Family Pictures 2014

I decided to hold off on taking family pictures this year until Ashton was old enough to actually sit up and be seen in them, which worked out well because that put up right at the end of the beautiful spring weather.  We asked our friend Christie Marlatt to take them again because we really liked working with her and really liked her prices, too!  :)  She recommended Ft. Steilacoom Park and we LOVED it.  Our boys especially loved the playground that we played on at the end!

She got some really good, silly ones of Ethan (almost 5 here)

 Love this one of our whole family

 Me and my boys...Love how they are showing Ashton some love in this one!

 I also like that she got some of just the boys and Tristan

 Brotherly love!

 Another silly one of Ethan!

 She also managed to get some not-so-silly ones of Ethan, which was quite the feat!

 I love this one of me and Carter!

 The ones of Ashton are so, so sweet!  (About 8 months old here)

 Another great family shot!

 This is one of my favorites...all of my boys together.

 I love how sweet and gentle Carter is being in these pictures.

 This sums up our pace of life!

 Carter was tricky that day.  He didn't really cooperate very well with getting a picture of just him.  But right at the end she managed to nab one!  I love this picture of him.  (Almost 3 here)

 In heaven on a tractor!

 This is just a little real-life shot for you!

 Me and my sweet Ashton.  I love the blossoms in the background.

I love having such great pictures to capture certain seasons of our life.  I know it will be all too soon that my boys tower over me in our family pictures, and then I will have these ones to look back on when they were just small.  :)

End of Spring--Hello, Summer!

As the warm weather kicked in we got to see what a water baby Ashton really is.  We already knew he loved the bath, but who wouldn't love a nice warm bubble bath?

 Bubble beard

 He loves ANY water, at ANY temperature!  Again, as I unloaded the camera I got a glimpse of some backyard fun I had missed out on.

All smiles.

 He literally splashes non-stop when he's in the water!

 The boys have loved having a pool set up to splash around in on hot days!

 Ethan really likes to use the camera, so he took this picture of Tristan as we were getting ready for a family bike ride.

 Ashton's first time riding in the bike trailer.  He loves it!  Carter is good company for him and Ethan rides his own bike.  It's nice to be able to get out for some fresh air and exercise as a family.

 We went up to visit Uncle Kelsey and Aunt Nicole for a BBQ and some playtime at the park and Ethan was snapping some pictures again.  He's getting pretty good at it!

 They loved playing with their puppies, Kirby and Bella.  But I'm pretty sure our boys wore them out!  Ethan took this one, too.

 The last day of preschool!  It is so fun to see how much Ethan has grown over this last school year.  I'm so excited to see him grow more in Kindergarten next year.

 Being goofy.  He wouldn't pose for a "normal" one, so this will have to do!  ;)

While I know Ethan will miss school, I was so glad to have summer vacation start.  With it comes a more flexible schedule, playtime and SUN!  Summer is such a great time to live in Washington and we plan on making full use of it!  :)  Happy Summer!

Fun at Home

Sometimes it's not until I empty pictures off of the camera that I see what Tristan and the boys are up to when I'm not around!

I'm not sure where or why this was taken, but Carter sure would make a cute little farmer!

 Apparently Tristan had the boys doing yoga one day while I was out grocery shopping!

 And they were using their construction goggles as makeshift SWIM goggles!  LOL.

 Ashton is a funny kid.  He discovered the door stoppers and LOVED the sound they made when he played with them.  It was hilarious.

One night we decided to put our tent up and have a movie night and sleepover in the tent.

 Getting the beds ready!

 Excited to watch Frozen!  Grandma and Papa Walker gave it to them in their Easter baskets, so it was time for a viewing!

 We had a great time and I'm sure our neighbors loved hearing "Let It Go" blaring out of our tent at 10:00 at night!

Afterward I headed in to sleep inside with Ashton since he was teething and not sleeping well.  They boys slept through the night and slept in the next morning which was impressive.  The boys couldn't wait to have another tent sleepover again soon.