5 years and still going strong!

happy anniversary!
i love you

3 years of dating + 5 years married = 8 awesome years together
3 houses
2 cities
5 jobs
1 dog
1 daughter
all in 5 years...can't wait to see what God has in store for the next 5 years!!
here's to many more!!
(years and kids)

wordless wednesday

finally...

i finally got it captured on video! elle has been rolling for quite sometime i just haven't had a chance to catch it on tape. she rolls all the time and is getting really close to pulling herself up onto all fours. soon she'll be crawling before we know it and we'll wish she was back to just laying on her back. while it might get crazy we can't wait to see her move about freely.

secret garden

From Drop Box

just playin' with the camera and the computer. i'm realizing that my summer is almost over and i haven't accomplished half the stuff i wanted to.

1) organize basement
2) design art studio
3) elle's scrapbook
4) organize photos on computer
5) garden: weed, plant more, etc...
6) run
7) read camera manual for all 3 cameras!
the list keeps growing....

yikes! where has the time gone. but i wouldn't give up the carefree days elle and i have spent together. she is growing so fast and is developing her own little personality. each day we watch her play and are amazed at the blessing she is to us. thank you God for this amazing little girl.

just a girl and her football

wordless wednesday

who doesn't love a baby face covered in food??
elle is moving onto new and exciting foods...sweet potatoes, avocados, carrots, & prunes
yum, yum!!

happy 4th of july!!

elle made her first weekend trip to the vogel cottage.
she had a great time playing with her cousins and hanging out on the boat. surprisingly she slept through the fireworks, what a champ! it was a crazy fun weekend with lots of memories made. it is so fun to see the kids growing up and remembering back to when i was the kid lighting up sparkles and eating s'mores all night long.

best memory of the weekend:
aunt wendi brought nail polish for the little girls to have a spa day. however, with two little boys who are very curious and don't want to be left out...they too got their nails painted. at least it was orange- but they did add the sparkles.

garrett the next morning: as he's jumping into the water stops and says
"WAIT! is this going to wash off my nail polish??"
hahaha...josh couldn't keep it together. we love you G-man!

sparklers at the lake