Dad - This Is A Bumbo!

I had to include this video for my Dad who, when he asked what Leah might like and I responded "A Bumbo" was feling a little out of the loop. Yes, this is a bumbo and you can see why it is so fun for babies, and moms! When she first sat in it she directly turned her attention to her toes and has been playing with them at every diaper change since! I enjoy being able to see her moving around more and interacting with the world around her. It does have a tray that attaches to it to hold toys or eventually food. Anyway I hope you enjoy this little video clip as much as I do! She's just soooooooo cute!

Angelinne is saying "It's my favorite movie! It's my favorite movie!" But really I don't know if she has ever see this movie. Obviously she can tell by the cover that it is a movie that she is going to love, and she was just so happy. They were both excited, you can see Laurel in the background gathering up her treasures. So fun!

Christmas Video

Sorry this video clip is so short I ran out of disk space, but you get the idea of what Christmas morning was all about. The girls were very sweet and happy about everything they got!

Christmas

We had a very Merry Christmas, and the girls enjoyed opening their presents. We didn't get them much, but they were excited none the less and it was infectious. We slept in and opened presets, then went to mom's to open our presents from her, then went to visit Grandma & Grandpa Phillips, who fed us breakfast and gave us even more presents! We had dinner at Betsy's after a quick break and 'battery charge' at home, then we all settled our brains for a long winter's nap. Hope your Christmas was great! We love you all and wish you a Happy New Year!

We're Ready Santa!

We haven't taken many photos lately, oops, here's two of the same one of Angie and her big brown eyes, look at those lashes! And my favorite of Leah is the one where she's playing with her toes!

Christmas Fun

Laurel made a gingerbread house at school and brought it home for us to share

I had to take a picture of it before it was gone, and Laurel enjoyed posing for those pictures!

Angie has been sneaking into my bed, I was surpised how well they have been sleeping so close to eachother. I thought they would wake eachother up, but they sleep like this for hours! Aren't they sweet?

Giving Thanks!

For family, friends, healthy beautiful kids... these are just a few things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving! I couln't have asked for a better Thanksgiving week, with the surprise arrival of my brother and his family, including their newborn baby girl, as well as a long-awaited and highly anticipated arrival of my Dad and Mom from Georgia! We had a cozy family-centered holiday, where every day was perfect! Thanks Dad and Mom for the visit, and thanks to all my wonderful friends and family who show us so much love and support! Enjoy these photos of myself, and my girls, Laurel, Angie, and Leah!

Halloween!

Today is Halloween! So happy Trick-or-Treating everyone! Here are our photos of the completed Jack-o-lanterns, one for each of us. We've been bundling up with the cold weather. Here's Leah, she's doing very well, and we're so happy to have her!

Harvest Time

It's Harvest time and and we've been busy, busy, busy making use of the fruits and vegetables that have been shared with us by our wonderful neighbors who

have much greener thumbs than I do! These carrots met a tasty end in my chicken noodle soup, and we've got apples coming out of our ears which have been devoured with caramel and also as applesauce. We carved our pumpkins last Sunday, Set's is the cyclops... I've also been busy whipping up Halloween costumes. I made this pink fuzzy suit for Angelinne to go with her bunny ears. I think she looks quite cute! Too bad the face paint only lasted 5 minutes... She looks so cute when she hops though!

Dressing up...

..is fun to do! Here is Leah all dressed up like a princess. She fell asleep and then Angie put the ring on her finger and the other dress-up stuff was strew around the room, so I had a little fun. Mom had suggested putting cucumbers on her eyes, foil in her hair and painting her nails, but this is as far as we have gotten so far. Girls are so much fun!!!

What's New

This is what's new with us. My mother-in-law is gone back to Mexico, she left at the beginning of this week. And for the past week and half we've had Bella,the chihuahua. So, yes, I've had my hands full, and yes.....I am crazy!

Leah's blessing

Baby Leah's blessing was very nice and it was wonderful to see and have over so many friends and family! Leah wore the dress that mom made for Laurel when she was born,Angelinne also wore this dress.

First Day of School!

This is Laurel on her first Day of Kindergarten. She was so confident and didn't even act like it was a big deal

! That helped me deal with the change, and besides, I'm too busy now to be worried about it. I love my little Kindergartener! Laurel is so smart and we like it when the homework is easy. We enjoy walking to/from school most days.

Soccer

Laurel started soccer earlier this month, her team name is the Butterfiles. Aimee is on the team as well as some other friends in the neighborhood.

Happy Baby

We are lucky to have a happy baby. Leah greets us with tons of smiles in the morning and they are so cute to see.

Having our third child has prompted me to pose some new questions, such as; What do you do with horribly stained but otherwise good clothing? and What is "garbage", really? So many things are recyclable or can be used in other ways. What truely falls into the category of trash? Just a few thoughts...

A story with pictures...

One Day Angie was looking for somthing to do...

She decided to play with the flash cards...

And play she did!

Then Mommy saw her playng...

The End.

Leah is growing and continues to be a blessing in our home. She has begun to respond to our smiles with a smile of her own and she keeps me on my toes with a constantly changing scheduel. As we gear up for the coming school year and the weather cools down a bit, I strat to wonder where the summer went. Laurel will be starting soccer very soon with her friends from the neighborhood so I'll keep you posted. Love to all those we can't see very often but who constantly let us know that they are thinking of us. And love to all those close by who continue to give thier time and loving support!

Our New Photographer!

Before you suggest that we get a refund, let me explain that our new photographer is my two-year-old Angie. She has been taking pictures all around the house and when we were at the park last week. Some of the shots are rather creative. She got one of all grass, one of all sky, and one close-up of Mikey's mouth. So, though some are instantly deleted (like the close-ups of the couch, the carpet and the laundry basket), I'm glad to have someone to document our every-day happenings from a unique, though short, perspective! It was very windy, so most of these shots are with our hair all over the place, but oh well. I think she got a good one of Leah.