Perspective

I feel like Rachel is getting so big so fast but when I see Steve holding her she still looks little.

Jason's 3!

Jason is 3! He is loads of fun and we are so lucky to have him in our family. He is very wild and crazy! He's a bit naughty but he's also very charming so he probably gets away with too much. He's a hungry little guy and loves to eat. He also loves to play rough and talk in a deep voice. He has an active imagination and is always making up stories where he bravely protects me from dinosaurs, crocodiles and bad guys. He's very smart. He's sensitive and he does not like it when people laugh at him. He is enamored with Rachel. He loves Diego and Ninja Turtles. He's pretty awesome and we sure love him!

We told him for his birthday we would do whatever he wanted. He wanted McDonald's for lunch. He wanted to go miniature golfing. Then he wanted to go to the store and pick out a cake. So that's what we did, and we had a fun day celebrating. Love you Jason!

Something Funny

The other day I asked Luke to run upstairs and bring me Rachel's pacifier. He ran off and a few minutes later he came back empty handed with a big grin on his face. He waved his arms around and said, "sorry I can't find it." Then he started giggling and said "just kidding it's right here" and reached down into his pants and pulled it out of his underwear. Oh My Gosh!!! Steve and I died laughing. Then we talked to Luke about not putting things in his underwear especially when he's got perfectly functional pockets in his pants. Then I washed and washed and washed that pacifier.

Rachel's Newborn Photo Shoot

She's so beautiful. I love her so much!!!

Wesley Loves

Wesley loves...

 playing the piano 

 Steve's ukelele,  it's ridiculous how much he loves it

bikes, he's obseesed with them

 little Rachel, he's always demanding to hold her

 bathtime

And of course he loves his blankie and milk.

Cry Baby Rachel

Rachel loves to be held and lucky for her I love to hold her. Unfortunately I have to put her down sometimes. When I do this is what happens...

Rachel's First bath.

Rachel loves bath time.

Kindness

I wanted to pick a family motto this year. Something for us to focus on. I picked something simple but something so important. Kindness. I want to raise kind kids and I want to be kind! Being kind is more than not being mean. It's doing nice things for people we love, for strangers, & especially for people who are cranky & mean. I've hung lots of quotes around the house to remind us to be kind. So here's to a year that is hopefully full of kind words and random acts of kindness!

Snow Day

Steve took Kate, Luke, and Jason to the snow I opted to stay home with the two littlest ones.  I was scared for them.  Last time we took the kids to the snow they were all crying within minutes.  Luckily this time was very different.  No tears were shed and it was good times and smiles all around.  They came home and happily gave me a full report of how much fun it was. They sled down the mountain super fast, they had a snowball fight, they brought snow cone syrup and enjoyed some fresh snow cones, and then enjoyed some hot chocolate. I'm glad they have such a fun brave dad who was willing to take them.

 

 

 

 

As Promised

                                

As promised in a past post, "My Last Baby" I am loving and really cherishing my sweet little Rachel. She is perfect. I love holding her and snuggling her and smelling her and staring at her beautiful face. I love feeling her soft skin and hearing her breathe. I even love her loud angry cry she belts out. I am loving it all because I know she will grow too fast and I will desperately miss the sweetness only an infant can posses

 

Brotherly Love

 

                        These two boys really love each other!

                  I caught them sleeping in the same bed last night.

So glad they have each other.

Christmas

We spent Christmas Eve at Grandma & Grandpa Edington's and we had a great time. We read the scripture account of Jesus' birth while the kids acted out the nativity.

We did Christmas skits, our family did 'All I Want for Christmas is my 2 Front Teeth' and Steve and Kelli performed a new song Steve recently wrote.



The kids took some swings at the piñata.

Then Great Grandma Deaver read 'The Night Before Christmas' to all the kids.


We were blessed and able to get the kids some fun gifts and it was so exciting watching their sweet little faces as they opened their presents.







Grateful for Christ and this time of year when we celebrate his birth and life. Grateful for the many blessings in my life.