picture catch up.

ok...so hello my name is Laura
and i am officially fired from blogging!
I have set a new goal for myself
I am am going to try and blog at least 2-3/week
and then hopefully increase that a little.
for this one though
i am just going to update with some recent family pictures..
well i guess just pictures of the kids...hehehe
{not a fan of putting up pictures of myself, unless of course i have time to photo shop it till its basically unrecognizable :)}

anyways i love to write down my thoughts
and tell stories... of course in a very not so english class, "schooly" style
but i just don't have time for that today but i will....

so we have been terrible parents
and have not been doing that well in keeping up with pictures 
of elleanne and jesse.
therefore we have been taking some over the past couple of weeks
and i thought i would share to show you how 
fast they are growing!

{there is a bunch of elleanne because we were trying to take her
six month pictures..yes she is already past 6 months...crazy!}

playing in the rain!>>>>

 So happy over her ever-present ...and i mean ever-present drool filled shirt!v

{are you sure you want me to smile?}

Now brace yourself....


                      your about to feel really bad....


                                          or 

at least that is what he is going for.....

 haha....we just love this face!!!!

 ooooh elleannne....lets hpe you lose that look before the boys come a flockin'.....  ^^^^

 there thats better!

 jesse and the dogs.....3 peas in a pod....there is so much love in that triangle!!!!

 ^ I love how elleanne enjoys jesse's despair ....

 {hmmmm whatcha lookin at brother?"}

                  ^that is some intense studying if i ever saw it.

alright well
it feels good to be back on the blog...next one will be halloween!

whew.

you know those whirlwinds in life.
well...
we are in one.
we are in the processing of moving right now
and moving with two kids under two
and two very determined people to 
get the house kinda how you like it
early on....
make for lots of sleep deprivation
and very long days.
however we are SOOOOO happy
and feel so blessed to be in our new house.
mark is loving his commute....
and i am still getting used to him being home more often
and quicker....I LOVE it!
so i just wanted to put down an few quick updates
so i dont fall too far behind.  hahaha im already really behind.

ok the kids.
 elleanne.
right after matthews wedding we started sleep training her 
again. i wanted to drop a feeding and start putting her down
earlier.
it took about a week but now she is sleeping 
from about 0830ish to 0800 in the morning.
we love having our nights back and thank goodness
we have them now for this move.
so for record keeping she did twelve hours a little after 4 months.
towards the end of the month (july) she started turning over.
and now she is constantly flipping around.
about 2 weeks ago we started solid foods...first of course we got it all back....but we keep going and now she is eating really good!
she "talks" a lot...oh great, another jesse! hahaha.
and she LOVES to laugh ...its so fun!
she is still nursing however toward the end of the day
i have to pump to keep my milk supply up.
my kids are really lazy about nursing...but they love to eat!

ok these are the pictures of elleanne in her ladybug
outfit that her great grandma gave her....she wears it all the time...this is taken right in the middle of july {4 months}...we love this outfit-thanks grandma!

and of course with her big brother.

jesse.
well not a ton to report.
he hardly ever walks....runs everywhere.
always talking
loves to play "where's the ball"
we through the ball and he goes to find.
...we runs around all day saying "wheres the ball?"
he is sleeping great in his new room
and we have the older twisting door knobs...
yea....he cant get out until we let him out!

family.
yes, we are in our house and feel so blessed
however as all of you know moving is hard work
and figuring out where everything goes is
no small task...but thankfully the move was a success
and we are on our way to settling into our new nest.
mark is very happy this morning because
we finally got enough stuff out of the garage
to put both cars in the garage...he is very 
determined to have all vehicles, workbench, bikes, motorcycles,
laundry, freezer, safe sports equipment, and our oversized stroller in our very tiny two stall garage...but its all there.
hahaha.

family fun.

ok, as you know

it has been pack and pack

and more packing....

therefore i have not had time to blog

but i am missing it so much!

can't wait to get into a routine again.

anyways i have some pictures of

out trip to turlock this past weekend for

the "berry-wright-ryan"

family reunion.

we had a lot of fun seeing 

all the family

....and already look forward to next years

reunion.

so i have a bunch of pictures to share

and normally i would make

funny comments or explanations

about the pictures but

because time is lacking around here

i thought i would just post the pictures....sorry!

 The boys are realizing they are with all the girls... and they're thinkin' "I'm outta here!"

JESSE'S FIRST TIME IN THE POOL... HE LOVED IT!

The Three Musketeers... these three boys are all one month apart... pretty cool, huh?

 Here, try some, it's pretty good.

 You're looking too skinny, let me show you how to get this belly!

 

 

Well, I guess I couldn't help myself... just a few comments.

new nest.

ok.

so here is the big news.

we have been blessed so immensely in this past month

and our latest announcement is we are

MOVING!

yea, we will be so much closer to mark's work

more time at home....wooohoooo

but not only that we are actually buying a house.

now, this may seem like a huge surprise

and actually it really is...

however  we have been looking at homes for rent and for sale since

mark got his new job.

buying a house was just a dream

but we still looked and looked at homes

however now it is a reality!

we have been praying about it continually

and feel that God has 

really opened these doors for us.

...so this is why we have been soooo busy.

we are packing like crazy 

and are planning to close escrow

on August 24th.

our new home is located in arroyo grande

just 15 min. south of san luis obispo
we still can not believe
this is happening.
here is a picture of the new house.

anyways....
my prayer that i find myself often praying
for this house...
{by the way, thank God for prayer, he happens to be an adult who understands you....unlike two babies who have no idea what you are talking about and you can not understand them...haha, i think i would go crazy if i didnt pray though out my day...}
so...
my prayer for this house is that
right now God would begin to dwell in this
house, anyone who walks in that front door
would know and feel God's love.
i pray that this house is 
a house that i can raise my kids, under the leading and guiding of the holy spirit and 
support my family {kids and husband} in 
all that they do....well the things that
glorify God.
my hope and prayer is that
our doors are always open for friends and family
and that God really uses this house for his purpose, whatever that might be.
we are so thankful for this house
but also recognize that with blessing
comes responsibility
and what that entails i am not sure
but i am excited to see
the future!
please pray for us as we continue 
on this journey!
we are soooo excited!
please come visit!!!!!