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Wednesday, 09 September 2009
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Friday, 24 July 2009
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We're Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry for the lapse in postings. Two and a half months is too long! We have had a crazy busy summer! Lots of family things - two car trips to South Dakota in a month - and we moved!!! Lots of pictures to post! Everyone is doing great! Lucy is now five and a half months old and weighs 19 pounds!!! Olivia and Norah are loving their new house and new pink bedroom. Chelsea has been very busy with the house, kids, and more kids!
First...our new house!
Second - 4th of July Bike Parade at Bentonville square!
Third - The girls!
Random hawk on backyard fence....
Lucy photo shoot! Great job Chelsea!!!!
See you again soon!
Monday, 04 May 2009
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Okay, I know. A month in baby time is like years! Sorry!!! But I've had real portrait customers, so I had to work on their stuff first.
Here is the last month!* * * * *
The first of our two Easter egg hunts, this one with our Moms group. There's Lucy in the Kozy Carrier!
Livi is in the far left of this photo, Norah's dead center, and Lucy and I are in the back right.
It's all about the loot!
Now for the church egg hunt! Pastor Randy has the microphone on the far left. We got there a few minutes late, and he waved Livi and Norah in & told them to come sit down. So they did. Right next to him, not by the other kids, LOL!
Time to find eggs! This was the 0-3 year old age group. That's why the eggs are just sitting on the ground.

This is Norah standing around while Ryann runs to gather eggs.
More loot!
I don't know why this photo is sideways, but this is all the BVAG kids opening their eggs and tossing the plastic shells into the big cardboard box for next year.
The Sanders family, and our new neighbors! It seems to be a trend at our church to have little girls...
Coloring Easter eggs!
Easter morning...we just told the girls their baskets were hidden somewhere in the toy room...
Norah may see something across the room...Livi is whipping her head around trying to find what Norah sees...
Found it! But it's not hers, LOL!
It's Norah's!
Yay!
Oh, there's Livi's!
Voila!
A "spotting scope!"
And a magnifying glass to help them find stuff...like lost toys...
Then it was onto the Easter program at church. Here Livi's class is singing and signing "Jesus Is Alive." Can you see Liv signing Jesus?
We had a record attendance that day of 418 people, so I thought I'd take some photos for preservation. I'm really impressed with how well they turned out!
Then Lucy was too cute in her Easter outfit, so I had a little mini-photo shoot with her. The blanket she is lying on was crocheted by a wonderful woman from our church. It is beautiful!
BABY SNEEZE! Check out her feet. Too cute!
Older sis was just dying to get in on the picture-taking.
Here are a couple random sky shots. You wouldn't guess, but I took the first photo, then did a 180 and took the second photo in the opposite direction. Pretty!
Olivia also had her first dentist appointment!
A little nervous laughter...
What a trooper!
Then Norah turned THREE!!! Can you believe it???
A card from the Huffmans!
Liv had to see it too.
A card from Pastor Randy.
One from Grandma & Grandpa Rustad
Onto the present!
Dollies!
Magnetic dress-up!
Now one from Grampa John!
"I like to move it, move it!"
Studying intently, LOL!
Grandpa Rick trying out the singing card.

Lucy checking out the action.
THE CAKE!
We had a bad experience with birthday hats and elastic at one of our b-day parties...now Norah won't wear them!
Singing Happy Birthday
Time to blow out the candles!
Playing with the new goods
PHEW! I think that finally catches us up! If you're still reading, thanks for hanging in there!

























































































































































































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