Ainsley's one year pictures

I can not believe that my little girl turned one! Here are her 1 year pictures. She was photographed by my friend Kasi and I think she did a great job. She even got some with the other kids too! I am thrilled with how they turned out. Enjoy!

Spring lovlies...

These are the only color in our front yard...but I am very grateful for the brightness and cherriness they bring. Bryan bought the tulips for my birthday and planted them for me!

These were taken March 30.

This is our tree out front. We are not sure the type, but think it is a cherry tree of some sort. But it smells so good and is the first thing to bloom. This picture was taken March 17!

Kambria's room...painted

So after seeing Lisa's house painted we decided to take on the challenge and paint Kambria's room. I have wanted to do this since we bought the house and saw a model home room painted green. Kambria's favorite color is green and has been since she first learned to talk. So here is the process...it took over a period of three weekends with the last weekend being almost 3 days of work. So here is Bryan painting on the primer...we had to prime since it is a new house and the contractors just put on flat paint without a sealer. so that made it an even longer process...but well worth it.

The wall finished being primed.

Starting the painting of two of the greens with a white area left or later. Now to add the stripes...

And the finished product....

We can not wait to start decorating the room and hanging pictures. But all in time right? We are just THRILLED with the end product.

I am in the process of looking for a new chest of drawers for the girls, as this will be Ainsley's room soon too. I also got a desk for free that I am painting black, so the hope is to accent with black furniture and then add a little bit of pink back in. Hence her pink bed spread.

Easter family pictures

So it has been a while since I posted and I know that...although I have posted some, they are just mixed in with old postings!

So here is our little cute family on Easter sunday. Yes we all coordinated. I love doing that and Bryan and the kids for the most part humor me.

But aren't we cute?

trying to get caught up...

There will be LOTS of posts to follow about our fun trip to UT. It was a blast to see everyone and a busy week. Check back in to see all the posts...hopefully I will be able to get a vast of them majority done!

Madalyn's 5th party

While we were in UT, madalyn celebrated her 5th birthday. So Kambria and Weston got to go to her party! They were both so excited! She had a pajama party with Minnie Mouse! Here is Grandpa making the pancakes that we got to eat and decorate! The adults got whole wheat pancakes! Both Bryan and I loved them. We will be having them again soon!Kambria and Weston enjoying their decorated pancakes...in their pajama'sMadalyn and Layna doing the same! Here is the crew at the party getting ready to play some gamesPlaying musical pillowsWhat Kambria and Weston gave Madalyn. To make bracelets with! Grandma and grandpa gave madalyn a charger for her leapster Madalyn's cake...slumber party style!
Blowing out the candles We had a great time celebrating Madalyn's 5th birthday!

airport fun with cousins

We had a lay over in Denver on our way back from UT, so I set it up with Leah to see her kids in the airport for a minute. Upon arrival, I was surprised to hear that Tess was there as well! I know that it was a VERY fast and short meeting, but I appreciate them for taking the time to come and see us and letting the kids all get together and "play" a little bit. It had been almost 18 months since any of them had seen each other!

Group shot!
Tess decided she wanted to take a picture of Bryan and I on our camera. Thought I should include it...for posterity sake and for good laughs!

Me with all the kiddos! I am so glad it worked out to see them!

Me and Tess and Leah!

After we said our goodbyes we headed for security...and it took FOREVER to get through! We finally made it with only about 10 minutes to spare before missing our flight...so we booked it! We made it and some people were even nice enough to change seats so I could sit with Kambria and Ainsley and Bryan could sit with Weston!

We were so glad to have seen family and make our flight back home! It could have been a boring layover, but we like to make life fun and exciting!

Thanks again guys!

airport fun

On our way to UT at the nashville Airport. We grabbed some wendy's dinner before we got to the airport and then at it on the little playground inside the airport! We saved time and money doing this. It was great!

Ainsley even had fun!

feb fondue

For valentines day every year since Bryan and I were dating we have done fondue dinner. It is so much fun to invite a different couple each year and to not have any expectations for valentines day, we just know it will be a fondue experience!

We started out the day with heart shaped sprinkle pancakes for the kids...since we were going to be traveling on Valentines day we did it on the saturday before.

And then we decorated!

This is the kids table, yes they are included in the fun that night too! We enjoy it and so do they...and then with the couple that we invite we let the kids play with their kids. It is great!

Our place settings are a little nicer :)

The candy table...

Weston sneekign some candy...

the mirror is the first thing you see when you walk in...it HAD to be decorated too!

And my little helper! Love this girl!