Bouncy House Fun...

We needed a break out of the house with all this snow!!  This was the first time we had come to their new location and the kids absolutely loved it!

Snow and more snow...

It feels like we have been bombarded with snow this year.  You can't tell it by the faces, but we really are looking forward to spring!  For now I guess we will have to settle for enjoying the snow!

February 4, 2013

February 4, 2013

February 22, 2013

February 22, 2013

We always have such a blast when we go to mom and dad's house.  Today was no different!  The weather was nice enough that we could get outside and enjoy some sledding with the kiddos.  These pictures are priceless!!

February 24, 2013

Pure Mischief!!!

I think these pictures say it all...

She's pretty proud of herself!!

Rubber Ducky...You're the one!!!

Or in this case...rubber doggy!  Eden loves her bath toys and thoroughly enjoys the water.  Isn't she just the sweetest?!!!  I often have to pull the clear shower curtain to keep myself from all her giddy splashes!  After we get her all washed up and tell her it's time for her to get out she gets really upset.  Her sisters get in gradually toward the end of her bath but they stay in for quite a while after she is out.  She can't stand it when they are in there and she isn't.  I take her in her room to get jammies on and she crawls back to the bathroom just as fast as she can.  I have to be careful to keep her arms uncovered because once she gets in there she stands up next to the tub, hangs over the side of the tub causing her to get on her tippy toes, waving her arms through the water hoping to get wet!  So far she's only gone over once.  I was right there...don't worry!!

When it's time for a bath all I have to do is sign 'bath' and she knows exactly what I'm talking about!  She gets super excited and crawls over to the steps to head upstairs.  She vigorously signs bath and says something that resembles the word over and over.  

She also gets to have her teeth brushed before bed.  She equally likes this task.  She opens wide and holds her mouth open and when I'm done I tell her to stick her tongue out so I can brush it and she says 'ahhhh'.  All those little things AMAZE me!  God is good!

Valentine's Day

Keziah and I got to go on a field trip together today.  My dad was nice enough to keep an eye on the other two little ones while Kezzie and I went to a play at Gallagher with her class.  How I Became a Pirate was the book they did the play on.  It was really fun and entertaining.  We have the book too so it was fun to see how it was the same and different from that!

Back at home we celebrated the 'love day' with a little something for everyone.  One of the couple of things the girls got were pez dispensers that were Star Wars.  Austin got a bulls lanyard and his iPod screen fixed.

Eden got a couple new sippy cups!

I love my family and am so thankful for these giving moments!  Happy Valentine's Day!!

Eden is 14 MONTHS!!

This little sweetie is so lovey!  She will literally hug my arm while I am nursing her! She is known to wrap her arms around my neck and pat my back.  She also does this to Brian...it melts his heart!! Eden started doing puckered kisses this month (2/13/13).  It's probably the sweetest thing EVER (well besides the hugs)!!  Like I said, she is so lovey!  I don't know if any of my girls have been cuddly as Eden.

Aside from all the cuddles Eden is being very tolerant of getting another molar (top right 2/?)  That brings her up to 10 teeth!!  She is going to be eating steak in no time!

I am doing worse every month at keeping track of things...I guess that's all a part of having a busy family!  Here is a couple videos and photos that will hopefully make up for it!

Dancin' and a groovin'!!

She's getting those legs ready for walking!!

She loves finding my phone and pretending she is talking on it.  She says, 'ha-whoa'!!

14 months old!  Look at her cuddle her pink monkey!!

I know the color on this photo isn't the best, but her smile is priceless!!  Love her to death!

Sweetheart Dance

Last night was the second annual daddy/daughter dance in our town.  It is actually for any male (grandpa, uncle, dad) and a little lady 3 and older.  We thought we would let Keziah go with her dad this year and Adah would maybe go next year.  Adah really didn't mind anyway!  The dinner started at 5:30 and dance after that.  Keziah looked amazing!  She looked like such a little princess and was super excited to have a date night with daddy!  For supper they served cheeseburgers/hot dogs, corn, french fries and ice cream for dessert.  It was going great until about 7pm when Keziah was running around and tripped on a metal folding chair which caused her to slam her face into another metal folding chair.  Brian didn't see what happened but couldn't get her to settle down so he had to bring her home.  She looked pretty beat up when she came through the door.  We got some ice on it and I gave her some Tylenol.  Her upper lip looked the worst, but after a little bit I could tell it was more her nose that was affected.  It looks like it may even be broken as there is a huge bulge on the right side.  She has a bruise on her forehead too!  All in all the night was a huge success.  Brian was super bummed that he had to bring Kezzie home.  Here are some pictures of their evening.  And a video courtesy of a friend.  I just think Keziah looked amazing!  She is such a beautiful girl!

This photo is courtesy of the newspaper.  Such a nice picture!

This is what Keziah looked like when she got home.  Notice the bulge on the right side of her nose?  Poor girl!  She can always eat though!  So after getting her calmed down, she asked for something to eat!

Basketball Stud!

Austin is #13!  There are some videos down further that are about 2-3 minutes each if you really want to see him in action!  I love watching him play basketball!!!

The girls always ask to go out on the court when the games are over and 'play' basketball!!

Sporty Shorties

Keziah is listening intently at her new class called Sporty Shorties.  She is going to learn the basics of several different sports (soccer, basketball, gymnastics) over the course of the program.

Stretching is important!!