Snow, Snow, and More Snow

We truly can't believe that it has been and still is snowing today. It has been so much fun to experience snow with our children for the first time. We played in the snow, had a snowball fight, made a snowman, were freezing by the time we were done, watched movies, and enjoyed hot chocolate and homemade fudge :) What a great day it was!!!

Early Morning Snow

Playing in late afternoon...

He had just made a snow angel and was having so much fun!
She was a little more cautious but still had fun!
Happy in Daddy's arms :)
Not so happy in the snow :)
Would you like to sit here??

Peyton and Daddy's snowman...so very cute!!

Seven Months Later...

Naomi Ruth is now 7 months old!! I can't believe it!! And she never stops amazing me with how different she is from her sibilings. She is a beautiful little girl that I truly love so much.

Here are some Naomi stats:

She is 26 inches long and weighs 14 pounds 2 ounces

She now army crawls allover the place even though mommy isn't ready for this yet :)

She loves to still wake up a few times each night...but we have been letting her cry lately and she is starting to wake less

She loves to smile

She loves to play with Peyton & Isabella. They make her smile, always!

She has discovered her tongue and is constantly chewing on it, twisting it, curling it...pretty much just playing with it. Her brother & sister did not so this...

She is talking now which means all sorts of noises and sounds and maybe even mama :)

Baseball

Outside fun is a must in a house with 3 kids four years old and under. I know you must be thinking that we are crazy but we already know that!! Here is one thing our kids love to play outside any time of the year...baseball. With lots of practice, Peyton has got really good at hitting and throwing. He has a proud Daddy!! Isabella just likes to pretend she knows what she doing but she does look cute! Here are some fun pictures of playing baseball with the kids recently...

Naomi Cuteness!!!

Just some cute pictures of Naomi...she loves to smile for the camera!! The first one she wasn't to excited to smile for. Can you guess why?? And of course if I was a better picture taker I would of put the tag on the opposite side but oh well!! And we have recently discovered that she likes bread sticks from The Olive Gadren...Thanks Uncle Daryl!

Harvest Halloween...as Peyton calls it :)

Harvest Halloween was great fun for our kids. Daddy kind of worked a half day, so once everyone got up from their naps, we got to carve our pumpkins. We borrowed a book from some friends called The Pumpkin Gospel which we read while we carved the pumpkins. The kids liked it very much. They got to help remove the slimy stuff and then enjoy choosing the shapes of the eyes and nose. Once finished, we set aside the pumpkin yuck to sort out the seeds later to make "peanuts," as Isabella calls them.

Then we picked up a cheap dinner at Taco Bell and headed for church. What a crazy place to be. There were lots of games to play, a jumper to jump in, a very large slide, pumpkins to paint, and way to much candy to eat. All in all...it was fun.

1st Foods...A Picture Story!!

And maybe some words too!!

Hmm...why is everyone looking at me??

Oh my goodness!! What is this in my mouth??

I'm not so sure about this...

Maybe another bite just to check it out again!

Are you sure this is edible??

Well...I'm not sure if I really like it but I do love it when my Mom talks and smiles at me!!

Just Pictures...

Pictures of Naomi at 41/2 to 5 Months!
Pictures of Peyton & Isabella having fun together...very rare moments!!
Peyton starting his 2nd year of Cubbies...and Peyton riding his bike!

Isabella after her hair cut...and one of her swinging.

Fun, Fun, Fun...

Last Saturday night we were blessed with the opportunity of being at a picnic given by Scott's boss for his employee's. It was a whole lot of fun! When we arrived you could see the numerous inflatables that his work owns and they were set up all around for everyone to play on. Even the adults :) Our Kids were set free to run and play and they sure were tired at the end of the evening. What a great time we had!!!

Peyton on the pirate ship!

Peyton playing soccer on an inflatable field!

Isabella looking out the window on the pirate ship!!

Isabella was having fun climbing...

Even Naomi had fun with her friend Nolan :)

Here's another of Nolan...He and Isabella were playing peek-a-boo with me when I was taking these pictures!

Look how big those inflatables were!!! And this was the dinosaur bending over...

Going to Oma & Opa's House

Peyton and Isabella went to their grandparents house a couple of weekends ago for a visit while Daddy took Mommy to get some "sleep." (Naomi was there and was not very cooperative but I did get a little bit of rest.) While they were there they went to the neighbor's house to visit some of the animals. Here are some pictures to see...

This is the bottle used to feed the calves. I can't believe she put it in her mouth. Oh well!!Peyton was so excited to ride the horses but Isabella looked a little hesitant.

Pretty Girls...

Here are our girls...

Isabella decided that she wanted to put some make-up on like mommy does sometimes. Of course she did it without mommy knowing until Peyton found her.(I thought she was playing in her room!) She really wants to grow up fast.

We went and took Naomi's pictures last month. They turned out great but didn't scan well.