The Randomness of it all

Everybody put your hands up!

I have to say that I am so thankful for my super duper fantabulous friend Ali.....you know why so are amazing (finger spitter)! I am in awe of what some sweet editing software can do for a little old pic taken of my kid. Can't wait for all my memories to come alive!

And now I have to go to bed cause I haven't been up this late for a long time....I am old!

My little model!

I have always thought Gracie should be a little model. So when my friend Ali who is an amazing photographer thought to shoot Gracie as a "grundgy ballerina" I jumped at the chance. Gracie did awesome....and had so much fun. Ali made the incredible tutu and then came up with the idea of making legwarmers out of an old shirt. Gracie just happened to have a shirt that worked! I have such awe for Ali's work....the only problem is that I literally want to buy them all!

Seriously Excited!

So that hubby was so kind to buy me some photo editing software Adobe lightroom and CS4! I am so excited to learn how to use them so my pictures look better. I have a lot to learn.....I had to read some tutorials already because I couldn't figure out how to "save" my edited pics. Turns out their really is no save button! The goal here would be to see a progression in the quality of my pics. I am sure it's going to take awhile! Here's one of Grace I messed around with a little bit. I still have to figure out how to lighten her eyes. But I am loving this software about a million times more than what I was using!

I love my hubby!

Just cause I love him.....I know it's not Valentines day yet. I am sure I will get all mushy then too. But truly I love this man. David you are so good to me! I think you deserve for everybody to know.

Baby Nathan is 2!!!!!

Being the fourth kid has it's advantages and disadvantages. By now I have realized that birthday parties for kids age 2 don't need to require major spoiling. While it's kinda sad that Nathan really hasn't experienced the level of "family Party" that our other kids have had that included both sets of grandparents, aunts and uncle's....tons of presents, major decorations and etc. I have realized as long as they get to eat cake a rip open some kind of wrapping paper they are happy! Nathan enjoyed talking on the phone with all the people that love him....and he was well aware that today he is two. He kept saying "party" and "cake". Today we took the party to a whole new level. Boppa and Grandma Jane and Zachie their dog came to the party via Skype (webcam). Nathan really got a kick out of them being their to see him open presents and chow down his cupcake. Remind me to throw him a crazy party some year!

Skiing Rockstars!

We finally got to go skiing when Grace had the day off school. This year we got Micah in on the action. He had a lesson with Grace and Elijah and did one run with us.....and was pretty pooped after that. But we just want him to get a little taste! Last year Elijah cried down the entire mountain. This year we couldn't keep up with him. It's amazing to see what a difference a year makes! Grace also improved in her turning ability. She went down several runs in her class....and then went down several times with us. We feel so fortunate to have this fun family time.