Play time!

Here is Samantha playing with Von. She loves to lay on his legs and play. We also got her to laugh. It is the best sound in the whole world. She was giggling and smiling at us. Every time she would laugh we would both start cracking up. She is getting to be so much fun!

Crosseyed!

So here is Samantha making a funny face.

Here is me when I was a little also making a funny face! I guess all parents take pictures of their kids making funny faces!

Scanning photos is fun!

So I got a new printer for Christmas and it has a super sweet scanner. So I was going through all of my old pictures and found some great ones! Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
So check out our hair! This is my softball team the white sox! We all had awesome bangs!

Here is Lara's Halloween birthday party. We all had great costumes!

Check out Von's sexy hair! He bleached it blonde and then tried to dye it red.

Blessing Day!

On Sunday February 1st, 2008 we blessed Samantha. We had a wonderful weekend. Most of my family and Von's family came. There were a few siblings that couldn't make it. We missed them tons! We had a family BBQ on Saturday to celebrate Von and my Dad's birthday's. Then on Sunday we blessed Sammie and then had lunch at Steph and Justin's house. They are awesome friends that opened their home to our family and our friends. We could not ask for better friends. Thank you to all of you that came to support us! Von and I are so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family in our lives!

Utah!

Ok so I am a little behind on my blogging! Two weeks ago I went to Utah to Visit my sister, mom and my grandma. Because of horrible weather we didn't get to go see my Grandma, but I did have a fun visit with my sister Melissa and my Mom. Samantha had a great time with her cousins! She loved all of the attention. Melissa's kids would come over and talk to her and smile at her! Plus every time Reagan saw me she would say "baby!" She knew that Samantha is mine! So cute!

I didn't pack warm enough jammies, so Melissa got out some of Aidan's old ones and Samantha wore them. So that is why she looks like a boy in this picture. She loved her cousin Aidan. He would talk to her and she would just smile and laugh!

Here is Samantha and Reagan. They are almost exactly one year apart. I hope that some day they will be best buddies!

Family Pictures!

Ok so here are some of our first family pictures! Our friend Eric got some fun studio equipment for Christmas and he let us come over and try it out! Plus we wanted some pics of Samantha in her blessing dress. We are blessing her next week on February 1st. She is getting cuter by the minute and I can't seem to take enough pictures!

Oh Jane Austen

So I don't know why, but I have been way into Jane Austen movies as of late. I have three different versions of Pride and Prejudice, which happens to be my favorite. I opted to watch the six hour Colin Firth version this time around. It is the most accurate version and Colin Firth makes an excellent Mr. Darcey. I am not really a fan of the girl that plays Jane, but that is ok. So I started my Jane Austen kick off by watching Pride and Prejudice. Then I watched Northanger Abby, Persuasion, and then Mansfield Park. I am planning on watching Emma and then Sense and Sensibility. That will conclude my marathon because if you are familiar with Jane Austen that is all of the books that she wrote! If you have not yet watched any of these movies or read any of her books then you are missing out. There is something wonderful about that time period. I love the clothes and the language. The women were elegant and the men were gentlemen. They attended parties and dances. The rode horses. All I have to say is if you are an Austen Virgin, you need to start with Pride and Prejudice and then watch Emma. Those two are my favorite! I love Jane Austen's work and I just wanted to share that love with all of you! Her books are perfectly wonderful!