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This girl cracks us up:
At home she is always talking to herself or someone about something or someone.
She says like the word “like” … well LIKE all the time.
She is a total diva and LOVES everything girly and pink.
Well, today she turns 4, and so we did her yearly photo shoot. We have a problem because of the 280 pictures we took of her, we love them all! She has a different expression every second and loves to be in front of the camera.
Her shoot was an entire night event. We first started out by washing and curling her hair. She was in her glory! Next, she got to pick out her favorite color of nail polish and get her nails painted. Again… she was in her glory! She knew it was her special night to get just *her* pictures taken. So out the entire family went to focus on her. I don’t know where she learns this stuff, but she definitely had poses for us and the cameras. Afterwards, we went to Cold Stone Creamery to end the fun evening. These are the memories we love making. We will spare you with posting the 280 pictures, but we will be taking up the next several posts to get our absolute favorites in.
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We’re happy to show you our new little nephew. Cruz William
Coming from a family of 3 girls, he will be passing on our family name in a way (Kruse). There is a story behind this little guy, and we are so thankful to be able to see the hand of God in it:
My sister and husband have 2 sweet girls already. The pregnancies of these girls were not the easiest. All births are miracles from God, but my sister’s last delivery was truly a miracle. To make a long story short… My sister’s uterus ruptured, and she went in for an emergency c-section. My little niece came out blue and not breathing. It was very scary! Any future pregnancies would be high risk. Feeling like their family was not yet complete, they prayed about adoption. God placed a peace in their hearts for a little child in the states. They had no preference in race or gender. They just wanted the child that they knew God wanted them to have. And so their journey began. It definitely was one of ups and downs… opened and closed doors, but they held fast and continued to rely on God and be patient in Him. This past month, God revealed their new little blessing to them, and they were able to go and get their new little boy. We are thankful for the life that his birthmother gave our family, and we continue to pray for her. I cannot imagine such a sacrifice.
Tim and Jessie, You are such great parents, and I know you will make a difference in Cruz’s life. We are so excited for you, and we all love him so much already!! Enjoy the pictures of your new little man! 
Below is how he was the entire shoot. AWAKE. We tried all of our tricks, and he just wanted to know what was going on. It was too funny. My sister said he is a very alert newborn so she was sweet enough to come by another day and try again. Any asleep pictures were round 2 of the photo shoot.
His big sisters adore him!
Cruz, we love you so much!
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It’s another birthday! He’s 6 today!
We had such an enjoyable weekend last weekend celebrating this little girl’s 1st birthday. We went with the paisley theme for her party details.
And now for part 2 of her pictures - the cake smash: The girl was all over the place. Taking a bite of cake then coming back to it. We finally got smart and put her back into the balloon basket. Paisley is non-stop moving and very vocal. By the time we were done we both had sore backs and were exhausted.
We love this one. It looks like the balloons are ready to take her off the ground, and she is desperately holding on to her cake. That a girl!
This is the party invitation that went out to our guests -
Family was welcomed by a storm of bubbles when they came to our front door -
The meaning of her name was displayed on the food table -
Paisley’s display table - a collection of moments we captured of her - 
Present time: She was surrounded grandparents, aunts and uncles, and by 19 cousins and 3 siblings. She is loved!
Waiting for her cake -
A few more details -
Each of the party guests went home with a brownie pop and a balloon.
It was a fun party! Later in the week we received this gift from a dear friend. You don’t know how thrilled I was to open these little beauties for her. Little Toms shoes in Paisley print! What a thoughtful idea! Oh Cassie, you have such great taste. We love them!
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For those who have been waiting, here they are: 
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Her 9 month pics have been taken and will be up soon! We had to work through a few weeks of teething symptoms first. She seems to be doing better, and we got some fun pictures taken of her yesterday.
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May your day be full of love! Here are the finished Valentine cards in linen texture. The pictures below tell the story for the rest of the session…
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I had envisioned a Valentine photo shoot with lots of color and fun. Tater was on board and even DVR’d the Super Bowl so that we could get the shoot in before the kids bedtime. These images capture only the beginning of the great time we had together. Any guesses on how this might end up?
We want your guesses!!! The most detailed, accurate description of what happens after these shots were taken, gets a sweet surprise from us! Winner will be determined by us on 2/14/11.
We will be watching your comments!
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