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A few more for your viewing pleasure...

we are half way through our trip and I will probably post more here than I did at home all year! I love these shots my sister got and how sweet is the first one? Priceless!

sweet peas...

Here are some shots Beth took of my brown eyed girls yesterday. It was a rare sunny afternoon here in the Pacific Northwest and we were loving every minute of it! We are having a blast here, and needless to say my sister is the perfect hostess, though we do miss daddy, very very much. We love you sweetheart, and I know you'll love these pictures...see you soon!

Merry merry Christmas from us Cooks' We are so enjoying this wonderful season, and hope you are doing the same!
These are some of the family photographs my sister took of us recently, and I just love them. Believe it or not our first REAL family photo! I saw Amy and Matts gorgeous family picture and got to work planning one of our own.
Thank you sister for your time, energy and talent. Love you!

The girls loooved Maui, & I know Emma appreciated the fact that she didn't have to wear much clothing, or shoes for that matter. She hates layers and the shoe/sock combo nearly sends her over the edge some mornings. So, needless to say she was a happy girl in the wardrobe department.
Sweet Naomi, our little hula pie! She really did love this little get up, we literally had strangers walking by wanting to take pictures of her, like she was a tourist attraction. Anyway, she didnt mind and is really starting to become a little ham. (wonder where she gets that;>)

FINALLY!!! I tried to post these pictures in Maui!! Blogger has been pretty stubborn, but here they are...our first day at the beach. This is actually right in front of our hotel, and in my opinion the best beach on Maui, especially for the little ones!
We seriously had an amazing time, surfing, spending time together and watching our girls fall in love with our Maui too! Someday (hopefully soon) we'll live here! more pictures to come...

Check this out!
It's news I'm most proud to proclaim, this extraordinary Message of God's powerful plan to rescue everyone who trusts him, starting with Jews and then right on to everyone else! God's way of putting people right shows up in the acts of faith, confirming what Scripture has said all along: "The person in right standing before God by trusting him really lives." Romans 1:16-17- Josh and I saw this at church a couple of sundays back and thought it was MOST DEFINETELY worth sharing!

Since I am on a role here, I think I'll keep it up. One thing about blogging is it keeps me taking pictures of the girls, documenting the "every day" occurences which I think will be the most fun to remember 20 years down the road!

I really think these two are beginning to look more and more alike, I'm thinkin its in the eyes!

tiny dancer

Bishop's
I thought this one was so cute with her hair sticking up like that. She inherited that from her daddy, we call it the "rooster tail."

Josh actually got stuck in that slide for a few minutes.(awww, how sweet.)

So much fun at the pumpkin farm! There is almost nothing better than watching my husband be a father to our girls, and seeing them enjoy this place like I always do is so sweet! We carved that ginormous pumpkin you see Josh and Emma bringing back from the patch, and have started putting out a few fall decorations... love these traditions that make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

You Belong in Rome

You're a big city soul with a small town heart Which is why you're attracted to the romance of Rome Strolling down picture perfect streets, cappuccino in hand And gorgeous Italian people - could life get any better?

What City Do You Belong In?

I've got travel on the brain, so its a good thing I'm leaving for Maui in less than 2 weeks! 10 days in paradise what could be more relaxing? We are staying at a great resort, and I am soooo looking forward to it! Please do say a prayer for us though, that everyone stays healthy! Our last vacation we planned to take in Cancun had to be cancelled because Naomi came down with an unexplainable 104 degree fever:<
Well Fall has definetely arrived here in sunny California! There is a slight chill in the air and we've planned our first trip to the pumpkin farm on Monday. I do love this time of year, but I am sad that summer is already over. The warm weather suits me best, good thng (hopefully) I'll be soaking up the sun in less than 10 days! Maui here we come...and some day soon...ROME!!

I know I already posted this video some time ago, but I wanted to share again. Lately I've been thinking about my Emma and how fast she is growing ( a little too fast in my opinion) I so wish I could keep her little a little longer. The girl is 4 1/2 and it literally seems like yesterday I took this video, she was only two with her cute pageboy haircut and those fancy dance moves that just keep getting fancier. She is such a treasure, my heart, and I am so grateful to God for entrusting us with her life. Love you my angel face.