oh happy day: April 2010

A Tisket A Tasket

...Livi is in a Basket!!

A few fun facts about sweet Alivia Rae

*She is always smiling

*She just got her first tooth

*She hates baby food

*She makes spitting noises ALL DAY long

*she LOVES her mama :)

* She weighs 15 pounds 15 ounces

Notice anything different??

Avery Chopped her hair today and she LOVES it. She looked in the mirror and said "Mom, I really like myself". Thanks Julie! She looks adorable!

And now I am riddled with guilt. I want to take pictures of all of you!! How am I supposed to pick from all of you Fantasticly Amazing people?? But I must, so I think I am going to go with the first 2 people to comment. That would be the adorable momma to be JAYNI and the adorable new momma Bridi! Thanks guys for helping me get my groove back! I can't wait to shoot your cute babies! :)
And to the rest of you, I know you must be heart broken, so I'm sure we can work something out for you too ;)

Buddies

Our neighbors have the sweetest dogs. The kids LOVE them. The other day Billie was hanging out in our yard and Drew asked if he could go out and play with him. I said he could. I looked out the window to check on him and grabbed my camera as fast as I could. This is what I saw...

How cute is that?

"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies." - Gene Hill

"Give a boy a dog and you've furnished him a playmate." -Berton Braley

“No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend and companion than a dog.” Stanley Leinwoll

I need to get this boy a dog!

and my girlies hanging out with Drew and his buddy too

p.s. don't forget to comment on the last post. I'll pick the winners on Sunday

Please help me get my groove back :)

Okay, so I haven't had any photo shoots since before Livi was born. I am feeling a little rusty and want to try to get back into it and see if I can handle it with 3 kids :). So I am giving away (or begging you to take) a free session to one lucky person (wink wink) here in Ohio before I move in May. Also, I will be in Utah for a few weeks at the end of May and beginning of June. I will do a session there too. So hurry and comment and tell me why you love me and how you will help me get my groove back ;) Good luck!

sPrInG iS hErE!!!

It has been 4 years since we have had a sunny springy Easter. And all I can say is that this week has made up for those four years. It has been absolutely Gorgeous!! It is 81 degrees right now, and I am as happy as a clam. The kids and I took a bike ride over to the park to soak up the rays. Livi got to bare some skin for the first time in her life, and I think she thoroughly enjoyed it. She especially loved rubbing her cute chubby little feet together. Here she is basking in the sun in her new ruffly Liberty of London romper from Target (is anyone else obsessed with Liberty like I am?)

p.s. did you notice how Livi's mouth is always wide open just like Drew?

Chore Charts

I have been looking for a cute, fun, and easy way to get the kids to help out around the house. It is always such a battle!! A few weeks ago we had to clean the house for a showing. So I told the kids that we would work together and after we cleaned a room, we would put a handful of marshmallows in a pot and make rice krispie treats after the house was clean. It was fun and actually worked! We carried the pot and marshmallows around the house and before we knew it, it was clean and then we got a yummy treat! I can't alway do this though, so I found a bunch of ideas for chore charts online. I'm not sure which one I am going to make yet. With summer fast approaching, I thought some of you guys might be interested in some cute chore charts too. So here you go! And please share your ideas for getting the kids to help out!!

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