The view from here...

NEVER gets old!

LJ..

Brightens my life everyday. A ray of sunshine that lights an entire room. I can't imagine life without this little ball of joy. She is such a happy little girl and content just being around people. She doesn't fuss about much. Her stranger danger has set in a bit (mostly when she is tired) but for the most part she will give away a smile with minimal performance. She loves to say hi and will half the time wave. She is pulling herself up onto everything and still doing the same little army crawl although a tad faster. What a hoot this little girl is, I am head over heels in love.

The Simple life...

and it's been pretty darn good:) Watching Liv play in the grass is like watching the bald eagles nest in Iowa. (from the web cam) I would be happy doing it ALL day!! It makes me feel so calm and peaceful.

"She's my friend"...

"Yes Harper she is your friend and she's your cousin too." I said. Last weekend we did not go to the lake. Grandma & Grandpa reported Kenleigh came over to see if Harper had come with them to the lake. I told Harper that news and she told me last night "Kenleigh will be happy when we come to the lake." and then she says "I'm so excited."

Getting sand..

for the sand box...is just what they were doing!


She is smitten for her grandpa Dorsey and going to lake! When telling her that we are headed to the lake she says things like..."that would be great" or "Macey, Bailey, Grandma, Grandpa, and Kenleigh all be at the lake"

saying hi...

One of Liv's favorite past times is saying "hi" and waving at the same time. I have been working hard to catch it on video but you know how that goes. The minute I stop filming my twenty second clips, (which I do because I don't want to mess with editing to be able to share)..she starts waving and speaking. Don't you worry, I will get it on film because it's just too darn cute;)

Check out this BIG 9 month old...

Helper...

Of course you can't be a helper without testing out the sand first.

While we relaxed...

this guy worked HARD...Grandpa Dorsey (and grandma;) are preparing for the Dorsey Family Reunion this summer to happen at the lake. Each weekend he completes projects. This awesome Grandpa even made time to build the girls' their very own sandbox next to the trailor which didn't really have anything to do with the reunion. Harper was his little helper by riding on the tractor to move sand and such. They took a little break and had lunch. Grandpa ate his outside and got right back to work. Harper saw from the window that he was back on the tractor and freaked out. She busted out the door and went running for the tractor. Grandpa happily stopped and scooped her up:) She is definately Grandpa's girl.

Happy Mother's Day to me:)

We had a great weekend spent with my family at the lake!!! It was beautiful outside so we spent the majority of it hangin in the sun. Daddy fished, Harper played HARD with her cousin Kenleigh, and I did a photo shoot with Liv while she ate grass. Oh ya, and a kite was flown. A nice relaxing weekend to celebrate all the mom's in the world. Life is good!

Happy Mother's Day Momma!!

Nothing like looking through old photos and finding some treasured favorites. These pics where taken in 2005 when my mom and dad visited while I was living in California. I love my momma to pieces and am so lucky to have her in my life. On Sunday I celebrated 29 years of having the best momma around. Thanks for everything you are to me and my family.

Engaged...

pledged to be married; betrothed: an engaged couple

Four years ago I feel deeply in love with this man. (pictures are from that time) Our story is rather in depth (as are most) but truth be told this man makes me happy! It is a bit strange to be "engaged" two kids later. We have loved each other and committed ourselves a long time ago. We are the type that marriage is more of a legality, therefore the whole engagement stage and "marriage" ceremony isn't a big to do for us. In no means am I minimizing the experience for others because I LOVE weddings and the celebration of ones marriage. We just aren't those people. So, our engagement story is simple and our marriage will probably follow suite. We haven't set a date and will probably not make many, if any, arrangements. But we are "an engaged couple" who are currently in the "pledged to be married" phase;) I love this man thru and thru and will one day (soon) proudly become a "King."

daddy's phone pictures..

I was browsing through our picture folders tonight and came across these irresitable phone pictures from Lateaf's phone. I am usually the one behind the camera so it's a different feel to look at a picture for the first time without knowing the story behind it. Lateaf is such an amazing dad to our children and although I am envious at times that he is currently the one home with them during the day... I am extremely grateful for the job he has done with them.

A family day at The Gardens...

The sweet life...

of a 2 year old girl and her daddy...

8 months (week 4)

and she is crawling. Today marks the offical day that Liv takes off crawling. She does it with one knee sliding while she drags her other leg. A modified army crawl you could say. Watch out world, LJ is on the move.

Easter Weekend 2011 (Part 3)...

and lastly we hunted eggs and easter baskets... as a group:) Great Grandpa & Grandma Dorsey joined on Easter Sunday for lunch and an egg hunt. This year Harp had all the eggs to herself and mostly the baskets..next year she will have a run for her money when Liv joins the hunt;)