Cousin Power!

My brother Justin's family came for a visit last weekend. We all had lots of fun. Eden, Jude and Luke spent one morning doing 10 puzzles. Good memories.

Many creative hours were spent coloring at this table during the weekend. Kelsey even drafted a donut logo.

Kelsey and ger groupie.

Yesterday Luke asked me to come downstairs to see what he'd been working on. This is what I found. He had created his own art gallery, or Luke's wall of fame.

I'm not sure what caption to put for this picture. It seems no words could do it justice.

Eliza may be the happiest baby we've ever had. I wish her grandparents could see her!!

Uncle Justin with his favorite baby

Even when she's crying she's adorable

Clifford and Paul?

Last week Eliza turned 4 months old! In some ways she seems so much older than that, but in other ways the memories of being 9 months pregnant still haunt me.

Still Daddy's little girl

She's starting to grab rattles and cuddle stuffed animals.

Still not rolling over yet, but her brothers spent 15 minutes today showing her how to roll (they had a lot of fun doing it).

Clifford came to our public library. There were tons of kids there. The boys were so excited - Eliza slept through it. The boys stood in line for 20 minutes to get to hug Clifford and give him a high five. It was pretty fun.

This guy is the local PBS spokesman. Jensen was so excited to get a picture with a real celebrity.

Another picture of the PBS guy...or is that Paul?...I can't tell them apart.

Clifford was here

Austin has been craving his favorite sandwiches from the restaurant at the Garden Valley golf course. He actually called the place and asked them how to make them. The chef was new and hadn't heard of the sandwiches, but she was taking notes on Austin's description of them and love for them so they are sure to appear on the menu soon.

Baby Lady gabbin' it up

Happy Valentine's Day

Austin made me this beautiful and fun Valetine's Day card. He is so thougthful and wonderful. He is the best Valentine ever!


After I had Jensen I dyed my hair brown for fun. After months of trying to keep up with the roots, I decided to just dye it back to my regular color. To make a long story short, it was bleached (without my consent) and my hair has been badly damaged ever since. 2 years later - I got a hair cut today that finally cut off the last of the damaged hair! (and yes, I do have THREE cold sores on my face!) I got some layers too. I like the haircut pretty well. Should be fun.

Big brother with his favorite sister

How well will these two play when Luke goes to school? Will they play dollies or ironman?

Per your request....

This is for all those Eliza fans out there who keep requesting updated photos of her (Mom, Sarah, Ashley...and others who I'm sure are out there). Here are some of the cutest ones from the last couple of weeks.

Austin's sister, Shawna came for a visit! She had some quality time with Eliza reading her Mercer Mayer books - always a favorite.

Only a really good aunt would climb into a buggy like this with a passenger and a driver like that!

We had a lot of fun when Shawna came including a first-time visit to Chuck E. Cheese! Austin and Shawna scouted out all the games. They have some really great ones for kids, but which one did Austin and Shawna pick for the kids? One that started out "parental guidance suggested...lots of violence..." Incidentally this was the boys' favorite game. They got to blast spiders and other insects.

Shawna's favorite game was this one...

Eliza even joined in the fun taking a horse back ride!

I thought Ironman was supposed to be a good guy, Eliza didn't agree...

We've spent some good times lately with my brother Justin and his family.

At a University of Kansas basketball game...

Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk! Eliza was their biggest screaming fan