--those big eyes and little feet--ooohhh!

pool time

After a lovely Memorial Day picnic, the kids had some pool time on the deck in our little "blow up" pool. Layna was such a cute little munchkin in her pretty pink suit and loved every minute of her pool time. Owen and she had some cute moments together too. Hopefully we'll have lots of fun times in the pool together this summer.

pizza!

This guy can eat! He also takes bites with those 8 teeth that most don't take with all of their teeth already cut. He didn't want that pizza already cut up. He wanted to take bites of it on his own. He also LOVES broccoli and tomatoes!

pink crocs and a dump truck

This girl is just too cute for more reasons than one. The other night I brought her to a jewelry party and I dressed her in a pretty dress. Before we left she insisted on pushing around a fire truck as she crawled around in her dress. I guess that's life for a little girl with brothers. btw . . . the generic "crocs" were picked up a Wal-Mart for a dollar on clearance--yippeee!