It's the Little Things...

Life truly is made up of many beautiful, little moments!  Here are a few of those little moments I have captured lately...

The other day, I was hanging towels in the bathroom and noticed a couple of beautiful little changes there that made me smile.

Two fun kids towels! One for a big boy, and one for a tiny girl! 

And a new, (big) collection of hair bows for that tiny girl!

A wonderful little seat was sent to our sweet girl from an awesome Auntie and Grandma.  This fantastic Bebe Pod is worth it's weight in gold because it allows my little Ginger Snap to sit up and be in the thick of the family's goings on! 

And it has very fascinating toys to play with 

and chew on! 

It just makes her SO HAPPY!  Which makes Mama happy because it means that Mama can put this sweet girl down and get some things done (like cook dinner). 

Remember those fun, little hair bows...

They look adorable on her cute little head!

One of my favorite little moments in the day is seeing this sweet sight:

A beautiful, sleeping baby.

Kissed by a doting big brother.

Those little moments when learning how to ride a bike.  And watching Jared be super-dad!

Normal, everyday, calm moments...

(Yes, they were watching T.V.)

A pretty dress!

I just love this smile!

Daddy took a great Mama and daughter pic.  Good job Dad!

Baby G. turns 4 months old!

Matching shirt and bib!  (Kind of)

This is big brother's smile!

And finally, a new trick!  

Those toes are SOO tasty!

A Green Belt!!

Good job to my little man for earning his green belt! It looks awesome with that Gi!

 I was sad this one turned out blurry...

Where Did the Summer Go?

First, we loved on the baby girl some more...

Then Ella and I went to Flagstaff (Oh how I love Flagstaff!).  We played with Lindsey and Tamara-two doting aunties.  

David fixed our car because he's a rock-star!

We missed Rachel-she joined us on our tour of campus by phone!

We made pie!  Yum...

We wandered around campus to see some of our old spots...

Next we went to Avila Beach near San Louis Obispo, CA.  Despite cold and windy conditions, Sam thoroughly enjoyed the beach!

After the beach, we got to play at Disneyland!!

Then Sam had a birthday...

A few weeks later, we enjoyed some time in the mountains.  Sam was in heaven fishing with Grandpa Grumpy!

He and Hailey also had fun looking for lizards and playing with the worms.

Then it was time for the first day of school!  He's getting so big!!!

Ella got to go to Utah with Mama and met Aunt Patsy and Great Grandma!

Then more loving on the baby and trying to get her to smile for the camera!

Then an amazing party for Ella - brought to us by Aunt Corynn and Aunt Laura and Grandma.

Mmmmm...pretty cupcakes!

This beautiful banner was made by the awesome Lindsey!

Thank you so much for the fun time!

We had a great summer!