Family Pictures

Here are some of my favorites from our session with Ashley Otte Photography.  Ashley is amazing and came all the way out to our home to do the shoot.  Hope you enjoy!

1 month until 1 year

How can we be so close to Lily's first birthday?  This first year with Lily in our family has been one of the fastest ones of my life.  She is growing quickly into a little girl and Kevin and I wish time would just slow down a bit.  Here is what this girl has been up to this month:

• Lily has started to eat table food.  She usually eats whatever we are eating, mashed up, of course.  
• Lily uses the walker from time to time to get around.  Sometimes she loves it and other times she just wants to crawl.  Either way, she is fast.
• Lily is a cheeser.  She loves to ham it up for family, strangers, and the camera.
• Lily sucks her thumb to soothe herself.  It's probably the cutest thing.
• Lily gets worked up quickly.  One minute she is happy as a clam, the next she is having  a meltdown.
• Lily's nighttime routine is Lily and Daddy's special time of the day.  They get some important one on one time then.
• Luke and Lily are learning how to live and play together.  There are stolen toys and tears some days (okay, everyday), but the times Lily laughs at Luke and Luke leans over to kiss her or says 'Lily Jo'...those are moments perfect, special moments.
• Lily nurses between three to four times a day and takes a bottle at night from Kevin.  
• Lily takes two naps a day and sleeps from about 7:30-7:30 at night.  Some nights Lily wakes up a time or two and wants a cuddle.

Random Picture

Another week has come and gone and we had a good one.  How about this beautiful weather Iowa and Nebraska friends??

Lily rooting on the Hawks in their big win against Wisconsin.

Two of my favorites.

Helping me make muffins...check out Lily sorting things in the pantry.

Enjoying one of the nice days.  Luke was trying so hard to pull Lily in the wagon.

Last week we celebrated Kevin's birthday.  It has been his birthday ever since...at least to Luke.  Kevin had a LOT of candles on his cake this year.  ;)

I love this picture.

Sweetness.

Time freeze, please.

Kevin going on a scavenger hunt with the kids on his birthday.

Luke helped me make jam.  He loved mashing the raspberries.

And tasting the finished product.

I promise you, we do get dressed...some days.

Harvest time is here!

Lucky Luke. On our way home from church on Sunday the Lewis Central Fire Department was having an open house.  Luke was in heaven.

This girl is getting big...fast.

 Some park play time with Daddy.

Some shots of our 'everyday'.

Dittmar's Orchard with Claire and Miss BobbiAnn.

We came home to combines in the field!

Lily' and I's first combine ride.

Luke's little piece of heaven.