jojo's birthday

lisey and her birthday cuz...i just realized how much they look alike in this picture...


cousins (miss you nora!)


eva, always ready to pose for the camera


i can't wait to see what buds these two become

daddy and his boy

sleeping in a big girl bed

this picture pretty much says it all. i cannot grasp that my little baby girl is sleeping in a big girl bed. she's doing beautifully with it too! she doesn't even try to climb out (i need to prepare myself now, that when isaac gets to this stage, he probably won't be so content to stay in!). we are going to be getting all of my old furniture set, that i had when i was growing up. so this bed is a stepping stone to prepare her for the big bed she'll get down the road. unbelievable how quickly they grow! (thanks to our friends, kim and jason, for giving us this crib/toddler bed...it's been a Godsend!)

lisey's first real hair cut!

in light of the number of times we've commented on lisey's "crazy hair", it seemed time to get her a trim. and thanks to my mother-in-law's timely and gracious encouragment to do so, lisey got her hair cut last saturday. she did great! she was stonefaced the entire time, just soaking it all up. tricia was great with her and went above and beyond to make her feel comfortable. of course, lisey had bumma and kitty cat in her arms under the gown :)

oh how i love her curls!!

a day at the park

last friday, our prayer and play group went to julia's house. what a great time we had catching up with one another and enjoying the park together. i am so thankful for these ladies, their hearts for the Lord and for eachother. this group has been such a blessing since last year. how grateful i am, that God has given me so many moms to walk through this season of life with. julia, thanks for hosting us all! and to all of you ladies, thank you for how you've poured into my life and now my kids' lives as well.

halloween

despite this first picture, we had a very quick but nice halloween due to the rain.

isaac was a pumpkin and elise was bumma (her bunny) enjoy this progression of this photo shoot...she had just recently woken up from her nap and didn't want to wear her ears...be sure to note when the cookie shows up in her hand and how her expression changes...

(i told her isaac had just made a stinker, in this one...hehe)

trick or treating with the cousins

watching the parade