Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Look out! Finn is on the GO!
Yep, Finn is now crawling on all fours as of the first week of December! 7 months old! He used to get around by rolling and almost army crawling, but now (as Tadd first noticed) he crawls on all fours! He also loves pulling himself up on anything he can reach. Chairs, beams, and toys to name a few are never out of reach. He is way more active than Selah ever was. Maybe it is the boy in him :) Either way, it has been quite interesting as Finn begins his new exploration with crawling! We are so proud of our boy!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
As soon as Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas decorations come out. It has become quite a smooth operating machine, putting up the decorations that is. Tadd usually hauls all the boxes out from wherever they are while I start unloading and putting up the garland, snowflakes, and decor. And then we put up the Christmas tree together all the while playing Christmas music in the background. This year I was a little antsy and started kind of early while Tadd was at work one day. So most of it was put up before Tadd got involved. BUT, I did wait to put up the Christmas tree as a family and Selah got to help this year.
Selah kept asking to "help" "Selah do it". So as soon as the tree was assembled we let Selah start putting up the ornaments with us, of course that is after the balls were put up. It was a little nerve-wracking for me, all I could see what ornaments breaking or the tree falling down. Extreme I know. Well, Selah did just fine. She loved it and put all of her ornaments right at eye-level of course in a bunch. Tadd teased me and asked if I was going to leave them all done, and of course I had to leave a few there so we could always see that Selah helped :)
And this year, with all that is going on with Christmas parties, caroling, and family gatherings I am vowing to remember the true meaning of Christmas. We are still working on establishing our Christmas traditions as a family, but Selah knows of our Savior's birth and all about Baby Jesus. Along with Christ there is someone else I don't want to forget this year...our precious Laynie, our angel in heaven. We love watching Selah point out her pictures and saying "Laynie" or "sister" "heaven". I cannot wait until we can share her life with Selah and Finn as they get older and we can look at pictures of her and tell them about how we prayed for a baby to come into our lives, and how when everything looked dim Laynie came one miraculous day. How we loved her more than words can say. The love she brought into our lives, the strength she possessed, and the life lessons she taught us. The miracle that she truly was. We can never thank God enough for bringing her into our lives and sharing her with us...we will never forget you Alayna Christine...never!
So, we pray that you will never forget the true meaning this holiday season...the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger that day. (and yes, since this picture was taken, Baby Jesus was found, under the couch once again).
And what else does Christmas mean than sending out the dreaded, I mean exciting Christmas card. Every year I say that I am going to start at the beginning of November to get the picture taken so that I can have it out in decent time, but once again I failed. So, no family picture this year just a picture of the kids. But, that is all that matters, right? So here are a few pics we got in the meantime, the duds :) And soon enough we will be sending out our Christmas card and posting online. Until then, may you enjoy each and every moment of this Christmas season.
What Selah really things of taking pictures.... (you can almost imagine)
And what Finn thinks of all the pictures he has to take....too funny!
Selah kept asking to "help" "Selah do it". So as soon as the tree was assembled we let Selah start putting up the ornaments with us, of course that is after the balls were put up. It was a little nerve-wracking for me, all I could see what ornaments breaking or the tree falling down. Extreme I know. Well, Selah did just fine. She loved it and put all of her ornaments right at eye-level of course in a bunch. Tadd teased me and asked if I was going to leave them all done, and of course I had to leave a few there so we could always see that Selah helped :)
And this year, with all that is going on with Christmas parties, caroling, and family gatherings I am vowing to remember the true meaning of Christmas. We are still working on establishing our Christmas traditions as a family, but Selah knows of our Savior's birth and all about Baby Jesus. Along with Christ there is someone else I don't want to forget this year...our precious Laynie, our angel in heaven. We love watching Selah point out her pictures and saying "Laynie" or "sister" "heaven". I cannot wait until we can share her life with Selah and Finn as they get older and we can look at pictures of her and tell them about how we prayed for a baby to come into our lives, and how when everything looked dim Laynie came one miraculous day. How we loved her more than words can say. The love she brought into our lives, the strength she possessed, and the life lessons she taught us. The miracle that she truly was. We can never thank God enough for bringing her into our lives and sharing her with us...we will never forget you Alayna Christine...never!
So, we pray that you will never forget the true meaning this holiday season...the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger that day. (and yes, since this picture was taken, Baby Jesus was found, under the couch once again).
And what else does Christmas mean than sending out the dreaded, I mean exciting Christmas card. Every year I say that I am going to start at the beginning of November to get the picture taken so that I can have it out in decent time, but once again I failed. So, no family picture this year just a picture of the kids. But, that is all that matters, right? So here are a few pics we got in the meantime, the duds :) And soon enough we will be sending out our Christmas card and posting online. Until then, may you enjoy each and every moment of this Christmas season.
What Selah really things of taking pictures.... (you can almost imagine)
And what Finn thinks of all the pictures he has to take....too funny!
Thanksgiving Round 2
We spent Thanksgiving Day going to church and then heading back to Tadd's mom and dad's house for the day. It was so relaxing. Just Tadd's immediate family, so that was nice. Both sides of his extended family were with their families.
So what did the day consist of? Food, and lots of it. I think we still made as much food as we would have for 25 people instead of 11 :) We always do the traditional meal for lunch with turkey and all the fixings. Then that evening we break out the leftover turkey for round two with sandwiches, chips, and lots of more goodies. Yep, I think the holiday pounds are coming on already! Loved spending time with the girls talking while doing the dishes. Or loving the fact that the kids got to take their naps and the rest of us hung out relaxing, playing scrabble...
And read the paper (Here Doug is enjoying the "calm and quite")
And of course, we had to have a little fun too. Tadd wrestling with the kiddos!
Lots of laughter! Another year of shared blessings, memories, and watching our kids grow. We are just trying to soak in every moment we get!
So what did the day consist of? Food, and lots of it. I think we still made as much food as we would have for 25 people instead of 11 :) We always do the traditional meal for lunch with turkey and all the fixings. Then that evening we break out the leftover turkey for round two with sandwiches, chips, and lots of more goodies. Yep, I think the holiday pounds are coming on already! Loved spending time with the girls talking while doing the dishes. Or loving the fact that the kids got to take their naps and the rest of us hung out relaxing, playing scrabble...
And read the paper (Here Doug is enjoying the "calm and quite")
And of course, we had to have a little fun too. Tadd wrestling with the kiddos!
Lots of laughter! Another year of shared blessings, memories, and watching our kids grow. We are just trying to soak in every moment we get!
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving this year was hectic and yet relaxing...is that possible? I got to make pies this year for both sides of the family and by no means protest to be a great cook, but I did enjoy it for the most part (wink!wink!). I love the smell of pies right out of the oven...mmm mmm!
My mom hosted my dad's side of the family this year. We even got to spend time with my cousin Susan and her husband Jason who we have not seen in a long time - so it was great! But mostly, it was kids galore. The L side of the family has 7 babies all born within the last year ranging from 6 months to a year now and that isn't even including the rest of the kids. So, it makes it quite interesting.
These next few pictures were from the nights of family gatherings before Thanksgiving. My aunt and uncle come on Wednesday night and we usually get together every night until the weekend. It makes for a full week, but we love spending time with family (hopefully as much as they enjoy spending time with us)
And here, Finn sums up how we felt after the final night was over...exhausted! We are so blessed as a family with our extended families close by and being able to spend time together, eat loads of food, and share in each others' lives. Thank you Lord!
My mom hosted my dad's side of the family this year. We even got to spend time with my cousin Susan and her husband Jason who we have not seen in a long time - so it was great! But mostly, it was kids galore. The L side of the family has 7 babies all born within the last year ranging from 6 months to a year now and that isn't even including the rest of the kids. So, it makes it quite interesting.
These next few pictures were from the nights of family gatherings before Thanksgiving. My aunt and uncle come on Wednesday night and we usually get together every night until the weekend. It makes for a full week, but we love spending time with family (hopefully as much as they enjoy spending time with us)
And here, Finn sums up how we felt after the final night was over...exhausted! We are so blessed as a family with our extended families close by and being able to spend time together, eat loads of food, and share in each others' lives. Thank you Lord!
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