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Friday, December 26, 2008

Christmas day in Idaho

We made it over to Aunt Shannah and Uncle Beau's house for brunch where we got to see Mia, Dillyn, Grammy and Papa and Breezy on Christmas morning.
Our sweet cousins, Mia and Dillyn
Grammy and Papa should have been in Hawaii today. They were booked on the flight two days ago, but due to the winter storms in the western states, all flights were cancelled. We made many jokes about warm beaches to make them feel better!

Aunt Breezy cuddling with sissy
So, Tanner started out in our room at 5am, whispering, "can I go down, Mom?" It had been snowing all night and we had forgotten to close his blinds, so it did look "light" outside, but no, he did not get to go downstairs yet. He was able to fall back asleep, but Matt and I were up. Waking to jingles, the boys ran excitedly down stairs to find that Santa had really shown up! The electric slot car track was a huge hit among ALL the boys....Dad included.

New underwear and a new scooter. What could be better?
Elise just loved watching the excitement and finding any bit of chocolate on the floor to rip into.
Granmimi and Granpa always find the latest electronic gifts....the boys loved the cars this year!











Cute for Christmas

So, this is the thing. Baby girl clothes are so much fun. Elise had more christmas outfits than I could fit into this season. Last year, it was a must on the list for the child I was carrying, so we ended up with many sweet dresses ready to be worn. Then, she got this sweet "first christmas" outfit from her great grandparents in Texas. We'll be wearing them well into January!


Ready for church on Sunday and I had to capture them all spruced up!


New sweaters for everyone!

My cousin, JuDawn knitted the kids sweaters and hats for Christmas this year. Jazzy, sporting the beanie, enjoyed some photo time with Elise! The boys were thrilled with the little cardigans and wore them continuously for two days!


Construction on the Cabin

We headed up to see the progress Matt has been making on our 600 square foot cabin in Cascade. He's been spending a couple of days a week up there, but wanted all of us to join him last week. Admittedly, he didn't get as much done as usual, but we sure had fun. I couldn't believe what a fantastic job he has done painting and getting the electical work done, let alone, getting the floor laid. It is so exciting to think we'll be able to use it soon! The kids and I gave Dad a break and went out for some sledding right down our hill. Elise lasted about a half hour strapped into the sled! Alex and Tanner were in winter heaven!


Getting them all dressed takes a LONG time!


A shot of the kitchen area..... a long galley kitchen is what fit best in this cozy place.



Thanks to Aunt Katie for letting us borrow this sweet winter suit for Lissy. She was nice and snug in the 1 degree weather outside (for a short time!)




Monday, December 8, 2008

Another day, another month

At eight months Elise is:
1. smiling only for family
2. tolerating minutes of tummy time, no crawling attempts
3. sporting 6 teeth
4. has now rolled 3x
5. sleeping 4-6 hours at a time at night
6. loves bath time excessively
7. weighs in at 19 pounds (85 percentile)
8. is adored by biggest brother, Tanner who packs her everywhere (wonder why she doesn't crawl??)
9. tolerates big brother Alex (who competes to carry her, just to compete with Tanner)







Alex's thanksgiving dance

Alex performs with his preschool class just before Thanksgiving. He continues to amaze us with his ability to remember songs, fingerplays and dances on a days notice. We wonder if he might have a bit of a photographic memory. Wouldn't that be fun? The video is a bit hard to hear, but the dance is cute anyway!

Trying to capture a christmas pose











So, it's December 8th and I still haven't developed a Christmas pose for our cards yet this year. I thought, "how hard could it be? I'll just get a good one in the bath. It's typically a good time for Elise". Well, Alex would not cooperate there and then afterwards, they wouldn't sit still without giggling and falling all over the bed. Then Lissy was upset. So much for an easy shot. Still pretty darn cute though.