finally, i am making myself SIT DOWN and update this silly blog! i will say, with this update, the words will be lacking, but the pics will get you up-to-date on all of the latest happenings!
Happy Halloween 2012!
the cutest frog prince and princess you will ever see!

school party with friend Belle
enjoying a little trick-or-treating
the day after Halloween, Max ended up in the hospital with croup. it was such a scary time! after only one night in the hospital, he got to come home.
10 months old!
biggest snowfall so far!
my 40th birthday
thanksgiving at papa and doodle's
my little Christmas helper
our annual Christmas pic with our tree
ginger bread house decorating - holly and jack won the prize for best decorators!
cindy and evie were quite a team!
hope was serious!
11 months!
Christmas baking
a special visit from Santa on the the 23rd
ringing the bell for the Salvation Army
Max and Austin - Christmas Eve
Christmas morning
Christmas with the Hinz family - traditional pic!
New Years Eve at the Smith House
the annual New Years Eve Charades game
Christmas with the Morris Family
PaPa and Max
"criss-cross, applesauce, spiders in your hair"
Hampton, Evie and Sallie
max's birthday breakfast
Max's Bowtie Bash!
"would you like a bow tie?"
Alex, Max and Maria
Evie's 6th Birthday!
We celebrated with a super fun bowling party with special friends!
a weekend visit with Evie's classroom guinea pigs - Gizmo and Scruffy. Scruffy was the only one that wanted to come out and play...

Valentine's Day!
four wheeling with Dad at the Ranch
so, that's all I've got. i am really lacking in creative juices today, so i will just celebrate that this blog is back up to speed and now it will not seem SO out of date. here's to hoping i will be better at keeping it up! until next time!