Sacramento

Jamie and Kinley

 Last weekend we got to go up to Sacramento and stay the weekend with my best friend and her family.  They were having a chili cook off, so we decided we'd join in the festivities.  Their daughter is about 4 1/2 months old, so Baby S and her had lots of fun staring, cooing, and drooling at each other.  We always enjoy our time with the Foster farmers! xo

Sydnie Ann 0-6 months

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This Veterans Day, we decided to head to Disneyland and meet my parents and my oldest sister and her family.
We went the night before, got to Anaheim around 10pm, and started the next day bright and early at Disneyland.
Both girls did great!  Baby S took naps in the stroller throughout the day, and Big S hung with her older cousins,
and didn't take a break at all.
The park was busy as usual, but we took our time and enjoyed our day.
The highlights for Miss S:
~meeting Ariel and Belle (awesome!!!)
~going into Minnie Mouse's house and meeting her (she said next time she is going to give Minnie a big hug)
~driving the car (Autopia) with Grandma
~the submarine ride
~the Tiki room
~It's a Small World
~and..."Pirates of the Caribbean"...I can't believe Jim took her on it and she didn't freak out!
We finished the day around 10pm, with two very sleepy girls.
We stayed two nights in Anaheim, enjoyed our "Marriott" breakfasts, and had great family time together!
Overall great trip ~ can't wait to go back!
(wish it was closer and not so expensive :)

Baby Sadie 5 days old

Oh so precious!

Baby Sadie was born to proud parents Dan and Honey, 

and big sister Kelsey, on November 2nd, 2010.

(Yes, they had our blessing to name her "Sadie"! It's such a great name, they couldn't resist.)

We visited her in the hospital, and I knew I had to get my hands on her for some newborn shots!  So here she is at 5 days old.

And I say again, oh so precious!

Honey is a very relaxed mom, which made the process of me trying to take newborn photos much easier.

Dan is "Mr. Photography" - a huge help to me.

And big sister Kelsey is sweet as can be.

Just me and my cami!
I'm determined to take more pictures and improve each time!
So here are today's...
I want to post more, but maybe I shouldn't because maybe my friend's son is maybe wearing a purple princess dress, and maybe her husband doesn't like the idea - eek!  We don't call them princess dresses though...we just say they're "costumes"!!!
So this is all you get.

Pumpkin Carving

For the past several years, it has been our tradition to host a pumpkin carving party.
In the beginning, it was mostly adults carving pumpkins and throwing back a few drinks. Now, it's adults that "need a drink", and kids galore, running around and staying up way past bedtime! I can't tell you how much fun it is to see all of our friends families grow.  I think back to one of the first carving parties, and there were no kids, and only a few married folks.  Now, 6 years later, the pumpkin party is pumped with so many kids, I may need to get a bounce house next year! I LOVE LOVE LOVE watching us all evolve (or should I say "get older"! yuck!)
*pictures to follow*