Six

It must be good to turn six.

Especially for this little girl!

She is so full of energy and Life. (i can't say as much for the worm...reminds me of this picture.)

We are so happy to have her in OUR lives! Happy Birthday, my sweet.

Our Newest Little Blair

Genevieve Kristien

March 25, 2010

9:27pm

7 lbs 19 inches

You Say It's Your Birthday

To my Husband that I love SO much, and to their Daddy that they love SO much:

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! You ARE so Wonderful!

Isaac's Birthday

YUM!

Lining up!Thanks to my Aunt Claudia, the boys had some serious fun.


We sang "Five. Five Dollar. Five Dollar foot long..." every time he got a Five Dollar bill.

The long-haired birthday boy!

The Spanking Machine!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISAAC!

Life and Zoe

Tiny hands.

Tiny toes.

Even a small,

Tiny nose.

Everything about her was and still is Tiny.

Except her Spirit.

This tiny little girl entered our lives five years ago. Her name means Life. Knowing what we know now, we couldn't have picked a better name.

She was born in the spring.

The time of year when Life is beginning.

Strong, powerful and beautiful.

This is Life. This is Zoe.

H-A-Double P-Y

2 days old

18 months old

We're feeling H-A-Double P-Y! Cuz it's your Birthday!

Aryn celebrated her 10th birthday on Saturday.

It's strange in a way because I remember bringing her home from the hospital. And it doesn't seem possible that it was a DECADE ago.

She was so little and tiny. And we fell in love with her.

Sometimes I think about her being our first child. I think about all of the responsibility that comes with raising a child. Sometimes I focus so much on all of the things I feel we should be teaching her. I forget that I'm actually supposed to be learning from her as well. And I have learned so much from her.

Aryn is such a lovely girl. She has a funny sense of humor and is so fun to be around. Her brothers and sister love to play with her. She brightens up our home. We love her very much.

It has been a wonderful 10 years. I feel so blessed to have her in our lives. We are still in love with this girl!

5 years old

10 years old

Late Night Birthday Soiree!

Aryn had a Late Night with friends on Friday to celebrate her birthday. Everyone came dressed in their pajamas. They ate food, played a game, popped popcorn, and watched a movie! The movie was Nancy Drew, of course. I know she had fun. (Late Nights are such a GOOD thing.)

Birthday GIVEAWAY

GUESS WHO?
It's my lovely sister Kasey. And it's her birthday today!

I love my sister so much. She is wonderful. I can be myself around her and no matter what I say or do, she still likes me.

These are what I'm giving to her. I found the pattern for knitting them here. She calls hers TOAST and says, " Worn with a sweater with 3/4 sleeves, or poking out of a sleeve of a jacket." I altered the pattern a little bit. And so I'm naming mine CINNAMON TOAST.

Cinnamon Toast

Yarn: Paton's Kroy, Summer Moss Jaquard

75% washable wool, 25% nylon

Needles: 3

Cast on 56 stitches. Divide onto 3 needles (needle 1, 24 stitches; needle 2 ,16 stitches; needle 3, 16 stitches). Join for working in the round. Work in (Knit 4, Purl 4) ribbing for 11 inches. Bind off. Weave in both ends. And there you are!

And so in honor of my sister I'm going to give away a pair!

(The pair I'll give away is slightly different. The yarn is Fern Rose Jacquard, and I'll make them using the TOAST pattern, so they'll look like this.)

It's going to work like last time... Leave a comment on this post and you're entered.

Here's an added twist: if you e-mail a birthday message to my sister TODAY ONLY (JANUARY 16) you'll get an extra entry!

The drawing will close Sunday at 5:30pm MST

The drawing is now closed. This is how the giveaway pair turned out. They're comfy, cozy to wear. I'll announce the winner in just a minute.

Congratulations to AUTUMNTIME!

E-mail me your address, and I'll bring these babies right on over! For some added fun, you should take a picture of yourself wearing TOAST and post it on your blog for all of us to see!