A little behind on the pictures for Layney Poo...

He had to open every single one, one at a time and eat the goldfish or rasin out and then move to the next egg...Let's just say that took FOREVER! :)
Raisins!!!

Ridin' together :)

Playing with the train table...yea we aren't very good about waiting till birthdays huh? :)

Easter pic with the fam

Peekin! She really wanted Gauge's! Of course!

Ooooh! What's this?!

Gummy! Isn't she the funniest?!

She went back and forth from silly to gummy! She is always this happy in the morning! It's loads of fun!

My pretty girly girl

My sweets!

Buds!!

No, I'm not having any fun dressing this girly! :)

Bff's! :)

How cute is that hiney! Cute hiney courtesy of Gee...

All dressed up for church....Earrings-check, braclet-check, cute sandals-check, dress and hairband-check....I'm good to go mom! :)

She has a fascination with her hand...so silly!

I love this happy girl!

What? You taking pictures of me? Yeah I'm cute, I know it ;)

My Etsy Store!

Yay! Check out http://www.marlataviano.com/ (she is one of my favorite Christian writers). She mentioned me in her blog today and on her sidebar she has my etsy store! Tara Lou's! I have started trying to sell my signs I paint. Thanks Marla!

And check out Marla's books. I have read 3 of hers and LOVED them. She is hilarious, down to earth, right on the money and her books will have you laughing and totally encouraged!

Crib time...

So it seems the crib is the newest hang out place in the Craver household. No not for sleeping, though I just want to praise the Lord for having such good sleepers!...but no once these munchkins wake from nap they want to play in one of the two cribs together! They don't care which as long as the are rolling around laughing together :) Chris just said the other day, "I'm glad we had them this close; they are buds!" Me too. This short (but sometimes seems long) season of craziness will soon pass and they will be to buds skipping around together. Love it!

So ya'll wanna know what I dream about when I sleep? I dream I am telling the kids, "Hey kids! Ya'll wanna go to the library? Sweet! Hop in the car with your library bags and we are off!" Here they go sweetly with their bags and open the car door, buckle themselves in and smile happily that we are going to the library where they are going to quietly get lots of fun books....lol yes my dreamland...no it's not a vacation to Hawaii or even a huge chocolate cake...hmm wait there might be a chocolate cake when I get home...but alas it is having two kids who understand, talk and get in the car on their own!! hehe Now I know, I know this may not be how it goes exactly or even everytime but a girl can dream right?!

Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE my babies, I LOVE these stages they are in but I can't help but think of the greatness coming one day. Which is nice to think right? I'm seeing greatness coming! :) I do have to say that there is nothing better than seeing a gummy smile when Teagan wakes up or Gauge yelling all kinds of mumbled words because his voice and words are a new thing to him.

You know what I am most thankful for? That God doesn't ever change. He always is the same. He loves us no matter what. Good days, bad days, dull days....He looks down and sees us in every stage and says, "I love her!" What is even more amazing is that He loves us so much He sent His ONLY Son to die just so we might live. Maybe I need to plaster that on post it notes everywhere and then every single moment I live I would live in a way that shows how thankful I am to my amazing Father...

So what are you thankful for and what helps you remember all God has done for you so that you live a life of gratitude everyday? You see I know the truth and I desperately want to live it, just seems its hard sometimes to reflect that in my life, my true gratitude and love for Jesus...What helps you?

Pictures Galore!

We have been busy!

We had a day at the park, two days with Miss NiNi Lou and Easter with the Prescott fam!

We went to the park with my friend Tiffany and her two adorable munchkins, Kaylenn and Tucker. They are so fun and I sure enjoy having a mom friend that is right in the same boat! Good times!!

Lynise also spent two whole days with us before she and her mom went on their Spring Break trip to see Layne. Boy was that a treat! We had such a good time with her. Gauge adores his NiNi Lou and I sure LOVED the help!! I told her I was going to steal her and not let her go on the trip because she was such a help to me and fun to have around :) Thanks NiNi! You are the best in the west!

Then we had Easter hunting early with the Prescott family. We got all of the babies together and it is such a fun age they are all at!! They had fun hunting eggs and of course taking LOTS of pictures :) We loved watching Gauge go right out there and start hunting like he had been doing it all his life! We also loved that he had NO clue what the candy inside was so he would just open the eggs and toss it out! Yay! Mommy sure likes the candy! ;) I wish we could get them together more often because they are at such great play ages! We look forward to seeing you guys soon!

All of them together


Gauge busy busy busy boy!

He was all about the hunting! He went right out and filled his bucket! Totally on a mission and wasn't saving any for anyone! :)



The babies!

Gauge thought he was being real sly and stealing an egg out of Dylans basket. I guess he thought if he kept a straight face looking at us, then we wouldn't see him doing the stealing....lol crack me up!

Happy girl!

Kaylenn- Isn't she the cutest?! You ought to hear her talk! Her voice is the cutest! She cracks me up :)

Bubba lovin' his swing

Tucker- He is one CUTE kid! And so easy going!

Watchin' all the kids

and thinking in her head "One day..one day I will be out there" ;)

Lynise Joy- the best cousin ever! We just call her Aunt NiNi :)

Concentrating with that little tounge out...

Giggling while cooking his hotdogs on the grill :)

My sweets!

Tickled!

Posing in her car...hehe I'll have to duplicate this shot when she is 16 ;)

Randomness...

Here is a bunch of randomness for ya, with photos!

First we got a new camera! I have wanted an SLR for awhile now and we finally got one. I'm super pleased with the quality of the pictures and we are both having fun with it!

Layne came for a visit! We surprised my family and I picked her up from the airport and had them come over and she opened the door instead and yeah, mom screamed....hahaha hilarious! But they were super surprised and we had fun with her! She was coming to spend time with the kiddos since we won't see her again until June :( I love me some Layney Poo!

Teagan is crawling and sat up by herself! Ok I'm just gonna say it, she is gifted...hehe but for real now! She is only 6 1/2 months! She must take after her momma ;) I told Chris she'd be walking at 8 months for sure!

My mom and I sewed another dress for Miss Teagan. I love it but can't find enough time to sew like I want. I definately could use better time management :)

We are throwing a sweet friend a Bridal Shower on Saturday and I'm gonna make cake balls. I'm super excited to see how these come out and taste. I will post pics!

Anyway to post pictures faster on here???

Well that's about all for now. Gauger has a bday coming up next month! 2!!! Where has time gone?! I'm having fun planning, Mickey Mouse this year :)

What up mom?

Yeah I'm cute!

She thinks she is great.

This is one fun kid. I would want to be his friend, he's hilarious!

His favorite things right now are anything with wheels. He LOVES rolling things all around.

Teagan's 2nd dress

Playing together :)

Aunt Layne!!

Front yard work and new flowers :)

I had fun making Gauge and Teagan their Easter pails :)