Daddy wrestling with his girls
Chilly day at Missouri Botanical Garden (MoBot)
Noni and her girls at MoBot
Brave Bethie crossing the rope bridge
Noni's first in-person sighting of a cardinal
Fun on the swing
Princess Bethie
Hannah "building" at a Thrivent event
Learning about Habitat for Humanity
Making her own blueprint
Riding the train at City Museum
Ball pit at City Museum
Don the sumo wrestler at City Museum
Hannah in a skip loader at the Magic House
More construction at the Magic House
Construction foreman Bethie
It goes here!
Dancing to Yankee Doodle at the Magic House
Bethie and buddy Mia
Springfest on seminary campus
Bouncy house obstacle course
Whee!
Bethie's first foray onto a bouncy house - she wouldn't go without Daddy
Climbing the ladder like a champ
Hi Mom!
Hannah's school field trip to St. Louis Zoo
Turtles at Kirkwood Park
Hannah's preschool class (she's just to the left of the middle post)
Playing at Kirkwood Park
Vroom Vroom!
Worm cupcakes for Hannah's 5th birthday party (bug theme)
Butterfly cupcakes
Happy 5th birthday to Hannah!
Yum! (or should we say Yuck!?)
Birthday gift - princess dress-up
Her real birthday - May 19, 2009
Bethie being Bethie
Baby Noah - 38 1/2 weeks.
Noah was born 6 days later
Spaghetti Factory for my 32nd birthday
Grammies and her girls
At St. Louis' Union Station
Stained glass window at Union Station
Noah's bed (this is what made labor real to me - seeing this bed and knowing that soon our baby would be laid in it)
My bed (though I spent most of labor out of bed, sitting on the birthing ball)
He's here - welcome Noah!
Get me outta here!
Proud Daddy
Daddy and his brood
Grammies and Noah
Noah in the nursery
One day old
Trying to get a photo of Noah's gigantic feet
Ready to go home
Bethie playing in the pool
Our neighbor hoped his middle name was Zark (get it?). If he ever complains that his middle name is Cornelius, we'll just remind him that it could have been Zark. That should quiet him down!
Hannah's dear friend Allie. Her family has since moved away from seminary and we miss them already.
Sisters enjoying a relaxing day by the pool
They were so cute together!