Little Photo Shoot

During the month of May, we took a lot of pictures.  So bear with me.

I snapped this photo one Sunday evening of Lacey.  Carli cut her hair to a cute a-line bob and it looked adorable!

I made a Baptism book for Ashton and it needed a picture of him and me, so Caleb took this picture of the two of us.  (The book turned out great as well!)

I wanted to do a little photo shoot of the girls while the boys were in school.  Lacey was very cooperative.  Daisy was a different story.  She did not want anything to do with getting her pictures taken.  Hopefully that will change in the near future.

So there you go.  Lacey is growing up and I'm trying to get all caught up with my photos and blogging.  At least I made it to the month of May...  :)

A Hard Day

Sometimes we have "one of those days"...

Ward Easter Egg Hunt

A couple days before Easter, Daisy fell on our firepit outside and needed some medical help.  Thank goodness there is a Doctor in the house.  :)  Ben was able to seal the wound shut without getting stitches, although he was really close to putting a few in.  

The day before Easter, our ward had an Easter egg hunt at the park.  All the kids loved gathering their Easter eggs.  And the weather was absolutely beautiful.  

Day Trip to Vinton, NM

Living in El Paso puts us right on the border of Texas and New Mexico and Juarez, Mexico.

We have had a lot of fun driving around and seeing new places.  Towards the end of February, we drove to Vinton, New Mexico (which isn't very far at all) and enjoyed driving around the town.  

Daisy jumping to Dad

There are so many old buildings and such character in that town.  We stopped and played in an old park.  It was kind of run down, but the kids loved it.  And right across the street was the cemetery, so we just had to walk around the cemetery.   

We also stopped at a family owned Nursery and bought a few plants.  We had such an enjoyable time, especially since Ben was able to spend the day with us, and that doesn't happen very often.  Being an OB/GYN resident really takes up time.  :)  

Devin

Lacey

Ashton

A Day at the Park

Right now I am playing catch up. So this is a post about a day that we spent in the park back in February.  We walked to the park near our house and had a picnic and played.

Daisy enjoying the ride, while Lacey sleeps

Calvin and Ashton

Caleb

Carson

Daisy

Caleb and Lacey

Carson

Caleb

Carson

Devin and Lacey

Do I Have to Eat That?

Sometimes Daisy makes the funniest faces.  Caleb took a couple pictures back in February of Daisy being silly. 

 

Filling Dad's Shoes

Daisy's favorite time of day is when Dad comes home from work.  He takes his shoes off and Daisy is quick to put them on.  She loves to wear them, but is not to good at walking in them...

Happy Birthday Daisy

Daisy had her birthday in January and turned one year old!  I just love watching my children grow and develop their little personalities!  And Daisy is no different.  She is such a fun girl and just loves to walk around the house checking up on everyone.  I especially love her smile.  Her whole face lights up and her eyes almost disappear!

 

We decided to make cupcakes in ice cream cones.  I'm so glad that we did because it was so easy just to give Daisy a cone and she loved holding it and taking great big bites!

 

I know that I say this for everyone's birthday, but I mean it everytime.  I can't believe how fast this year has gone!  Daisy is such an important part of our family.  We all love her so much! She is so beautiful and fun!

 

Sleepy Daisy

 While the boys are at school during the day, it is just Daisy, Lacey and I at home.  Daisy follows Lacey around the house and Lacey follows me...so we just have a "train" of girls walking around and doing "stuff".  

A few weeks ago, I was working on some homework (I'm taking some classes at ASU) and the girls were watching Angelina Ballerina.  When I looked over, this is what I saw.  Daisy fell asleep on Lacey!  I don't know how long she was asleep, but Lacey never said a word.  She just let Daisy sleep.  So cute!

Santa at Pack Night

While we were at Pack night for Cub Scouts, Santa was there.  So some of the kids went and sat on his lap.  

Lacey wasn't too sure about the whole experience.  She figured that if she didn't look at him, she would be safe.

Daisy on the other hand, wanted nothing to do with Santa and made sure everyone knew it!

Devin was just happy that they handed out treats to everyone!

The Simple Things-Daisy

I love this little girl!

Having fun in El Paso with some cute kids!

El Paso has been good to us so far.  We are loving it!  You should see all the looks we get when we take all the kids places.  And some of the comments are classic!  One person just stood in awe and quietly said, "I've never seen anyone with 7 kids before!"  We have never received so much attention before! 

The weather is cooler than the Phoenix area by a little bit and cools down at night.  We've enjoyed the monsoons every night and the thunder storms are beautiful!  We miss our family and friends, but we will be visiting soon!  Watch out!

We (meaning Caleb, Carson and myself) snapped a few pictures of Lacey playing in our backyard and some of the kids at the park.

Lacey has so much fun dressing up and loves to have her fingernails painted by some of her favorite people.  You know who you are!

She would sniff the flowers and then wipe her nose as fast as she should.  Funny girl!

Daisy is growing up so fast.  All the boys are so helpful with her, I don't know what I'm going to do when they all start school!

Here we have Ashton, Carson and Caleb.  They love having a good time!

Now look at that smile!  So precious!  How can you not smile back!  

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