Happy 4th of July!

Jelly Belly Factory

Jelly Belly does free tours and we had a fun time touring the facility and of course sampling their wares. They make chocolate too... a personal favorite. All around, a very fun afternoon with the fam and my parents!

Free samples!

Easter

Happy Easter! What a wonderful season to celebrate the resurrection of our Saviour. I love this time of year with the beautiful sunshine!!

We went up to Paradise to visit my grandparents the week before Easter and saw all the family. Jayne loves her Grammie. It was a bittersweet trip... we had to say goodbye to my Grandpa. He passed away that Wednesday. The boys planted a flowering cherry tree in my Grandma's front yard in his honor.

Egg Hunt at Gigi's House

We did an egg hunt with my former MOPS group. A highlight for Tyler!

Easter morning... can you tell he's busy getting ready for church??

He gets a little side-tracked!

Easter Egg Hunt at Papa and Grammie's House. It was so hard to get both of the kiddos to look at the camera. I think this was the best one we could get.

LOVE this azalea plant in my parent's back yard!

Our sweet little Miss!

Happy Heart Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! We had a fun day at home. When Tyler woke up from his nap his door was decorated and I sent him on a scavenger hunt following red arrows throughout the house to find treats.

The hunt ended at the kitchen table and we made Valentine's cards together.
He's at such a fun age!

Jayne had a nice V-day too... even though she has a cold right now. :0(

The night ended with a special dinner with Daddy and chocolate dipped strawberries! Hope you all had a fun night too with the ones you love!

Christmas Countdown

So...I'm going to try and attempt to do a daily picture(s) as we countdown to Christmas. Here we go! Hope you are enjoying this special season as we prepare for our Saviour's birth!

Apple Hill

Back in mid-November we celebrated Tyler's birthday and spent the day at Apple Hill with both sets of grandparents, one set of great-grandparents, my sister-in-law, and my cousin, Cheryl! It was a beautiful day. He was able to go on a pony ride, a train ride and sit on a giant pumpkin! What a fun day!!

Our little peanut

We are loving life as a family of four. Tyler is a great big brother and loves showing his baby sister off to anyone who is nearby.

Jayne's first night home we had all the family over for dinner and had a birthday party for her. The older kids loved it!

This is Daddy & Jayne's favorite night time activity

She loves to stick out her tongue

Our little pumpkin

She's Here!

Our little blessing has arrived! Jayne Aveline
She apparently wanted to wait for a super cool birthday: 10/10/10!
She arrived at 12:45am on Sunday morning weighing 7lb 9oz. Jayne is beautiful and we are at home beginning to enjoy life as a family of four!