sunday night dinner

Every Sunday night my mom hosts dinner for the family. Most of the time she makes a BIG (duggar style) pot of soup but every now and then she mixes it up. And of course dessert too! This past sunday she made cupcakes and oh my they were delicious.. right kathryn?! =)

Here are some pictures from sunday at grammas:

Ivy's last dinner before going back to Scotland... miss you ives.

great great gran

pretty little staples

my booski

I realize I am talking about dinner but have no pictures of the food. I will have to get some next week! These babies are camera hogs.

valentines cards

Last year for valentines, Chaiss made the cutest valentines cards! They were so adorable that Kathryn and I had to make some for our little girls. We had a great time putting our cards together but the funniest part was trying to get a picture of the girls. My mom, Kathryn and myself were standing in front of Esther and Staples trying our best to make them smile. Our voices were so high pitched and we were way to animated that we all ended up with headaches. We got the picture and I think they turned out pretty cute! Happy Valentines!

esther goes to church

Today was Esther's first day at church! At two and a half weeks old she was the by far the youngest in the nursery. Although she was only in there for a little over an hour, it felt like forever and I could hardly wait to go get her! Esther and Staples were in the same class!

two little girls

I just want to say how much I love and adore both of my nieces. What a huge blessing they both are and I am so excited that I get to be their aunt! They are so special to me and I cannot wait to watch them grow up.

I absolutely LOVED getting to spend so much time with Ivy her first year of life. Thanks to Prav for allowing me to take last minute trips to San Antonio almost every weekend and thanks to Kevin and Chaiss for letting me move on in. Although you (ivy) may not remember, we have so many memories together that I love. Some of my most favorites are laying out in the sun in your parents room, rocking you back to sleep after a feeding in the middle of the night, and the times I got to get you out of bed in the morning cause that means I got the morning hug! I love you Ivy and I can't wait until I see you again.

me and ivy. 2009

I am also so grateful that I live in the SAME city as Staples! How fun this year is going to be! We will be able to walk Memorial Park, go on lunch dates and hopefully your mom calls me often to babysit! I am so excited to make memories with you and watch you grow.

me and staples. 2010

Im praying for each of you girls everyday and know that you are so loved.

Aunt Gen