My Model

Taylor helped me out yesterday by posing on my new bench. I made the bench this week and the paint was barely dry when we decided it would be a good idea to take it out for a test drive! So, into the field we went and I loved every part!






Do you like my distressing??






My model would only participate if I also took silly pictures of her :)

Quick trip to visit cousins

We had a quick trip to visit my sister and her family this weekend. I packed up the kids in record time and we (barely) made it to the pool party Friday night. That was a blast, even with the water temp being around 50 degrees!! Kids don't seem to notice that kinda thing though :)

Then we got to see my nephew's first t-ball game in the morning before we headed home. Here are a few pics.

Sliiiide

I've been having fun playing with photos lately. Here's one of Taylor going down the slide at the park.

Playing with Jacob

I found this neat storyboard on MCPactions today and thought I would share some pictures of Jacob in the playroom. He loves to play with his sister, but when she is sleeping he gets all the toys to himself! Including the doll house! Enjoy some sweet pics of our little cutie...




(**and as a side note I'm just now seeing that I need to make sure I fit the pics in the storyboard a little better next time...oh well!!)

Little Ballerina

Our little Taylor started ballet lessons last week. Here's some pictures from her first day. I was trying so hard just to get her there and into her class, dressed appropriately that I forgot my camera in the car. Luckily I took one picture of her on my phone and then took some more at home in her ballet clothes. After her class she came out with a balloon, a bracelet, and a sticker, but when I asked what she did in class all I got was, "I don't remember." Ugh! When we got home she conveniently "remembered" and told Daddy all about it!

Alarid Cousins

Since we had all 6 of the Alarid cousins together at once, we had to take some pictures! Here they all are...

Jacob at 13 months

Here are some pics Jess of Frugal Fotography took the other day. They turned out great and we had a wonderful time!

At 13 months Jacob is still crawling, though he likes to walk if you hold his hands. He is starting to try to say some words like banana, Tay Tay, night night, and bye bye. We are all having such a wonderful time with him. He is a real joy to have in our lives!