Family Pictures from February

 These were pictures taken the day before my birthday back in February.  I can't remember if it was last year or the year before when we decided that part of my birthday celebration on or around it is taking a family photo.  It has been fun going to a fun spot on or around my birthday and the best part of it all is having the photos after all is said and done.
Last year we went on a hike which ended up being more intense then we thought, hikers looked at us funny as we were all dressed up pushing kids in a stroller through the rocky and hilly desert.
This year we really didn't have much time, just a few hours in the morning so we decided to take the pictures in our backyard by our lemon tree.  One of our favorite things about our house that we are renting is that it has a lemon tree! This last year it was full of lemons! I love how pretty it looks, and love even more the fruit it gives us.  We've taken lemons to many people, Alden has sold lemons and lemonade, I've found you can add lemon zest to almost anything, and we usually have had a warm lemon honey drink most mornings.  With all of that our freezer is full of lemon zest and juice that we have saved and we're still getting lemons..even though I think we've just about come to the end of our lemon season.  The new ones are on their way though..so we won't be without lemons for too long.

 Alden our big boy.  Every day when I look at him I am amazed at how big he is and how much he is grow.

 All three boys together, can't even express how much joy these boys bring me each and every day!

 This first picture of Calvin makes him look so grown up but the second is how I see him, my sweet little happy snugly boy.

 We only had a short time to take these pictures and the only time we did have was during this little guys nap, he did a pretty good job though making it through.  He was having a hard time but once we gave him a lemon to hold everything was better!  Benson loves being outside and he loves eating the produce we grow.  I have had a hard time finding anything that this little guy will eat but usually he will be willing to eat at least one of spinach leaves, peppermint leaves, and a strawberry while he is outside as long as he picks them himself.