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Six weeks old today! Wow, I can't believe how fast it is going! It is getting harder to remember what life was like without him! He is still such a good baby and is surviving life with two very loving older siblings. He is roughly weighing about 10 pounds already and smiles all the time! The only imperfection I've found with this perfect baby is that he doesn't care for the camera, hence the few shots. The older siblings taking part and holding, squeezing, kissing and mauling him might have contributed to that imperfection though.


I LOVE feet pictures! Especially when it is my kid's feet! They all have these little fat, square, squeezy feet!





I love these kids so much! They keep getting cuter, smarter and so much more fun to be with! They do come with their adventurous side but I'm learning to relax some and enjoy the ride. I'm starting to realize that these ages don't last forever, and while somedays I'm grateful for that ;) most of the time it makes me want to hold them just a little bit longer. Have a great day everybody!

And Finally Christmas and all that Comes with It

Someday I'll really learn how to put these in the order I want them in. Anyway, Christmas! We had a great time in Arizona with family and as always, the kids were very well taken care of! This is a picture of them opening the teepee mom made with some much needed help from Grandma. They love it! We didn't get the pipes that make it stand up like a teepee until we came home so we didn't have to haul six-six foot long pipes home but we showed them how it works with the Wilkins that was at Grandmas. So much fun!

This is Chloe's present from Santa. A high chair and a new baby! As a kid we had cabbage patch dolls so this is Chloe's first. The high chair was mine when I was a little girl and we thought it'd be fun for her to have it now. Cute huh!
Logan got a Smart Cycle. A bike that plugs into the tv and has games with numbers, letters, shapes, spelling, etc. He really likes it! He is learning how to pedal now. At first he had one of his naive cousins pedal while he steered! Smart kid!

After the morning at the Skinners we headed down to my parents and as always had a blast! The kids loved playing with cousins, having papa find candy in their ears and just being with everyone. Times like that make me sad for them not getting to be there more often.
And what family Christmas would be complete without a nativity? (And yes, Mary does have a black eye)
Mason had the staring role. He did it perfectly even though he had to stop in the middle of his dinner to make his debut. He's a natural!
The big brother got to play Joseph or Bofus as well call him at our house. Hopefully soon we can get some video of Logan singing "When 'Bofus' Went to Bethlehem". And yes again, his blanky was a part of the show.
And for the second year in a row, the cute little sheep! She wasn't a huge fan but did it anyway as long as she could sit on Grandma's lap.

These next few are of the spur of the moment talent show with Seth's family. Chloe declined to participate but Logan sang when Bofus went to Bethlehem, the entire song all by himself. It seriously brought tears to my eyes.

And last but most importantly not least we were able to bless baby Mason in my parents ward with our families there. It was such a sweet blessing and an overall great day.
We had such a great trip and are looking forward to a new year full of lots of new and exciting things!

Some Winter Fun

Of course we couldn't go to Arizona without riding the horses. Caden (a cousin) rode Lucky and the kids got to ride Poncho. The LOVED it! Logan got to go first and Chloe was so heartbroken thinking she wasn't going to get a turn. Daddy saved the day though and they all LOVED it! Look at the awesome Arizona Christmas weather! Perfect for riding and playing outside.

Snow doesn't stop us from being outside though. The kids got a sled from some awesome friends for Christmas and daddy was talked into taking them out to pull them around in it. It was a blast! They even built a ramp and it was so much fun! Logan wasn't too happy about his little crash but jumped up and went again!

What a Week!

On our way to the doctor yesterday Seth and I were discussing the adjustment to three kids, three and under. It seems fine now while Granny and Papa are here and us heading to Arizona this weekend with lots of family around but overwhelmed is a word that is going to quickly become more common in our vocabulary!

We have however not only been blessed with two great bigger kids (I don't know if bigger is even really appropriate in this case) and an awesome baby. We can count on one hand how many times he has cried and he eats and sleeps great! He has changed so much since those first pictures we posted. The question of the day....who does he look like?


Not sure. Seth thinks he looks like my dad (he is named after him) which reminds me I need to get a picture of them! Duh. We aren't sure but we think he is so stinkin' cute! So do the kids!
Logan has really surprised me. He will sit and hold his "baby brudder" all day if we'd let him. He talks to him, shows him things, brings him toys, tells him stories, and on and on. It is so cute it has brought tears to my eyes a few times (surprise surprise)!

Chloe likes him and wants to pay attention when Logan is. Her "soft" touch is getting softer and I haven't seen her hand over his face yet today so that is a plus and I think he only got one snotty kiss to the face so far. She's a pretty good helper and seems so big now.

Seth took boards and is at an interview today. I am trying to get caught up with my class all while trying to get packed and ready for Arizona and Christmas. I'm kind of teary today thinking about what the next few months are going to be like, especially when my parents aren't here but I'm blaming that on hormones! It has been quite a week and while "overwhelmed" is slowly creeping up on us we are also feeling so blessed to have healthy kids, a sweet little family, wonderful, understanding extended family and friends that call to just check in. I don't know if we'll have any more posts before Christmas so if not, Merry Christmas everyone! We have a ton to be grateful for this season as I hope you do!

He's Here!!!!!

Mason Christopher born 9:00am on 12/2/09. He weighs 6lb 7ozs (Seth says that's easy calving) and was 19.5 inches long. So far he doesn't cry and likes to eat. Logan did ask if he could hammer him softly so we'll see how long the doesn't cry part lasts. More to come. . . . . . . .