Sunday, February 5, 2012

The Berry Babes

Brailyn and Camdyn came for a visit the other day! Hayden and Lauren were in heaven! Hayden considers Brailyn her best friend and Lauren LOVES baby Camdyn.  Brailyn and Hayden entertained each other and Camdyn sweetly tolerated all of Lauren’s smothering. Love those Berry girls!

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Lord, Thank you for wonderful friends!

Saturday, February 4, 2012

It’s Potty Time!

Not really.  But Lauren did want to sit on the potty Thursday afternoon.  And after sitting on it for 20 minutes she put tee tee in there! So what does any good parent do? Give the girl a chocolate chip and then take a picture.

I do not want to tackle potty training right now…I was thinking more like this summer.

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Way to go Lauren!

Please Lord, let this be easier the second time around!

Daddy/Daughter Date Night

Chick Fil A hosts several daddy/daughter date nights a year.  Bryan took Hayden last June for the Father’s Day date.  They had a great time!  When date night was offered again for Valentine’s Day Bryan made a reservation. 

They had a great time! Hayden had her picture taken with the cow, received a stuffed monkey, some candy and was served by someone wearing a crown.  What more could a girl ask for?

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Ready for their date!

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What Lauren thought about having to wait for the next one. I made it up to her by sharing a brownie with her when Bryan and Hayden left…her tears break my heart.

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Daddy’s Little Sweetheart!

Thank you Lord for daddies and daughters.  Thank you for date nights, Chick Fil A and fun!

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Beach Babies

The family had a wonderful time in Florida over the Thanksgiving holiday.  My camera battery didn’t last past the first day, so no pictures of family groups and the feast, but I did get some shots of the girls first time at the beach.  The weather was cloudy and misty, but the temperature was warm enough to allow for many fun filled hours of wave catching, castle building, ocean wading, sand digging and tummy flopping.

We loved the beach!

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IMG_1491-1After a slow start to warm up to the sand, Lauren eventually decided she loved all things beachy.  She loved to try and catch the waves in her hands.

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Thank you Lord for a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Thank you for the ocean, the sand and hours to spend having fun with each other.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Annual Fall Pictures

My friend Emily took some photos of us a few weekends ago.  You will probably find one in your mailbox in a few weeks on our Christmas card.  This year I was determined not to stress out.  Last year I let some unnamed two year olds refusal to cooperate totally ruin the experience for me.  NOT THIS YEAR! Things didn’t go perfectly but Emily managed to get some good shots!

Like this one…

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Even though Lauren looked like this for most of the morning…

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Thanks Emily for always hangin’ in there with us! I look forward to a year when the children are old enough to smile sweetly/naturally on demand and cooperate willingly without requiring a candy bribe.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Happy Birthday Bryan!

Happy 36th birthday to the best husband, friend, and daddy in the whole world!  We LOVE you!!!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Friday, November 4, 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Love these girls!

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Share and share alike

What’s mine is theirs…at least when it comes to hats and shoes.  I’m looking forward to the day when the sharing goes both ways!

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Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

From the cutest cheerleader and ladybug around!

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