Fathers Day!

We invited everyone up to our house for Fathers Day. It was a nice day, although my parents had to leave early because my dad was sick. Jonny & Brittany surprised us on their way home from seeing tim McGraw at the Gorge. It was great to hang out with just the kids for the afternoon.


Daddy firing up the BBQ.


Brittany and the girls. So cute! She fits right in... :)
She also offered to take all the girls for a slumber party with Bubba!!


He would be the perfect captian hook for Danielle's birthday party.


...or she can be the "hook" :)


We have quite a few deer in the neighborhood but on Fathers Day we had a momma & her two babies (still with spots) and then later in the afternoon we had these two bucks! They help us prune our trees in the back yard. They were really fun to watch.

Cute Random Pictures...

Here are some fun pictures that were captured here and there. Enjoy!


Izzy was so into Danielle's goggles that we had to snap a shot!...


... and two seconds later!


First time on a trampoline for Izzy.


Riding her bike... still a work in progress but doing great!! Practice makes perfect as I keep reminding Danielle. :)


Cuddle Bug... both of them!


My girls LOVE to swing!!


Our beach combing adventure.


The creatures we captured to observe, then we set them free. D LOVES doing this, it's a great adventure for her age.


We call Danielle the cat whisperer. She attracks so many neighborhood cats. She LOVES to play with them. 2 of them wait outside our front door for her to come out and play. Skippy & Bogey don't think it's very nice though. :)


Yum, oranges! We were having a picnic while watching Danielle play with Cali, one of the kitties that adores her.

Danielle Graduates from Preschool

At the end of May Danielle officially graduated from her preschool, Polliwog Learning Pond. It was a bittersweet moment for both her and I. I didn't realize how much it would effect her but it sure did. Thank goodness we are doing "Summer Camp" there until the end of Aug so she can have some fun with her friends before her new adventure at the big school. She is looking forward to Kindy but will definitely miss her friends and Teacher Sara. I'm sure we will keep in touch with her friends and I know we will always be in touch with Sara. :)


The preschool class of 2011!!


Izzy looking at her sister with PRIDE! :)


Danielle and her girlfriends!! Sammie and Addy.


Danielle having one last cuddle with the kitties Juno (Sara's Cat) had.


Danielle and her lovely Teacher, Teacher Sara!

Springtime Adventures

Our spring was a chilly one. We kept busy with some fun adventures! We took our annual trip to the tulip festival and had a great Easter "Saturday" at Uncle Bubbas. We also had our 3rd Annual Lobster Fest BBQ at our house with our neighbors, which is always fun!!


Izzy and Daddy staying warm before we hit the tulip fields!


Getting face painted is a tradition! Her favorite, a RAINBOW!


Our family trying to stay warm and happy!!


D loved running through the fields! I got her to pick her favorite ones, she's her mothers daughter!! PINK PINK PINK!!!


Daddy's and their daughters. So cute!


Danielle holding Giselle.

Easter was really fun!! Jonny and his girlfriend, Brittany hosted Easter dinner. We had a killer Easter egg hunt and a blast playing at Bubbas house. We couldn't of asked for better weather that day!!


This is Izzy's favorite toy, the talking doggy. She gives it loves and talks to it. It has nothing to do with Easter but I had to put it in. :)


D dyeing our eggs a couple days before!


The girls getting ready to hunt for eggs.


And the hunt is on. Kim & Brit showing the girls where the eggs are.


Danielle and all her loot! She got a hula hoop that lights up from Bubba!!


MY Happy Bunny!!


A happy ending to a FUN Easter!!

We had our 3rd annual lobster fest on Memorial Day. We invited some old and new neighbors to join in on the fun! It was nice to get to know our neighbors in the hood and see our dear friends from our old hood. It's funny, all the pictures taken were of the kids playing with them. ha ha!


Our lobsters!


"hmm, what are these creatures doing on the floor?!"


This years proof our kiddos still like to play with them. :)

Family Photos

I'M SO SORRY WE HAVEN'T POSTED IN A LONG TIME. NO EXCUSES OTHER THAN WE'VE BEEN BUSY WITH RAISING TWO LITTLE ONES AND TIME FILES WHEN YOU ARE HAVING FUN!! SO MY APOLOGIES IF YOU KEEP CHECKING BACK WITH NO NEW UPDATES!

In late May, we got together with our favorite photographers in town to get some family shots and update our business photo. They all turned out really well. Evantide Photography does some AMAZING work!! Here are our favorites. Enjoy.


Our little family.


Making a WIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSHHH!


The sweet angels.


Izzy Kat!


Pretty Punky Girl!!


The family BIZ


Sassyness!!


Looks like Izzy and I were the only ones who got the joke. :)


Gettin' her "greens" in!


My Beautiful girl!


Mmmm, DONUTS! AND Sprinkle donuts at that!


Sweetness.


Sisterly LOVE!!!!

Recent Videos

Here's Danielle playing some tennis.... well, sort of. She has fun playing for about 20 minutes or so then gets tired. She's figured out the dropping and hitting, but can't quite get it when I toss it to her yet.



And here's Izzy. This was a couple weeks ago now. She was just starting to pull herself up. Now that's all she does. I'm predicting she'll be ready to walk around late June, we'll see.

Izzy meets Skippy!

Izzy has been crawling for a couple weeks now. This was taken just a couple days after she started crawling around. Her first priority was to go check out these strange fuzzy creatures that sit there and look at her.



I thought I'd better stop the video before she got hurt!

My sweet girls!

I have to share a few random pictures of my punky & monkey!! I'm so blessed with 2 beautiful healthy girls. I couldn't be more proud of them. And I love them so.

Danielle is the best big sis anyone can ask for. She is helpful (on her terms) and is very protective of her little sis. Its great they are interacting more and more each day. Bath time with the girls is a very special time at our house. D is 4 1/2 already and is going to Kindergarden in the Fall. She told me today that she wants to ride the bus!! This is HUGE since it passes our house every day and every time she sees it she has said she doesn't want to ride it because mom can't ride it with her. :) Danielle has also mastered sleeping in her own bed all night long and falling asleep all by herself! This is another HUGE accomplishment for her. My, not so little, punky girl is very independent, spunky, creative, and has an explosive imagination!! She's my Punky-STAR!


My "one with nature" girl! :)




Me & my punky pie!


Sisterly Love?!


Izzy only likes the jump up if Danielle is swinging her and playing with her.

Isabelle- "Izzy" is such a happy, laid back baby. She can entertain herself on the floor with her toys for a long while. She will eat anything we feed her (usually consisting of rice cereal, sweet potatoes, squash, peas, carrots, apples, prunes, black beans, bananas, avocados, puffs....) She is an awesome sleeper and only cries when she wants something. She falls asleep on her own and her crib is her safe, quiet place. Every day she adds to her vocabulary with different sounds, today I swear she said maaa maa! :) She's pretty close to crawling and her favorite part of the day is definitely bath time with her sister. Izzy LOVES seeing family but she absolutely adores her daddy! She is adorable but is growing up way too fast for mommy!!


My little "BIG" girl sitting in the chair all by herself!


Happy Happy girl!


Trying out her new hair clip... no more spike!


Izzy & I cuddling.


LOVE!


My sweet Valentines. oxox