I am thankful...

Thanksgiving is a good time as any to thank my amazing family for all that they have done for me. I am the luckiest person :)
I am thankful for all of my amazing family,

















I am SO lucky to have had the most amazing Grandparents... (I can not even put into words how amazing these people were and how much of an impact they have made on me)







I have wonderful in-laws





I am even thankful for my brother


You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.
~Desmond Tutu

What a beautiful family....

Yes, I am talking about my own family. I am not really vain but I do make incredibly cute kids.
Every October since the kids were born we have done family pictures. This has been the best money ever spent.
Here we are in 2008:

in 2009 (okay so this is not one of the professional pictures but I can not seem to find them on the computer so here is one that I took just so you can compare):

and here we are in 2010:







Here we all are... (Jason's family):













See? I am right.... I have a beautiful family (for which I am very, very grateful)

**Erin Elaine Photography took all of the pictures this year and Kylene Krotzer took the pictures in 2008

Bella is in love.....

with coloring that is. The girl loves to color. She has filled up a whole notebook and is working her way through several coloring books. Crayons, pencils, markers.... she hasn't met an art project she hasn't liked yet. (gives me hope that she inherited some of Grandmom's talents).
Some mornings she will get up, go straight to the table and say "more". I will ask her what she wants more of and once I say "color" she goes "YEAH".

Jack is more into stickers but he will color as well

Bella's first love still does continue to be her baby though. She has shared the love with more babies but "baby" still is her favorite

Bella is not all girl, she loves playing with a cool car or truck as well

and of course she loves her Jack!