I know there is lots of pics of Lorelei on my blog right now, but honestly she is so easy to take pictures of…
I love taking pictures of babies…they sit still and smile and happy to smile…just love all the attention!
And plus, she just SO CUTE!
“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste alot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed. The fact is that more putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, and most jobs are more often dull than otherwise.
Life is a journey, just like an old time rail journey, delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed.
The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.’
– Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Makes me smile every time I read it. Life is like a journey.
L.O.V.E. I.T.
And because no post is complete without some pictures,
Here is fam with Instragram, my new favorite app on my phone…Everyone chose out what filter to use on their own pics and makes for fun times!
Tucker is still LOVING scouts.
This months pack meeting was a feast and father/son cake bake off.
For two days Toph and Tuck worked together to make a masterpiece, a knight.
they made a knight complete with a shield and a sword
The invitations specified dressing up, so…
Tucker was a knight
Truman was a dragon
Elliot was a squire
And Toph and I were just there 🙂 (although I did help a little with the decorations)
Tucker has awesome, awesome leaders!
At a previous activity, they made us all placemats,
Here is mine (Tucker informed me it was for a ‘queen’–how sweet!)
And the little boys were like this (the Cool Guys-phillips)
That night they did the flag ceremony, skits, and did a tricycle jousting event, we live in a great ward.
Tucker’s valentines box this year was a MONSTER, and the valentines went in the mouth.
He loved it and was so proud of it. The Monster was holding a sign that said ‘feed me’.
Truman loved being able to read his own valentines this year, but was even more excited to take them to his friends.
Elliot loved his sucker from the Great Hunsakers, it was a gummy one, and he ate it for a few days.
He also enjoyed cuddling in bed with Ms. Lorelei valentines morning. He sat in bed with her and sang rock a bye baby to her. So cute.
And it wouldn’t be valentines with out some flowers
And candy hearts.
Yum.
that Tucker finds my phone/camera. But when he does, I know it!
I find that he has Made cute videos of Lorelei recognizing him, and hearing his sweet voice talking to her.
Untitled from Emily Phillips on Vimeo.
Pictures of his toys he loves
And videos of him playing with his toys
tuck toys from Emily Phillips on Vimeo.
Love this boy.
The Sunday after being with Grandma and Cathrine, the boys were dying to make something else out of their new crafting books, and decided upon a volcano, here is is erupting over the sugar cube igloo village…
So funny to look at the boys faces as, they watch what is happening!
Oh how I love having little boys.
The same weekend as the photo-shoot, aunt Cathrine and Grandma did many fun thing with the boys, including making valentine present for toph and I, and brought craft books. The boys have loved doing many crafts out of them…
Here they are making chocolate valentines
My chocolate box
(Christopher got a chocolate record, yum, yum!)
And here is the ice cube igloo village they made
These boys are so lucky to be loved by so many people.
My Sister-in-law JoAnna opened a new Etsy Shop, And If you’re interested in any cute little girl stuff you should go take a look.
She made Lorelei a sweet dress, with matching hair bows and cutest shoes.
I wish I had better pictures, but it’s beautiful stuff! Go take a look!
Thanks Again Jo!
One weekend, we got spoiled rotten. Christopher’s mom and sister came down, sent us on a date then the following
day we had a multiple hour photo shoot of Lorelei.
I know there is alot of them, but seriously, these are just my VERY favorite, there were MANY, MANY more! 🙂
(You can click on each of them to make them larger if you want to 🙂 )
Didn’t Cathrine do a great job?
Thanks again Mom and Cat!
No way around it, little girls are fun to dress.