Art

This girl spends hours painting, drawing, creating. The easel was probably the best investment we've made:)

oh, the drama!

One minute, everyone is swinging happily...

We pause to take a picture...


After patiently inquiring what the problem was...no, not because we stopped the swings...


...but because she wanted to be beside Aunt Heather! Whew! What an ordeal. She's still pouty in this picture, but recovering nicely:)

owies and ice cream

Playing ball with Daddy

So fast!

Easily distracted:)

Just before she fell:(



She loves being a big sister!

Little banged up faceIce cream makes it okay though
Commandeering everyone's ice cream!

Definition of "Daddy's girl"

Sisters, sisters

Taken in February
Ella: 2 years, 2 months
Harper: 6 months

Easter 2011

Ella and her great-grandmother

Waiting patiently for Daddy to start hiding eggs:)

Harper and Dustin

Attempting a family photo





The family (minus Landon), wish you could see more than just the back of the girls' heads!Can't wait until Harper can join in the egg hunt next year and baby Slayton the year after!

comforting routines

Sara and I have a few comforting routines. Tonight I am writing about our nightly wind down.

Almost every night Sara and I wind down with some sort of sweetly delicious snack and coffee. We usually get on kicks...like a week straight of chocolate chip cookies or a couple batches of brownies with ice cream. Sometimes we'll wind down with one of our favorite tv shows on dvd or we might just sit and chat about life. When we're having a night of chatting, if there is a plate of cookies between us, we'll usually lose track of time -- eat most of the cookies -- and talk about everything and nothing all at once. I know, I know; we nauseate ourselves sometimes but those nights mean the world to me and helps us reconnect as husband and wife after spending most of our waking hours as daddy and mommy.

What are some things you guys do to reconnect with each other?