Beach

We went to the beach for a week for a family reunion, Ryan's side. It was beautiful and the kids loved playing in the sand and water (or "bubble" if you're asher...) every day.

Evening at the beach

Avery and Ava at the aquarium
Asher told Grandpa all about the birds at the aquarium.

Ava: serious and sassy

Photo posing and styling by Ava. Including bag slung across her body "just like daddy."

Easter pics, better late than never

I finally got the computer to acknowledge my camera! So, long overdue, here are some pics from our Easter egg hunt at Grandma's house. It started out as a small party but one thing led to another and soon there were 60 people and probably hundreds of eggs.

The anxious children wait to fill their baskets.

Cookie contest- who can bite theirs into the shape of a bunny?

Look at those two cute little easter eggs...

We found the last of the easter eggs hiding in Asher's mouth.

Asher vs. Ava

Ava is the one with the pink blanket. I meant to post their newborn pictures side by side a long time ago...like before Asher hit toddler status. I'm finally getting around to it. since I can no longer upload pictures from my camera to my computer, I thought it was a good time to post some classics.
















And this last picture is just because Ryan loves it so much and I just located it on my mom's computer. That is a cute little pout and kick, isn't it? She still does this.

Have you seen the back of Asher's head?

It's fantastic.

Also, design mom is having an ask design mom week. Including a contest, of course, so check it out.

After

Our new kitchen color. It turns out I don't hate the color of our cabinets after all, they just needed a complimentary wall.

Before And

This is the previous owner's choice of kitchen color. And somehow it looks much better and muted in this picture than it did in real life. Real life was more glowing.