Tu-tu Cute

This is the first tutu I ever made and FINALLY got Ella to wear it for some pictures. Travis and I both took Friday off because our sitter was out of town (and the end of this school year is just killing me so I desperately needed it). We walked over to the park right down the street around noon to take some fun pics and to play....the pics went great but it was already far too hot to play...the equipment was on fire.....guess we are already to the point of going ouside only in the early morning and late evening...bummer.

Big Boy!

Love this shot....Jonah 5.5 months

Their first (and not last) game of tug-of-war

This is our nightly dinner ritual...Ella eats and then entertains her bro

A Mother's Love

Me and my babies

Three Generations - Ella didn't want to be in the pic to make it four

My big boy at 5.5 months almost sitting up on his own

This mother is definitely in love with two of the sweetest little munchkins on Earth! It is still amazing to me that I am a mother. It all seems so natural and awe-inspiring all at once. I honestly can say that I love everything about being a mother - the good and the bad - because it all brings love in the end. Thank you Ella and Jonah for making my life so meaningful, so pleasurable, and full of so much love. I love you more than words could ever say and I hope you know that every day of your lives.

Thank you Travis for making this Mother's Day so easy and nice. Let's keep up the good work :)


Thank you to my mother-in-law and father-in-law for taking care of the kiddos while our sitter is away. Even though I will miss them terribly tonight, I know they are in good hands and will have a blast at your house.


And thank you to my amazing mother. I am the mother that I am all because of you...I hope each day that Ella and I will have the relationship that we have and that Jonah will come to me with his trials and tribulations, and exciting life moments like Adam and I do. You are the strongest woman I will ever know. I love you!

Oh and Happy 56th Birthday, Dad! I love you too! (not that he is reading this - the only person left in the world with out the internet :)