Learning to do all sorts of fun things......

Addi is almost 1 now and is doing all sorts of things. One in particular.... Yeah......my sweet little girl is already corrupted.

Happy Birthday my big 5 year old!!

Here it is! My best Christmas present EVER! My sweet Caleb. Caleb was born the night of our ward Christmas party(everyone was wondering where we were), and the week of me finally handing out the ward recipe book that I had put together! Few, what a week. Rus was just about to leave to take all of his employees skiing for the day (literally walking out the door!) when I told him to come back. I was bleeding. Thankfully he sent all ahead without him and stayed by my side the rest of the day. Lamely, I finished up addressing our Christmas cards to get them sent out, otherwise they would have never made it. Anyway, at 7:30 that night Caleb was born!! I am very thankful for Caleb. He is definitely the spice in our lives. He is sweet and frustration all wrapped into one :) I love you!

Idaho Falls

At the end of September, Rus and I had the chance to go up to Idaho Falls for a day to see Rus's friend Bryce bless his baby. We had such a great time. Even better was the fact that we got to leave the kiddos (except Addi) Home with the Grandma's. We had a wonderful drive of just talking and looking at the beautiful scenery. We drove up Saturday night, then went to the temple grounds and walked by the river Sunday morning before church. It was gorgeous there!! It was so nice to have a little break from the kids. Even just having Addi was such a break. We loved seeing Bryce and Jen and little samuel. Such a cutie!! We miss them a lot! Bryce did a wonderful job blessing Samuel and Jen's family put on a wonderful dinner. We were glad we got to be a part of it! Thanks guys!

Can you Guess????

Can you guess what Gavin is Doing??? Look at where he is sitting. Look at what he is holding, and where he is holding it. Now- use your imagination. That's right! After months (8 to be exact) of watching mommy feed baby Addi, Gavin has finally caught on---Almost. He is just a little off. His food comes out of his belly button. Thank goodness! And this is his adopted baby Addi, that he can maul(and feed) all he wants!

Favorite

Did I ever tell you that my most favorite move EVER is Pride and Prejudice?? And it would have to be the one with Keira Knightly and whoever that hunk of a man is who plays Mr.Darcy(mainly because that is the only one I have ever seen, but still, Hunky Mr. Darcy). My most favorite part is at the end where it is just before dawn and out of nowhere there he is, walking across the field in all his hunky glory!! Ahhhhhhh! The only thing that comes close to my own man at home! Now if I can just get him to walk across a field at dawn. Wait, where was I. Oh yes, my point. Although I luv luv luv the movie, I have actually never read the book. So, being the semi-avid reader that I consider myself to be, I currently have it on hold at the library and am anxiously awaiting my turn with it. I must confess, I am a little afraid that my love of the movie is so great that my expectations are maybe a little too high. Also, have you ever seen that part in the movie "You've Got Mail" where she talks about getting lost in the words like "thither." That has me a little scared too. I've never read a book where it takes effort pronounce and interpret much of it. I know some of you are laughing at me right now. Well, all in all, if the book doesn't live up to my expectations, I'll just pop in the movie (and fast forward to the end:) ) For all you other readers, I have heard that the Percy and the Olympians series is very worth while. Happy Reading!

Happiness is.....

a squirty bottle , Mr. Monkey AND.....

a hat and backpack!! Life could never be sweeter!

p.s. all are a very important part of our everyday

Addi's first bath..........Pictures!

O.K. so most moms will have that camera out and ready the first time they give their new little one a bath. The first bath Addi had came after a completely massive blowout at about a week old. She wasn't even supposed to have a "bath" yet because her cord hadn't fallen off yet. A light sponging is what's recommended. Her first bath was a hose down in the bathroom sink, which she did not care for at all. All subsequent baths I have thought "I really need to get my camera out and take some pictures of giving her a bath". Five and half months later I actually acted on that thought. So here they are, the first pictures of Addi's bath, not to be confused as pictures of Addi's first bath!(thank goodness!)