...eight months old and so much more!

paige turned eight months old on may 1st...she has two new teeth and is about to crawl!

our moms and more group ended for the summer...here is a picture of our group with our kids (we are missing a few people). what a fun year- i miss it already and am so anxious to get started again in september. this group has been a saving grace for me as a new mom!

meeting little marty...what a cutie. he is so tiny- i forget how small paige was as a newborn!

first swim! (check out the video below)

A FUN FILLED WEEKEND IN APRIL...

the princess gets her food (these pictures are for you matt)!

celebrating uncle drew's birthday. drew loves paige!

drew and kyle

drew and allison- when you have two older sisters you get to know their friends pretty well over the years. and allison has been in our life since drew was like 8...so there you go!after an amazing home cooked meal we ran to the dairy before it closed...yum!

paige and i got to go to melissa foster's baby shower too...what a fun weekend!

and finally... valley bible church @ the crossing... (the church i grew up attending) celebrated their 20th anniversary. it was a fun celebration and kind of like a family reunion. i was grateful that aaron & paige got a chance to see just how special vbc is and the community of believers that have been a part of my life through the church. many people visited and we saw some funny old videos and heard from most of the founding elders about how it all began. those of us who have been on the worship teams over the years got to go sing with the band and we took so fun pictures of old youth group friends. i don't think it is possible to have a perfect church- but vbc has set the bar very high...it is a sincere and loving place that seeks to know God and share his love. i am grateful for growing up there and always enjoy visiting when i am in pleasanton. thank you Lord for a wonderful group of people who have taught me so much and who demonstrate your love and grace...i look forward to the next 20 years!

tim with paige and us girls...tim has been the youth pastor at vbc for a long time and he is awesome. i learned so much from him about God. i honestly loved my high school youth group experience. he is a great guy and he loves the Lord...he took us high school punks on many adventures from mission trips to yosemite...i have even hiked half dome with him a few times. he was the pastor who married aaron and i...and well we just think he is swell!

paige and makenna always have fun together

all of us went through the youth group at some point...so fun.

this is a group of us that all graduated in the 90's...does that make me sound old? we went through youth group together and have a lot of funny stories!

paige tried to get in on the picture

natalie me sarah & allison (i love these girls)poor tate was so distraught over paige's loud yelling that he cried a few times...eventually he got over the shock of her screaming and grabbing him...but i just think she is too much women for him right now! as you can see in the video she's a man-eater!

...giggles, sunglasses and more!

a few weeks ago we went to pine flat lake dam (i think that is what it is called) and got some fresh air. it was a beautiful and crisp day and hopefully the first of many outings paige will go on in the near future. i am loving winter- but on days like that i am excited for spring and all the outdoor adventures to embark upon!

hippy chick paige!

this picture is blurry- but i don't care. this is a very typical paige smile and we rarely catch it on camera...she must love her new heart sunglasses!

we got away for the weekend last week to pleasanton. my brothers band 77straight was in a battle of the bands competition and we have never heard him play. it was really cool to be there and finally get to see him play. he loves his music and i have to say they are very talented musicians...who knew you could have fun at the golden skate on a saturday night? paige could not make it to the show...but i have a feeling she is going to be uncle drew's biggest fan!

and of course paige loves aunt fifi too. they matched so perfectly i had to get a pic. the saddest part of our weekend however was that aunt fifi got really sick and we could not see her the rest of our trip. it was sooooo sad. i did sneak away with her the last night i was in town to go see JUNO (go see this move- it is refreshing and delightful and funny and sooooo good). what a fun little date we had (i left paige with grammy...so it was a nice break too).

asleep with daddy again...this girl loves her daddy!

the christian family came to visit us for a night and it was so much fun! josiah is growing like a weed and is a cute little man. he is the spitting image of his daddy.

we got to meet raegan for the first time and she is the spitting image of her mommy

i loved holding little raegan...she is just a doll. very smiley and social. she is so little and i kept saying that i could not believe paige was that small just a few months ago.here the girls are looking at each other- we know they are going to be great friends!

raegen (2 1/2 months) & paige (5 months)

i cannot get this picture turned around- but this is another cute outfit from gigi marlene! paige is so spoiled...but i love it. she has more clothes than me!

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paige is hoping to be the best break dancing civilian in fresno!

i wonder who could teach her a few moves?

here are 2 new videos...one of paige in her new hat (thank you grammy) and one of her adorable giggle. i apologize that the footage is terrible...but i was trying to get her giggle and she only lets it out on rare occasions...she is always smiling...but it is rare when sound actually comes out! enjoy!