Jack’s 1st Birthday

Can’t believe my baby boy is 1 already!  The last year has gone by incredibly fast.  Of course, we have been incredibly busy!!  3 kids 3 and under is ROUGH…but so much fun! 
Jack is weighing in at 22 lbs. and is 30 in. tall.  He’s the sweetest kid (when he’s not crying…he’s going through a phase).  He loves his Mama and his sisters.  And Dad too.:)  He is walking ALL OVER and has been since about 11 months.  He hates to be confined (which makes church so much fun) and loves to explore.  He’s a sweet brother to his sisters and loves to play with them.

Who’s the BIG 2!?

November 15, our sweet Emily turned 2!  She, of course, has been acting the part since 18 months.  Girl can throw a fit like no other – face down on the floor and everything.  But when she’s not throwing a fit, she’s the SWEETEST kid on the planet.  Emily is weighing in at 30 lbs. and is 35 inches tall.  She’s going through a super fun phase right now.  Everything she says is cute and endearing.  She loves to snuggle and gives kisses and squeezes (not hugs…squeezes!).  Emily giggles at all the right moments and reminds me how perfect life really can be.  Love.this.kid.


Grandpa took us out to lunch for Emily’s birthday and then we had cake at our house.  Who loves chocolate cake??  Emily.  She’s a kid after my own heart.


 
  Emily got lots of fun presents:  books, puzzles, some toys and even a coloring book and crayons from her big sister!  Best present?  A new baby.  Emily loves babies!  She carries them around and feeds them and plays with them.  Its so fun to watch.  And then she throws them across the room.
 

Family Pictures–November 2012

While we were in Mesa for a wedding reception and Time Out for Women (which totally deserves its own post and I might get around to it at some point!), we got our family pictures taken by the lovely and talented Bethany Shaver.  Love how they turned out!!

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Halloween

For Halloween, we had three bugs!!  They were cute bugs, though.:)  Kris was working day shifts for Halloween, so the kids and I hauled Aunt Ruth down to the church for Trunk or Treat.  Annie thought it was AWESOME.  This was Emily’s first year, so she was still trying to understand why people were just giving her candy.  And Jack was just along for the ride…not enough teeth for candy yet!:)
 

He also got to be batman for awhile…