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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

I'm in love . . . . .

With these pictures that Lacey Nielson took of our family. Kai had just turned 1, Ava had just turned 4, and we were in need of some new family pics. I really like having updated pictures of the family because the kids grow SOOOO fast! Lacey did such a great job capturing my kids and how they really are. Except in these pictures they're clean. :) Enjoy! I know I have!

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14 comments:

lmackay32 said...: These are SUPER CUTE! What an adorable family you guys have.; August 24, 2010 at 8:35 PM
♥ Jennifer said...: Me too! I LOVE these pics. They're so great. We've never had professional family pics done...and they're long overdue! Maybe this Fall. ;); August 24, 2010 at 8:39 PM
Russ and Kristen Olsen said...: I LOVE them! I hope you have them plastered all over your house... that's how mine is :) I love the action shots that capture their personalities, adorable.; August 24, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Alifinale said...: So So So CUTE! Love them.; August 25, 2010 at 7:56 AM
The Mitchell's said...: These are darling! What a cute and fun family! You are so very pretty too! Love em! :); August 25, 2010 at 8:14 AM
Nic & Trudi said...: Lyns these pictures are so cute!! I love them and I can't believe how big your kids are getting. I'm excited to see you on Sunday!!; August 25, 2010 at 9:02 AM
Alecia and Sam said...: It is a good freakin thing you are coming up this week. I need to kiss those kids!! I LOVE all of the pictures. Such a beautiful family!!; August 25, 2010 at 9:39 AM
Cami said...: So Cute! I love getting new pics. Actually i am obsessed! I love Kai's huge cheesers!

ps....you haven't told me how you made your blog so cute. I love how wide it is and how you display your pictures. Spill your secerts :); August 25, 2010 at 7:54 PM
Natalie said...: Such a cute family! Awesome pictures :); August 25, 2010 at 9:11 PM
Connie said...: You've got an adorable family, and those pictures prove it!; August 26, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Micah said...: Oh Lynsey...so perfect. And you and Randy look so cute together! What a beautiful family. Those kids had no choice but to be adorable.; August 27, 2010 at 8:07 AM
Lori said...: SO Cute! The first one of all four of you is the best family picture ever!!! Love them all and loved seeing you guys!; August 30, 2010 at 8:46 AM
Kat said...: Those pictures are awesome! :) I love how cute your kids are. Miss you tons!; August 30, 2010 at 11:12 AM
Adhis said...: Judging by the way Kai is holding the bat, I wouldn't count on any sports scholarships. Start saving them pennies, girl.; August 30, 2010 at 12:22 PM

Insight from Ava and Kai

We saw a newborn baby panda on the tv and Kai said, "Mom, can we PLEASE get a baby panda instead of a dog?" I told him that Panda's have to live either at the zoo or in the wild and he said, "I know! Let's move to the wild!"
8/12 Kai yelled to me, "Mom! Boston just pointed at the window and said 'curtain'!" Wow - what a 2 month old. :)
6/12 Ava and Kai call Boston a "born baby" in place of newborn baby.
3/12 Kai recently decided that he was having a baby too and his name was Yogurt. Also - my kids got stick horses from Grandpa and Kai named his Poban. Ava said the name "just came to both of them! It was perfect!"
7/11 Ava and Kai were pretending to be babies while I was organizing pictures on the computer. Apparently not getting enough attention from me, she said in frustration, "I can't believe you're playing on the computer when we were JUST born!" Bad mom indeed.
4/11 Ava's favorite new thing to say is, "Don't give me that Attitude, I've got my own!" I laughed really hard the first time she said it and then sat her down and explained that she really shouldn't say that to anybody else. Especially teachers or something. That girl kills me.
12/10 "Mom, those look fabulous! Fabulous means beautiful in Spanish."
12/10 "Mom! That's the easier way!" When referring to whatever it is that is "her" way at the moment.
6/10 Ava told me that she wanted us to pretend we were in the "Book of Normans", but she got to be the Hairy Godmother. Alrighty then.
6/10 Ava said to me, "Hey Mom? Why does Grandma Annie have toys at her house? There are no kids there. Kai was wondering."
6/10 At 3:30 in the morning I heard Ava yell to me. I stumbled out of bed, half asleep, went in her room and asked her what she needed. I heard her little voice say to me, "Hey Mom! Whatcha doing?"
6/10 I've figured out that the best way to get Ava in bed at night is to go in my room across the hall from her until she's asleep. She'll say little comments to me like, "Mommy! I hope you sleep good!" Or, "Mommy, I love you so much!" Or, "Mommy! Are you going to bed? Are you tired?" After a few minutes of this, she decides she's sleepy and will say to me matter of factly, "I'm tired now Mom. I'm going to go to bed like a big girl!" Well, the other night she said, "Mommy! I hope I see you in the morning!" Um, ya, me too. Then she said to me, "You know Mom, at night it's kindof like we all go bye-bye and then come back in the morning." Funny girl.
4/10 I said to Ava, "Is your name 'the cutest girl in the whole world'?" She replies with, "No, my name is Ava, but I am a very cute girl."
4/10 - 3:30 AM. I hear Ava yelling "Mom! Come Here!" I go in and she says, "I have a secret." I lean down and she says, "I love you." Then she says, "Now lay by me for a few minutes."
2/10 We were driving down the street and saw a girl walking. Ava said, "Mom is that a lady? You're not a lady because you have kids. I bet she doesn't have kids so she is a lady."
2/10 Ava's new favorite thing to say is "In the stead." As in, "Mom, in the stead of watching Dora, I want to watch Wonder Pets." Or, "In the stead of doing puzzles, I want to play with Barbies."
11/09 Just recently Ava has started calling me Little Fox. As in, "Hello Little Fox!" or "What are you doing Little Fox?" I have no idea why!
6/11/09 During a hailstorm she said, "Mom, it's not snowing, but it's not raining." Then she said, "It's raining snowballs!"
6/10/09 We were watching Bambi and Ava said, "Look Mommy, now he has sticks!" I was confused until I realized she was talking about his antlers!
5/28/09 Ava had an "accident" and I was SOOOO mad! She said to me, "Mom, can I say sorry and give you a hug and a kiss?" She did and then a few minutes later she said, "Mom, be nice, not mad." Then a bit after that she said, "Are you happy or sad?" She's always testing the waters to see exactly where she stands.
4/17/09 This morning Ava told me, "You're really getting to be a big girl mommy!" Ummm . . . . thanks?
I told Ava if she went to bed REALLY good we could go see the fishies tomorrow. She said, "Mom, is the fee twenty dollars?" I don't even know how she knows the word "fee."
She walked up to me, tapped on my belly, and said, "Come out baby Kai! I want to play with you!"
She said, "You're a big girl Mommy and Ava's a big girl too! Daddy is a big boy just like Kalel!" (Kalel is her baby doll that she named after our cute little neighbor boy)
I was singing a funny song to Ava and she said to me, "Relax Mom!"
To me - "What's Crackin' Cracker Jack! That's what daddy says!"
I told Ava to quit being whiny and she said, "I not whiny Mom, I just very sad."