Happy Birthday Gabbie Girl!

I CANNOT believe she is 5...it seems that it was just yesterday, we were bringing her home from the hospital and we were those awkward first-time parents. Somehow she survived despite us. She is nice, caring, sensitive, fashion forward and FUN!

WE LOVE YOU GABBIE GIRL!

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Teach him how to fish...

Jason and Gabbie have had a few fishing trips this month. The first was VERY successful and the second took a little explaining.

This is Gabbie after explaining what "catch & release" means...it did not go over so well.

She just really wanted to bring a fish home.

This is one of Finley's ONLY still moments while we were fishing. She just wants to do EVERYTHING that big sis does.

I love the worms???!!!

The Big Catch

Now that is a HAPPY face. We actually ate these trout for dinner that very same night. Good job Gabs!

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Lao Tzu

Big Little Brother!

My little brother, Shelby, turns 30 tomorrow and we went to Deadwood to celebrate.

Food, family and fun!

Jason and Shelby were having fun at The Oyster Bar...YES...there were oyster shots involved!

Happy Birthday Shelby!!!!!!!!

HOPPY Easter!!!

We hope you all are enjoying your Easter Sunday!

Gabbie, Jason & I dyed Easter eggs last Sunday.

I am so glad I started getting ready for Easter early, because of our busy schedule this week.

I also realized that the simple, no-gimmick dye kits are the easiest and the prettiest.

OOPS!!!!
We had only one sacrificed out of 1 & 1/2 dozen...not bad!

On a side note:

I added a couple of new blogs to my faves.

Check out "The Celebrity Juice".

It is a SHAMELESS obsession!

First Things First...

I have been blogging about Fin's birthday for awhile.

She is ONE!!!!!

Time has flown by. Finley is sassy and devilish, which is totally different from Gabbie, but we love it! She starting acting older the day after her party. She loves her new toys and plays so nicely with them.

This is Fin's own little cake! Her party theme was very "SUMMER-Y"...Lady bugs, butterflies and bumble bees. The red frosting actually came out of her clothes!

(PS Piece of Cake made the cake. It tasted good and looked cute but they NEED to get organized!! Don't count on them to get you order correct!)

After the cake, came the presents. Finley is not timid. It was good practice for Christmas morning.


We had a small party, but the kids had fun and look how cute they are!

CLASSIC!

My baby is growing...

I also have to give a mention to all of you that have holiday birthdays...It sucks!

I will always try to make Finley's birthday a SEPARATE event, so I hope she does not resent it.

CHEESE!!

We went to see Amy, over at Legacy Photo and Design. We had a laid back family photo session. There is something about the camera that brings out the craziness in Gabbie, but Amy always pulls through with some great pics. Check out the sneak peek here.

Halloween & Jason's Deer

We had an awesome Halloween. I really think it is one of my favorite holidays. It has even become sort of it's own season. We had such amazing weather this year. I have so many fun ideas for next year if the weather is as nice...it will probably BLIZZARD!! ;)

My 2 Tinkerbells with Great Grandma.

OOHHH Gabs!?!?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BOO

Our Peter Pan Theme...I will keep a family theme going every year for as long as I can. Next year...Alice in Wonderland?



Isn't she lovely?



We had a pumpkin carving party at Grandma and Grandpa's. I think they turned out pretty good. Brayden & Gabbie had a great time.

Just a fun shot of my peanut. Fin has had a rough couple of weeks with a flu bug. We have gone through lots of pedia-lyte, diapers and balmex, but I think we are getting over it.

Well, I warned you all that these pics were coming.

Jas got his Hills Archery Buck and it is a nice one.

GOOD JOB!!

What's with the tongue?

Finley Elisa

Well, it is Fin's turn to SHINE, and she does, every DAY!

The video is of Finley, just being herself and there is a little walking, too. She is almost ONE. I CANNOT believe it. That also means Christmas is coming. I always say we are so busy, but we keep getting busier. Just when I don't think we can add another thing to our day, we usually fit it in. Finley has been such a good baby and she is getting quite an attitude now. I wonder where this year has gone? I can still remember her in my belly. Just reflecting and rambling. Thanks for reading! Enjoy some baby giggles.

Other good news!!!! Jas shot a buck! YEAH on SOOOO many levels! I will post some pics soon, so you have all been warned!

Orlando...HERE COME THE LOVE'S!

I know...It's been awhile, so I figured I had better post before we leave for DW! We have been pretty busy and I have not been taking many photos, hence the vaca from posting.

Gabs is liking the pre-school portion of daycare and Fin is moving up to the Tiggers Room at daycare. She will now get to go outside, and do art projects, but she is losing her morning nap time, which makes me sad.

Here is one photo from our August session @ Legacy Photo & Design. Amy is AWESOME! We finally had to make some decisions and order our pics. This one is still one of my faves!

This is my new digi!!! It was a birthday present for myself/family from myself/family! I had convinced myself we needed a new one for our trip. It is a touchscreen and it is a 10 mega-pixel. (I did not even know they made them?!) Just prepare for MANY MANY pics from DW!

I just had to throw this in. DW is HUGE! Maybe we will come back skinnier from all the walking. Wouldn't that be a perfect world!

Happy 4th Birhday Gabbie-Girl!

We had Gabbie's 4th birthday party at Just Jymnastics. Gabbie goes to class there once a week and we thought it would be fun for ALL the kids.

Gabbie decided on a Tinkerbell theme and her little flower girl dress worked perfectly.


Another family pic: Imperfection, but pretty cute and Gabbie looks so happy!






Just has a 50 foot trampoline in the floor that ends in a foam block pit. These two things were very popular!!! The kids were exhausted after one hour of play:)! You're welcome parents.

The ice cream cake was a hit and the kids were so good! Look how nicely they sat and ate.

It was very nice to have this party outside of our home. We had SO much fun and thank all of you that came!

All I can say is...WHEW!

J's bro got married to a his long-time girlfriend over the holiday weekend. They had a lot of very unique elements to their wedding and the end result was beautiful. We stayed in these huge, hotel-like cabins and the weather was AMAZING! (That is my kind of camping.) The girls were SOOO good. I was so proud of what a big girl G was.

My only request was that we get ONE family photo, since we were all dressed. All I can say is that I am VERY disappointed with the end result. This was the best we could do. I think that with the beautiful surrounding and all the HARD work, we could have slowed down and gotten a better shot. OH WELL!

This was G's debut as a flower girl. There were 3 of them and they did GREAT! The bride's mother made the dresses and they looked like woodland fairies, which fit perfect with the theme.

This is the entire wedding party in the heat of the moment. It's official...another female has been added to the Love Family:)

Whew...we made it through the weekend. I told J that I am praying that our girls hire a wedding planner when the time comes. Weddings are a lot of work and this one was worth it.

Well, I made a drastic change to my appearance this weekend...

Wait..

TAA DAAA!

What do you think? My stylist flat-ironed it for me, so don't expect it to look like this ever again, but it is fun!

The Birthday Tour Begins

The Rally always brings a very busy time for us. Not just the obvious of more fun, more work and more craziness, but it also marks the beginning of our fall birthday tour. It seems like most of the kids and some of the adults we hang out with celebrate birthdays around this time. We had two "3rd Birthday" parties this weekend and we threw in a baptism, too.

Picture #1: T's 3rd Birthday Party at the park. His mom had homemade cupcakes and as you can see...the kids LOVED them.

Picture #2: H's Baptism. He is my nephew. This is a family photo with Pastor Bruce. I am lucky enough to be the Godmother to B & H! I LOVE you guys!

Picture #3: M's 3rd Princess Birthday. (She's the one in the middle.) These girls are enjoying their party favors!

Let the tour begin!

Four Concerts & a Wedding

We had a fun/busy weekend!

One of my friends from work got married in Spearfish Canyon on Saturday. It was a gorgeous wedding and a beautiful day. It was fun to see some folks ALL DRESSED UP!!

We also were able to go to the Hills Alive Concert. I have lived here my whole life and have NEVER gone?! It is awesome and the weather could not have been better.

These are some fellow nurses. G was in heaven around all the "princesses".

Where's F? She had a slumber party with Nanny, but we still had fun at the wedding!

G and A enjoying some music.

There's F. As happy as ever. We are so blessed!