Winter......

I have lived in Utah for my entire life, but no matter what every year when March comes along I have high hopes that Spring is near. Then, every year it snows, and is freezing. You would think I would be used to it by now! We have been doing a lot of things to keep busy, and have spent a lot of time being sick. Emily had Step throat for the 4th time this season, Liam had pneumonia and Savannah has yet another cold. Hopefully Spring comes soon!


We have spent a lot of time indoors, Savannah loves her baby brother

He is used to constant hugs and cuddling.

Emily and Brett came home from school yesterday and were ecstatic that they got to build at least one more snowman this season.

They turned out so adorable! Afterward, we did the tradition of having a cup of hot cocoa, so I guess there are a few perks to having snow around in March. :)

Because he is so cute......

I can't get enough of my little guy, I just smother him with kisses every chance I get!

Jen took these cute pics of Liam when I went up with my mom and sisters to Bear Lake to quilt for the weekend. Since Liam is still nursing he got to tag along, he was such a good baby the whole time and got plenty of love and attention from his aunts and grandma.

Plates

Christmas of 2009, (thats right not last Christmas but the one before) Santa gave us all a kit to make a plate. Finally a few weeks ago we decided to make them. We had so much fun! Here is the final result. Savannah just wanted her hands traced, I thought it turned out pretty cute!

Emily is the artist in our family! Didn't her crab on the beach turn out so cute!

Mike helped Brett make his, because he really wanted a shark and didn't want to draw one. Mike of course made a Utah plate.

Here is cute little Liam's plate. He didn't actually get a plate, since he wasn't born until 2010. But, I thought I would rather make a plate for him than for myself.

We had such a great time designing them and the kids were so excited when they finally came to our house! Here is the website if you want to check it out! Click Here

Utah Basketball

Mike got a package deal 2 seats for 5 games to see the Runnin' Utes. We have all had a fun time going! Here is Swoop! I was with Mike when he came up into the stands, too bad the kids weren't there.

Mike and I went to the BYU vs Utah game, also known as the Jimmer Ferdette show....we got killed, but it was so much fun to be together for a date night.

Brett was so excited to go with Mike.......
so excited that he fell right asleep. Such a cute little guy!
Emily was happy to spend one on one time with Dad too.


Show us your "U" Em!

Even the little princess went with Daddy to a game. I love how she always poses like this with her hand up by her face. Such a cutie!

Even though the Utes lost every single game we attended, it was so much fun for the kids to spend time with Daddy!

7 Months old

I can't believe my baby is already 7 months old! Here are a few facts about Liam.

He is starting to sleep better at night - finally! Makes for a happier mommy :)

He laughs and smiles all the time

He loves his big sisters and brother, except when they yell. It scares him and makes him cry.

He loves his Daddy and smiles super huge when he comes home from work.

He loves it when Daddy throws him in the air, even though it scares mommy.

He loves to nurse, and is even taking a bottle really well when I am at work - yay!

He does not like baby food. He wants real food. This has been kinda tough!

He likes to eat Yogurt!

He is kinda short, only in the 10th percentile for height.

He weighs 17.5 lbs at his 6 month checkup and is in the 50 percentile for weight

He is my only kid who doesn't have a 90 percentile head measurement, only 25th.

He loves to play with toys, and is getting really good at picking things up.

He loves his jumper, he just stared figuring out that he can actually jump in it!

He is the sweetest thing and makes our family feel complete.

We love our baby boy!

Sisters

Aren't these two adorable? I love to see them playing and laughing together. I love having my sisters, and I am so glad that these guys have eachother.

Friends may come and go, but a sister is forever.

Fun in the Snow

During the Christmas break Grandma came over with my sister Jenny's kids Alex and Haylie and we went tubing!

Haylie, so cute in pink!

Emma was so excited to go sledding. We haven't done it much in the past and the kids thought it was so fun!

Alex played for a bit, and then decided it was too cold and not very fun. He opted to sit in Grandma's car and watch. I told him he could watch from the house, but I think he figured when Grandma left he would be sure to go with her if he was waiting for her in the car. :)

Haylie and Emily loved going down the hill together. I love watching these two together, I hope they will always be friends.

Savannah would just giggle every time they would go down. Brett is wearing purple snow pants, he was mortified when his old black ones didn't fit and he had to wear Emily's old ones. He kept telling me, "I hope nobody sees me!". And me, being the loving mother I am post it on the blog for the world to see, lol.

Liam all snugly warm in his snow suit, happy to be in Grandma's arms.

I love this picture. Brett is such a good big brother to Savannah.

That night when Mike came home Em and Brett went tubing some more! Even Dad did it! Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture. Just some video footage. One day I will figure out how to put video on the blog.

Afterward we all had some hot cocoa and got in jammies, what a great way to end a fun winter day.