Pictures that make me smile

Look at this face!!! Is there a better feeling than to see your children smiling in a candid moment? His smile warms my heart and makes me think of all the wonderful happiness there is in being an innocent soul-free of the troubles that come with growing older. What a gift!

Jeff and Austin were sharing a moment of father/son laughter and the camera just happened to pick it up-much to my pleasure!

"Hello! Gammy-how you?" Just one of those cute phrases that he said on his 2nd Christmas morning!





Jackson's Photos
Is this the cutest red-head you have ever seen or what!
This is my Mr. Man! We had such a great time at Water Country in Williamsburg.



First Day of Pre-School for Jackson was October 1st! He had so much fun and looked so small compared to his backpack! Here he is with his proud Papa!
Here is his Proud Mama thinking "What a good looking little guy I have!" Apparently all of his highschool teachers at the pre-school program thought he was good-looking too-they all loved him and hugged him all the time! (I think I'm in trouble for the next 12 years!)
What a stud eh! Check out that smile-it says "I am here to be cute!"
Right for the toys-that's the best part of pre-school right!!! He was so excited to be in school like his big sister Briana!
Halloween was pretty fun-he went trick or treating as a Power Ranger at school and played some games! He didn't get to go trick-treating that night though-apparently mom let him too much candy earlier in the day because he was so sick that night. He laid on the couch looking so sad and kind of green in the face! Maybe this year will be better!


Santa came to visit the Stone Bridge little Bull Dog Pre-School! "I help my mom take out the trash!" was what he answered to Santa when asked what he had done to help around the house.
He got a cool dinosaur in return.
What a pair! The lights at the D.C. temple really put us in the Christmas spirit in 2007. We saw the live nativity and Jackson loved looking at all the different trees in the visitors center. Christmas is just magical for kids isn't it? When you have children to make it magical for-it becomes even more memorable!

Pictures of Everyone


The three Hill kids on our doorstep for our very first snow of the season!

Washington D.C. is so beautiful at Christmas! This is a picture of the Capitol Building and the national Christmas Tree that Jeff took when we went down to sightsee last holiday!

This is another gorgeous picture of the D.C. temple at Christmas that Jeff took. We go every year to enjoy the beautiful atmosphere and the holiday programs that go on at the visitor's Center.

Jeff and I at Christmas! 10 Christmas holidays together and we're still looking happy!

All the Hill's at the National Botanical Gardens for the electric train display that comes almost every year. It is a favorite thing for us to do-it has all the magic of the holiday season.

Briana and Jackson drooling over the candy displays at the mall before their Christmas picture with Santa. They looked like something out of a 40's movie-like Andy Rooney and Judy Garland.
Jeff and Austin at the National Zoo for Austin's 2nd birthday!

Mom and Austin just sharing a smile while looking at the animals.

All three kids looking at the Meerkats.
Just a Dad and his sons-what could be more special than seeing a father spending time with his kids?!


Mom and Oma at Austin's birthday party. We really know how to make a birthday hat look fashionable!
Easter pictures are always fun, but these turned out really cute! Grammy hill really knows how to dress her grandkids!

Jackson and mom just chillin' for a minute between the Easter meal at Oma's and Opa's house. I went to Costco for groceries and came out with these three kids. They looked pretty helpless so I thought I better help them out!
Briana and mom on the shoreline of the Sarasota Bridge in Florida earlier this year!