Jill is 1½!

I took the girls to Portrait Innovations today for a photo shoot. I thought I could combine Christmas pics, Jill's 1½ year pics and Lexi's 4 year pics into one trip! We survived... with tears from Lexi of course. Even bribery doesn't work anymore. Oh well, at least we got a few good ones. Here are a few of my favorites (see the rest on facebook).

They Got Me Good!

This past weekend, we went to mom and dad's for what I thought was a family picture session with my good friend from high school, Kim. Little did I know that she was just helping my family out with a huge surprise early birthday party for me! It was great! My dad rented a karaoke machine and many family members and friends were waiting at mom and dad's house for us when we returned from our photo shoot. I had absolutely NO IDEA! It was a great time and we had a lot of fun. My girls really like to ham it up with a microphone. Then, to close the weekend, my brother Ben gave the sermon at dad's church on Sunday morning. Great message and good job for your first ever sermon, Benny! So proud of you! Enjoy the pictures.