Bye Bye Train

Logan loved the train under our tree this year. We got the GeoTrax Christmas Train Set. The kids loved how is lights up and plays Christmas music. I am sad to put it away.

A couple of new pictures of Logan and Aubrey :)

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays!

We had a happy and healthy holiday.

This year, I thought I would give a little recap of 2010 because I honestly can't believe we made it through the year! It was so busy and quite stressful, but I look back now, and I can now say it was all worth it. During the year however, I did doubt whether the stress and sleepless nights were taking too much of a toll on my family.

In 2010, I continued to grow my photography business and I am so thankful for the 75+ clients who visited my studio. I have discovered that I have a true love for photographing babies and children and I look forward to continuing to meet more wonderful families in the years to come. I feel truly honored to capture the beautiful little faces of my clients, "because they don't stay little"!

This past year, I also planned the 1st ever Down syndrome awareness walk in my area. It turned out to be a huge commitment, but now that one year is under our belt, I am extremely excited for the years to come! Some of the obstacles were challenging and stressful, but I also met some amazing people a long the way. The generosity of so many was amazing to see. I can also now see a very bright future for Logan in our community with an increase of acceptance for people with Down syndrome. Logan is now a famous little man in the small community we live in after having his face on the front of our local newspaper along with a great article that even listed facts about DS! Now, he gets recognized everywhere we go! That alone, was a huge step towards DS awareness where we live! Now, it is time to have that kind of impact in all communities!

Logan is doing great! He loves school and he is talking more and more every day! I have been amazed by how much information he absorbs and remembers. He loves music, books, tractors, animals and his little sister.

Devin is going to be 6!! He is doing well in Kindergarten and loves to play with his friends in school and out. He is a wonderful big brother and was a huge help to me over the past year. I am so thankful for his patience!

Aubrey grew up without me realizing! She was 2 before I knew it. I am looking forward to a less busy year, so that I can enjoy each day with her a little more. Maybe it is just a third child thing, but I feel like I wasn't able to enjoy each milestone with her like I did with the boys.

Here's a few pictures of my sweet little girl.

Happy New Year!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Aubrey!

Aubrey is 2!! She is a real girly girl. She is enjoying that fact that we now have some girl stuff around here and she also now has a girl room all to her self! She is also doing awesome in her big girl bed!

My two stinkers

Logan and Aubrey got "too quiet" in their room yesterday. I walked in to see this! They emptied the shelves and climbed up! I think it's so funny how Logan is at the highest point! I wish I would have been in the room to see that! He is very competitive with Aubrey and I am picturing him pushing her out of the way and climbing up as fast at he could. He looked so proud up there, but I don't think he knew how to get down! (I think they take all those books off the shelf at least once a day! It drives me crazy!)

Visiting Amber & Joel in CA

Last weekend, Aubrey, my Mom and me traveled to Los Angeles to visit my sister and her husband. Aubrey and I really made our rounds in LA! My sister lives in Santa Monica, just 4 blocks from the beach! Aubrey did SO well. It was a great opportunity for her and I to get some one on one time.

Aubrey's First Plane Flight!

Uncle Joel and Aunt Amber...they are living in LA while Joel records a record with his band! It's been a long road, but it is almost finished!!Our View from our hotel...Santa Monica Pier and the Beach.3rd Street Promenade...Santa Monica. We shopped here and also went to a fantastic farmer's market. DASH Boutique, Calabasas (you will recognize this if you watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians on E!)Playing at the playground in Malibu.At the beach in Malibu.Well....this one's obvious. This was some serious shopping...well more like browsing. Lunch at The Ivy in Beverly Hills.Shopping at The Grove.A view of all of Los Angeles from the Griffith Observatory, it doesn't fit in one picture...it would take about three.Aubrey insisted on walking through the airports with her new doll in hand.Bye Amber and Joel!

Happy 18 Months Aubrey!

It's a little scary how much they look alike! Poor Aubrey still can't grow hair on top her head!

Random Pictures

My kids love inflatables. Logan especially, has started to enjoy them and it's cute to see him and Aubrey following each other in them! They are so similar right now...they can do a lot of the same things! They are definitely little copy cats of each other!

Wordless Wednesday | Aubrey