Gweny's 5th Birthday

She wanted a Minnie Mouse party at Kangaroo Zoo this year...


LJ was fascinated by the balloons.




I'm not sure if Minnie Mouse is supposed to be sunbathing in a flower meadow or if this cake is more reminiscent of that song by The Band Perry.

If I die young

Bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses...

Snow! Snow! Snow! Snow! Snow!

The girls had a blast building this lovely snow lady. I love that my kids love to play in the snow.

Gweny Had Another Dance Recital

Thanks for the great photos, Poppa Rog!

True Story

The end!

LJ Today

Here is what LJ looks like today...in case you were wondering.

Santa Came to Our House...Weeks Ago

The kids were pretty good this year, so Santa stopped by one Saturday morning. He was in the neighborhood, making sure that his reindeer could still land on the roofs after half the houses in the neighborhood lost shingles in the crazy wind storm. LJ was excited, but not enough to actually sit on Santa's lap. He was content to observe from far away.

The girls were excited and gave Santa long lists of toys they wanted.


Santa even brought some early Christmas presents. We had a great Christmas this year. I feel so blessed to have such an amazing family. I love my kids and my handsome husband.

We Love Curls!

Curlformers are awesome! They are a little bit expensive for curlers, but worth it for perfect curls EVERY TIME!