So much to say and so little time.

I am so far behind on my blogs it isn't even funny. So I will have to try to catch up. Unfortunately Daddy didn't upload the Christmas pictures yet so that will have to wait for another day.

We started decorating for Christmas in late November and Little E thought the Christmas tree was the coolest thing ever. She helped her dad put on the Star and had a great time trying to get a hold of every twinkling light within her reach. Unfortunately Mommy wouldn't let her eat any of them so she was a little put out. ;)



Little E has been learning a lot of new skills. She began sitting up about a week before Christmas and also started rolling over onto her stomach on occasion. This is a great picture I got of her on her tummy after a nap. She totally looks like she is saying, "Whoops! You caught me."


December is also when Little E turned seven months. This is her Christmas outfit. The leggings are ones that I made out of knee high socks and they light up when she moves. She thinks it is really fun to kick and get them to flash.


We were able to attend a party for Grandma Phyllis and all of the other tenants at the homestead. We didn't get to stay long because is was right during bed time. But Great Grandma loved to see us just the same. Sam (Lacy's Husband and the manager of homestead) dressed up as Santa Claus and told stories about all of the tenants. The one he told of grandma was when she was reading a history book and some Indians were sneaking up on settlers in the book. Sam was sneaking up on her at the same time and he startled her making her throw her book and then lecture him on how he was going to give her a heart attack!


Little E is eating more and more solid foods. She does pretty well at it, but Daddy is still mastering the skills of keeping her face clean. These are some great pictures of her eating prunes. She looks like a Frenchman with a goatee. Just imagine her saying "Oh ho ho, bon appétit!" I love her bright blue eyes and this is one of the best pictures I have ever gotten of them.I will continue with January and Christmas soon! Sorry about being so behind.

Ahhhhhh! Shark!

I woke up this morning to what I thought was a normal day. Little E was able to sleep in till 7:00 am, but once Daddy started his shower she was up and ready for her day. I started nursing her and didn't notice anything to different except that she was trying to bite me a little more than usual.

Then she grabbed my hand and gnawed on my finger. I suddenly realized this was not such a normal day after all....

She is cutting a TOOTH!! AHHHHH! How the heck do you nurse a child with teeth anyway? I feel like she is going to become a shark with razor sharp teeth and eventually I am sure she will bite something clean off!

Oh well. I am sure that if other women have done it I can figure it out. It is her lower left front tooth and is barely peaking above the surface. I wonder what she will look like with a toothy instead of toothless grin. :)

Table Manners with Little E

All right boys and girls! It's time for our weekly lesson on manners with our host Little E!!!

• First things first, when eating food you should always pounce on it very aggressively because if you don't it might just get away!
• Next be sure that if those feeding you don't get food into your mouth fast enough you find something else to fill it for them. (examples: bib, fist, washcloth for washing your face, bowl... be creative)
• If you are getting impatient, show it by hitting your arms on your highchair. After all it should take no more than 2 seconds for food to be in your mouth between bites!
• Lastly, if daddy gives you a spoon and encourages you to chew on it... surprise him by flinging food everywhere!!!
  

More Pictures and Tons of Cousin Fun!

I loved getting Little E's blessing dress back out for some shots. She still fit and looked just as beautiful in it as when she was six weeks old instead of six months! She is growing up so much. She loves to blow raspberries and chew on your shoulder (its her new game) and isn't so sure about liking peas as she was about her rice cereal.

Little elves in matching outfits.

Kisses from daddy

Fun sequence shot. Note that less than three seconds happened between these.

Little E really isn't bullying her, Princess just didn't want to wear her bow right then.

Our little Angels!

Idaho is currently experiencing a beaver infestation. But the funny thing is that the beavers have no teeth!

Don't these pajamas make Little E seem like a toddler instead of a baby? I think that this picture also looks a lot like her dad in his baby pictures.

I think they like each other.

Can you imagine being this flexible? Little E is becoming a wee bit of a side sleeper and I think its totally adorable!

It's pajama party! They aren't ready for sleepovers yet but maybe they will be soon.

Don't you just love taking naps with little new babies? They make the best Teddy Bears ever!

Baby Blessings

This is Little E's cousin. (We're going to call her Princess. Get it? ;) She had her blessing on the 9th and it was beautiful! She was such a little angel! The only downside was that one of my sisters couldn't make it. So if you don't mind I posted a ton of pictures for her so she would feel like she was there! Love ya Sis.

Princess and me

She smiled at Great Grandma!

Old and young but both are loved.

In this picture and the next I see some of Great Grandma's modeling skills. They may have skipped a generation after Dad ;) but they're back again!

Princess with her mom and dad

Another sweet smile for her daddy!

Her Grandma and Grandpa sure love her!

Aunt time!

Our family is sure growing in a beautiful way! (Can't wait for the next addition!)

Don't you just love baby hands?

Wow! She is just beautiful isn't she?

Princess with her Daddy's family. That's his sisters fiance on the far left! Pretty cute huh?

Well, I will do another post later this morning hopefully with more pictures from my camera and some fun from this week which I spent with Princess and her mom! But if I don't I hope you really enjoyed these pictures sis! Get feeling better.

Fall Fun and Halloween Treats!

Well, if a picture says a thousand words, we are about to have one very long conversation. I am sorry that it took so long for me to update but I want to catch you up so here are some great pictures, with a few words. Enjoy!

You may not be able to tell, but it is snowing in this picture. That's right, Little E saw her first snow in the beginning of October while her dad was off having fun with his friend in Colorado! (where it was nice and warm at the time)

Little E got to eat her first solid food about 10 days ago. She was starting to get really interested in what we were eating so we thought we would let her try some rice cereal. She really liked it and often lunges for the spoon when we feed her! Its so cute!

Four Months

Five Months
Do you see a size difference?

We had a great time the night that we carved pumpkins because we got some really wonderful pictures! The little outfit that she is wearing came from her Aunt Lori and I love it! She looks so cute next to the pumpkin.

Is that not the cutest pout you ever did see?

This is one of the few family photos that we have of us all. Trek always seems to make taking family photos a little difficult. He likes facing us instead of the camera.

Ride that pumpkin!

"Aren't leaves interesting. They so need to go into my mouth!!"

Another new thing that is going on at our house is practice for our band! It's name is Occam's Razor.
Yes, that is Grandpa... on a fork lift... with a chain saw...

Now you can see how high he is! CRAZY!!!

This tree didn't go without a fight! It bounced off of the stump underneath it and took a chunk of Grandpa with it! Fortunately he is Indiana Jones and can take such abuse without too much damage.

Tree Carnage!! Who knew yard work could be so scary? It takes two men, power tools, and lots of testosterone to make such a mess!


This was a treat that my man decided to give his class for Halloween! After all, what is cooler to teach in science than ways to explode common household items? Blowing fire is something he has become famous for. :)



Little E was a glow worm caterpillar for Halloween this year. She has glowing ankles, an extra set of legs, leaves sown onto her sleeves (for her to snack on), and antenna on her hat. I made everything but the pj's that she is wearing! (with lots of help from my mom) My sister had a very good insight that I am going to have to keep in mind. She said if I don't stop while I am ahead I will end up making costumes for the school plays! Maybe next year we will do a store bought costume. :)

We got to go trick or treating and see Grandma Phyllis! She was so happy to see our little bug and really got a kick out of her new legs! We also got to say hi to all of the other sweet people who live at the Homestead too. Little E was sure to give each one a huge toothless grin!

Mommy was a tree because tree's are caterpillar's food sources! ;)

Daddy and Little E had a lot of fun outside one of our neighbors houses while we were trick or treating.



Trick or Treating at Grandma and Grandpa's! We kept this picture a little dark so you could see the glowing on Little E's legs! Isn't she cute!

Grandpa thinks that Little E makes a great little bug! He had a grand time making her smile for the camera by doing silly faces behind her dads back!

We love our Grandma! She is so great to have around and really helped us to have a fun Halloween! (Especially with her translation of the gibberish in the sewing patterns for my hat!)

Happy Halloween!