Sleeping Soldier........

Our little soldier is getting so big. He literally plays so hard until he just crashes. He will fall asleep anywhere and with anything. This day he was fighting and running around so much that he finally just gave it up in the living room floor still holding his sword!

He is getting so BIG it is hard to get his entire body in the picture ;)

We love you our little soldier boy!

Thanks Baga

While we were in the states Baga (my mom) took the kids to Build A Bear for the first time. They loved it so much! I think mom really enjoyed it as well. She even recorded her voice with a little message saying she loved them so they could hear her all the time. So Baga here are a few pictures to show you the kids still love hearing your voice.

Avery giving her monkey some hugs!

Such a handsome grandson you have Baga!

Now time for some breakfast outside. Ignore their animals just thrown to the side ;) I thought you would like that! They really do love them though. They takes lots of rides with us in the van too! Always good to hear your voice.

We miss you Baga and can't wait to get home and do it again with Ashlyn!

Finally A Crib.........

Ashlyn is getting so big. Don't forget this is about a month behind on the post. Ashlyn was in a bassinet until we finally found a crib for a descent price. She seemed to really enjoy it. There is even a little video of her at the bottom where I think she was trying to say thank you to Cliff and Nikki for the bedding they got her! It is so precious!

She liked it so much that she fell right to sleep while just trying out the new bed!

I couldn't believe she fell asleep though because these boys were wrestling in the bed right next to her!

Thank you Cliff and Nikki for the adorable bedding! We love and miss you all so much!

Ashlyn Trying To Go

A little video of Ashlyn trying to get started on crawling. Try to ignore the beeping sound of Darin on the microwave. When we heard it we were just cracking up because it sounded like a beeper for her backing up. I can't believe how fast she is growing up. She is trying so hard to get those hips off the ground and start following Coo Coo and Av around!

Another Day at the Mercer House

There is never a dull moment in the Mercer house!

Here is Avery cheesing for the camera!

Now a little model pose!

Showing a little love to her sister!

Showing Ashlyn her shoes.

Then accidentally hit Ashlyn in the head with that same shoe! Can you tell Avery is innocent?

Then they decided to take Ashlyn on a little walk. Not before some love from her brother!

Come on baby Ashlyn!

Ashlyn really does like it, you just can't tell by the face!

We love never having a dull moment with our sweetest little blessings!

Park Time!

This is about a month past due but I will get caught up sometime.

The kids were out on day from school so we went to a park we had never been to before along with our pastor and his family.

The kids were so excited!

Cooper looks so tiny next to Josue. He is about 3 years older than Coop though. They play so good together. Josue is patient with Cooper when he is trying to talk to him.

Sophie is such a doll!

Of course Coop had to take a break from Josue to do one of his favorite things, swing.

Avery was so happy that Coop was swinging next to her. You can tell she plays with him so much that she almost doesn't know what to do when he is playing with someone else. She just lights up when he comes back to her.

Ok, now back to Josue. Cooper and Josue ran off to climb this. It was hilarious when pastor Antonio saw them climbing this and he went sprinting. I mean, seriously, he was sprinting to get to them. He didn't know if Cooper could climb. He had no idea we had a little monkey on our hands!

Sophie playing with Avery. I always feel bad that she doesn't have someone closer to her age to play with but they say that she loves to be around Avery.

Everyone plays soccer here. Even pastor does!

We sure are blessed with the prettiest little boy!

We are also blessed with our beautiful little girl!

Taking a little break for some snacks and drinks. We had the same kind of crackers but the kids were determined to eat theirs. So their kids ate ours and our kids ate their crackers.

Even moms can have some fun ;) Cooper, I am not really sure how you got that flat tire on your bike?

One of the neatest trees to climb on.

Pastor Antonio's family. The blur above Sophie's head is because right when I was taking the picture some kid popped up. I tried to take him out but now it is a big blur. Sorry!

Our wild and crazy family! I am so blessed!

We love getting to hang out with our kids and with the pastor and his family. The Lord has us here for a reason and we live each day to go out and to give him ALL the glory!

TuTu For Now........

Avery has been getting into Princesas and Tinkerbell. She is really getting into more girly things. She was so excited to see a tutu that Baga got her. She wanted me to put it on her and then she got on the table to twirl and dance!

My big girl!

That night we went to eat tacos with our team and to say goodbye to the Ostertag family. Only for 6 months though!

Alright... now smile pretty!

Ok........ now you can act silly!

Ashlyn with her favorite person, Susie.

The girls!

The boys... I mean MEN!

When we got home we realized that Ashlyn was 4 months old. I know this post is only a month past due. Sorry!

We miss you Ostertag's.

God IS Love

Cooper loves singing songs that he hears in school. The songs are in english but have a spanish accent. It is so cute we just love to hear him singing.

Cheetah Girls

Well we looked up cheetahs, leopards and jaguars. We decided they all looked the same so we just went with "cheetah girls". Baga bought them these adorable little matching dresses so we just had to show her some pictures. It is almost impossible to get good pics of all of them. Avery can't stand having her picture taking!

I know Coop's outfit doesn't go at all but I didn't want him to feel left out of the picture taking process. Plus, he is our best picture taker!

Here is the best one of Avery! We love finally getting to put her hair in little pig tails!

Thank you Baga for the adorable dresses! The girls looked so cute in them!