A little September...

Lots and lots of playing...

(This movie is long...and kind of embarrassing...why did I post it?)

 having fun together...

 unpacking boxes of tissues...

and spending time with Daddy!

August, I loved you!

So, quick photo recap for the grandma's and grandpa's! (and great aunts, cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends of course!)

August brought:

 Light sabers...

collaborative artwork...

 Asher starting Joy School...

and bedtime stories in the backyard.

Well, hello little bloggie-boo...

Wow, I've really missed this blog. I've missed you! Hopefully I haven't lost everyones interest just because I, you know, haven't posted in 4 months.  Oh, well! I sure hope all is wonderful with you! Things are good here :) Always changing. I signed in to try and remember how to blog again and even blogger has changed!

I'm not quite sure how to even start to sum up the last little while. So...I'd better just start with the cutest thing I've got. Her name is Miss Kacie Noelle. She's 14 months old, has seven teeth, loves to scream "stop!", and can melt your heart in an instant.

On Friday, while Kacie and I were reading in her room she found a little stash of headbands. The very same ones that I used to put on her head and she pulled right off. That little game got old for Mama so she never really wore them, but boy, suddenly she wanted them on. All of them!

Okay, friends, until next time!

He's THREE!

This handsome little guy is three today! He's such an entertaining birthday boy. He was practically shaking this morning with excitement as we celebrated before Justin went to work. Then, while we were painting with his new paint set he was singing to himself "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to me, happy birthday Caleb Spencer Carrier, happy birthday to me!"

Oh boy, I love this kid! Caleb's motto is "Go big, or go home". He know's what he wants. He is so polite and thoughtful. His story telling skills are killer! He is so much fun to be around because he makes you feel like a million bucks. I'm so glad he's mine!

Now, we're off to have the best day ever.

Never before seen pictures...

These pictures are for Jeremy because he called and said he missed seeing new pictures of his niece and nephews. I told him the sad story about how the hard drive in my computer crashed a while ago and we haven't fixed it yet. All the pictures were thankfully saved to back-up, but until we fix it it's way too inconvenient to get to my more recent photos of the kids to post. So, I thought I'd see if there were any old pictures on Justin's lap top to use. I found this little series that I love. This was on the drive out to Washington when we moved here over a year ago. We were in the final stretch of the long drive. The boys had about had it. So, I played the game of taking pictures of their silly faces to try to entertain and cheer them up. As I recall it worked.

So, there you go. See you soon!

Kace-a-base

Nine. Whole. Months.

Kacie is such a magnet in our family. Everyone wants to sit by her, everyone wants to hold her, everyone wants to get her what she needs. She's very quiet and calm. She has this uncanny thing she does with giving me "knowing looks" when something happens. We turn to each other and without a word it's like she says "I know mom. I saw it too." or "Can you believe that?" Such an observant baby. She has the sweetest little clap, loves to give mom and dad kisses, and amazes me with her mobility skills (notice I didn't say crawling...it's more of a combination scoot, twist, reach, hop, roll, pivot, lunge thing.)

It's not entirely uncommon for Kacie and I to enjoy some quite girl time in my room together throughout the day while the boys are occupied with something else...

But, they always seem to find us ;) Don't I look thrilled?

That's okay, it's fun with boys too. Just louder.

Early saturday morning...

Kacie was bright-eyed and bushy tailed. Mom and Dad...not so much.

Mind you, it is bright here at 5:30 in the morning, but come on!

Asher the Photog...

We went for an early morning family bike ride and picnic breakfast to celebrate the Fourth of July. Asher was working the camera after we ate. I think he's really good. I like his angles. It only stressed me out a little as he flung my camera around capturing things that looked important enough to him to remember. But really, I loved watching him do it. I hope he always enjoys it.

Splash Park of Happiness...

The boys love the new splash park. And the good news is that it's just a short bike trailer ride away.

They were a little cold eating their snacks but I think they still loved every second.