Miss Hannah

Our Sunday "hike" at the Fox River.

Miss Ellie

Fall is here!

Just some random pics...

Hannah is not quite ready for fall yet...she keeps asking us to put up the pool! Sorry kiddo!



Almost there...




Our beauties




"No-no Ellie" is becoming a common phrase around here! :o)



Pretty princess?!?!

Labor Day - Part 1

I have a TON of pictures to share from our weekend in MI, so I think I'll do it in a few different posts. Enjoy! :O)

Happy Birthday Ellie...again!!






This was taken after we came up from the beach and got cleaned up...Ellie is enjoying her new b-day present! We just couldn't resist taking this!

Labor Day - Part 2

BEACH TIME!! We had absolute gorgeous weather last weekend and spent as much time as possible on the beach!

Hannah and Daddy on a Sea-doo ride



Ellie got to spend more time on the beach with us...she loved playing with the sand and only tried to eat it once!





Best Buds!

Labor Day - Part 3

On Sunday night, we had a little photo shoot with the kids on the beach....those are the moments you wish could last forever!









Beautiful sunset...beautiful children.

Labor Day - Part 4

You thought I was joking about having a TON of pictures, didn't you?!?!

These were all take around the campfire Sunday night. Daddy/Uncle Brian was getting a little silly with the kids and the camera. :O) And yes, my face is really red from all of the sun I had gotten Sat. morning at our tennis tournament! Oops!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLIE!! (yesterday :O)

We cannot believe 1 year has gone by since our little Elizabeth (it's kind of strange to call her that, isn't it?) entered this world! She has been and still is such a GREAT baby! We are blessed in so many ways to have had her in our lives this past year. And although we don't want her to grow up too fast, we're looking forward to watching her change and learn in the years to come.

We celebrated her b-day on Saturday with Brian's family and our good friends, the Viskers. Ellie wasn't too sure of the cake at first, but once we cut it up a little, she seemed to enjoy it. ;O)

Here are a bunch of pictures from the past fews days...Ellie's birthday celebration went on for days!!! We let her open our gift on Sunday and then I gave her a piece of cake w/ a candle (since I forgot to put one on Sat.) yesterday, her real b-day. What a lucky girl! :O)


pre-party hug

Yummy Costco Cake (that Hannah picked out...there was one w/ a princess on it and I asked Hannah if Ellie should have that cake. She said "no". I said, "Why, because you want it for your birthday cake?" She said, "Yes." I didn't fight her on it...this one was just as cute!)

Yay! Cake Time!




Her very own babies!! (that Hannah has been hogging since Sat. night!)


Sunday afternoon "party"...present and swimming...and just enjoying a gorgeous day!








Her "real" birthday!