Her room turned pink a few weeks after we found out that we were going to have a girl.

As it turns out most of her wardrobe is pink!

My pregnancy with her was great! Her birth was great. She came almost three weeks early weighing in at 7lbs 11 oz. She healed so much in our lives that day...

Bob hates this picture....He thinks she looks a little...well not right. I love it. It makes me giggle every time I look at it. Funny chubby girl.

Oh her rolls, I could nibble them.

She is a very happy little girl her name means "blessed" and we truly feel that way.

This was the first time she could wear pigtails and it made me happy all day long. I have distinct memories of putting my baby sister Paige's hair in pigtails on her first birthday. I love hair...and hairspray is my friend.
Her first birthday I was already 5 months pregnant and I hoped she was going to enjoy a baby brother....my hope was that she would not feel too jealous.
Gwyn has two older girl cousins...I mean a lot older like 9 years....she worships them. I think "Tate" and "M-anda" were some of her first words. This is Miranda with her.
Oh little Gwyn as Snow white...

She is two ....I can't believe how fast it has gone.
She looks so much like her daddy...but she has my eyes. I maybe prejudice but I think she is something else.
nicknames include: Santa Clara Surf girl, Sister Bear, Miss Priss, Gwynnie Penny, Gwynnie Girl, Sister, Gwyn, Princess Rose, and Dwyn.
I love this little girl so much. She makes me so happy to wake up in the morning. She is my sunshine. I don't really favor her but she is always with me. She copies EVERYTHING I do, from make-up to the phrases I say. She let's me doll her up at any given point. She knows what braclets match what outfit. I get asked all the time if she is going to have pictures or mothers tell me there kids don't even look that nice for church....but oh well, she's my girl. She talks so well now that I understand 99% of what she says. There is pretty much nothing now that she doesn't say. She express her self really well. She is sociable and kind. She already loves boys...seriously. She loves her brothers and loves to boss them around...you can hear her yelling "BOYS" all the time. She adores her baby Gil and loves him so times to much. she and her Dad are such good buddies. She squeals in delight the minute he walks in the door. She loves to call or go see him at work. At night if she cries she wants him not me. I am so glad we were blessed with this little girl. May 28th is one of my favorite days of the year.

Dad

My dad turned 56 today! I love this picture of the two of us. My dad is unconventional and not the "typical" father. You know the kind that can fix anything or is really great in a crisis....Yeah that's not him. We may have to turn the CD player on for him. He can E-mail though, so he is trying to learn. He is so silly and really is a fun dad. He makes me giggle really hard when he is in a mood. I am glad he is my dad and that he gave me some of my favorite traits as a person. Happy birthday dad and I hope you live another 50 years.....but Lisa can take care of you when you're really old:P

sAnd bOx

the sand box has many pulls to many ages of children....
gwyn is drawn to it the most...
at any given point in the day you might find her there
the boys like to add water and make rivers and canals
gwyn likes it for everything especially while in a swimsuit and wet.....

Fun weekend moments

Abe's Kite got caught in the lights...oops.

My boy Tuck!
Little tuff guy Abe.

Gilly bear!
Lyle and Bob having a Sunday afternoon snooze. Funny!
Okay some more of Gil!
Sarah is actually flying a kite here. It's up probably 30 feet. As you can tell she was putting a lot of effort into this!
Pretty Girl!

Barbie Cake!

While on one of our many phone calls Kennan I decided that we would make Gwyn a Barbie cake for her birthday. Kennan had the pan and the instructions. So this is how it turned out. The pictures are of Grandy frosting the cake. Kennan was also working on it but she took the pictures for me.
Isn't she lovely, Sarah used her pants to make her a lovely jacket.
The little cake is for her candles that she blew out twice!

2, two, dose, double

Gwyn with her Barbie Cake!
Gwyn in some of her dress-ups....fancy.
Gwyn loves our cute little neighbor Geena. Geena brought her a doll that sings BINGO....it was probably her favorite present. Geena's mom Jen is the greatest friend, neighbor, and surrogate family you could ask for. They also got her a great Dora trike that she is working on pedaling. We love our New Yorkers!!!
Aunt Sarah was here with papa Lyle and Grandy. She will play with Gwyn for hours. While I was getting her ready today she told me," I like Aunt Sawah."
Jude and Gwyn hanging out in the pool for her birthday party. At one point there was a yelling match through the play house door. They are funny together. We just think that little dude is great. After Gwyn put her crown on while opening presents she yells " Jude, Look at me". Who knows why he would care about a girl crown, but she need him to see her.

The Greg's

That is my beautiful seester and her hubby Trevan. They came down for a visit and let's face it to help Gwynnie turn TWO.
Kennan gives fabulous haircuts and she helped a few boys out while she was here! Cute Jude!
Mr. Hootie giving Gil some love.

Gwyn's Play House

For Gwyn's Birthday she got her little cottage playhouse! It arrived a few days early so she and Judakins enjoyed it this weekend.
Gwyn in her cute outfit from Auntie Kennan.
HHEEYY!!!
She was going to change her baby's diaper on the table.
She and Jude having a drink and a little conversation.

oh wait....she had a call come in.
The boys really enjoyed Gwynnie's play house too....except they loved the huge box it came in. Their version of a great play house.

Kindergarten Graduation

Abe officially graduated from Mrs. YBright's Kindergarten class this week.
Abe was the Valedictorian for his class:) Not really, but he did great on his speaking part.
Abe loves Mrs. YBright. On the last day of school, he seemed fine to be moving on to Mrs. Feltwells 1st grade class. But Thursday night as we were settling down to bed and reading some Harry Potter together, Abe began to cry. As I was hugging him he told me that he was really going to miss his teacher. He said " I love her so much and she is the best teacher ever." That got Tucker emotional about his teacher and pretty soon after that I was crying with them too. Once we settled down Abe asked if I would write her name down on a piece of paper for him, I thought that he wanted to write her a letter, but he said he just never wanted to forget her. I reminded him that I had taken this picture, and he asked if I could print it up and hang it in his room. So, we now have a 8x10 picture in his room of he and Mrs. YBright.
Abe and Kyrstin....buddies, next door neighbors, and next year they will be in the same 1st grade class. WE love our little Kyrstin.
Abe's best friends from school. The twins, Joey and Josh!