Our little guy is ONE...

It is so hard to believe how fast life is spinning right now.  It seems that it was just yesterday that we were caring for a newborn, searching for a house, living in friends basements.  But, wait!  That was a FULL YEAR AGO.  Our little Uriah turned 1 in June and I popped over to the blog only to realize that I have not updated it since 2012.  So sad.  I probably have no one looking here for updates, but I wanted to keep one for myself if no one else.  Amelia is going to be entering the 1st grade in just a few weeks and she is so smart and full of an internal desire to learn and conquer.  Aliza is 4 1/2 and as full of as much rambunctious energy as possible, but she is sweet and loving as can be.  And, Uriah.  Oh, sweet boy.  He keeps us laughing and smiling and cuddling around here all day long.  Until he screams.  I think the neighbors must hear him! 

Photo update

Once a month seems about right for a mom of 3...right?  I am trying to keep updates for those of you far away :)  But, a Kindergartner, a preschooler and a still nursing baby keep me quite busy!  Here is an update through pictures of our fall.

playing in the leaves

my big 6 year old

blue eyes

4 months!

I'm a pumpkin and I know it :)
 

Colorado Balloon Classic...

It is now a family tradition!  2 years in a row :)  We missed Grandma Lewis getting up to go with us this year for sure...but we had great weather and only had to get up early one morning this year!  And of course we had a new addition with us to experience the fun.  I think this may be the first picture of all 5 of us taken. It isn't the best but I treasure the photos with the whole family.

 family of 5!

 Daddy and the kiddos...do Aliza and Uriah look alike or what?

 Mommy and her big girl!

Good Morning sunshine! 

Hope we make it again next year :)

Announcing...Uriah!

Does anyone even read this thing anymore?  I am not a blogger by nature and the absolute chaos of our lives in the last year has definitely hindered the progress on this blog.  But I would like to share Uriah with you.  We had a beautiful baby boy on June 4, 2012.  He was 8 lbs. 15 oz!  He went unnamed for 7 days as we were both apparently certain that we would have another girl.  We packed up our home and moved to Eagle Lake camp where Shawn had accepted a summer position 11 days after he was born for a peaceful summer in the mountains where meals would be shared and community would be close and life would be simple.  We had an amazing 7 days which ended after a morning of canoeing with the girls and sitting in the shade with Uriah when a few guys noticed smoke plumes over a ridge in the distance.  This small smoke plume turned into the Waldo Canyon Fire which devastated the mountainside and over 300 homes in Colorado Springs.  Needless to say we were evacuated from camp that day and have spent the last month in a friends home while looking for a home of our own. 
We are so thankful for the friendships that we have here and the people who have reached out to us.  I never would have thought that I could have made it with a newborn, 2 young girls, and no home to call our own.  But it has been an adventure in faith and surrender this summer that has turned out to be much more fun than I could have imagined :)
So, here he is...the smiliest baby boy there is :)  He has really rolled with it this summer!

It says 1 month on his shirt...and technically he still is.  But, he is actually 7 weeks in this picture.  Because, well, I have a few things on my mind.
Love to all!

Finally! Some Maternity Photos

I have been terrible about blogging during this pregnancy.  It has been a very difficult one full of sickness, exhaustion and random pains.  And, all of a sudden I am finally 3 weeks from meeting the newest Tilden!  We are even more excited since we did not find out the gender this time around!  I am dying to know if this is a little boy or a little girl to complete our family :)  Our great friend Erin was gracious enough to share her talents and take these awesome pictures for us.  I am so happy to have these memories!  I do not think we have had a picture taken of the 4 of us in possibly years.  Enjoy and stay tuned for the announcement of baby Tilden #3!

Happy Valentine's Day

I know, I know...it is March already!  But, the girl's cards for school were so cute this year I had to share.  I stole the idea from a friend who stole the idea from the internet so it was not my creativity.  BUT, I was pretty impressed that I actually executed it instead of buying "hello Kitty" valentines at Target while I was already there doing my grocery shopping because I am so exhausted these days and all about simplicity.  Enjoy and much love,

Merry Christmas to All...

We never quite made it to see Santa earlier this season so we made a last minute stop on Christmas Eve to see him in Old Colorado City before he departed for the North Pole.  The girls were thrilled and though Aliza was too awe struck to speak she did manage a big smile and a hug for the big guy :)  I love that it took one picture with Santa to get them both to smile and an hour and candy bribes with me for our Christmas photo.  I guess I need some flying reindeer on my side :)

Merry Christmas!