Merry Christmas!!!!

Merry Christmas!! It's been a while!!

First we had Leah's birthday. It's hard to believe that she is 6!! Growing up to fast!!

Some Christmas Pictures!

Happy 4th Birthday Elijah!

A great day was had celebrating Elijah today! He was loved on by so many people and couldn't quite understand why everyone wanted to talk to him on the phone! It is hard to believe it has been 4 years since this little guy came into our family!!

28 Mile Bridge

We took G+G up the North Fork road to do some sight seeing. Elijah was loving being out, hiking and playing by the river. The little monkey wanted to be in every picture possible!

More

I figure that since we have so many great pictures I may as well be blogging them!

Grandma and Grandpa West came out for the weekend and it was nice showing them around and letting the kids get re-aquainted.

Earings!!

My girl decided she was ready to pierce her ears! I was a little surprised when we went into Wal-Mart and she decided she was ready, so we figured why not and let her make this decision on her own! She was such a trooper and didn't shed a single tear! She looks so beautiful and grown up and was very thankful to Grandma West who treated her to the earrings and some rings to match for doing so well!

My Girl

My Leah, the girl who can be anything she wants to be when she wants to be it!! I love this beautiful girl, she is full of spunk and personality, she knows what she likes and what she doesn't. She can be sensitive and quiet, she can speak to Jesus and delights in hearing His voice. She can call to him in times when I don't quite have the words that suffice. She trusts him already and knows he is always there. It is amazing seeing her relationship with Jesus grow and seeing the look on her face when he speaks. I love teaching her and being taught. She is an amazing and I am honored to be her mom!

My Guy

I love this little man way too much! There is something about the relationship between a mother and her son that I would have never understood before I had my own! Elijah is thoughtful, caring, kind, very sensitive. He loves sports, he is completative, but still allows his sisters to win! He cares deeply for others and is able to put others before himself. He has hugs that melt your heart and make you feel loved and welcome by only the smile on his face. This little guy is already sensitive to Jesus and I am excited to see him grow in his love.

My Caidy girl

I love this silly beautiful girl so much! She brings so much joy to our family and I can't imagine her any other way. She is always amazing us with the new things she is learning and all God is teaching us through her.
She is strong because of her differences and they are something James and I are teaching her to embrace; not hide, change or cover up. She is perfect the way Jesus made her and we are striving to show her that, as well as rid people of their ignorance concerning the ways she is different.

Having fun outside!

Who knew that bubbles could be some much fun!
PS. After Caidy's tubes were put in her ears, she now has prefect hearing! Praise God!

Some fun times at Harrison Hot Springs

Jaime in a tree.

It was a lot of fun !

Not Sure?!

I think I am getting slightly addicted to Photoshop and trying to figure it out. The more I look at other peoples blogs and their amazing pictures, the more I think to myself that I can give it a try too!! Here is another variation of the same picture below.

Practice makes Perfect??

I am so excited to be learning how to use Photoshop! I figure why not try and learn from my mistakes, right!?!
These are from a photoshoot I did of the kids. The girls dresses are from G+G Wilson, and the girls absolutely love them! Elijah is just wearing Church clothes, but I didn't think it would be fair to leave him out!!

Playing with the camera

Everyone was in such a good mood tonight I decided to get the camera out, it has been such a long time since I have. I really need to practice more and learn how to use my camera, there is so much I could be doing with it but I really have no idea how! I also have a great editting program that I have no idea how to use. I am really bad at reading manuals and figuring things out for myself, I would so much rather have someone show me step by step how to do everything!!
Here are the kids tickling eachothers necks while I am trying to get a good picture! And I was playing doll tonight and cut Leahs hair!! No I am not a hair dresser and I have no training, but I do think, all things considered, it turned out pretty cute!!! My sister is a hair dresser and I think it would be something I would like to do someday, so I practice on my kids and husband! I have actually been cutting James' hair for the past 6 years!! And I think he still looks hot! HA

She was wanting to strike poses and model so bad, so these are the best of the hundreds I took!!
I had to show off the back as well.