{2-9-13}

Baby Shower

I got a new Visiting Teaching partner and she is expecting her first child.

Emsley and I attended a shower held in her honor. It was nicely done. The theme was things that go POP!

She looks great and is due mid April. Lots of yummy treats and some wraps to snack on.

{2-8-13}

We decided to use another gift card Aaron got at work in Dec. by going to red lobster....

I didn't get out the camera until dessert...Can you tell its Jame's turn to get a bite of dessert...

brownie with ice cream... 

I remember the soup I got, bacon potato and Aaron clam chowder both were delish... and so was the simple Cesar salad... but I can't remember the main dish...hmmm... I thought the kids would down the cheddar bay biscuits I was wrong... guess if they have a choice they will probably pick Olive Garden over Red Lobster.

{February 7, 2013}

Visit From Great Grandma and Brenda

Angel Eyes is another nick name I call Brinley... This is her waking up in the morning always merry.

We were grateful for some visitors...Great Grandma Mairiam and Aunt Brenda...

February 6, 2013

Brinley Beautiful in Red

Gearing up for Valentines day I got some pictures of Brinley in red...I put the other kids in Valentine attire but they proved to be to difficult in getting any photos of them. I love at this stage how I can get as many pictures as I want with because she is so stationary.

When being held with her head in the crook of my elbow Brinley loves to cock back her head to look around and seems comfortable doing so.

February 6, 2013

My New Dishwasher

Meet my new dishwasher James. He loves to play in water.He loves to put water in containers and transfer water to other containers...

I thought I would put that love of water to work. Now if only the water could stay in the sink.

Notice how serious he is in the first photo...his cute little eyebrows.

{February 5, 2013}

 Snuggles

These two get to snuggle and talk and giggle oh to have a sister...

Notice what Em is wearing...a dress up wedding gown we purchased at a yard sale almost three years ago.
She is obsessed and for spurts at a time will wear it daily...sometimes also used as pajamas. I have to sneakily put it into the laundry to be washed.

Also Notice Brin she is obsessed with her hands it is so adorable. In all but the first pic she is playing with her hands. She also loves to grab onto others hands. I have had to start trimming her nails more. One day I let her play with my hands and ended up with some scratches from her. It was actually tender...when I would look down I would be reminded of her.

Morning P. J.'s

February 2, 2013

As I look at these photos I think, "I need to get more photos of all three."

I ended up with 3 good ones out of 7 photos taken. Even when I went to Sears for Christmas photos of all three when they showed me the ones they got I really didn't love any of them. There is always one of them not looking at the camera, not smiling, eyes closed etc. Maybe practice makes perfect? Maybe I need to have them together in one spot more often and take pictures. I like candid photos but it would be nice to have a few a year with all of them in the same photo where they are happy and you can see their faces.

Note to self... get more pictures with all three kids in photo.

Miss sunshine...

January 31, 2013

Every time Brinley wakes up during the morning or daytime I sing to her a little song as I go from the door to get her...

Good morning to you my beautiful sunshine,

Good morning to you today.

Good morning to you my beautiful baby,

Good morning to you today. 

She smiles when she hears me start to sing' then as her eyes meet mine she does more smiling and does it with a wide open mouth smile. She smiles and smiles and she looks as though she might burst with happiness.

I love her facial features...it is so hard to capture them with the camera they never look as good as in person.

I love her fat rolls on her legs. As I was changing her diaper I thought I want to remember those legs forever...it was so hard to get a picture that wasn't blurry as she loves to kick her legs.

I love her perfectly puckered lips.

{January 31, 2013}

We have spring fever...

Guess this green rug in the kids room is as close as we will get to green grass...

This little lady is a mover it look at her little leg pushing down the leg of her pant.

 She has been sticking out her tongue lots...and then smiling...love the double chin

 Its funny how a what a different camera angle can do... in some of these pictures she looks a lot chubbier than in real life... like these two pics...

 Everything goes in the mouth... her hands are constantly in her mouth...look at this photo below her petite little lips how dainty...

I can't stop saying how much I love her cheeks..... she is trying to grab things in reach... above she is trying to grab her shirt to put in her mouth...

Making Indian Fry Bread with Daddy

{February 2, 2013}

Indian Fry Bread

or as Aaron calls them "Scones"

One of Aaron's favorite things to cook is an Indian fry bread recipe handed down from my mom. He likes it because to him it is simple and easy. It does have very few ingredients. The kids love them. I'm sure glad he and the kids love making them. It puts our Fry Daddy we got as a wedding present to good use a few times a year.

When I came home from work he and the kids were cooking these for dinner.
Here is James helping to flatten out the dough...

Emsley being a great helper feeding Brin...