just a few pictures

Here's a picture of me 1/2 way done!!! Man, this one is going so much faster than Carter's did. She (we think Savannah Avery) is an active little thing. She's always kicking me. It makes me a little scared for what she is going to be like when she finally arrives.

Carter loves his "Melmo" chair... finally. It took him a month to warm up to it but now he will take his books and go read in it. Or go watch Melmo in it. So cute.

The one of him in the camo pants is just a funny picture of him. I don't know if he learned that from watching me do Yoga or if he just does it on his own. Isn't he just the cutest little boy around?

We just wanted to put some recent pictures on the blog so we could brag little more about Carter... since I don't do that enough, right? Love you all, Jen

A Few Moments from the Life of Evelyn

Hello everyone! Here is our little cheese ball! She is so much fun and has adjusted beautifully to having a baby sister. She is much more gentle with Hannah and really loves her. She asked me this morning "love baby Hannah momma?" she was asking if I loved her. I told her I did and asked if she did, she said "Yup, I do. She's very cute."
The other day Evelyn was playing by herself and talking. We overheard her say "Hannah, you making my bonkers!" I tell her she's making me go bonkers when she's driving me nuts, so she told Hannah the same thing!
She also likes to say "Oh goodness child" (she gets that one from Ben) and sometimes as we enter the room where she is she says "Come in my child" (that one is from the Little Mermaid).
She asks to wear that orange dress everyday. She loves to show her friends her beautiful dress. She's a goose and we sure love her!
We love all of you and look forward to the next time we'll see you!
Love,
Jess and fam

Giggle Girl attempt #2

Some more of the girlies

Evelyn and Hannah love it when Ben reads them stories

Such a proud big sister and a content little one
Evelyn is singing a little song in the next one

We are getting lots of smiles from Hannah
This is Evelyn's "Oh my goodness!" face (Usually made after she or Hannah has a little toot!)

Dancing Hannah

It's A......

GIRL!!! We went to the doctor today and she was sitting spread eagle for the world to see that she is proud to be a little girl. We are SO SO SO excited. Carter's excited too because now he knows he'll be the favorite grandson until at least September... who am I kidding... he'll always be the favorite! :) So, we need some help with names. We would love your vote on your favorite names. Please keep in mind that we love all these names so only tell us the ones you like. Don't tell us you think they are ugly, k? Your votes will count for something... not a lot, but something. :) Here are our top 4 names in no particuar order.
Savannah
Avery (call her Ava)
Londyn
Adelyn (pronounced like Madelyn without the M)

So, tell us what you think, k? We are so excited that Evelyn and Hannah will have a new friend. Love you all, Bryan, Jen, Carter, and Hermette

Heaven in Cedar

Sleeping Beauty

Evelyn has recently aquired a taste for throwing snowballs at her parents. This is her winding up for her famous curveball

I can't think of many things that Evelyn enjoys more than playing in the snow. Needless to say, she was thrilled when we got back from AZ and found that 18 inces had fallen the night before!

"Sisters, sisters, never were there such adorable sisters"

"Ham and Cheese"

(Hannah = ham because she's now a whopping 10 pounds and Evelyn= cheese because, well, does it really need an explanation?

Just a couple of photos from 2006

Matt and I hiking "A" mountain at ASU
Matt's Graduation
Christmas Time!!





SURPRISE! This is what Natalie will probably look like in about 8 or so months! There will be an addition to the Backus family at the begining of Semptember! Shhh!Please keep it quite until March, we want to wait before we start telling other people but we wanted you guys to know about it! Love Matalie and Clifford:)