Daphne is ONE!!!!

My little baby turned one today!!! We've had a lot of hype leading up to this month, mostly because Zachary's birthday is next week, and we sure lived up to it today :) We started the morning by opening some presents. Daphne got to open some presents from Grandma and Grandpa Johnson, and she loved them. Of course, Zachary had to help her, but she was okay with that.

We let Zachary open one too because he was feeling left out

Next we blew up some balloons

Zachary had a great time throwing them down the stairs

After that I tried to do a photo shoot. It didn't work as well as I hoped, but I still got some cute ones

Daphne LOVES listening to music

Here is my princess in her birthday crown

There are all sorts of ways to wear it such as bandit syle...

...and gansta style! Happy Birthday Sweetheart, we love you!!!

New Camera!!

I've been wanting a nice camera for a while now, and I finally bit the bullet and got one! I'm tired of point and shoots that take forever to capture a picture, and by the time they do my kids are completely out of the shot. Everyone I talk to say that you have to get a D-SLR, and I've always wanted to learn more about photography, so here's my chance! I haven't had a chance to learn much about it so for now I'm using it as a point and shoot, but here's some fun pictures that I took on Saturday:

Cami and her two girls

Kenzie is two days younger than Daphne

We tried to take one year pics of the girls, and they kind of worked...

They don't quite get the hugging concept yet...

Valentine's

My mom has a Valentine's Day party every year, and we have a blast! This year the theme was conversation hearts, and since I have no clothes with hearts on them I decided to make my own. It was worth it because I won the costume prize. :)

We played Twister, which I haven't played forever.

We weren't exactly playing by the rules, but I think that Matthew won...

Then we played memory, which I definitely lost

And then we played Family Feud. "A hundred stupid people on the internet were polled...."

Another picture that I'll probably get killed for posting, but hey, she posed for it!

On Valentine's Day, Neil and I had a romantic dinner after the kids went to bed. We made Fillet Mignon and ate on our china, which we hardly ever get to use. It wasn't anything special, but it was nice to just be together.

February Catch-up

Since it is now March and the kid's birthdays are right around the corner, I guess I'd better get caught up on February. We didn't do very much during February because it was pretty cold and the kids were sick, but I did manage to get a few good pictures.

Grammy Johnson visited at the beginning of February, and Zachary loved having her around.

Apparently we're starting her early!

Grammy bought the girls these cute outfits

I tried to take some 11 month pictures of Daphne, but they didn't really work out...

She's probably going to kill me someday, but I thought this was an awesome mug shot!!

There were a few warm days in February, and we took full advantage of them!

I just LOVE these pigtails!