Happy Birthday Aliyah!

I cannot believe our princess Ali is 3 years old! She is the ultimate girly girl, so we decided to throw a princess party. Lucky for us grandma and grandpa were here for the party too. (otherwise it would have been crazy for me to try and do this with a new baby). Here are all the beautiful princesses!
Ali opening her gifts.... lots of fun stuff!
I think she is happy with the all the pink, purple and princess presents!
Her favorite part was the cupcakes and hearing everyone sing to her. She LOVES to be the center of attention!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALIYAH!!!!! You are so loved!

More pictures of baby Ty

Ty is almost one week old! Here are some recent pictures....

Welcoming Ty Craig Skinner

Ty Craig Skinner

7lbs 4 ounces

19 1/2 inches long








Hes finally here! Everything went so well. I was induced on my due date September 8th and we were lucky to have grandma and grandpa in town to help with the kids. I was started on pitocin at 8am and had Ty at 4:30pm. I was dilated to a 10 at about 4:15, so once it was time to push... it was quick! A small scary part was the cord was around his neck when he came out, but after a few seconds, we heard his first cry. I cannot believe how precious and tiny he is. He is a good baby so far and perfect in every way. I am excited to welcome him to our family. We love you Ty!

Face painting

We went to the State Fair again this year and had a blast with the kids. Their favorite part was getting their faces painted. They were so excited and wished it could stay on forever!

Baby Shower

A while ago my sister in law and good friends threw me a baby shower. It was so fun to take time out to celebrate baby Ty and get everything ready. I have such a great support system up here and feel very lucky to have such wonderful people in my life!


Here is Ty's room all set up. I cant wait for him to come, only a few more days now! I will be induced on my due date, Wednesday Sept. 8th, if he hasnt come before then.

So you think you can dance?

Ali started her dance class today. It was the cutest thing Ive ever seen! She has the greatest teacher and her best friend and cousin Libby is in there too. She was in HEAVEN.

Here she is in her tap shoes. She wanted nothing to do with the ballet shoes when we were shopping, so I just said ok. Then after she was the only little girl in the class without ballet shoes on, she came out and said "Mommy I need ballerina shoes"

Meeting cousin Jake

Here is a priceless shot of my sister and I pregnant together. We kept saying we needed to take at least one belly shot of us before she had baby Jake. We took this and that very night she went into labor. That was close!

Here is the cute new family! Brooke is the only person I know who had an easy time getting pregnant, didnt get sick, looked perfect the whole time, and had an easy delivery. Oh and she slipped her regular jeans on a few days later. She did AMAZING and Im so proud of her!
It was so good for my kids to meet Jake and see what this baby stuff is all about.