Happy Birthday Brandon!

Brandon turned ONE this week and we had a fun little celebration with family.

Brandon currently…

*Sleeps from about 7:30pm-7:30am and wakes up once to eat in the night

*Takes 2-3 naps a day

*Has his two bottom teeth

*“Crawls” with his stomach on the ground by pulling his body forward with his right arm

*Sits up without falling over

*Climbs over small obstacles

*Sleeps in a pack and play in our laundry room

*Loves to pull books off the bookshelf

And now for some pictures...

lots more snow

1.18.2011

This morning we woke up to this out our front window...

Fifteen and half inches. Lucky for us we have a carport, so no snow on our car--not like we could have gone anywhere anyway. Scott's work was canceled for the day--this city is definitely not prepared for this much snow. Lucky for us we got to spend this fun snowy day at home with Scott. 

Cameron sliding down the back steps...

The tractor that came and helped clear our court.

Matthew checking out the covered car

Scott decided it would be fun to make a snow cave. So we gathered a lot of snow and packed it together.

And then dug it out.

And here's Scott in the cave...

What a fun day!

And to top it off, when the kids got cold, they just went inside. No long car ride with freezing, screaming kids.

snow

1.16.2012

Our first snow of the season came on Saturday evening, so Monday morning I had to take the kids out to play. We timed it perfectly with Brandon's morning nap which was great because I didn't have to worry about holding him/keeping him warm. The boys really wanted to make a snowman, so we went to work rolling snow. I thought it would be fun to make a really big snowman, unfortunately I didn't realize how strong you have to be to make a big snowman, so we opted for a snowman family instead. Scott surprised us by coming home for lunch and helped us finish up. Meanwhile, Brandon woke up from his nap and got to join in the fun as well.

sadie's birthday

1.14.12

Sadie's 5th birthday Celebration

playing Candyland...

orange races...

the babies wanted a turn too...

and cake!

Happy Birthday Sadie!

Oh, and in case you are wondering why Matthew isn't wearing his glasses--Cameron stepped on them and they broke, and then his back-up pair broke too. So hopefully his new ones will come soon!

kate's blessing

1.8.12
Scott's cousin Carrissa and her husband Eric blessed their baby. After the blessing we all got together for dinner.

Thanks Eric and Carissa for sharing this special day with us. 

sunbeam and CTR

1.1.2012
With the new year comes new classes for the kids at church. Cameron advanced from nursery to sunbeams (which means rather than playing with toys and having snacks he gets to sit and have a lesson and learn songs with the older kids) and Matthew advanced from sunbeams to CTR-4. He was so excited to get his CTR ring.

Sunday (1/1/12) was our last day visiting family in California. We headed out early Monday morning to make the drive back to Washington. What a fun week!

We miss you guys!!

marshmallows, building and yard work

12.31.11
My parents have a fire pit in their yard, so of course we had to roast hot dogs and marshmallows. This time we tried out marshmallows on a cookie. Definitely a yummy alternative to the traditional s'mores.

After the campfire, Matthew and Cameron "helped" with the addition to my parent's house

And then there was yard work to be done...