My 35th birthday...kids made me the sign on the wall...great day! Finally got a picture of me with all my babies!

Eleanor and Lucas

my boys

Eleanor's first REAL haircut and style! Thank you Starla!

We Love Ashley!

Ashley is going to be our new houseguest for a while...and we can't wait!

William loves to listen to my tunes on my iTouch!

Lauren...Oh how I wish she'd keep these flowers and bows in her hair!

mmmmmm....do you think Mom will make spaghetti tonight?

Eleanor...my ballerina

these were taken after her final recital of the year. She was wonderful!

Love these two...

We Love Springtime!

I love my family!

Lauren

Auntie Rachael with the babes...they love her so much!

William and Grandma Evans (I think Lauren was pretty upset about this picture because she wasn't in Grandma's arms too!)

Lauren loves getting kisses from Aunt Rachael

Lauren...Oh so cute

Mommy's little helpers

oh what can I say? William and Lauren are always wanting to help out in their own little ways

Poor William

I just had to post this picture of my little William...so sad.

Nothing makes me happier

Ahhhhh...Eleanor

Eleanor in her favorite attire...ballet clothes...doing what she loves...talking on the phone

Eleanor's first Ballet Recital. She danced to one of my favorites..."Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies"

Another Terrific Kid Award (2nd grade)

Christmas 2009

My final attempt to get a picture of all kids, looking at the camera, smiling...and boy did I get lucky!

just couldn't resist

I mean, come on! How cute is this?

family picture time

It was time again to try to take a decent family picture! Thanks to my Dad, who patiently took lots and lots of pictures of us (none of which I looked good in...but that's my fault!) Luckily, we got lots of cute ones of the kids and of course, Eleanor and Lucas are always up for posing for a picture!

Life is good...

Life around here has been great. William and Lauren are now 7 1/2 months old! It's so hard to believe. William has 2 teeth, and Lauren just had her first pop up. William let us know his teeth were coming in from the start, with his constant drueling, biting on anything he could get in his mouth, and of course a bit of crankiness. Lauren on the other hand, her tooth came quietly and surprised us all! They are both scooting around the floor like crazy, especially William. Neither wants to sit still anymore!
Eleanor is doing an amazing job in 2nd grade this year, just as we expected. I met with her teacher last week and she called Eleanor her "model student." She was nominated for Character Counts (a recognition in the local newspaper) for her caring and helpful attitude toward her classmates. She absolutely LOVES ballet and has her first performance coming up mid December.
Lucas is busy playing the DS and learning his letters and numbers day to day. He is excited about learning, to get ready for Kindergarten. He is as hysterical as ever and he is a wonderful helper to me at home!

Lauren...isn't that the cutest little face you've ever seen? I die over this face!

Lucas and Eleanor Halloween 2009

Feeding time...carrots seem to be the favorite around here, but fresh smashed bananas go over well in the morning!

THey love taking walks in the stroller

Eleanor's 2 favorite things...reading and her little sister! She's seriously the BEST big sister in the whole wide world!

Just a little more sweetness...

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!