Happy Father's Day Ryan {2012}

We love and miss you so much Daddy! Hope you have a great Father's Day even though we are so far away. Here are some video's that the girls made before we left Pittsburgh!

Enjoy!

When I ask her what Daddy does at work, I'm pretty sure she said "things" but I didn't understand her {obviously}. And then she pretty much gets hung up on milk the last half of the video.
She loves and misses you though. 

Sarah was so excited to make this for you. I told her she had to keep it a secret, and I'm impressed she kept it this long. She had so much fun making your Father's day advent and putting the surprises all around the house. She is becoming more and more of a Daddy's girl each day.

Zak misses and loves you too... he is just too little to tell you so himself.

I'm so grateful for you Sweetie. Thank you for being such a wonderful husband, father and friend. We all hope that you have a great Father's Day, even though we are so very far away from you this year.

Happy Father's Day!
XOXO
Lizzie, Sarah, Abby & Zak

Chew on this!

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible to get a picture of this lil' fella with out his hands in his mouth.

See evidence below.

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Exhibit C

Exhibit D

Chances of getting a clear shot of Zak?

Hopeless! Cute, but absolutely hopeless!

Sweet Abby

Oh this little girl...

She is definitely my strong willed child.

I guess she has more of my personality type... and sometimes our stubbornness conflicts.

But she is such a happy, giggly little girl.

There is nothing I love more than to see her little face light up and listen to her giggle.

She loves to make me smile, and that I am grateful for. 

I took these pictures because her hair was so straight and pretty after we dried it... but once we got downstairs... it had already had a tousled I've-been-rolling-around-on-the-floor-and-jumping-on-the-couch look. It is really in right now, didn't you know?

One thing that has been really difficult is potty training Abby. I'm already forgetting all of the details, but her little independent personality made it very hard (plus having a newborn baby didn't help... yes, I nursed Zak several times sitting on the ledge of the bathtub). I'm so glad that we are mostly past it, and can consider her potty trained (with occasional accidents). 

Written: 08-30-2012 

Mr. Blue Eyes (for the moment)

Lil' Zak was just so sweetly laying on the floor as I was doing... something, who knows, probably cleaning up after something...

He loves watching his little hands. 

Practicing opening and closing them and wiggling all of his fingers. 

 Such a focused little look. 

The lighting was just so sweet when I stepped over him two or three times I had to run down and grab my camera.

I'm blogging this months later, but look how blue his little eyes are here.

Oh Mr. Zak, you are definitely a wonderful source of sunshine!

Snuggle Buds

Sometimes in the late afternoon, before it is time to end our playdate the girls love to snuggle under a blanket together and watch a show (usually the Backyardigans). 

They always looks so cute all snuggled up together.

What sweet lil' friends. 

Silly Superheros

Oh how I love these kiddos.

Orange

I love this lil' outfit. 

{and the lil' fella in it...}