I have been designing photo announcements for what, 4 1/2 years now? For friends and family and even people I don't know that even pay me! You'd think that when my baby was born I'd have this perfect extravagant birth announcement out before he was even one week old. Well, I did design one and even ordered it through Costco. And yep, it's still sitting in one of their bins. I haven't had the time to pick them up yet. So, I figured before he's five years old, I should put them on the ol' blog. Welcome Phinn! You are the cutest little baby boy I've ever seen! And yes, I have a hard time deciding. So here's version 2.

Their faces are different mom

Paislee and Kailia are identical. Their DNA is supposedly mostly identical (there have been studies showing that identical isn't really identical). Bella hasn't really been able to tell the two apart until recently. I asked once, "How do you know which one it is, Bella?" she replied, "Their faces are different mom!" (like I was the dumbest person on earth). Here is a picture from the other day. They seemed to be doing similar things. Whenever they create a symmetrical picture, I like to snap a photograph. It's funny to me in a way. Can anyone tell who is who?


This little guy is my sunshine every day. He makes me so happy! He is so easy going and sweet. I got very lucky with such an easy baby. Thank goodness, because the twins are keeping me on my toes lately...but that's a whole other story for another day. He had his first real smile the other day (at about 4 1/2 weeks old). Levi checked on him in his bed and he was just so happy- he gave him a big smile. Levi just had to pick him up. He is loving his new little buddy.



Paislee loves holding "brudder". She freaks out every time I take him away.

Too Big

My bella is getting way too big. We went to her pre-school graduation party June 2, and she was adorable! They did the pledge, sang some songs, got their "diplomas". Oh it was just precious! She is growing too fast. It has been amazing to see her growth this past school year. She has learned so much. Her biggest accomplishment is learning all the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make. She has gained a lot of confidence. She has a high self-esteem. She is sensitive to others. She made a lot of friends. Playing with friends has become a huge priority to her. She loves her teacher, Miss Sandra. She tells me how beautiful she is, and how much she misses her. It is so sweet.

She is also sleeping in her room again! I never thought this was going to happen. It helped that my mom came for a visit and I told her how proud Grandma would be of her. I also promised her not just 2 gum balls the next day, but FIVE gumballs of her choosing. (She loves gumballs lately...maybe it's the cute "bubblegum" song she learned in pre-school...hmmm...)

She is also OBSESSED with puzzles. She can't get enough of them. She will do a puzzle for hours. She is getting really good at them too.

Last night she said, "Sometimes things make sense and sometimes they don't. Everything doesn't have to make sense, though." Wow...deep.