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Saturday, March 16, 2013

The Here and Now....


Post Date: 2013-03-16

Wow!!!!  Is it true?!?!  Yes it is... I am updating my blog!!  I tried really hard to go in the order of my pictures, but I am SO BEHIND so I decided to focus on the here and now.

There are a few things I need to warn you about.  Since the last update (November 2011 pictures - about 6 months ago) a few things have changed.  Jake and Tiffany are now married!!!  Bryan and Ashley had baby boy Jed.  Erica and Kelly had baby girl Madison.  All the kids are a lot bigger than the last time you saw them.

We have settled into our Guthrie home.  We still do not have pictures on the wall, but today I laid all the pictures out and have them leaned up against their appropriate wall.  Hopefully we can get them on the wall this week.  Ryan is still at CLR and I am still at CMW so not much has changed in our work life.  So, onto why you really come to my blog... PICTURES!!!

Below:  Baby Jed and I playing.  He is just precious and a very laid back guy.  So blessed to have him in my life.

Below:  Addison and Ava were crawling under each other.  They are so cute.

Below:  Addison's turn to crawl under!

Below:  They just love their Aunt G.  She is pretty cool and lots of fun!

Below:  Uncle Ben had an ouchy and doctor Tad was working on making him better.

Below:  We asked Addison who she wanted to help her after dinner.  She wanted Poppa to help!  The kids just love Poppa and Gigi!!

Below:  Now it is time to wash  her hands.

Below:  Close your eyes Ma... I have a surprise!

Below:  Hey!  Where did everyone go?!?!

Below:  There they are!!!

Below:  The girls have started potty training so there is a library of books in the bathroom.

Below: Sweet baby Jed taking a nap.

Below:  Tad's a Liberace fan.  He was "playing" along with him on his Dad's arm.

Below:  The fan was a good 15 minutes of fun!!

Below:  Ava's turn!  Actually what we were doing is holding the balloon in front of the fan and letting go to watch it soar!

Below:  This cowboy is out of control!!!!

Below:  Tad turned four!!!  Gigi is helping Tad decorate his cake.

Below:  Time to blow out the candles!!

Below:  Tad was thanking Uncle HH for his birthday present.

Below: Tad got a harmonica and whistle for his birthday!

Below:  Baby Jed all tuckered out.

Below:  Poppa Dale got Tad a drum set!  He was so excited.

Below:  Momma is teaching Tad how to play baseball.  Ry, you have your work cut out for you... it doesn't matter if Tad was batting or fielding the ball... as soon as the action started he ran to third base.

Below:  Putting together Tad's train set.

Below:  Ava having a snack with Poppa.  The girls always have snacks with Poppa and Gigi.

Below:  You don't see this very often.  Addison telling Ava to be quiet?!?!

Below:  Daddy is helping Addison hit the ball... yes we are in the house. :)

Below:  Addison is getting everything set up for Gigi to hit the ball.

Below:  Addison and I fielding!

Below:  We were racing... Tad won.

Below:  Ry and Jed watching sports.

Below:  The horses were hurt so vet Lisa had to doctor them back to health.

Below:  Daddy and Tad being silly.  I just love the look on Tad's face.

Below:  The girls were taking turns feeding each other their dessert.

Below:  Jed is just hanging out.

Below:  Time for dinner!

Below:  Tad helping Ma get everyone's drinks ready for dinner.

Below:  It appears Poppa and Jed are having a serious conversation.

Below:  Enough already Aunt Julie... you have taken enough pictures today.

Below:  Story time!

Below:  It was so cute.  Jed and his Momma were in different rooms and she kept peaking around the corner and he would make the biggest smile.

                                             

Below:  The girls riding their horse (Bryan).  Love their excited little faces.

Until Next Time
Ju