what a wonderful little babe!!! he was so precious the whole time and he was soooo beautiful…..squishy and perfectly round. It was so much fun!!!! I hope you guys like your “little” preview!! can’t wait to see him in 3 months!









Oh my goodness! Could he be any more perfect?! You did a great job, Ambyr!
That first picture is like the best baby picture I have ever seen.
Oh my gosh, those are precious, that first one is just to die for!
He is beautiful! Congratulations!
Ambyr, those turned out fantastic!! It’s making me baby hungry even though I have a 10 1/2 month old.
I agree, the first picture with that smile… ooh so cute. How lucky of you to see him every three months.
You are amazing. Love these photos! That baby is delicious!
as I walked upstairs this morning after breakfast….I was ready to tackle the game room. I had been putting it off for days and I just knew that today would HAVE to be the day to clean it. It’s so easy for me to just walk right by the huge mess, or never go upstairs! as I walked in the room, I couldn’t even see the carpet. toys were everywhere. dylan had batteries in his mouth and avery was using my ipod as a phone. 5 minutes later, dylan had turned the rug over and started ripping the tag off the back into a million little pieces, and avery was playing with toothpaste.
it.never.ends.
I’m not sure why I clean up this mess every now and then….we ALL know that the second you turn around your kids are at it again….destroying. so why bother? I’m still trying to figure it out.
well, after I thought about yelling at my kids for the mess they had made and how nobody EVER picks up their toys….I thought of this… If you can’t beat them, join them. and so I did…with camera in hand:)

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Beautiful idea. Avery’s too-too is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen by the way.
LOVE IT!!!!!!!I think that this is my favorite post you have ever done. Loved the rawness. I mean this is life for you right now. Embrace the mess.
This was a great insight into your life with 3 little kids. Well done. (4th picture on 1st row Luke or Avery? j/k Love the tutu.) Thanks for sharing,Ambyr.
Aren’t you such a good mommy! Thanks for teaching me patience and to live in the moment. I needed that. Let’s get together soon k? Miss ya!
haha!!! sarah!! very good question….we might assume it would be luke, but I guess he wasn’t feelin it today!!!
Too adorable! I absolutely love the tutu
so glad you joined them. they would have messed it all up while you were trying to clean anyway. i have given up hope until they go to bed.
It’s so darn hard to take pictures of this one. She’s got PCS (photographer child syndrome) BAD! I keep trying in hopes that she’ll laugh at my funny noises or goofy movements…or even the word “candy.”
so far…nothing. I’ll see what I can do in the next couple days. as for now, here’s a confused look…

please excuse the mess around here!!! I’m getting ready to “brand” myself again!!!
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I was wondering why it was taking you so long to rebrand…this one lasted a solid 6 months…=)
a lot has happened this past week!!!! first off- as anyone in the world knows by now…..the dallas-fort worth texas area got a record breaking LOTS of SNOW!!! It was sooo much fun to see and play in, but not at all fun to drive in!!
this is our snow-woman, named fristy. frosty+christy=fristy. don’t ask, my husband made it up…..but she received a valentines flower, and was so happy……she is still in our backyard!!!! her eyes and arms and mouth have fallen off, but she still stands!!!

luke and dylan loved playing in the snow. it was so unreal the amount of snow we had. we had a very busy weekend, so we couldn’t play in the snow as much as we wanted….but atleast I got some pictures!!!


dylan mostly loved just eating the snow…..off of anything….for instance….these bushes…..

secondly. my youngest brother chad got home from his mission in chile on friday morning…at 6 am!!! yes, we woke the kids up and off we went to welcome home the yard dog (nickname). it was so much fun to see him!!! luke totally remembered him and dylan-a little bit! avery was born 2 months after chad left so he met avery for the first time!! It was great having some very close friends of ours welcome him home!



lastly, my sweet grandmother (hollywood was her nickname) passed away last tuesday. I can’t tell you how much I love that woman. she was everything to me and to everyone around her. this picture was taken in decmber of 2009 just a couple months ago at my brother’s wedding. she was such a wonderful person inside and out. she was very outgoing, just like my mom! her laugh was contagious and she just lit up a room. she will forever be missed. love you meme.

all 4 of my brother’s got to be the paul bearers, along with my cousin eric. It was neat to see them together.

this is the youngest granddaughter out of 13. she and hollywood were so close.

the sweetest guy on earth, grandpa larry, her husband…saying good-bye.

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Thanks for posting. I have been waiting. Looks like you have been very busy. Miss ya
Are you trying to make me start crying all over again?! Those pictures at Meme’s funeral are beautiful. She was the best grandma and a wonderful example to all.
so glad to have been part of the funderal–so missed being there for Chad’s homecoming. it was just too much to do all in one weekend. love your pictures, thanks for posting!
What a great update. I love the picture of Chad with your parents, it turned out so great! We loved seeing you guys this weekend. As soon as we got in the car Aaron said, “when can we go and hang out with Ambyr and Mark? Lets drive out there.” So we are coming to visit you guys. You can, of course, take pictures of Carson whenever you would like. He hasn’t shown any interest in crawling so I don’t think its on the near horizon. Love you!
Hey, I left you a message this morning but then I thought I would check your blog to see if you posted anything and you did!
I’m so sorry to hear about your Grandma. That sure was fast huh?
Let me know if I can do anything for you.
The pictures turned out fabulous.
I’m so sorry to hear about your grandmother. My prayers are with your family.
Wasn’t the snow beautiful?! I love that your snowgirl was named Fristy. I for some reason find that hilarious!
Asparagus as arms…greatness
hello beautiful people! aren’t they stunning!? this was so much fun, despite the bitter cold weather…..these two are so cute and so in love:) what an appropriate post right around valentine’s!
you guys rocked it!! I cannot WAIT to shoot your wedding….in JAMAICA!!!!!!!!!!










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Oh my gosh! These are W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L — FANTASTIC — I just can’t think of enough good words to describe your work — and, of course, the subjects are awesome also. We are sooooo happy with these, and I can’t wait to see the rest of them. And, we are THRILLED that you and Mark are coming to Jamaica with us. The thought of how incredible the pictures are going to be from the wedding is soooo exciting! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!! Lynn and Jana
Byr! I went to school with Jana and Andrew! What a small world. I’m glad you are able to take their pictures, they are such beautiful people. Have fun in Jamaica!
Jamaica?!? Oh my goodness!! When are you going?
Those pictures turned out amazing! Great job!!
like the new look ambyr! the pictures are, as always, incredible.
Love the new blog template–very slick! Gorgeous photos and holy moly..Jamaica!? You go!
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