Farewell for now Elsa

On August 22, 2009, Elsa joined Wallace in Doggy Heaven. She had been suffering from cancer and it finally got the best of her. We will always miss you Elsa!

Coronado, California...summer 2009

Dave's brother Mike and his wife Sarah just had a baby girl (after 4 boys). Her name is Sydney. We were able to go down to Coronado for her blessing. It was so great. The cousins had a blast, we had yummy tacos el gordo, and of course, played all day at the beach!


Eleanor learned to boogie board and she loved it!


Lucas was "body boogie boarding"...he would lay down and let the waves carry him back to shore...without the boogie board!

.....more Coronado

One of my favorite people in the world...my sister in law Sarah, and her new beautiful baby girl Sydney.

Sam the surfer!

Eleanor loved holding Sydney!

Grandpa Rahm and Lauren

Grandma Rahm and Lauren at the beach

kids, kids, kids

ahhhh...every day I realize how blessed I am to have such wonderful children. I can't imagine my life without them! They make me laugh, cry, scream, but most of all, they make me undeniably happy.

First day of School, and Ballet!

This year, Eleanor started 2nd grade! I have dreaded the first day every year since Kindergarten, and this year is no different. I miss this sweet girl every day! Not to mention she is such a great helper with William and Lauren. Now when she's gone, Lucas really has to be my helper, which he is getting better and better at. This year Eleanor also started ballet. She dances at the same dance studio that I danced at 26 years ago!

OH MY GOODNESS..I LOVE MY KIDS!!!!!

Twins??

Does anyone actually think these two look alike? I know just because they're twins, doesn't mean they have to look alike, but I couldn't think they look any more different!!! And their personalities...they're SO NOT ALIKE!!!



is it just me, or does William look like he just played some mean joke on Lauren...and she's not too happy about it!

Happy Birthday Sweet Eleanor!

Today, Eleanor turned 7 years old!!! I tell you, this girl has something about her that is so incredibly wonderful, I just can't imagine my life without her. She is the sweetest little girl ever. Eleanor has such a great love for others, it amazes me. She is always helpful, never complains, always kind to others, always grateful, always happy...she is Eleanor and I LOVE HER!!!!! Happy Birthday to you Eleanor!!

They've Come a Long Way!

From this.....

to this!

William and Lauren are now 3 months old, and every day I realize how lucky I am to have them as my babies. Lauren is such a happy, mellow baby and I love how she'll just lay down and soothe herself to sleep. She cries when she's hungry or hurt and that's about it. She's making the cutest noises now! She's all girl...everything about her is dainty from the way she eats to the way she cries. William has gone from Mr. Grumpy to Mr. Happy! He's constantly smiling and making everyone around him do the same. He definitely has the stronger personality and isn't afraid to let us know it. He's all boy...eats a ton and is built like a tank! And who would have ever thought that these two would be sleeping for 11 hours a night....without interruption!! How lucky am I?? I LOVE THESE BABIES!!!

What in the World?

I walked into the family room the other day to this! Eleanor was snapping pictures of Lauren and her new do.

Grandma and Grandpa Rahm Visit

We're so lucky that Dave's parents love to travel! They never miss an important life event in our lives. We spent a great week with them. Lucas and Eleanor especially miss playing Dominos with Grandma Rahm!

My Girls

Sweet Lauren

Eleanor LOVES her sister! (she loves William and Lucas too!)

I'm in love with her dark brown eyes!

Eleanor can already multi-task. She is such a little Mommy! She managed to get Lauren to sleep and still play her Nintendo DS!

Eleanor and Lauren

My Boys

William...almost a smile! He actually smiles a lot now, and he's so dang cute with those big blue eyes!

Lucas..looking pretty sharp if I must say so myself!

Lucas and his little William (seriously, my kids have the GREATEST eyes! Lucas and Eleanor with their gorgeous greens, William with his sky blue, and Lauren with her chocolate chip browns!) I love it!

Lucas and William. What a good helper!

William in his favorite spot. He's such a Daddy's boy!

cousins, cousins, cousins

William and Lauren were blessed a couple of weekends ago, and we had lots of company! It was SUCH a blast. Unfortunately, I just realized that I didn't get pictures of all of the cousins, but here are a few that we got to share our special weekend with!