Snow is...for Sledding!

Snow is cold. A pain to drive in. A pain to shovel. But when you get the right amount and have enough time it can make an ordinary day extraordinary!
My cousin Jason invited us all to bring our kids and test out the sledding hills by his house.  He was also generous enough to supply us with a place to warm up, eat soup breadsticks, and hot cocoa.
It was pretty cold with high's in the 20's but we bundled up and the sun came out...and we had so much fun!
The hill we chose was just right for the kids.  They could get a little speed going down by themselves, and could walk back up the hill too :)

 We went up and down the hill until we couldn't stand up any more and there were tears coming from our eyes :)

 Then we opted for some motorized sledding instead!

6 MoNtHs oLd!

 I sure wish I could stop this boy from growing up.  I have to be honest that when I found out I was having a boy I was a little nervous. To me boys were dirty loud, and crazy.  And maybe he will be one day but for now he is my calm and happy little buddy!

Here are a few things I want to remember about my little 6 month old:
He loves baths! He looks at the lights smiling and cooing.

 He is a pacifier man.  He usually needs it to fall asleep and is pretty content with it in his mouth.  He has the cutest big blue eyes and just the right amount of hair for a faux hawk :)

We started him on baby food this month and he LOVES it...eating the whole jar!

It started snowing outside and he just kept staring outside watching the flakes fall.

He has the cutest smile and his cheeks look adorable when he's sleeping.

He loves to try to talk getting so animated.

He puts up with all the mothering and smothering by his three older sisters who love him so!

At his appointment he was in the 85th %tile at 27 1/2 inches long but his weight had really dropped ( I think because he has been sick) to the 8th %tile at 14 lbs 8 oz.  And he still has a little peanut head in the 5th 5tile.

Family Picture

 With the arrival of our little Baylor I thought it was time for another family picture...I think it has been 2 years since our last one.
My cousin Rachel took them and they turned out great...and the whole process was pretty painless :)

Christmas Day

 We had a wonderful Christmas!  The girls got their favorite things and we spent the day playing and visiting with family!

MISTLETOE!!!

 We spent Christmas Eve at my sister Amy's House. She and her husband Jake just moved into their first house and it was so fun to take the tour.
We played a game...not sure what the name of it was...so we will just call it "The Funnest Game EVER!
Amy had taken a bunch of gifts; candy, gift cards, play dough, hair accessories, etc. and wrapped them up in a giant ball with packing tape.  We had the little kids pair up with an adult and then we passed around two tins with a die in each.
The pairs rolled the die until they got a 4 then they would yell "Mistletoe" and start unraveling the ball until another pair rolled a 4, yelled "Mistletoe", stole the ball and started unraveling it.  If you unraveled something before someone the ball it was yours.
It was so much fun to watch and even funner to play. Kody and Tessa were the funniest with Tessa pulling and yanking with almost more strength and determination than Kody. :)

Christmas Dresses

I just love dressing the girls in their Christmas Dresses in December.  Love these beautiful girls!