Magical Mr. Bear

First, read this post to catch up. Since that day at the Pink Shop, Mr. Bear has had many wonderful adventures.  He comes to the grocery store, preschool, church, and the library.  One night as we were going through the bed time routine we discovered Mr. Bear was missing.  After retracing our steps we were…

Blake’s Surgery

On Dec 1st Blake had a little same day surgery.  He was born with something called Chordee, which basically means his little man part was crooked. And we all know crooked man parts are not a good thing ;). The worst part was that I couldn’t feed him before the surgery.  So we had to…

The Nutcracker

The day of the Nutcracker was the self-proclaimed “best day” of Halle’s life.  Here’s why: She was the Star of the Day in Kindergarten (very big deal) We went to 7 Eleven after school for a treat (as is our Friday tradition) She got to wear her new dress, get her hair curled, and wear…

Trim the Tree

This year I bought a little Christmas tree for the kids to put in their bedroom.  They LOVE it!  They got to pick out their own decorations, and as they make new little ornaments throughout the season they get to add them to their tree.  Thanks Anglea for the idea! We also had the missionaries…

Half a year old

Blake turned 6 months on Thanksgiving day. He continues to be a little ray of sunshine, smiling and giggling at anyone who might glance in his general direction.  Halle was our screamer, Josh was our snuggler, and Blake is our giggler. He weighs a whopping 18 lbs 13 oz. All that weight must be in…

Thanksgiving

Wow–I have about 100 things to post. I’ve been thinking about doing it for days, but I’m a little overwhelmed!  One step at a time Tara…. Let’s start with Thanksgiving.  My parents were unexpectedly able to come out for Thanksgiving this year, and we were all so excited!  The day before they got there Halle…