our little love bugs

ok so this is long over due... an update on our little love bug Elise and her big brother Kaiden! They've both gotten sooooo big. She's all smiles and her brother adores her! For all those who have been dying to see some pictures here they are finally!! :)

xoxo
katrina+andrew

Merry Christmas!!!

xoxo
katrina+andrew





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kaiden's BIG little surprise...

Well, we finally got to take a precious day off with Kaiden, and where else would he want to go but 'the creek?' He LOVES the creek, any creek, and so it's always fun to see him so happy when he goes to one.

On our way to there we got sandwiches at Indian Gardens, about halfway up Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona. If you haven't been, you have to go! It's a super-cute little market and deli close to where Katrina grew up, and it's been there forever. When we got to the creek, this one at West Fork hiking trail, we had a picnic along the creekside, and it was a gorgeous day!

Kaiden got to throw rocks into the precious creek with daddy... (his favorite past time)





...and of course, how could you be a boy and be near water without wanting to get in?



Kaiden got to play with mommy's belly too and talk to ' nene.' ( ' nay-nay,' the Spanish word that little kids use to say baby)



And get thrown in the air like a rocket...



Finally it was time to go home...



The next day Kaiden woke up to a BIG little surprise... his sister Elise Grace had been born overnight while he was fast asleep in his little bed!!



And of course what big brother would not want to hold his baby sister!?



Elise was born at 1:12 am at home. All our prayers were answered for a quick and easy delivery... we LOVED our midwives at Woman Care Midwifery in Flagstaff... Mary Anne raced down from Flagstaff and just barely made it in time for Elise's arrival (she got to our house just 10 minutes before she was born!) ... it's a funny story now that it's over ... we'll tell you all about it sometime if you ask.



she's sooooo cute!





already daddy's little girl...



Blessings,
Katrina + Andrew + BIG brother Kaiden + baby Elise
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da da ... father's day at home

I hope all you dads had a fabulous day relaxing and spending time with those you love! I couldn't ask for a better da da for Kaiden. Andrew, you're amazing and Kaiden and I are so very blessed with you in our lives. I love you both so very much!!!

We had a scare this week where Kaiden had to go from one emergency room to another and it turned out that Kaiden was fine and it was not what the doctors had thought it was ... Andrew and I were really shaken up of course and the whole experience reminded us of what is so important to us, our family.

So I took a few pics today of our family, something I should do more often... We're always so busy capturing moments for other families that we often forget to document our own special moments in our family. I love the images because you can really see what a fantastic and loving dad Andrew is and how much they love each other. We're so very blessed.

getting ready to brush some teeth...



my favorite shot of the day



the boys goofing around...



getting sleepy with his "oso" ... kaiden loves to snuggle when he's tired.

Kaiden's Big Day Out ~ In-N-Out and Old Navy

A couple of days ago we made a rare trip down to Phoenix from Sedona to do some random shopping and make our honorable pilgrimage to In-N-Out. If you have been to In-N-Out then you understand, you just have to feed your addiction now and then!

Kaiden, our 22 month old, had a big time with this and we thought we'd share some of the images. Our fun was not only cut short when Old Navy asked me to stop photographing while in their store, but also when cranky monkey boy ( aka, Kaiden) needed a break and quick sip from his sippy-cup!

Enjoy the images!











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