Random Recent Pics

Here I've captured a picture of the girls enjoying some popcorn and a movie together.

Below is Ava after she discovered mommys secret chocolate stash :)
I love this picture of the girls shoving popcorn into their mouths so gracefully!

Lance and I went on a much needed date..... bowling and had a blast!

Ava's "little girl trucker" look.

I was reading over 12 month milestones and it looks like Olivia is ahead of the game. Here are a few things she is doing:

-scribbles with crayon

-holds arms up and feet out to get dressed

-puts necklaces on

-points to everything

-flips through books

I can't believe her birthday is a week from Sunday. Where has the time gone?

Christmas 2008

We had a really great Christmas. We opened presents, relaxed, and ate. It was a very low key and lazy day... just the way I wanted it :)

Above is Ava right before she opened most of her presents. She was sooo happy of course!


She was excited about the play food she got to go with her new kitchen (daddy hasn't built it yet :)

"Yeah I love presents!"

Here she is hugging her very first Barbie doll.

Here is daddy getting in on the fun and playing the the girls new play hut. Remarkably him and the girls all fit in it at the same time! It was hilarious!

I am so grateful for my family and especially for the birth of the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ. May we keep the Spirit of Christmas alive every day!

I wanna win!

Once again I'm trying to win a wonderful give-away by a beautifully talented seamstress for my girls. She does awesome work, here is the link to her blog:

http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/

I'm crossing my fingers and toes for this one!

11 months today

My amazing little survivor miracle is 11 months today! I can hardly believe it! She has come so far and is doing so much. As you can see below, she loves to eat!

She is so smart, she will not let us put anything near her mouth unless we allow her to pick it up to check it's temperature first. She doesn't want anything too hot!

It is definitely a huge blessing to see all that she is doing now and think of where we were 11 months ago, not knowing what the outcome of her condition would be. God is good!

PIC

What does PIC mean? My 2 adorable, sweet little girls are what could be considered Partners In Crime. They do everything as a pair, even acts of mischief.

I am finding more and more the purpose of having multiple children. They laugh together, play together, fight together, and share everything, including their parents. It is the ultimate lesson in charity and love. This is what the home is for.

After you have children your joys are more joyful and your sorrows are more sorrowful. Everything is very intense and emotional. The home becomes the ultimate school for learning the teachings of God.

With my children I am constantly learning over and over basic gospel principles and what their purpose is in our lives.

I know that God does have a beautiful and wonderful plan. It is amazing the things we see when we open our eyes.

Can you guess what this is?

It is a remarkably amazing picture of a fish drawn by my just turned 3 year old.

I came across it as I was cleaning today. Do I have a future Picasso on my hands?