Claire at 5 months

I really can't believe she is 5 months already. She is such a little sweetheart and we love having her in our family. If only she would sleep like she did when she was born. I swear she is going downhill with that, but we are working on it, I just need to be more consistent.

And this is what happens when you don't buckle her in the swing...

And then this...

Oops!!!!

sledding again

Okay, so I had to blow this up a bit so you could see their faces. I thought it was pretty funny.

Sledding

We took the kids sledding last week and it was so fun! We'll have to do this again sometime soon.


I wish you could see the expression on their faces above. Nate looks pretty freaked out and Dylan is smiling away, enjoying the ride.

The "Rock"

Okay, I really have been meaning to update this. I have pictures to post and my excuse is that the laptop has been in Nate's possession for the last couple of weeks for work reasons, and this computer I am on now needs to be retired. But it can't, because we need it for various things. I am sure it was one of the very first computers made. I think. It is slow, the screen makes me dizzy and it is HUGE. We call it "The Death Star". But anyway, enough of that.

I have lots to say about other things, including Realtors and trying to get my house ready to sell and take care of 3 kids at the same time, but I am really really tired right now. So I will leave you with this picture that I have been meaning to post since October.

In October we had a big ward Fall Festival and for part of it the scouts did an "anything goes" pinewood derby. Anyone could participate and do whatever they wanted with their cars. It was really fun. I wish I had pictures of the 25 other cars. Some were pretty serious with engines, compressed air, remote controls etc. I expected a little more out of Nate, but with his limited time, this is what he came up with. Nate and Dylan made it together and had fun, so I guess that is what counts. And it did pretty good too. It got second in every heat it was in. I underestimated it.

Here is "The Rcck":

Where's Claire?

The other morning the kids were making little beds on the floor while pretending it was nap time. As I looked around to find Claire, she was nowhere to be found.

Hmm, I wonder what is in that box?



Oh there she is...

These kids have so much fun together. I can't believe how well they have entertained each other through out this cold weather. They hardly ever get bored, and seriously, this has been one long and cold winter. That is also why I have been lacking posts as of late. We don't really do anything. I have just been getting the house organized and ready to sell why Nate has been working working and more working. Between all the glorious residency projects/ requirements and church callings, we figured in the next four weeks he will be home 1, maybe 2 times to help put the kids to bed. Seriously, this is getting old.

But anyway, I finally took Cassie and Claire to the doctor for their well check ups. I have been putting it off because I really don't like taking the kids to the doctor this time of year. They always seem to get sick after. But both were due for shots so I finally took them in. And yup, Cassie now has a yucky runny nose that I love wiping every 2 minutes of the day.

So at 4 1/2 months Claire weighs 15 lbs 3 oz (75%) and is 27 inches long (97%). It is so nice to finally have a baby that isn't "failing to thrive".

At age 3, Cassie is about 30 lbs (just below 50%) and is 36 3/4 inches tall (75% I think). So she is growing pretty nice as well.

That is all for now.

Spiderman

Dylan figured out how to do this a while back and he does it all the time now.

He'll climb to the very top of the door and just hang out there for a while. It seems like just yesterday that I was doing this same thing. Okay, so maybe I really was doing this yesterday. Just kidding,

Here I am

Wow, I can't believe I let 2 weeks go by without a post. I am very sorry to let my avid readers down. Just kidding. Life has just been busy and is flying by way too fast. I mean seriously, where did 2008 go? Did that year not go by super fast for everyone else too?

Well anyway, we had a great Christmas. It was so fun to have such excited kids for Christmas and watch them be so giddy. Christmas Eve was spent with the kids and I. Yup, Nate had to work. It was a little hard for me being away from family that night and husbandless for the evening, but it was so relaxing and peaceful. I think I had the kids in bed by 8 and then I watched The Forgotten Christmas Carols on DVD. I have to say that I think it is much better watching it live than on DVD. But it was nice. I guess I'd better get used to holidays without my husband because he will probably have to work many of them from here on out. He has made it this far with out working Christmas, so I guess it was his turn.

The kids loved their PJ's! Not sure why Dylan is so blurry. He wouldn't sit still from excitement.


The kids were really really really excited to leave Santa something to eat. Since corn dogs recently became Dylan's favorite food, he was determined to leave one for Santa. Along with some turtles (that he helped make), caramels (or carnivals, as Dylan calls them), egg nog, and at the last minute, Cassie thought he needed a banana too. Santa will defiantly love these 2 kids!




Christmas morning was so nice. I was really worried about it just being our family, but I think I prefer it that way now. We took a long time opening presents and we even had an intermission to eat some cinnamon rolls. Then we relaxed and just hung out. Nate had to leave for work at 12:30pm again and I was okay with that. That meant we didn't have to go anywhere for dinner and the kids and I could stay in our PJ's and play with new stuff all day long. It really was a good day.




Dylan being a little overwhelmed by the whole thing:




This rocket/spaceship building thing was by far his favorite toy:

Cassie was in love with her Dora tent, which sadly is already broken. For some reason, she thought if she jumped off the couch on top of it that it would hold her. Nate tried to tape the rods back together after they snapped, and the kids seemed satisfied with it. I wish I had a picture of it now, it looks so funny, but they still play in it.

So anyway, since Nate worked during Christmas week, he got 5 days off shortly after so we decided to head to my sister's house in Wisconsin. We both wanted to relax and we knew we would relax better if we were away from home because we always think we have to get things done when we are home. So we called them and told them were heading their way and Brian (my brother-in-law) got right on setting up his projector and surround sound. It was awesome. It was better then watching a movie in the theater. Their whole house would rumble as we (mostly the guys) hibernated in the basement and watched 8 movies during our stay. I know, doesn't sound like fun but it was. We just hung out on our butts the whole time and ate a ton. Thanks for letting us invade guys.

Oh, and with gas being so cheap the whole trip cost us a total of $60!!! Oh, and plus $17 in dang toll booths. Oh, and a $20 ticket for parking on the street during winter. Oops.