my baby oliver

I just love my little baby. I cannot get over him! He is such a delight to hold. I hate to put him down. I know how bad he wanted to come to our family, and I'm so glad he did. He makes me so happy!

I call him precious, baby, baby ollie, sweet pea, sweetheart, dollie and little love, (and sometimes oliver).

It was so fun taking his newborn pictures, these first ones are of him just 4 days new.

all of a sudden... she turned 9

My little girl is 9.

I don't know how that happened.

I still remember holding her in my arms the first time..

and she smiled, she did.

The nurse even went out in the hall to tell the other nurses about it.

See the 9 candle. It was a real firework!

really.

Who knew? Finn cried. The girls screamed. I laughed.

And Ben was convinced the house was going to start on fire.

It was at the dollar store and we got our dollar's worth!

Only it went out before we finished singing "Happy Birthday."

Hayley LOVES pink.

I don't mind a bit, pink is lovely.

And because she wanted red velvet cupcakes,

we made PINK velvet cupcakes.

They were "designed" after the cupcakes in the book Pinkalicous.

Its a story about a little girl that eates so many pink cupcakes she turns pink.

I made this bunting to decorate.

I am in love with buntings right now. I believe I've made one for every party in the last year. I also plan to make a white one for the baby blessing and maybe one for the little boys' room.

I love the way my mirrors reflect.

(Which I will be antiquing soon!)


Great big polka-dot balloons. Love them. I thought Hayley might too.


Birthday presents for the birthday girl.



Ta-da! She got matching pjs for her and her ag doll.



We did a fun little suprise and had Hayley's friends come over in the morning to eat breakfast with her and then took them all to school together. She has such cute friends! It goes
Belle, Mickayla, Abby, Hayley, Emma, Gracie, Sara, Emmie, and Anna.



Of course we served pink birthday pancakes!

Happy birthday my little miss!
You are so talented, smart, beautiful, happy and fun to be around!
I love you!

Love, mom

christmas 2010

we love christmas

especially this year

it was so fun to be home in pajamas,

holding a new baby, watching the kids play

we made out like bandits

the girls each started with their biggest present

they got american girl dolls
just like they'd wished for

trains for finn

hayley got finn a "socca ball" and these cool soccer shoes

legos for finn

a new game for dad

a giraffe for baby ollie

this beautiful purse for emmie

charm bracelets for the girlies

i love this wallet, for me from emmie

anna is our goofball

she is pretending to be her doll

hayley with her ag doll

she said this was the best christmas ever

anna's new doll dressed like a cowgirl

emmie's doll in dancing clothes

here is what made this christmas so special

my absolute best present

my real baby doll

here are the fabulous christmas remains