New Family Pictures

We finally got some new family pictures taken! It had been over a year and so I am very excited! My friend, Shawna, took them for us and she did a great job! I am very pleased with the coloring and lighting of them. Grant made the experience interesting, to say the least, but we amazingly had some turn out where he was acutally looking at the camera!Our little family!
This family picture probably showcases our personalities better than the other family picture!


Boy, I love this guy!

ant is one cute...yet quite a handful...kid!



McKay was quite the little poser/model for the photographer!

Allison is just plain GREAT!

Happy Birthday Allison...one day early!

We just wanted to wish Allison a very HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY! Wow...how did she get to be nine years old? Her actual birthday is on Monday the 16th, but my sister Debby and her family were visiting earlier today so we celebrated it with them. The sad part about the whole thing was that Allison ended up being sick most of the day (hence her really rosy cheeks) so we wouldn't even let her blow out her candle while it was on the cake--we had to hold the lighted candle away from the cake so she could make her wish! The great news is that she is feeling drastically better tonight--just in time for her birthday tomorrow!

The celebration gang!

Allison is trying so hard to smile for the camera despite the fact that she feels sick!


Allison blowing out her candle...away from her cake so others don't get sick! I kind of felt like a mean mom!

Yummy Dairy Queen cake...Allison's favorite!

Fun in the garden

For Family Night, we decided to hurry and plant some sugar snap peas in our garden since spring is just around the corner. The garden is small, but it is still a garden and the kids had a great time helping dad place the seeds in the soil.

What helpful kids!

Allison has always been a good helper!

Wow McKay...nice straight line of peas!

Buddies at last!

I wasn't sure if I would like having 2 boys back to back, but I must admit that McKay and Grant are finally starting to play together. They enjoy the same things..trains, cars, playing outside and jumping on the trampoline. I love watching their relationship as brothers and friends develop. I just got these new matching outfits for them and so I had to take some pictures! Ahh, aren't they so cute!

I can't believe that Grant is sitting so still! I have learned a new trick..I set the timer on the camera (even though I am holding the camera myself) and Grant actually sits there and smiles because he likes to watch the blinking light as it counts down!

OK, so this picture better captures our usual picture taking experiences! I love this candid shot as Grant is trying to escape! This was the 5th or 6th picture in a row so he actually did pretty well considering that he is 19 months!