Happy 1st Birthday Kayla

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Beautiful

When I look at this photo all I can think is how Beautiful she is. Ever since I lost Autumn I have dreamed about what it would be like to watch her grow. I look at Kayla and I see a little piece of Autumn in her. It's very difficult to describe, and neither Austin or Kayla has replaced her. I can feel her through them. I am so Blessed for my Children.

Austin

Yes he is still here. I noticed I have been posting a lot of Kayla but not much of Austin. Kayla is much easier to take photos of. Austin gets sick of it and hides or just gets mad. This is the best I could get from him today. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day. I love this kiddo! Watch out Austin, Mommy will be chasing you with the camera tomorrow!!

On a Rainy Day

We don't get many of these here, so we stay inside and enjoy the day. We have been getting a lot of strong storms here in Arizona this week. Another big one is hitting tonight. We have to watch out for Flash Floods. That's new to me. Staying inside and cuddling for sure!

My Little Shadow

My dear sweet Kayla follows me around all day. She just wants to be with Mommy, and play. Forget about me having anytime to even do the dishes. She is right there playing in the dishwasher. I love her but nap time is the only time I can ever get anything done around here.

My Girl

I am trying so hard to make her a girly girl. She isn't into the bows at all. She refuses to wear them. I love my baby girl, and I am working on making her a bit more girly. I of course love her the way she is though. She might be more into sports than shopping. We will see baby girl, we will see.

I like color and black in white - so you get both!

My Baby is Growing Up

She is walking now - sometimes running. I am in trouble!

Treasure

Austin found things cute little ball in the back yard and he was so excited. He wouldn't stop talking about it and had to show me. It was just adorable. Another good thing about living here - playing outside all day in January. I know I won't feel the same way in July but I will cross that bridge then :) (and yes he still has a messy face and hair)

On the Move

My little sweet Kayla. She is always on the move, never stops for anything. I love it that way, but I sure am tired by the end of the day.

Perfectly Imperfect

I love this boy - messy hair, dirty face and all. He is Perfect!

Say What??

This photo was taken today - January 6 2010. It can't be in Texas because it is too cold there right now and not so green. Can you believe we are now living in Arizona?! That's right, we moved to an even hotter place - the Desert!! What in the world are we thinking? Well, Jason got a great job offer and we didn't care too much for Texas is what we were thinking. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Texas in the fall. That's about it though. I will get into that more because Texas was very good to us and deserves some love.

I am sitting here in the house with all the windows open and enjoying the 70 degree weather. Winter's here are just beautiful. I have never been here before and have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. The mountains are breathtaking. There are so many places to go and things to do for the kids. It's huge here, but we did find a nice little quiet tucked-away community. It is very much like Michigan in some ways and other ways (like the weather) it's complete opposite. I think we will be very happy here, but you will have to ask me again in the Summer when it's blazing hot. I thought Texas was bad - well HA that was nothing compared to what is coming our way. I say Bring It On!!