Family Pictures 2010

playing catch up!!!

Whit after she went to the fire-station with her preschool

We went to go get a ice cream one night

and this is how Ry and Whit came out to go!

PRICELESS!

Kynlee 9 months old

Ry and Whit holding their letters they wrote to Santa

Whit doing a puzzle...her new favorite thing to do!

The newest member of our family!

(Brandon shot this rooster last year..we just got him back)

The best babysitter ever

Ry and Whit having a sleepout in the tent

Ry and Whit's letters to Santa

Kynlee 9 months old

Brandon taking a snooze after turkey dinner!

Whit taking a snooze on mommy's lap after turkey dinner

Kyn and Whit enjoying their turkey dinner

Kyn taking care of some serious business during turkey dinner

Our first Thanksgiving dinner at our home

my handsome helper on Thanksgiving

Kynlee enjoying a blueberry waffle on Thanksgiving

Whit and Ry having breakfast on Thanksgiving

Riley's Thankful pumpkin he did in Kindergarten

Kynlee 8 months old

Ry, Great Grandma Goble, Whit and Kyn on Halloween

Our cute trick-or-treaters!

Kynlee

Whit at her preschool Halloween party!

Once again it has been a while since I posted. It is already December and time for all the holiday fun. Life has been crazy the last week and a half with me and all of the kids being sick. Brandon hasn't got any of it thank goodness. Me and Whit went to the doctor last Friday. I had had a sore throat for 5 days and my left eye was swollen shut with gunk and I could hardly speak so I thought it was time to go. Come to find out I had a eye infection and my throat was really inflamed. Whit had a ear infection in her left ear...her first one ever. Any way Kynlee had bumps all over her bum last week then on Friday she woke up and her entire body was covered in bumps. She also had bad eye goobers so I took her to the doctor yesterday and she had strep throat and a ear infection in the left ear as well. The strep throat is what was causing the bumps all over her body. I would have never taken her in if it wasn't for the bumps all over her. She had been her happy little self, not even a fever. She is such a good baby. Brandon has been super busy at work..he has been doing a lot of overtime because they are shorthanded. We have been pheasant hunting a few times but had no luck this year.

This year for Thanksgiving we stayed home and had dinner with the kids. We had never done that before. I think it was a good change. We got up that morning and cooked breakfast then started working on our turkey dinner. We ate around two then just relaxed and took it easy the rest of the day.

Santa came to Gunnison Market around the second week in November. Whit has always been terrified of him. She was so big this year. I was so proud of her. She got right up on his lap and told him she wanted zhu zhu pets and a present. Ry told him he wanted batman legos. Kyn didn't know what to think. By the time I had taken the picture she was ready to come make to mommy.

Riley is quite the kid. He is crazy about Batman. He has a Wii Batman game that he cannot get enough of. All he talks about it getting to the Joker on the game. He is doing very well in school. He thinks he needs a friend over to the house to play with everyday. He is sleeping downstairs so much better than he use to. He will finally stay downstairs to play and watch a movie now. We have started leaving him home alone a little bit like when I take Whit to preschool or if we take Toby for a run. Mommy is still his favorite person. He is just getting so big so fast. He is definitely the first born...he's Mr. Independent!

Whit is so funny we call her the newspaper reporter. She lets us know everything that is going on. If Ry or Kyn is doing something they shouldn't she lets us know. We always have to tell her just worry about you. She loves to rock-a-bye Kynlee and feed her a bottle. She is crazy about preschool and wants to go everyday. She loves to go to church so she can go to nursery...she goes to primary in January so it will be interesting to see how she does. She still packs her blankie with her everywhere she goes. It was pink at one time but now it's a dingy pink(brown). She wants to get dressed the minute she gets out of bed. She still likes her daddy more than anyone else. She is a very good helper around the house. She likes to play barbies, babies, do puzzles, color and read.

Miss Kynlee Ann is our little sunshine. She is such a happy baby! I have enjoyed her so much. She is really easy going. She still isn't crawling...but oh so close. She gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth. She rolls all over the house. She loves to clap her hands together. Mommy is her favorite person...she cries when I leave the room. She loves it when Ry and Whit play with her.

I am so excited for the holidays and the time that I get to share with those I love the most. I love the excitement it brings to my kids and most of all I love the reminder it brings of our Savior and all that he blesses us with. How grateful that I am that he gave his life so that all of us can be here. I feel so blessed to have all that I do in my life. I feel so fortunate to be able to stay home with my kids. It isn't always easy but I know it is worth it. I have a lot of people say to me I don't know how you can stand to be home all the time with your kids...I honestly can't imagine leaving them everyday to go to work. I am so grateful for my husband who works so hard to provide for our family. I love and appreciate him so much!