"If you spend the majority of your days in the company of babies, toddlers, tweens or teens, then your happiness will be directly proportional to your ability to laugh often and enjoy the chaos. The child-rearing years, in particular, are meant to be hectic, playful, and fun!"
-Rachel Campos-Duffy

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

We need to get this Girl a Trampoline

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First Snowfall

We celebrate the first snowfall a week ago last Saturday. The kids all scurried out of bed bright and early to play in it. The boys wanted to make sure they had fun in it before hockey and they were so sweet to help Laken build the first snow man of the year. Clara even got in on the act by being pulled in the baby sled.

Monday, November 22, 2010

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Clara Lily at 10 mos

Clara Lillian is 10 months and is a stinkin' cute walker. She reminds Brad of that dancing baby on Allie McBeal. She has also had two double ear infections and currently is suffering from a cold and fever. Yucko! So, we have forgotten what sleep is like. And, check out her clothes. The poor girl drowns in most of them. She does pretty good in things that are sized 6-12. But, 6-9 is getting a little small and 12 months is still too big. We are trying to teach her to go down the stairs. She has been a little ray of sunshine for all of us.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Grovia Hevea Pacifier










Grovia sent us their Hevea pacifier to review. I love this pacifier. And, yes Clara is still a paci baby which I love! It is stinkin' cute as you can tell. It is 100% natural rubber. Which a love. You don't have to worry about want can of toxic materials or plastics you may be sticking in your babes mouth. It is anatomical correct, so baby can easily go from, breast or bottle to pacifier. We think the Hevea pacifier is awesome! Visit Heave at their website at www.heveababyusa.com or clink on Hevea to find their face book page.

Happy Halloween













Here is our gang all dressed up for Halloween. Brad as a doctor, Clara as Clara from the Nutcracker, Laken as Princess Tiana, Braeden as a Cowboy, and Preston as Commander Cody.









Our little monkey crawling in the cupboard.





Clara enjoying her first Halloween treat.






Clara even went trick or treating at a few of the houses close by. Then, Daddy brought her back to help Mommy pass out our Disney Card Game Goodies. These were such a hit with the kids. Kids were trading on the front step and were so excited to show their parents. Our kids expanded their trick or treating territory to some of the other streets in our subdivision and they had a blast! The were so thrilled to come home with juice boxes and full size candy bars among their loot.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Carving Pumpkins

"Carving Pumpkins, carving Pumpkins. Let's carve the eyes and nose. (a song from our Wee Sing for Halloween CD)"


Everyone hard at work.




Laken using her scooper.







Clara was all about touching the gooey insides.







Laken with her final product.








Clara Lillian's first Halloween Pumpkin:)










The whole gang with their masterpieces.

The Rink is Up

The Rink went up before Halloween. We are just waiting for the plastic and then the cold weather to start flooding. The boys are eager to get out there!

Cutest Ever Fluffy Butt

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