blessed.

you know what? i am always posting pictures of our family...but i rarely comment on our lives. i have to say, we are so blessed. our family. Josh and i have each other, which i am grateful for more and more each day. and we have the most amazing children. seriously, blessed. every day, i am amazed with how they are growing, physically, emotionally and mentally.

just the other night, we were driving home from disneyland and it was past bedtimes, so, we were just trying to fend off the meltdowns. we were doing a pretty good job until avery took a bite out of her big d-land lollipop and the edge of it cut her lip. she started crying and i saw some blood, so, i climbed in the backseat to comfort her. she continued to cry, which caused caleb to cry. almost immediately, avery stopped crying. said, "its okay, caleb" and started singing him a song. his favorite, twinkle twinkle little star. (and, by the way, i'm tearing up as i write this.) the fact that she cared so much about him and his feelings impacted me so much. that she was so quick to stop thinking about herself. our ever empathetic and compassionate little girl. she just blew me away. and yes, if you're wondering, it worked and caleb stopped crying. :)

just so blessed.

our last few evenings...

oh, the fun we have. :)

"cooking"


laughing


baking


jumping over cones


taking baths

dancing to "step in time"

what happens in vegas...

...is apparently going to stay in Vegas. Because on our second to last night at 3am as we were walking back to our hotel, Josh decided to jump up to touch a sign (guy thing) and the camera flew out of his shirt pocket and hit the ground. Resulting in a broken camera. But, we really did have some great pictures!

We broke even after the weekend. However, on our way to Vegas, we were 5 minutes from our exit...we could see the strip in front of us! and our beloved jetta (joey) breaks down. long story short, we had to leave it there...drive a rental home...and as i write, Josh is driving it home after he flew back out there this afternoon. whew!

All in all, we had a fabulous weekend. We got to spend it with our great friends Ryan and Carrie (from TU) who we hadn't seen in about 2 years. So. much. fun. Eating, gambling, laying by the pool, laughing, dancing. It was such a blast! Already miss you, Lamberts!

kid shots

there is nothing better than a baby completely falling asleep on your chest. i mean, really. it's just the most wonderful thing. i want to bottle up that moment and keep it forever. (see, this is the problem. these are the moments that make you want to have more kids. even when you're not sure if you want anymore!)

green beans - yum!


my future's so bright...i gotta wear shades

or, "come on, mom. really?" i see this face 15 years down the road

first bike ride as a family of 4

take a little trip, take a little trip with me....

to disneyland (of course)...and seattle!

minnie mouse with the fam

cuties



and mom gettin' in the mix



now on to seattle. josh had a board meeting for work in seattle, so, we make a weekend trip out of it and we all went to see family (too bad our camera battery died after the 2nd day!)
at a pumpkin patch/farm




loving the fresh air in the state of Washington!

that's Avery going down a very long slide




we had a great time! it's always so nice to see family. josh's 3 sisters and their hubbies and kiddos live in Seattle. however, sister Christa and Devon and their kids are in Ireland for 2 years, so we sure missed seeing them!