Friends

These two families are dear friends of ours and we all miss them terribly. Kyle often comments, with a sad puppy face and tone, that he misses his Arizona friends. Me too, Little One. Last night during Family Home Evening we were writing on our Thankful Leaves for our Gratitude Tree and Kyle put on his leaf, "I am thankful for Paige". Oh it broke my heart. Although he has found many new friends here in Texas, he is sure missing

his buddies back "home".

The G Family

Another AZ family and a lovely one at that. I had the great opportunity to spend some time with this family in their home and enjoyed every minute of it.

Sisters. Oh how I miss mine.

The lips and the eyes of these girls are mesmerizing.

They also have the creamiest most dreamy skin.

Family

Okay hello gorgeous family. Inside and out. I love them.

Look at what our background was; a fallen tree in the middle of a random park. It provided the perfect light filter and wind blocker. These were taken on an extremely windy day and who would have ever known! I am totally digging the purple that is so popular this year. It looks amazing on everyone.

Beautiful. I am so jealous of her hair. I asked her to switch me and she laughed.

Just a few more I forgot to post. Oh I can't get over the light. Yum.

The tree.

Soccer stars.

Dad is an awesome dentist in Mesa. Check him out here.

The first of Many

Finally a post! Here is the first of MANY families I am needing to post. We have successfully arrived in San Antonio and are loving our new life. I am not sure we have a strong opinion about our surroundings yet, except for the ridiculousness of "who our new pediatrician was suppose to be" but will definitely not be. 1 hour and 45 minutes later, I left the office and only talked with the doctor for 3 minutes max! Oh boy was I mad! With that horrific event behind us, we are on the hunt for a new Dr. Anyone know of a good one who practices good sanitary habits, looks at their patients when talking to them, has seen a crying baby before, and knows a thing or two about getting baby to sleep better?

Loving the light and the wind in these pictures.

Obsessed with any type of ball, he found this grapefruit and made an instant friend.

I love this shot. He looks ready to shoot a 3 pointer. All boy.

The highlight of the night for these girls was putting on mom's lipstick.

Our Bags are Packed

And we are almost ready to go! We are MOVING to San Antonio, TEXAS in just about 2 weeks. We are very excited, yet a little overwhelmed at the sudden uproot. We have never been to San Antonio and know nothing of the place, but are thrilled about my husband's new job. I hate good-byes and will truly miss all of my wonderful clients! Since my husband's family is here in Mesa, we plan on returning as often as possible, but no date is set as of yet. I will let you all know so we can schedule appointments.

So, if you are in AZ and want pictures before I go, email me ASAP. We are heading out on the 14th of October. If you are in Texas and want some awesome photos, email me and we will get you on the schedule. It is time to get those family pictures done for Christmas cards!

Now for some pure sugar.

I love his toothy grin and drool.

So Miss K.

If you want some adorable baby legs, click HERE. Stitches will not disappoint! A perfect accessory for your holiday pictures or for birthday and Christmas gifts. Adorable.

These sweet people are my dear friend Heather's one year old twins. The happiest little ones you will ever meet. Beautiful. Oh I will miss them when we move.

Married

Aimee and Jacob's wedding turned out perfect. It was blazing hot, but a wonderful day nonetheless. They were married in the Mesa LDS Temple.

The little ones had umbrellas for shade which made for some cute pics.

They shared with the bride.

Married!!

Oh the bridal party was a hoot. My cheeks were so sore from laughing so hard. So much fun! BFF's for sure.

What a bunch of goofs.

Let me tell you, the bride and groom can really dance. They graced the floor with

such elegance.

I love Daddy Daughter moments.

So Blessed

Carter was blessed by his daddy almost 5 months ago and here are the pictures from that wonderful day. I am smitten by the adorable little shoes. I bought them for Kyle's blessing 3.5 years ago and with him coming out of the womb with a size 3 foot and by the 1 month mark almost into a size 5, he never got to wear the tiny newborn shoes. So I saved them for baby #2 and I just get so giddy looking at a babe of mine finally wearing them.

My mother made the priceless white baby blanket Carter is laying on. She has made all 17 grandchildren one as a gift from Grandma.

Too Fast

As I was talking with my doctor today, he asked why I didn't bring Carter with me. While Carter usually attends my appointments, my last experience, also being the first time I met this new doctor, Carter screamed through the entire hour appointment. I think the doctor was on edge the entire time, therefore I left him home. (The sweet nurse came in and took him while we finished up. When I went to get him he was still screaming as she was coming out of a dark room. She said she tried to calm him in the pitch black room...I forgot to tell her he is afraid of the dark. Ooops!)

Anyway, when meeting with the Doc today, he was a bit bummed I didn't bring him in and counseled me that our children's early years go by too fast. It is difficult to keep up and we must savor each moment. He then told me that he would give anything to rewind time and have back the moments when his children, now 9,7,and4, were little. He said that he worked too much and has since learned that nothing matters but our little ones and spending time with them. He was so tender hearted and sincere. It made me stop and think that even though my children drain every once of energy out of me, and I think this is a difficult time, things are only going to get harder and that I need to treasure the time NOW.

As I edited these photos, I couldn't help but think, he is 1 already! It felt like just yesterday I took Little C's newborn photos. Time really does fly.

A Little Yoga.

Enjoy your little ones today.