All 3 Kids

I still can't get over the fact that I have 3 children. Anyway, it is difficult enough to take a decent picture of one of my kids, let alone all 3 together. Remember how I said, "stay tuned" for a picture of all three . . . well here is my LAME attempt at taking a picture of all three. Josh is pretty good in front of the camera but he wanted to be all over Emily while taking this picture. Jared wanted nothing to do with it of course and Emily would not look up at ALL!! I did try again a few days later and they were worse if you can believe that! I will have to settle for these for now. Emily just keeps getting bigger by the day so I want a good picture NOW! I really think you can see the true size of her next to her big brothers. I am curious to know if she is going to stay this petite because she sure is petite!

Sweet

This picture just melts my heart. Jared had asked to hold Emily and it killed me to tell him he had to wait until after I fed her. I was afraid the moment would be lost but Emily was screaming at the time so I had to feed her. After she was finished, Jared still wanted to hold her so I quickly grabbed the camera. It looks as if she is looking at him while he is talking sweetly to her. He talks in a high pitched voice while talking to her and always calls her "pretty girl". Jared can be so sweet when he wants to be.

Necklace

My wonderful friend Kim, who I miss dearly, sent me this beautiful necklace in the mail last week. She told me something was going to arrive but I had no idea it would be one of these necklaces. She recently purchased one with her boys' names on it and I loved it. I am so lucky to have such generous friends!!!

Accordian Albums

I had this idea to make these accordian albums in my head for awhile now and I am soooo happy with the way they turned out. I have taken numerous newborn pictures of Emily and I wanted some way to show them to people. I also wanted to give something to my mom and mother-in-law as a thank you for helping out so much. These are 3in x 3in so they fit perfectly in our pocketbooks.


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Snapshots

My sister asked me if I have been taking any other pictures besides Emily's portraits and my answer was, "no". I am usually the snapshot queen and with taking care of the three kids I have not had my camera out as much as I would like. So, here are a few snapshot of the kiddos (minus Jared - who HATES having his picture taken again). The next portrait-type picture I want to take is of the three kids together. Stay tuned :)

Josh will always stop for the camera - for a second.
Hanging out on a blanket in the family room.

Just being cute.

Emily's daytime nap spot.

My "other" Mom

I thank my lucky stars that I get along so well with my in-laws. Not many people can say that. Mom Mom Kathy, as the kids call her, has been such an enormous help to our family as well. She has been coming over to occupy the boys and help out with Emily as much as she possibly can. I cannot thank the "moms" enough for all that they have done!!!

Father's Day

It would seem fitting to have a picture of Drew with all 3 kids on Father's Day, however, I didn't seem to remember to take one. We went to Jill's house for a barbeque, Father's Day celebration.

This is basically what Emily did all day. Josh and his flag obsession continues.

Jared is like a fish. He LOVES the water.