11 months!

Today marks 11 months for Easton. I find myself mourning just a bit that my little baby is now all over the place, playing with toys, using his chubby little fingers to pick up anything and everything and insert into his mouth, and being mobile. Part of me clings to the little baby I brought home from the hospital nearly a year ago. That being said, Easton is a sweet little guy who pretty much goes with the flow. He loves his brothers and they adore him. He loves to be held and he refuses to hold his own bottle or cup. It must be fed to him and I have happily obliged this in order to enjoy those moments of holding and cuddling him.

Winter Break

Snow, snow, and more snow, and a blizzard.

Football with half-time entertainment

Hives consisting of lots of benadryl and very swollen ears.

Legos

Iowa's Childrens Museum

Learning to Ice Skate. I got to share something I learned as a kid (thanks Dad for all the shoveling you used to do on the pond so we could skate).

A Season of Joy

Christmas Eve

Easton's first Christmas - it's all about the paper!

The timing was perfect on this picture.

Christmas Eve we spent together doing our family traditions (a good mix of Mark and I's upbringings). It's always a very special time together talking of Christ and the gift of His example and love that He shares with us.

Christmas day was so much fun! I love being the parent and seeing it all through my kids eyes. As a kid I thought the fun was getting the presents, as a parent I realize the true fun is in watching my kids. We spent the day in our PJs playing and enjoying each other.

Snowed In

BLIZZARD!!!! So the thing you need to realize about these pictures is that yesterday morning none of it was there. See the 7 foot snow drift, when we had dinner last night, it was NOT there. We get this snow drift every year, but it typically takes months to build up - it took less than 24 hours this year. When I say snowed in, I mean literally...we cannot get out of our driveway. Until the city comes which may not be for another day or two we will be staying in.

Trick-or-Treat

Obi-won, Harry Potter, and a Clone Trooper geared up for a cold and windy night of Trick-or-treating.


Carving pumpkins a few nights before Trick-or-Treating.

8 months

Easton is 8 months now. He has these eyes that are so bright. When he smiles his whole face lights up. He loves his brothers. When ever a brother walks in the room he immediately gets excited. Easton cut his first tooth about a week ago and he is always tucking his lip so that he can feel that little tooth. I love going in to get him in the morinings when he wakes up. He just smiles and his whole body starts moving in excitement. He has so much to say, it is the perfect start to the day.

This picture says a mouthful!

Love those big eyes.

Brotherly love. Moments like these are what it's all about.

A is for Apple, P is for Pumpkin

On Saturday we made our way up to our favorite farm for apples and pumpkins. We ran up and down the rows in the apple orchard to find the perfect apples and then walked over to a huge pumpkin patch. It is always fun to see what each boy finds. Drew was about finding the perfect pumpkin to hold in his arms, Dallin searched according to the right color, and Mason was all about the bigger the better. I love fall!