Our first trip to Lion Country Safari! Our friends Kathy and her daughter Elizabeth came along for the ride too!! The kids were all about it!

Pitstop on the side of a GA road. Acorns and red leaves were the catch of our eye :)

Trick or Treat 2012! Luke the Dophin and Ava the Ghost :)

Luke's preschool halloween party!

Pumpkin Patch 2012

Pumpkin Carving 2012

Gator #2!! 10ft 3inchs!!!

My first Gator!! 9ft in length! Whoohoooo!! My nerves are shot, but I think i did a good job. Luke said he was sooo proud of me, and so was Zach of course ;0)  Kudos for Mommy!!

Bennet Springs,Missouri 2012

Family time in Minnesota 2012

Luke's first day of Pre-K!!

Rylie Bay Turns One!!

Visiting the Renberg's in Charleston, SC

Another good visit at the Dentist for Luke!!

4th of July 2012

Jimmy and Katy's Wedding Day June 23, 2012

Minnesota Children's Museum 2012

Jimmy and Katy's Rehearsal and dinner

Luke, Baron, Ava, Rylie -2012

Happy Father's Day 2012!

Happy 1st Birthday Ava Pearl!! A fun poka dot party with lots of family and friends!

Luke's  preschool program. He grew so much this year. On to VPK (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten)!!

Luke Singing Baby Beluga Song

Brother and Sister

Bathing Beauty

Easter in Charleston, SC

Luke celebrates "4" in South Carolina too!

Baby Killdear eggs that caught Luke's eye. Momma bird is trying to act like she is hurt so Luke gets away form her eggs. He is just pointing with the stick, not really bothering them :)

All boy....

Luke turns 4 in Iowa! Aunti Rachel made an awesome gator cake!

Lunch with family

Pool Day!

Luke's perfect rainbow!

Ava's first try with corn on the cobb! Less messy her way :)

Luke turns 4 and Ava is 1 !!!

Ava at 9months! She has 2 teeth on the bottom and 4 coming in at the same time on top! She has mastered crawling and is working on standing up "on everything"! :)