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I took this photo while visiting in Skagway, Summer 2013...

This is the Taiya River Jeweler shop that has been on Broadway there for a long time.  

I snapped this photos with a smile on my face, 

wondering if we would ever have a daughter named Taiya?

She's a little dream come true!  :)

From the last 2 weeks

I just figured out how to post from the ipad, so I might be able to post more often now!  :)

Morning snuggles-- I never want to put her down!  :)

New handmade Montana outfit from Elissa!

Homemade latte!

1st time in a baby swing... Getting big!

Aunt Sandy meets babies!

We have a very special auntie in our lives...and her name is Sandy!  She includes us in her tea parties, shares her dolls with us, helps with creativity at our parties, makes time for us during her days off... and she loves us unconditionally!

Last weekend when she was on her way to meet baby Taiya, I was remembering the various places she has met our other babies...and I copied photos from each event into a folder.  When she was here, I forgot to show them to her in person, so thought I'd make a blog post of it!  She has met each of our babies in a different place!  From the date on the photo, I can also see how old each baby was...

MSP Airport - Ella Rose 7 weeks old
(We were on our way to S&S's wedding, March 2004!)

more time together in Wisconsin- 7-8 weeks old

Tessa Jane -apartment in Anaconda - 8 days old
I think Sandy was at Manhattan preps and came over for the weekend

Jaci Claire - house in Anaconda - 18 days old
Sandy was probably at Manhattan preps at this time too, and briefly came our way...

Aaron Rio - on our way to OR, we met at a breakfast place in Plains - 2.5 weeks old

love this face on Tessa!

her daddy's namesake

Orion was 4 days old when Aunt Sandy met him!

in the days following Orion's birth~ 
Here are the siblings enjoying a picnic in the meadow.(We would travel home to Anaconda a few days later, and move to our new home 6 weeks later)

playing cards at home...

and throwing a tea party!

Sandy met Taiya Grace here at our new home!
Sadly, she was our oldest baby at 11 weeks old when she met Aunt Sandy!
It was just circumstance at this time of year...that Aunt Sandy was over east in October and November!

WE LOVE OUR AUNT SANDY!!!

Dec favorites

how we weigh her here at home, on the letter scale!

when Jaci asked to make snickerdoodles, I didn't say no...

frightful

The things my children do when I'm not looking...

These photos have appeared on my camera and given me a fright!!

Nobody has taken responsibility for the pencil creativity, so EVERYONE got a lecture about how dangerous that is with a baby who doesn't yet control her limbs!

and finally.... I don't even want to keep this photo because of my hatred for snakes...

...fortunately I know it was just plastic...

babies, babies!

Oh, how we have loved each of our babies!  

Every time we have one, I say, "This one is my favorite!"  And it's true!  

Each and every one has been so enjoyable and so beautiful!

This post contains comparisons of our 4 girls!

We managed to get a profile photo of each girl: can you tell who is who? 

 We've also had a lot of sleepy babies!  

clockwise from upper left: Taiya, Jaci, Tessa, and Ella!

photo shoot

In August, I was so fortunate to win a photography session with a local birth photographer.  She wasn't here for the birth, but came when Taiya was 3 days old and took some marvelous photos of our kids!  Here is a sampling ~