a new start :)

So... I'm sorry to say, I've been a terrible blogger. In fact I don't even know if I can call myself a blogger anymore at all - but hoping to change that in 2012! I did not do very well at keeping in touch with people via email or either blog, and one of my "resolutions" if you will is to do better with that, both electronically and with actual snail mail (gasp).

Ah but guess what? This little one paragraph post has been sitting on my computer for 2+ days waiting for me to hit the "publish post" button. Ha. I'm on a roll. But at least I'm starting...

Stay tuned! :)

Happy 2012

~David, Ali, Mark & Tony

family portraits :)

we had our family portrait taken last week by our friend Jill Lewis - here's a little sneak peak!! the boys were so good and we wanted the mountains in the picture too, the night turned out perfectly!

lots of good ones still to come :)

Sooo big!

birthday preview

We celebrated our sweet Tony's first birthday on and off for the past week...

Here's the invite for his "official" first birthday party, so generously held at Doug & Jenny Bouch's house...

Here's a glimpse of this very happy camper in his brand new high chair, enjoying the fabulous icing (made by his Aunt Leslie) and looking around at all his friends at the party :)

We had lots of family come for the party which meant the absolute world to us, and many friends celebrating with us that made it even more wonderful. Many more pictures to come...

a preview of Mark's 2 year pictures

I took Mark's 2 year pictures last week on our road trip. Yes a month late, but once I was a little bit late I had the idea to wait and do the pictures in the beautiful little town outside of Chicago where his daddy also grew up! So... here are a few of my fav's that I wanted to share. When they are all up, you can view them on my website but for now (translation- until I get the rest of my work done) you can enjoy the previews here! :)

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One side of our porch garden :)

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Our accidental squash plant - the type is TBD :)

happy birthday, mum!!

happy birthday, mum!!!

i tried very hard to do this yesterday, on her actual birthday, but had some computer & scheduling complications. soo... here i am, a day late. i'm so sorry!!
this is my mom's mom, known as mum to me and my siblings and also to my kids :) we try and go meet mum & wayne in bristol at starbucks during their trips to damascus, va.

i've been buried under so many projects recently that this is the first chance i have had to post these pics, and our visit was back in mid June!

love ya mum - so glad we got to come see you!!!

here are a few of my favs :)

mum & wayne with the boys :)

mum & mark discussing how old he was going to be this summer!

mum & mark

mum & tony :)

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Hanging out on Mommy & Daddy's bed while I finished packing...

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What a sweet happy face!! He's getting so big, this outfit is almost too small for him already!!

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