Improptu Photo Shoot at the Beach

a few weeks back, preston's cousin's sister was taking some pictures for a photography class and asked us to sit in. while she was taking pictures, we snapped a few of our own.

holding hands
almost family picture

this is how the twins spent the evening at the beach

One of My Favorite Ely Momements

Silly Nespers

here are a few catch up pictures from the last few months. enjoy!

looking for easter eggs

ely's welcome sign to our new house. she wrote it all by herself!

i let ely pick out her own clothes. i love her outfit choices. she's confident and proud, that's more important to me than her ability to match.

my birthday dinner. that's what i got when i said to smile.

more ely choices

surrey
callan

dress up

my kids are just being creative and having fun! josiah will be a secure, sensitive man! i think he will make an amazing husband with all the girls in his family. he will either really understand them or stay clear of them because they're crazy!

Fighter Planes

the sounds of my past came back to me a few weeks ago. our friends (and new neighbors!) go to the long beach airport to watch the airplanes take off and land and happen to be there when 4 fighter planes landed! they heard that they were going to be taking off again that sunday and invited us to tag along and watch. it didn't take much convincing. come on people! how often do you get to see F-16 taking off right in front of you?! i grew up on a naval base and heard fighter planes flying over my house all the time. when the first pair took off i got teary eyed because it brought back so many memories. thanks verwys boys for inviting us and letting us be a part of it!

this was not zoomed in! the pilots actually waved at us as they taxied out to take off!

on top of the verwys van watching the planes taxi out

they were so loud!! He also got sunscreen in his eyes and a runny nose so he's pretty red in the face!

ely and malachi watching the planes

just because he's cute (ignore the snot!) :)

ill try to post josiah and ely imitating the planes. preston taught them how to make airplane sounds!

How Sweet Are My Kids?!!

just sitting around this morning and ely and josiah started cuddling. they were there for about 3 or 4 minutes before i started taping. she has such a sweet heart and is an amazing big sister.

More Nespers in the World

not alot of time, i'm sure you understand, but here are some pictures of our life with 4 children 4 years old and under!

ely and surrey

mommy and surrey

surrey and callan

callan and surrey

callan and surrey

josiah...i don't know!

boys will be boys! i don't think they ever grow out of this!

surrey reading

josiah being josiah

she's such a great big sister! she loves them so much!

Introducing...

Surrey Anne and Callan Richelle Nesper!!

their labor and birth were bathed in prayer. we saw god's protection and grace throughout. thank you to everyone who held our hands and prayed for us and with us. god is good!