knuckle sucking

Anna has discovered her fist! She loves to suck on it, in particular the knuckle of her index finger. I thought this video was so cute because you can even hear her sucking over the loud dishwasher:)

Smiling baby

Anna is a pro at smiling now! She actually has been smiling since week 5, but now is doing it many times throughout the day. She has even laughed a few times. It is soooo cute. We are trying to get it on video, but she kind of likes to cry in front of the camera for some reason...maybe brother told her what was to come...the camera in her face all the time for the rest of her life:)
So adorable I just want to kiss those cheeks! They get plenty of kisses that's for sure.

picture time

So, last week after we finished cleaning up and it was time for Jonathan and Josiah to go home. The boys voluntarily got on the toy box and started smiling saying 'cheese' we didnt' even have our cameras out.

So apparently we force them to pose so much that they are just programmed to do it now;) How cute.
What good buddies!

The fish Hatchery

On the way home we got to go to the fish hatchery. It was so fun to feed the BIG fish and then to walk around and see the baby tiny fish.

Woods Canyon Lake

This was the lake at our campground. It is pretty nice to see a body of water when we live in a desert!



Anna was sleeping on Daddy for most of the lake visit. How precious. She does have a scratch on her face, mommy didn't cut her nails quick enough...They grow so quickly!

Fun in the Tent

That is just the CUTEST face EVER poking out of the tent.


Just a hand.


Isaac LOVED sleeping and playing in the tent:)

Hiking with Daddy

Having a blast discovering with daddy. These are the times it pays to have a biologist as a daddy...
Now Isaac knows the names of all the plants and their symbiotic relationships.
Yes, my two year old is smarter than you;)

Thanks Auntie Val (and Uncle Todd and baby John)

Here is Anna in her adorable little PE outfit courtesy of her Auntie Val the PE teacher:) It is soooo cute.

Night Shots

I love to use the night setting on our camera! I think it is awesome. The top picture is Isaac tripping over a rock afterwards he said "The rock did that to me!"


Gotta love the headlamps!



Isaac "Seriously even taking pictures in the dark, do I ever get a break?"


See above comment from Isaac
Campfire. We roasted hotdogs and of course Marshmallows! Yum o

Getting the campsight set up

Anna just hanging out. She got to wear all her cute little warm weather clothes. Don't really get a chance to do that in the Valley.
Isaac decided to make his own bed with the tarp and the picnic blanket...right on the cement...looks comfortable?
Thanks to mark and Jen for letting us borrow this camping bouncer it worked perfect and kept the wind from Anna's ears.

I'm Ready!

Last weekend we went camping!!! Here is Isaac with his Camelback all ready to go. He would not go out the door with out is backpack:)

Happy boy who LOVES camping.

Being 'gentle'

About as many times as Isaac asks "can I kiss her" I am saying 'be gentle!' Overall he is doing pretty well with his baby sister and is a BIG helper to mommy:)

Brotherly Love

Yes, if you are wondering Isaac does have a black eye and a bandaid over the other eye. We have now officially lost count of how many black eyes this boy has had. He is beginning to just take them in stride:) This time he took a flying leap at the pillows on the floor by the bed, missed them and face planted into the bed frame...Nice... The forehead is from the fact that he is now too tall to just run under the counter without ducking:)



Isaac likes to palm anna's head... (don't worry he is gentle, most of the time)


Isaac happy, Anna sad.
Isaac giving kisses, Anna either kissing back or many reacting with disgust...can't really tell.

The many expressions of...

Isaac and I decided to do a little photo shoot with Anna. It was so cute he put up a back drop and everything. He also gets to pick out anna's outfits in the morning. This day it was the adorable giraffe outfit from Grandma Netty! How CUTE!

Watercolor fun!!

Isaac is quite the little artist!

Anna Sitting up?

She is only 7 weeks old, but we torture her and see what she can do. Here she is sitting in the Bumbo. She did really well holding her head up the whole time. Isaac is sharing his frog puppet with her (they are doing Moses and the plagues in Sunday School) So he is saying "let God's people GO!



Kisses, kisses, kisses

'Playing' with Anna

"Can I Kiss her?" Isaac asks us that about 50 times a day:)


Smile anna...

Holding hands, too sweet!