Baby Baron VanHilsen

My little sister gave birth today at 4:01pm to baby Baron. We are so happy he is finally here! 7 pounds 14 oz and 21 inches! She always has the tall thin babies. Her first child, Beya, was there for all the excitement. She kept saying "push mom, push". I had her off to the side though so she didn't see any of the "real" birthing stuff. But I lifter her up to see Barons head coming through and she said "mommy owie". So I explained that mommy didn't hurt because the nurse gave her medicine. And afterwards she said "baby"! So she knows her little brother is here:) We are all excited. Congratulations to mommy, daddy, Beya, and baby!

Daddy and baby
Big boy! (certain parts blurred out!)
Bis sis Beya
Mommy and baby
Cutting the cord

Just Married

My sister Cami got married this last weekend to Mark. It was so beautiful! I wish I could post all of the pictures but there was about 100 of them. 

Can you believe how grown up Cohen looks!! Look at that little tie.

This is at the rehearsal dinner. Beya is entertaining baby Cohen. Who knows what she is doing...but Cohen likes it.
Awww....Cami and mark newly married.
Cohen lookin sharp in his slacks and tie.
Beya is soooo cute.

The Fingerprint Bandit

One beautiful day I went outside to snap a few pics of our yard. Wasn't out there very long, but now that our house is pretty much baby proofed and Cocoa is quite content and even a "good boy" on his own, i felt it was safe. So you could imagine my surprise when the little toot was trying to pull himself up on our table. The kid can't even hardly crawl and he is bound determined to get up on those feet. I snapped the pic before he knew I was there. 

Then he saw me....
...and tried to give me the "I'm a smooth guy" look. 
He is growing SO much of a personality! Just today his Grandma Carol babysat while I helped Noah at work. She gave him juice in a bottle and the rest of the night it was like "who stole my baby and replaced him with a gremlin"!? The kid wouldn't sit still. I think he is calming down now though. Sorry Grandma Carol...haha...had to post it!

Water in Arizona!?

Yes! We now have water on our dehydrated plants. Noah didn't want to leave any leaf out of the water party so he went to Target and Home Depot and cleared them out. Noah spent his Sunday planting over 60 of the water hungry shrubs and ground cover to make our home a tropical paradise. We will see how this dry hot summer treats our new babies when 110 degrees hits. 

Cami's Bachelorette Party!!!

The Bachelorette...

Here is my car all decked out:

We actually had three cars decorated!

She earned over $100 for this game!!!! 

This had to be one of the funnest nights! I have never been to a real bachelorette party. Who knew you could have so much fun without alcohol!?

The girls having fun!              Cami opening presents

more presents                       Oh yes we did:)

They wanted to be like us     Even preggers had fun at the sex shop!

Namaste

My mothers Yoga Bday was very relaxing. It was so nice to have all the girls there. 90 minutes of meditation and relaxation! Wow. It really works! We were all relaxed and hungry afterwards! So we had a nice family dinner:) Happy Bday Mom!

A Cleaner Line

Finally some curbing. Hopefully sprinklers and a drip system will follow soon. We are trying to keep our plants alive and apparently they need water for that:p

Cami's Bridal Shower

Today we decided to sit in our backyard and unwind. It was such a beautiful end to a hectic day. So I layed out a blanket and got the camera out and this is what we came up with.  I love moments like these...

Diet Coke Explosion

I guess the top shelf of our refrigerator gets a little chilly cause we heard a huge "POP" one day and I was like "Noah, did something in our refrigerator fall?". So he opened it to check and this is what we saw...

...trust me it was ALL over our fridge...
...and this is what noah looked like...
....and this is just part of the fridge taken out...