Sunday, January 24, 2010

Happy Birthday, Aila Grace!

Let love and faithfulness never leave you...
Bind them around your neck...


Write them on the tablet of your heart...


then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.



Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding...

In all your ways acknowledge Him...

...and He will direct your paths.

Happy birthday, Aila Grace! We love you very much!
Pictures by Jeff Hayes, Turlock, CA * jeffstrade.com

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Snow Angels

* * * IT SNOWED! * * *
(Here's Aila in her first snow, making her first snow angel--which looked like she was thrashing around on the ground more than anything, but still--a girl's first snow!!!)







So Sweet

I was snapping pictures of Aila, like the one above, when she said, "Hand, Mommy." So I put out my hand and she just rested her head on it. With my free hand I was able to steady the camera and get this next shot, which I think will always be one of my favorites.

I'll say it again, I absolutely adore this little girl.



Trevor Samuel :)

I have LOVED having Trevor home from school for two weeks at Christmas break. I loved the extra time with him, and I loved just watching him be a goofball! I sure do love him with all my heart.

Doing puzzles...



Going for a ride on the "Mommy's Leg Express"


Getting so fresh and so clean --clean...WOW, I put in a lot of bubbles!



One moment he'll have a smile for you...
...and the next moment he'll be in a full-on belly laugh! :)
I love you, Trevor Samuel!

Happy Birthday Lexi!

Last weekend we went to Southern Prep for Lexi Kibbe's 4th birthday party--it was so fun! And it's been so neat to see these kids grow up together. It doesn't seem that long ago that Holly was asking an unusually high number of questions about my pregnancy with Trevor and I finally said, "You're pregnant, aren't you?" And almost five years later, we're celebrating Lexi's 4th birthday! Time really flies...

This cake was not only cute, but tasted AMAZING. Totally worth the splurge. Holly, where did you get this cake, by the way? Yum yum yum...


The birthday girl on the go!



Chillin' in the foam pit


The zip line was really cool--the kids loved it!


Torbert love :)


Jackson Torbert -- look at those eyes!


Aila enjoying a sweet treat



I loved this. They were just standing in line for the zip line holding hands...


Go Aila! Go Aila!


...and just a few more pictures to make Tim Villegas' head explode, haha...

Jadyn and Trevor




HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEXI!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Three Years of Snow Hat Pictures

January 2, 2010. MORE THAN COLD ENOUGH to snow...but alas, no snow.



December 2008...no snow, but we did the snow hat pics anyway.






January 21, 2008 -- 3 days before Aila was born, it snowed a good bit...
It has only even "sort of" snowed once since she's been born.

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