Family Photo Shoot!

We recently had a little family photo shoot and absolutely LOVE the pictures that we got back.  We know this is totally picture overload, but we can't help but show these off...and we want to be sure we can always look back on these and remember how much fun we had taking them.  Our baby Harlow and big sister Olivia's beautiful little souls really shine through in these shots.  We are so blessed with these little angels and their sweet smiles.  We are thankful every day for this healthy, happy family!!!

Springtime at the Zoo

The weather is great and Daddy's had some time off (surgery for a detached retina kept him homebound for over a week, followed by spring break!), so we headed to the zoo a couple times this month.  Daddy likely injured his eye last year in a surfing accident in Costa Rica and it just decided to rear it's ugly head.  But we sure did enjoy having him home for so long.  Got us all excited about the summer time and all the fun stuff we'll get to do when everyone is home!

Here we are at the bird exhibit - just the girls!

O is CRAZY for the carousel...we have to go a few times to get all the crazies out!  She loves the cougar!

Hanging Out With the Frei Girls...

Guess how many shots it took to get this picture?!?!?  Aren't these girls BEAUTIFUL!!

The twins love their GrandMa!

Aunt Jenny is having another baby - we are SO excited!  She was already pregnant in this picture, but didn't know it yet! (or at least didn't tell us yet).

Brie is going to hate this picture when she's older, but I LOVE it - hilarious!

Her she is post-storm...a real beauty.

And Elli is a little beauty two!

St. Patrick's Day 2012

We celebrated with family!  Good food, good music, great company!

Cutie-Pie Harlow!

Harlow is out cutie-pie!  Look at this adorable face.  She is a HUGE smiler!

It appears we have a thumb sucker...we'll see how this goes.  She loves to suck her thumb and it puts her right to sleep, but her mama was a thumb sucker and not sure she's ready for another!

We went to an early Easter party in our neighborhood.  Harlow did ok with the bunny, but the 3 year old wouldn't set foot close to her!

Sunny afternoons with GrandMa!

Snuggling up with Mama on a walk!

Ready for the cold weather!

Just hangin'...and flipping the bird!  Ha!

O's Crazy Wardrobe Continues....

Olivia continues to be a serious fashionista...Oliva-style. Every day she gets herself dressed and the crazier, the better!  She just got some hand-me-down tap shoes, ballet shoes and leotards...we can hardly get a regular pair of shoes on her.  Our beautiful little raggamuffin continues to amuse us and show how colorful her little world is!  Here she is in a hand-me-down life jacket and new tutu from the neighbor across the street (Debby).

She still loves hats and wears one just about every day!

No explanation here.

Tutus and tie dye are her favorites!

Here is her Easter hat that she decorated with GrandMa...she picked out the eggs, flowers, ribbons, and bird's nest.  Then she glued them all on with GrandMa...can't wait to see her in it on Easter!

One of the first warm days this spring - we got outside and potted a bunch of plants.  She was all over the project...in her purple dress.  Dirt on face required!

Dancing outside like a fairy is fun in the sunshine!

Dirt, red fingernails smudged off...a true outdoorsey chick!

First Trip as a Family of Four! To Washington DC.

In February we went to Washington DC.  Mama had to attend a board meeting in her new appointment on the National Advisory Board of the AmeriCorps NCCC.  We all went together since Harlow was only 6 weeks old!  We stayed in a great hotel and had lots of fun touring the city!

Here we are at the Nature and Science Museum.

The view of the Washington Monument from the museum was beautiful!

We took the Metro everyone (no car!) and it was an adventure!

I had fun dancing while Daddy watched basketball!  Go blue!

We also went to the Building museum with Daddy's cousin Rick, Marta, and Knox and Kai.  That place had some creepy statues but cool cars!

I'm learning to drive Harlow in the stroller....look out people!