Spring is in the air

And with spring comes afternoon walks.

And wonderful spring weddings we get to dress up for.

And, yes those are RED cowgirl boots our oldest daughter is wearing with her Sunday finest. She is quite the fashionista!

What we have been up to

Callie is getting lots of hugs from Drew
Raegan and Drew are expanding their dress up clothes to include things from my and Tony's closet so they can more effectively play mommy and daddy

This just totally suits Raegan's sassy little personality

And we have been having lots of fun playing with Callie's growing hair in the bathtub.

Just the everyday stuff that I have come to love.

Home photo shoot

It seems like I'm too "thrifty" (ok, cheap) these days for things like professional pictures, so here is my attempt at pictures at home. They turned out way better than I expected.

This one is too funny not to show. This is his silly personality.

My favorite of Drew.

I can't believe how grown up our little girl looks in this picture. (and please excuse the tie dye shirt, that's what she wanted to wear for her photo, and it's so "her" that I didn't argue)

So they aren't quite "professional" quality, but they made me smile. That's the point of pictures.

For those of you who don't know, our sweet dog Casey, who was very recently diagnosed with cancer, died last weekend. She was a four legged part of our family, and is terribly missed!

Happy Valentines Day

Our 3 little love bugs.

It's that time of year...

Tax time! And every year, we are reminded to be thankful for each of our little tax deductions!
Callie at 4 months
Drew at 3 1/2 months
Raegan at 6 months

And I couldn't help but post these picture of Drew entertaining his baby sister.

Birthday and Baptism

We finally had Drew's birthday bowling party this past weekend and boy was it wild! There were kids running around everywhere, but they all seemed to have a good time.

Make a wish...

take a deep breath...

and BLOW !!! He was thrilled to be the center of attention.He is such a big boy now!

Since my brother and his family were visiting, we decided to make the most of the weekend have Callie baptised as well. I was concerned that she may not be considered an "infant" if we waited much longer. Here are our friends and family who joined us in celebrating our 3rd Covenant child.

And I just can't get enough of her in this sweater and hat! Such a doll baby!!!

Here is a cute one of Drew who we caught doing a little light reading.

After this marathon weekend, Eva and Callie were doing what we all wanted to do... SLEEP!

I'm so thankful for our family and friends who came out two days in a row to celebrate both occasions with us.

Sisters

I didn't realize just how much difference it would make having a child that could actually help out with a baby, but it has been so much easier having my little mini-momma Raegan around to help out with Callie. She just adores her baby sister, and Callie lights up when Raegan is near. I am so thankful that these two girls will have to chance to grow up together. I've jokingly said having these two for sisters will either make Drew a fantastic husband, or he will never want to get married. I just love Raegan's face in this one. She just wanted Callie to look at her while she ate her breakfast.
Callie tolerates all of Raegan's love like a champ!
Drew jumped in this early morning picture, but doesn't look thrilled about it.
And I just couldn't help but show off this picture of our little angel! Is she a doll baby or what!!