Big Day for Kaya

Kaya got her ears pierced today!! This was the reward she chose to stop sucking her thumb. She was really excited and nervous. Kaya picked out a pair of purple birthstone earrings. She did great and we're proud of her. #1 for consciously breaking her habit #2 for being such a big girl while getting her ears pierced.

Here she is getting ready. She was pretty nervous. She was all smiles once it was done. Emily had fun while waiting. Logan found some fun accessories too!

Updates!!

I have 2 kids gone and 2 kids are asleep. Can I get an update done in less than 27 minutes? Let's see what we can do!

Here is Colton sporting a cute hat. It's still a little big but it sure brings out the blue in his eyes! Aaron's Boy Scout troop got the Year Round Camping Award. That means he camped 10 out of 12 months last year. He's on track to do it again this year. Logan's preschool took a field trip to the dinosaur museum. Always a fun place to visit.
Kaya got hit with the influenza B flu virus. Bummer. She was out of commission for 8 days. Thankfully no one else in the family got sick. Here was one of her sick days. Emily sat down with her and fell asleep. Grandma & Papa would be happy to know their green chair is well loved.Colton is 5 months old! He is starting to sit up really well. He likes to reach for toys put down in front of him. He LOVES rice cereal. He has to have his blue blanket to go to sleep. I put him down on the couch one morning to do something and came back just a minute later and he was asleep. He likes to make raspberries and he is just the cutest thing EVER!! We had a fun Valentine's Day. Do you think Logan would like a cookie to go with all those sprinkles?

4 Months Old

Colton is 4 months old today! Wasn't it just last week I was complaining about being huge and pregnant? Colton is a lot of fun and his personality is really starting to come out! He is a generally happy guy and has the biggest, cutest smiles. He has good upper body strength and will likely be sitting on his own soon. Our biggest milestone this month was moving from the bassinet (and sleeping in our bed) in our bedroom to the crib in Logan's room. The first night was a little rough but he is adjusting really well. I can lay him down in his bed tired but awake and he will go to sleep on his own without crying. He wakes up happy. It's a huge blessing. He LOVES his blanket, sucking his thumb, and he especially like checking out people's faces. Colton is growing so quick and we love him to bits!

Christmas 2010

We were very blessed this Christmas. It has been a good month for us and we are grateful for our family, friends, and the reason we celebrate Christmas is the first place. Here are a few of the highlights:

December So Far...

Logan's preschool had a field trip to a candy factory. Emily, Colton, and I went along for fun. It was a neat tour with yummy free samples. No cameras are allowed inside so we snapped a shot out front with our hairnets on!
We had a surprise visit from Santa. He showed up at our house to check in on the kids to make sure they were being good. We are so lucky to know Santa personally!For family home evening, we put together a gingerbread house. The kids had a good time. The kit was left over from last year so we had to threaten the kids not to eat ANY candy. It was pretty stale anyways. But still fun to decorate!
Colton is 3 months old! He tips the scales at 17 lbs 6 ounces. He has really good upper body strength and is full of smiles and giggles. He doesn't like "tummy time" and he prefers to sleep in mom & dad's bed. These kids grow up way too fast!

New Addition

This is newest addition to our family. Due to circumstances beyond our control, being a 1 vehicle family just wasn't working out. After close to 2 months of searching, we finally found a 1999 Nissan Pathfinder to meet our needs for a 2nd vehicle. Aaron is excited about the "On the fly" 4 wheel drive. I'm looking forward to a smaller vehicle to drive when we don't have to haul the kids around. Yay!!

December Already?!?!

Kaya had her first dance recital. She did a jazz dance to "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas". Then she did a clogging/tap number to "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer". She did really well and had a good time. She's excited for January when class starts up again.Colton is almost 3 months old and growing like crazy. He has started to reach for things and grab them. He's so cute!