Oliver Charles

My 1st cousin, Bob and I were inseperable when we were little. I would have sleepovers at his house, we would venture out into the "woods" aka tree grove behind the house, looking for adventures, and play with our "HE-MAN" and "SHE-RA" dolls. Remember those days??? Well, now we've grown and have little ones of our own. Hoping that someday, our kids will find the same crazy fun that we found looking for monsters and rolling down the stairs in sleeping bags!!! AH...those were the days! This is little Oliver Charles. He is a spitting image of his daddy! I'm sure there is some similarities to his mommy, but I swear she birthed a clone! He has developed such a personality at only 6 weeks of age. He's even smiling now!!! What a wonderful Christmas present!  Yes, these are small pictures, because I pulled them off of my facebook page...bummers! But they're still adorable!

Beautiful Baby Tenley

I just got to spend a wonderful 5 days with my best friend, Jill, and her beautiful family. This was not an easy pregnancy for her filled with lots of pain and worry that this precious little girl might have to have surgery right after she was born. Luckily, everything turned out great and she is home and all is well. This baby is so easy!!! She hardly ever cries and is so content when she is awake. Talk about a mommy's dream! We had a fun afternoon getting some great pictures of her. It's amazing what you can do with a tuckered out baby girl! I love you Tenley Raelyn!

Winter Wonderland

Once again, it's that time of year, were the noses are running, cheeks are red and the house smells of wood smoke...ahhhh...I love it!

even Kaci doesn't mind the snow

saw this buck the other morning in our backyard

the boys' Christmas trees~

the moon the other night...beautiful how the clouds are crossing it

Well, sorta. The winters up here in the North Pole can be a little rough. So far, it's been not too bad. The temp today is a balmy 18 degrees and the sun is shining!! Blake has been having lots of fun outside in the snow with his sled. Grady wishes he could be outside. Hope you are all doing well this winter!

'Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the kitchen

The turkey needs thawing and here I am a sittin

The dishwasher needs emptied and clothes need washed

I wish I would of looked into how much a maid would of cost

The pies are finished...thanks to the food service truck

Shhhh...don't tell...but boy, what luck!

I'll be all ready by tomorrow, you wait and see

When our dear friends and family show up, I'll be full of glee!!

Okay, so that was a little dumb, but just thought I'd say it! I'm hosting 15 people tomorrow, so keep your fingers crossed that all the food turns out okay and that the turkey isn't still frozen in the middle!

Happy Thanksgiving! Count your blessing and be thankful for all that God has blessed us with!

Cute as a Button!

Thought that I would post some pictures that I have recently taken. Meet Jacob, Tenley and Taylor. Three of the cutest little tikes! I love photographing babies at different stages and ages. Their looks change so much and I love it when they actually begin to smile at the camera! Their mommies are pretty amazing too! 

Meet Taylor! Isn't she just the cutest! The last time I saw her was when she was 2 days old!



This is Tenley! I actually helped deliver her! She's a little dolly and her daddy is going to have to keep the boys away!

Meet Jacob! He's a handsome little fella with a cute smile! Gotta love him!

Our Home!

Finally, here are the pictures of our home....sorry Jill! She's been bugging me to post them! We're still working on a few projects, but absolutely LOVE IT!!!

Living room on main level

living room looking east

dining room looking south

looking in from front door

looking downstairs to family room

upstairs bathroom...love the pineapple globe lights!

looking down from upstairs into living room

Grady's room

Blake's room

master bedroom

looking from living room to upstairs

bar in family room

These are the before pictures when we first got to look at the place and starting to do a little painting. Here are the after photos!

corner nook inside the front door

This is it!!! I LOVE IT! I'll post pictures of the bedrooms soon, I need to still do a few projects in them and then I'll put them up!