Sunday, December 23, 2012

12-21-12

 
Joel has been sharing everything and playing so well with Avery.  It's really cute to watch.  I can't wait to see how they play as they get older!

12-20-12

 
Visit #1 of getting cavities filled.  Poor little guy!  He didn't even cry though.

12-19-12

 
Jake had fun at his school party.  They've been learning from Dr. Suess all year, so they are now doing How the Grinch Stole Christmas.  Jake loves it!

12-18-12

 
We got a package from Uncle Ben & Aunt Larissa!  It pretty much made Jeremy's day to get this t-shirt!

12-17-12

 
We have finally started Avery on some rice cereal.  She hasn't seemed to like it a whole lot.  She'll eat a bite or two, but usually it sits in her mouth for a minute and then she spits it right back out, as seen here.

12-16-12

 
Daddy got Avery ready for church this morning.  Her dress is on backwards and her tights are on backwards.  I think that's why she's crying...

12-15-12

 
Avery's first Christmas party with the Hughes family!  Thanks to great grandma Kate and great grandpa Neil, Avery is enjoying her new rocking chair.

12-14-12

 
You may be wondering why I'm posting a picture of our dirty diapers.  Well look closely and you'll see a nice dollar bill in there.  Joel has been gathering items around the house and stuffing them in here.  We now have to look closely before dumping the diapers.

Friday, December 21, 2012

12-13-12

 
She's 5 months old today!  No smiles for the camera though.  Loving the chubby cheeks!

12-12-12

 
Boxes still make the best toys!

12-11-12

 
My sleeping beauty.  I think she looks like a little cabbage patch doll.

12-10-12

 
Joel being silly on the counter.

12-9-12

 
What a stud in the choir!

12-8-12

 
Jake is trying on his suit for his Christmas program tomorrow.  He loves dressing up!

12-7-12

 
Avery's first day with a pony tail!  I'm sure the first of many.

12-6-12

 
Joel's favorite way to ride in the car - without shoes and socks.

12-5-12

 
One of Jeremy's relatives knitted this sweater for Joel.  I love how cute Avery looks in it though!  It looks so warm and cozy!


12-4-12

 
Such a cutie!  Too bad his best smiles are always when he's got food all over his face!

12-3-12

 
We got a sweet new table for each other for Christmas.  As you may have seen earlier, I thought it was ruined.  But the company was great and sent us a new one!  Now Opa made us benches to go with it.  We love it and the kids love playing at the table!

12-2-12

 
The weather has been SO nice!  I can't believe it's December!  I took the two young'uns for a walk outside.  Notice Joel isn't even wearing a winter coat!

12-1-12

 
We recently started recycling. I'm amazed at how much we can recycle!  I think we will be downsizing our garbage pail really soon.  However, it appears we need a better method - the pile doesn't get emptied into the recylce bin as often as it should...

11-30-12

 
Joel has been getting into EVERYTHING!!!!  His current favorite is to sort all of the packages of dishwasher detergent.

11-29-12

 
Michelle and I took our mom to see The Story for an early birthday present.  I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it was better than that!  A fun night out and a great show!

11-28-12

 
Jake barricades himself in to watch any type of Christmas show on TV.

11-27-12

 
I guess dinner was so good that Joel thought he would eat the plate too!

11-26-12

 
Family cuddle time!

11-25-12

 
After numerous failed attempts at a good shot for our Christmas card.  Our stinker taking ornaments down.

11-24-12

 
By the time I woke up, Joel had completely destroyed my tree.  Guess I need to come up with a better way to keep it up.


11-23-12

 
I found this project on Pinterest and thought it would be a great way for Joel to have a tree to play with and not get in to our tree. I put this up after the boys went to bed so they would be surprised in the morning.

11-22-12

 
Avery likes it when Daddy reads stories on the i-pad just as much as Jake does!

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

11-21-12

 
Jeremy has been working hard on these Star Wars snowflakes.  This is his best - Yoda.  I'm sure they will hang in Jake's room all winter!

11-20-12

 
Joel decided to comb his hair with a fork.  Crazy, hair-obsessed kid!

11-19-12

 
Love em!

11-18-12

 
Family picture for Grandma Kate's Christmas card.

11-17-12

 
I ordered a new pair of shoes, since I have been running in 2 year old shoes.  They arrived today and I was so excited that I considered working out a second time, just to try them out.

11-16-12

 
Joel was allowed to feed himself ravioli. What a mess!

11-15-12

 
Sibling love!

11-14-12

 
This sums up my day.  I spilled bleach on my favorite pair of yoga pants.

11-13-12

 
4 months old today!

11-12-12

 
Jeremy didn't like that Jake chose to draw a picture of Grandma instead of him, so he's trying to make up ground and has continued work on Jake's treehouse.  This has been an ongoing project since the summer.

11-11-12

 
Avery's dedication day

11-10-12

 
This is our Saturday with Jake.  Pants unbottoned (common occurance) and sweatshirt unzipped to show off.  A little bling that Opa gave him (a key chain attached to his sweatshirt) and spiked hair.  Jeremy said he's trying to be a model.  Sounds good to me!

11-9-12

 
Just trying on the gown that Avery will be dedicated in.  Also the gown that I was dedicated in 33 years ago!

11-8-12

 
Although Jake's conferences were fun to go to, I HATE conference week!  Jeremy is gone until really late and doesn't see the kids all day.  I was done, so the kids went to bed early!

11-7-12

 
Jake got a glowing report at conferences.  This is a picture that he drew of himself and his grandma, which he knew started with a 'G'!!!

11-6-12

 
Election Day

11-5-12

 
Joel is intent on setting his raisins on the big orange wooden spoon and then eating off of it.

11-4-12

 
We have a sick house, but I still have nursery duty at church.  This is they way things looked when I snuck out.

11-3-12

 
It's a first!  I laid this little lady down on her back and look at her now!


Saturday, November 3, 2012

11-2-12

 
I hurt my back on Wednesday, so today I'm sitting home (after my first trip to a chiropractor) and am having a hard time staying away from the candy bowl!  This time of year is TORTURE for me!