Medytations

Monday, June 15, 2009

Reesa Chewing Gum

Reesa sure is enjoying her new 5-year-old privilege of chewing gum!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Reesa's 5th Birthday

We had a great time celebrating Reesa's 5th birthday today. If you'd like to see the pictures, click on the one below.

2009-06-14 Reesa's Birthday

Even More Loving on Alana

Grampy loving on Alana

Cousin Marcus helping Aunt Charlotte feed Alana

Marcus holding Alana

He is really in love with his new little cousin!

Friday, June 12, 2009

The Fountains

My sisters and their kids joined us at The Fountains too! It was only about 80 degrees, but everyone had tons of fun.

Posing

The kids have been so incredible this week that I really wanted to do something special with them this afternoon. Cassie helped me take them to The Fountains. Here they are posing for the camera.

More Loving on Alana

"Aunt" Melissa loving on Alana

Sister Laughter loving on Crown Princess

"Auntie" loving on Crown Princess

Sister Rainbow loving on Crown Princess

Our Family

Here we all are at my cousin Jennifer's wedding last Saturday.
Reesa, Paul, Rayne, Alana, Cedar, Kole, and Michelle (with Tayan inside). We are in awe of God's blessings!

Our five blessings: Reesa, Rayne, Alana, Cedar, and Kole

The happy grandparents with all their grandkids!
Grandparents: Oma, Gramma, GoPa
Grandkids: Annica, Alana, Marcus, Aaron, Daniel, Ethan, Joel, Caleb, Reesa, Micah, Rayne, Cedar, Rebecca, and Kole

And my beautiful sister, Charlotte, the photographer for the previous pictures and mother of Annica, Micah, Marcus, and Caleb. (Holding our precious Alana.) Thank you for the pictures, Charlotte!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Alana is 3 Weeks Old Today ...

... and in celebration, she gave me a present! When I was holding her during breakfast, she looked at me, made eye contact, and smiled (her eyes even crinkled up)! She giggled too! I love being her Mommy. I'm in love. :)

Sunday, June 07, 2009

At Home: Brothers and Sisters Loving Alana

Daddy, Alana, brother Kole and Mommy

Alana and brother Cedar

Alana and sister Reesa

Alana and sister Rayne

At Home: Cousins Loving Alana

Cousins Annica, Caleb, Marcus, and Micah with Alana

(We'll have to get pictures of her with her other five cousins soon!)

At Home: Aunts and Uncles Loving Alana

Alana and Aunt Laura

Aunt Charlotte, Cousin Marcus, and Alana

Aunt Christal, Sister Rayne, GoPa, and Alana

Uncle Mike and Alana

At Home: Great-Grandparents Loving Alana

Poppa and Alana

Alana and Mimi

Gramma, Gigi (actually in the Grandparent generation), and Alana

Gramma and Alana with the new puppy gift from Gramma

At Home: Grandparents Loving Alana

Alana and Oma

Alana and GoPa

Alana and Grammie

Meeting Alana at the Airport

Here are pictures of the family that met us at the airport. They couldn't wait to see Alana! (Neither could everyone else, but we asked them to meet us at our house with our kids - see next post.)