I can't remember when I've laughed so much with little boys. They are so stinkin' funny! AS IF two boys won't keep you laughing enough, this little family has just added a third . . . Will. So Ethan and Caleb are big brothers now and I have no doubt they will show little Will the ropes. Ethan is the first born and of course very much in control of things, serious, contemplative, cautious -- all those first born things. Caleb . . . not so much! Full (and I mean FULL) of energy, ideas, jokes. He really keeps this family on its toes -- or heads -- or something! ALL THE TIME! So, now, there is Will. My guess is, he will balance it all out. We will have to wait a bit to see where he lands in the mix but wherever it is, he will always have his band of brothers to keep him company. They were totally in awe of him and so was I. Thanks for sharing all your boys with me . . . AGAIN. It was hilarious!



I love the little shoulder fuzz!

It's been almost 6 months since our twins were born! These are our 5th & 6th grandchildren! LOVE THEM! Born in August at 37 weeks and weighing in at 6 + pounds each!  When I first took these pictures, their momma wouldn't let me blog them because she didn't want to spoil their announcements going out in the mail or her own blog postings, so I had to wait. I waited so long before I got the go ahead that I had too many other things going on and just forgot to squeeze them in! What kind of Nana does that?! We have had some winter respiratory problems with them lately but we are trying to get their 6 months session done as soon as they are both well. I'm not going to wait on blogging the 6 month pics even if the momma tells me to! Ha! So without further ado, here are Brent and Megan's precious twins: James Knox (named after his Papas) and Sloane Rose (named after my mom).



Sloane - tiny. Her daddy calls her (Sloaney Baloney)


Knox - so sweet!

There's a new girl in town! Meet Addison! She has THE cutest face! She is my little sister's FIRST grandbaby! And, I might add, Leslie is beside herself with joy! We are all so excited to welcome her and play with her . . . a lot! Leslie assures me she will be bringing her over a lot to hang out with us. That should be very fun! Okay, so her dad got this tattoo in his younger, wilder years (my sister and I lamented about it when he got it) BUT, when they brought Addison over, I told him I'd never thought it was such a great idea . . . until now. Haha! Anything for a great photo op, right?  I think Addy thinks so too! We had a few new hats and things to try out with her - she is the first, you know? The little headbands are made by Dear Polly - so cute! And my friend Carol in Seattle is knitting little hats for me. I just hadn't had a little girl in such a long while that we had to make little Addy work it!
I recently went to a workshop to learn a few more newborn posing/handling skills and needed the practice. I'm not so big on posing teenies. I just really like to watch them and let them just "be". Those are my favorite moments   I'm pretty sure we'll be having lots of favorite moments with Addison in the months to come! Congratulations Dustin & Crystal on your new baby girl! AND congratulations Grandma and Grandpa!

Saxon was welcomed into the world late-night on April 14th with all the fanfare of a circus and even though no 'real' elephants were there to greet him, he was met by a couple of Bouviers that are large enough to qualify. (At least in a baby's world).  And, of course a couple of grandmas who can dress him up like an elephant whenever they want to. His beautiful mom, Kristin, created a darling little circus-themed nursery for himSaxon was just 2 days old here and was still a little miffed at all the poking and prodding (and snipping!) he had endured in those 2 days. So sweet. So tiny. So very, very precious.  Welcome to the world, Saxon!

When former brides have babies it's the greatest thing in THE WORLD! Chances are we cried at their wedding (almost 100%) and when I see them with their new little baby, it makes me tear up again. It's such a powerful emotion - motherhood. It's probably a good thing you can't have them anymore when you get older because they are kind of like crack - it doesn't matter how long it's been since you've had one, and you think you're over it, but when you see it and hold it, you want another one! Even if it's just for a minute, you know it's true, you want one! Nancy was a favorite bride of ours a couple years back and I was so thrilled when she brought little Alex in for his newborn session. Alex was born January 22, just a few days before the blizzard and once again we were scrambling trying to get him in before he grew too big!  The personality of this little guy is amazing! From the top of his little mohawk hair to the tips of his perfect toes.  He's very chill and has some of the cutest faces! I can't remember the last time I saw a 3 week old baby just stretch out with his arm over his head and just look around. He made me laugh a lot.  I did try to talk his mother into leaving him - if even for a bit. She said 'no'. Can you imagine? I asked her what she'd been doing and she said "mostly just sitting around looking at him all day." I can't fault that. I could do the same thing. He is perfection. He is GRRRREAT!
I know it's all the rage to put babies in little hats and hang them from trees and all and I think that's so cute for a few shots and I always think I'm going to do a bunch of those and then I see this new little person with the mama - who's totally in love - and I am mesmerized.  So, who am I kidding? It's all about that LOVE! So happy for you!