recent family pix

this is our most recent family picture...the last one that was taken was christmas of last year. it's hard having a family picture taken when i'm the one taking the picture, but thanks to brad's sister we manage to get it done!


i LOVE this photo of mel....so sweet and innocent...and cold(it was only about 35 degrees)

melaney's 3 month pictures. she has such a personality now and is such a laid back baby, for which i am thankful!:)

B's 3 year pictures. time sure does fly! it makes me a little sad that she is going to be 3 on friday, but proud that i have managed to raise such a sweet girl...well, she isn't always sweet, but every toddler has their moments right??

Have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful 2009!!!

a visit from santa...

Milroy Methodist Church had a Christmas dinner the other night. the little girl with brittney in most of these photos is her best friend margaret. her mom and dad are both pastors at this church.

yummy cupcakes....

the girls couldn't wait for santa to arrive...

waiting patiently for their turn...

i didn't think brittney would sit on his lap, but she marched right up there and told him exactly what she wanted...she must have had a long list because she was up there a long time...

this is margaret's little brother nathan...he and melaney are only one month apart, so hopefully they will get to play together someday as well...

oh christmas tree..

we put a pink princess tree in b's room....we don't have a star or angel for the top, but we have belle from beauty and the beast...

cookie day...

brad's grandmother and aunts started a tradition several years ago called cookie day. everyone gets together and makes tons of cookies. this year we made about 133 dozen. as you can see, brittney enjoyed helping.

lauren and stu got into an icing fight...

dear santa....

this is brittney's letter to santa...she told me what she wanted and i wrote it. i knew she wanted woody and buzz lightyear (or as brittney says, fuzz lightyeard), but the reindeer was new. maybe we can put one with our goats..haha..just kidding...brad wouldn't be very happy about that one. i don't know of very many little girls who want woody and buzz lightyear for christmas, but this one does. she has never played with baby dolls much...she would rather play with farm animals...maybe melaney will be more of a girlie girl, but if she doesn't it's ok. i like tom boys!:)




this is brittney's name...or so she says. she can actually spell her own name and today she attempted to write it...

family portraits....

i took this wonderful family's pictures a couple of weeks ago. they have one little girl and another on the way in february...how exciting! There is nothing like the bond between two sisters!:) So, like i said, we took these pictures a couple of weeks ago and it was freezing outside....the poor little girl was shivering! we took a lot of pictures in about 10 minutes. i think that was the fastest session i have done so far. thanks guys! hope you found some you liked!!

well, here it is...a picture of me with my two sweet babes. i don't really like having my picture taken...i would rather be the one taking the pictures...my sister actually took this one and i think it turned out fairly well!:)