Pictures and Videos

Easter Sunday

princesses

coloring eggs with Gabrielle

cute chicks

we made Easter cupcakes at school

Noelle and Daniel "working together"

ready for school

bedtime stories

look at me Mom!!

fairy princess

Tasty

Mother's day at Ballet

Mothers day 2011

Samara Sadie

Noelle Nicole

twirling

here comes the moon!!

noses

being silly

Mommy peek-a-boo

Mother's day memories

ridin' high

shoulder swinging

my leg hurts!

Reading stories

Marla's HAPPY box!

fishin' sisters

birthday pancakes

Samara picked out our outfits

Ballet gear

help opening presents

singing Happy Birthday

sister ride

so fancy

It's my turn to wash...Mommy sure hopes this is still the fight in 10 years!

I picked it out myself

I want one!

sweet puppy

cooling off

sure there's room

My big sister is so cool

This ROCKS!!!

wrinkle noses

Family at Pacific City

Pacific City sand dune

mmmmm good

Getting so big

giggles with Gramma Oregon

Flower girls

Wedding Party

Kayaking with Aunt Emily

Throwing rocks with Uncle Ben

Spectacular day hiking Beaver Lake Trail

Hiking in Sitka with Uncle Aaron

AAHHH raspberry iced tea with Grampa 'laska

puzzles with Nana

doesn't get much better than this!

Trampoline memories

fun in the mud

I'm sure I can take one more step!

fishing from the pirate ship

Driving lessons

on the Pirate ship

BEAR!!!

Story time with Nana

giggles with Aunt Heather

snuggle time with Grampa 'laska

sharing at Homer Christian Church

family worship time

mmmmm tasty beaters

Mommy's shoes

silly sisters

waiting for a bite

Watching Brazil in the world cup

OMS Brazil missionary family

Pastor Elias's family

Sunday Morning snack time

Micah Preaching

 

 

flower appreciater

Look at this flower Samara just picked.

Great card! She even drew tulips.

Swinging with my girls

Finger painting an ocean

Bubble wrap and paint! Two of my favorite things

Mommy is really brave (or crazy)

Hey little fishies

Just back from the moon

Pink is my signature color

Swinging with my girls

One of MANY groups

Pastor Elias and his wife that we visited

On the road again

Amigos Edson and Sandro

Fishermen on the river at Sunset

All day long it's somebody's birthday!

Auntie Bia and Uncle Diogo came to my party

free ride

Once upon a time...

Water!!!

I totally LOVE this

Now this is the way to clean house

understudy

cookin' up trouble

Kim and I at the tea farm gardens

Tea picker at a beautiful tea farm outside of Nairobi

I swear we got dressed for safari in different "tents!"

Roughing it in our "tented" camp

Masai Giraffes

in the shadow of Kilimanjaro

The ending of a magical day

Unique Baobab trees of Africa

an afternoon at the pool

Mamba cottage, home to Marla, Rachelle, Molly and Becka...Oh and Kasim who pretty much lived in our kitchen and created the most spetacular meals ever!

BEST destination wedding ever!

A night to remember...

Loading the moving truck- Totally amazing that everything fit!!!

We unloaded everything in the covered porch area

slowly unpacking boxes- kitchen

swinging sisters

moving celebration churrasco

celebration dessert

our "Princesses"

making birthday cupcakes

Happy 1st birthday Noelle!

Samara "helping" open presents

birthday chairs from Auntie Gwen

splishing and splashing

I LOVE THE WATER!!!

fun at the park

"teeter totter with Diogo and Bia

Samara watching a Capivara

R.O.U.S???

best way to spend a 105 degree evening

Mommy loves her helpers

Samara and Isabella

Samara and Isabella friends again

Dancing after Church

I'm going faster and faster

Playing with Auntie Gwen

Happy Birthday Anna Maria

swiming Anna Maria's birthday

picking pasion fruit

New little friend

I'm the white one...

relaxing with Daddy

view from my kitchen window

out with friends

Brazilain see sawer

too muddy to swing

not quite as "safe" as we've gottn used to

tire swinging

Playing at the park

Here is our family at the Oregon coast with Marla's parents last week.

Here is a short video of Noelle starting to walk

glorious day

faster Daddy

ready to play

playing is hard work

relaxing ride

Merry Christmas

Brothers

Sitting on Santa Samara’s lap

Our family at the Pacific

Just eatin' some sand

concentration

Marla with a cranky baby walking back from the Pacific

Samara with Grwamaaw playin' in the sand

BIGGEST toothbrush ever

Creating

clay is cool

light table

loving sisters

Ordering a burger

proud shopper

YEAH Slide

water fun

splish splash

tasty ducky

Here's a shot of Samara and her "pwrojects" with Noelle chuggin some Juice in the background

I guess it's true, kids are our little mirrors!

Good friends that we went to visit in Spokane, WA

The girls in their landry basket car, pictured with the car engine behind

This video is of Samara singing one of her favorite songs: “Don’t put your finger in your nose.”

we did this together

hot tub fun

lil’ giraffe

TWO maamaws

ready for the creepy carnival

on the go

stoy time

ring around the rosie

Gramma's girl

See how Samara reacted when her Grandmother suprised her with a visit.

I made this year to document the year that we’ve been in the United States

Relaxing Ride

Ready to Play

Faster Dady