November 2015

I just love this picture of Noah! He really enjoys soccer.

With his buddies.

When you decide to write on the rug, do not begin to write your name... No mystery here who the culprit was.

When your shirt gets to short, but otherwise fits, mommy just adds a ruffle!

Living Water had a special Veteran's Day chapel. Our favorite veteran was able to come and join us!

Just when we got Pip out of her cast, we had to get 7 stitches. No football in the house. John was amazing! It was a Saturday night, so the ER was super busy. We waited for 4 hours. By the time they came to stitch him up, it was 10:30. He had not had dinner and was 3 hours past bedtime. He did not move a muscle as they worked. We were also very thankful that Aunt Angie drove us to the hospital and stayed with us. She is the most calm, collected person we know!

After only 5 days, the stitches came out! Sadly, he bumped his head and popped it open that night. Mommy was able to pull it back together and put a steri strip on it. John did so well with the whole process. We are so proud of him!

We got to have dinner with some sweet, sweet friends who moved away. Nolan is one of John's best buddies. It was as if they had not been gone at all.

21 Months

I might have been a few months late in taking our biannual pictures. Better late than never!

3 1/2

5 1/2

7 1/2

Each year, the preschool has a Thanksgiving program. It is always so cute! After the program, all the students and families enjoy a "feast." 

Waiting for his class' turn to perform.

Looking for Mr. Turkey.

My sweet Pilgrim at his Thanksgiving party.

Noah at his Thanksgiving party.

These Pilgrims and Indians were waiting for MiMi and Poppy Thanksgiving morning. (John made Piper the Pilgrim bonnet at school. He is such a sweet brother!)

A little post-Thanksgiving movie with Daddy.

I told Hunter he could not be excused until he ate his cucumbers. There were no cucumbers to be seen. When I went around the counter to clean up, this is what I found. He is sneaky.

Piper loves when Noah reads to her.

October 2015

In spite of her broken arm, she is a super happy camper. When we took her to the doctor to get her cast, they asked about her handedness. She did use both hands quite a bit before the broken arm. But once she had the cast, I noticed she was having lots of trouble using her fork/spoon. Turns out she is our lefty. (Greg has been rooting for one.)

My sweet little helper!

Sometimes it's fun to get to have lunch with daddy by yourself.

John's teacher had a "birth" party for the class after they studied Abraham and Isaac. She asked the parents to send letters to their children and pictures of them as a baby. It was just a time to celebrate each of the kids. It was so sweet! She also brought cupcakes for them. John was the Cheerful Servant that day and got to hand out the cupcakes. 

It just so happens that the same day as the Birth Party, Noah and John both got a Christian Witness award for being sweet servants! They are truly treasures!

Somehow, these picture got mixed up with the October images... But these should have made the September post. Noah fishing at Pioneer Day. (He is on the far left.)

Word on the street is John caught the biggest fish on Pioneer Day.

Sometimes, you just need dinner and a movie...with stadium seating.

We love Living Water so much! The older kids sometimes come read to the younger kids. It's such a sweet time!

Sweet buddies snuggled up!

Fun at the park! No sure why John is biting his knee...

Fun on the merry-go-round.

My little shadow.

I love this picture of Pip. She has such an angel face!

The boys wanted to sign Pip's cast. We were scheduled to get family pictures, so I told them they had to wait until after the pictures. We sort of forgot about it. So the morning she was going to get it off, they all signed it. She screamed as they were doing it. Hunter didn't even finish. He didn't like her crying.

 Pip and Hunter with their buddy, Lane. They have some sweet times together!

Soccer is in full swing. Noah loves to play and has improved so much!

He loves to play goalie and is really good at it! 

John loved playing soccer too! 

As mentioned, we had family pictures taken by our really great friend, who just so happens to be an amazing photographer. (www.danatateweddings.com) Here are just a few. And you know, when you have a house full of boys, you choose pink as your common color.

20 Months

Best buddies at the pumpkin patch!

Riding the tractor.

Of course Piper had to have a turn too!

Family pic!

It's tough to get a good picture of all the munchkins, but this one isn't too shabby!

The boys all ready for Super Hero Day at school! The doctor and the soldier.

On Halloween, we were blessed to spend it with sweet friends. They have been to our house many years for Halloween. This year, we went to their house. The kids had a blast and they were all so cute!