Izzabella ~ 3 Days Old ~ Photo-shoot!

The Ayotte family on day 3 of Izzabella's life!

Awe ...

Look what a miracle we made!

Mommy's Love

What a couple of beauties!

Daddy's love

Izzabella

What an angel she is!!!

And she cooperated SO WELL for Grandma's camera!!!

Grandma Deb

Meet Our Granddaughter!!!

God sent down an angel from heaven above

to fill our family with miraculous LOVE!

Izzabella June Ayotte

July 26, 2009

7 lbs. 4 oz. & 20 inches long

Born to Cassidy & Luke

Of course I have taken LOTS of pictures already ~ she is the most perfect, amazing angel you have ever seen!!! I'll post more at another time ~ need to rest up now for when she comes home to her home tomorrow!!!

God is Great, Life is Good,

and New Babies are Miraculous!!!

Grandma Deb (!!!!!!!)

Might have some action starting!

Just another baby Ayotte update ~ 5 days overdue now ~ if she hasn't had it by Monday they will induce on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Today it is looking like maybe this baby is gonna be stubborn enough (like his or her Momma?!?!?!?) that they may want to make their entrance on the 26th so they don't have to share a birthday with the close relatives! (Luke's is Monday, Jenna's is Tuesday, Janet's is Wednesday...) She is having what the OB nurse says really looks to be like the start of labor today ~ we'll see, as they thought this a week ago also, but this is different she says. So I am showered & packed & just waiting to hear I should head to Pierre!
Will keep you posted!
Deb

Some Colby Sue Pics Edited!

Here is Colby when she was 3 and then again in the same pose when she was 17!

Just all pics that have been edited in some way! FUN!

Deb

Baby Ayotte Update

Well, Cassidy's due date was yesterday ... no baby Ayotte yet!

Just thought I'd give you an update! She is certainly ready!

As soon as he or she arrives I will certainly get the info out there!!!

Deb

Colby's Senior Pics ~ Mom Style!

My Baby Girl is Gonna be a SENIOR already!!!!!

So we went out on Friday last week & I took a ton of photos of her around the place! We had SUCH a fun time! She is a natural 'poser', very photogenic, and has lots of good ideas herself!!! Our Colby Sue!!!

Of course we used the new retaining wall for a background on some ...

And there is nothing like the old weathered barn door on the east side of our barn for a background!
We had a nice little breeze that was kinda cool for the pics ...

Is that my sassy girl there?!?!?

This shows the mood of the day & the fun we had!

This was down by Tucker's house ~ next to the old Bus' house, where Rich & Gladys lived in their early married years ...

Here too ~ she could like, be a model couldn't she?!?!?

Peek-a-boo!!!
I like this one too ... looks so thoughtful ...

Kickin her heels up in the alfalfa!

There she goes ... on her way to what her future holds ...

My little model again ...

So she doesn't forget where she lives!!!!!!!!!

The road to home ....

Again ... she's all growing up ....

We decided the correct description of her hair color would be 'wheat'!

We had such a fun time doing this! Will do it again in the winter with snow pics I'm hoping. She will go get some taken professionally too in a few weeks here. If you are on facebook I posted 85 of the ones we took this day on there (there is more room for all of those on there) so take a look at them all if you haven't already!

My next big photo ops will be the grandbaby when he or she arrives & Chancie & Aaron engagement pics! Really looking forward to both of those!

Deb

4th of July Smith Reunion

Fireworks at Philip after the rain stopped on the night of the 3rd

Look at all those Smiths! 7 of the 9 kids were there with members of their families - I am behind the camera and Kendra isn't there from work yet!

Chancie & Aaron at the 4th of July family reunion

The girl cousins - the 1st generation - that were together for the weekend. Stephanie, Larissa, Trena, Colby, Chancie, Kendra, Kannan, Tonya, Lariann, Lindsey

Our family - all there but Cassidy & Luke

Arlie and Stephanie & Lance & Blaze & Braden

Colleen & Ken and Jeff & Tamie & Whitney & Riley

Janet & Kenny and Kendra & Jason & Alexa and Kannan

Joyce & Ed and Trena & Don and Tonya & Cory & baby Trinity

Larry & Linda and Lindsey & Matt and Larissa & Joe & Randen and Lariann & Zack

Steve & Roxie and Justin's girls - Kelcie & Kylie and John's son - Tristen

The peaceful river that we floated down several times

The big group of us heading out to float the river on Saturday afternoon

The trek from the pickup to the river with the tubes

Lincoln ready for the 2 hour tour!

Colby & Whitney were floating partners for the day!

There's alot of Smiths in that water!

Tucker & Grandpa Rich in a fun conversation

The gathering spot under the tarps - yeah, that's where all the food was too!

The girls all spun their sparklers in the darkness!

Hope you all had an awesome Independence Day!!!
Deb