My Guilt Free Post of Addie Grace

I took Addie to a wedding in California while Wyatt went to Tennessee with David. So, naturally I would be taking pictures of our little girl in her pink dress. I am about to post a whole lot of pictures of just her, but I have a very legitimate reason why. She is the only one I am responsible for this weekend and you will be seeing a lot of her:) Enjoy your little girl Daddy and take some pics of your little man at the farm and I will share these with everyone when we return home. A few pictures toward the end are of Addie looking at Balboa Bay where the reception hall was overlooking. This is one of the closest beach and harbor areas to where we will be moving! She is already liking it. For now, here she is...

Church Christmas Pics

What The Very Hungry Caterpillar Has to Say About Morning Sickness

The other day while it was snowing, David read the kids The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Addie is so into books right now, so we often find ourselves in this position. As most everyone probably knows, after the caterpillar eats five days worth of fruit, he goes on to one day of quite a binge. He ate one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon. That night he had a stomachache! Enter Wyatt, "Just like mommy!" Although I haven't felt sick in quite some time, I think Wyatt is under the assumption that as long as there is a baby in my belly, I will have a stomachache. So, what did the caterpillar do? The next day he ate through one nice green leaf and he felt much better. And so Wyatt advises, "mommy, you need to eat a leaf!"

I wish I'd known all along.

A Long Overdue Post of Pictures

Our most recent snow!



The Christmas Cherubs!








Our sweet visit with the Mathews.


The po-yee!


Our peach!

How a girl makes use of a big rig.



These are some pictures from November and some from December. Enjoy the munchkins.

My Top Kid Pick's for Christmas...

So here they are. While toys seem to be the grandparent's signiature gift, books have become our preference. We bought these two books out of a series for Wyatt, and then my favorite, a new bible. Now most of you now how I am a big fan of the "Big Picture Story Bible" but since we can now read through this in about 40 minutes from cover to cover if we are focused, I decided to hunt down something similar in emphasis (gospel, redemption, etc.) but for an older audience. Last year I stumbled upon this at Easter time and had to get it! I knew Wyatt was not quite old enough, so I held off for Christmas. We gave it to him just the other day so we could begin using it and I think David and I might like it even more than him for the time being. He of course is very excited, but seriously I am finding more and more adults interested in it. We had some friends babysit for us last night and upon returning home, we spent almost an hour looking at just the intricacy of the illustrations! The content is fabulous too. So if you're still looking for some gifts for young children, these are our recommendations!