Happy Thanksgiving!

Julianna and momma at her Thanksgiving Feast!

Cinco de Julsie

The birthday girl picked out a flower cake pan this year.

We made three cakes to serve all the guests. That's a lot of frosting people! : )

The girls in the party- & jump-friendly dresses and leggings.


The great unwrapping. Dads are always good and making these things go smoothly!



Thanks for all the wonderful presents!

Note the skittled center...Julianna's favorite candy these days.

The big 5!

This passed weekend we had Julianna's 5th birthday. We opted for a jump party this year. And boy was it worth it! Julianna and her twenty-five little friends jumped to their hearts delight, ate dinner, ate cake, opened presents, and then snuck in as many more jumps as possible. : ) I didn't get as many photos as I would have liked because I was too busy talking with all my mom friends and watching my girls have terrific fun. : ) A big thanks goes out to everyone who came and for all her wonderful gifts! : )

Happy Halloween!

The neighborhood gang ready to get some candy!

*Ava wasn't too keen on the mad surgeon trick-or-treater who came by with a disfigured and bloody mask. After this photo she headed for the hills. Chad turned out our lights and they watched Aladdin until Julianna and I came home. And you know what, I can't say I blame her. The Mortonos are not so much into a scary Halloween. : )

Thrice a pumpkin

Thrice a-glow.

Funny who you meet on the street! ; )

The moon over our house...you can barely see our lit pumpkins on the porch.

Meet you in Tennessee

Grandma, Grandpa and the gang!

My girls

The girls were so happy to be with all of their cousins!

Chad and his momma!

Grandpa and Ava

All smiles.

Ava's way of saying, "I am done with pictures." ; )

Lainey and Uncle Chad reading Fancy Nancy.

Thanks for all the birthday presents!

Thanks! I loved all my presents!

Swinging with Maddie at the park!

On a nature walk with Uncle Seth!

BIG leaves!

Our little family!

Uncle Jamie and Lainey...what a daddy's girl!

Maddie and Julianna tearing up the trail!

Grandma and her girls!

Isaiah finding a comfy place on the couch...but not for long...cause he's off and running!

Grandpa and Maddie and Ava

So happy together!

Grandma and Grandpa treated us all to a cabin getaway in Tennessee a couple weeks ago. It was mega fun to get everyone together. The girls and boy : ) played to their hearts content, pushed strollers, rocked babies, ate nuggets, made crafts, looped the porch again and again, played at the park, watched Annie, sang songs, and just had SO, SO much fun! Thanks again Grandma and Grandpa...it was SUCH a great weekend for us all! : )

DSLR practice

Puddin' Pie

Silly girl

bff




Joyful

More silly girls

Little precious

And...all of sudden we are NOT happy and rain clouds set in. : )

Mandevilla

Fourth of July roses

Cupcake

So pretty, eh?

My honey...digging.

concentrated.

Saturday afternoon.

Nothing better than a sister.

Nothin'!

Negotiations.

Stop and do a little dance.

Quiet and reflective.

My writer.

Lovely hanging baskets on the porch.

My friend Kelly let us borrow her SLR camera for a couple days to see if I liked using it. I've been contemplating buying one for about three years now. There are a couple of blogs I follow and these girls take some amazing photos! I mean amazing. So, I've been considering a switch. I loved being able to zoom with one hand and snap with the other. The slr cut the delay time in half. Loved it. Now, just need to find the best one for our family. In other words, see you in another three years...after I make up my mind. ; )