New pics.....finally.

I've been meaning to get some pictures of my girls since Ava was born. I finally did it. I'm already looking forward to doing them again when the weather is warmer and Ava is a little bit bigger. It probably would help things if she was in a better mood:)

I loved their smiles in this one, but it was way over exposed!

Little game of twister :)

She has been smiling so much lately and I love it! She will smile in her sleep and at anybody who looks at her!

Listening to Dad play guitar

Watching a movie with her sisters.

I love this pic!! She didn't like the camera. Cute face though!

Our life has been pretty boring lately. We have been doing the same thing day in and day out. Nothing too exciting. Ava is getting so big so quick! Hopefully I can post sooner than later about something more exciting!!

December catch up...

Wow. Time is flying so quickly! This is a long post....so beware!! I wish I would have got my camera out more during the holidays. But this is what I got so I'll just go with it! Christmas flew by along with all of December and now January is half over! Ava is getting so big. She just hit her two month mark. Its sad how fast life is moving. I need it to slow down more so I can really enjoy it! Wyoming was great. It was good to be with all the fam. We decided that another family picture was needed. 5 years since the last one. Oh joy for family pics!! Everyone was O so excited for them. (can you sense the sarcasim here??) We did get some good laughs out of them though........ and I still think I really don't belong here......

Adopted??!! :) And of course all of this post is backwards again. We are starting at the present and moving backwards :)

The girls had the privledge of helping make grandpa's norweigen cookies! They are so yummy. I consumed WAY too many of them!

Grandma and Ava got a lot of bonding time in! Thanks so much grama, it was so nice to have another pair of hands!

Ava was blessed on December 30, 2009. It was a great blessing. We even had the privledge of some of our friends coming up for it! The Barnes flew up that day. Flying on a Buddy or Standby pass always makes an exciting adventure! They couldn't get on the Cody flight. We were so bummed. We had already drove to Cody too. Grandma stayed with Blynn and Elle. As the Barnes were leaving the airport in SLC she ran into her aunt who she hasn't seen in a long time. Her aunt works for the airlines. She managed to get them on the afternoon flight to Billings! It was very comical....long story. :) So as soon as we heard they were on we jetted to Billings to get them. We were still in Cody. I had to make plans to get girls ready because it was going to be tight!! I owe Nicole a ton for getting the girls' hair done for me and getting Ava a cute headband and bow!! And Grama for getting everything else done for us!

Well to finish the story, we got up there shortly after they landed and we sprinted home..... a little too fast! We got pulled over in Deaver! Argh!! The offiicer came up to the window and asked Eli if there was a medical emergency he needed to be aware of :) Eli told him about the blessing yada yada and then told the officer that he had just finished helping his dad change the oil and stuff on his cruiser!!! We got off and made it back in the nick of time!
Eli did a great job on Ava's blessing. It was great to have such support from our families! We love you all so much and thank you for coming!

Ava

One of our first family pics.....

Anastyn is so stinkin cute. Couldn't pass this one up.

The kids in the family nativity.

Christmas Eve


Elle couldn't decide between the best of both worlds. Cheetos or holding Ava. ;)

We even did dentist. Blynn looks good, one spot needed to watch but she's kept cavaties at bay!

Elle on the other hand, did let the hygienist finally clean her teeth and take some pics. Not all unfortunately. But what they did see is that she has a mouth full of cavaties. Some needing caps etc. Given her past of letting people look in her mouth let alone put tools in it, she will have to be knocked out to do all the work at the same time. Not cool. At all.

She got to go to a dance class with her friend. She loved every minute of it! It was fun to stay and watch her! I have a lot of fun pics, but couldn't put them all on!
We all have an art of face making! Kacee does it when she cuts hair and the rest of us do it when we concentrate, or anything like that! Pretty funny if I do say so myself!


We did decorate a tree before we left. Goof balls! :) (See? fun facial expressions)
And at the beginning of the month we did celebrate Blynn's 7th Birthday

Had to throw this cute pic in!

Blynn had her special day at school too. We made a poster with pictures of her and the things she likes. This is her picking a treat out of the treasure box with her teacher Mrs. Nielson.

BrookLynn and her friends Piper, Annaleise, and Jasmine.

BLynn talking about her poster. She was SO shy, it was funny to watch her:)

More stuff

Yesterday we took the girls to the dentist. I was nervous about Elle because last time she freaked out. She wouldn't even open her mouth, no pictures...nothing. So I "let" Eli be with her while I was with Blynn.
Elle acted excited about going and we told her again what would happen etc.... her attitude changed the minute we got there. Great!
Good news? Elle ended up letting them take two pictures (of the four) and then she let them clean her teeth.
Sure enough with good news comes bad right? Bad news. At least 8 cavities, some needing caps. We're talking surgery center now. Put her out and get all the work done in one shot. $$$. More bad news? They would have completely covered it if she was four or under. When did I call and make appointments to get them in??? September. When is Elle's b-day. :) September. Sigh........
She is definately our expensive child.
By the way Blynn did great as always and has one area to be watched, but looks good. Greatful for that blessing!! :)

Wish I could post pics but since my computer is out of commission thats going to have to wait! Sorry grama!

Last night we took the girls out for ice cream and was on our way home when I saw this teeny dog run out in the street. Looked more like a piece of garbage flying across the street! I told Eli to slow down and with four lanes of traffic we thought that we would see this poor puppy's life come to an end! (Utah drivers aren't known for their awesome driving) Seeing him run around cars he darts into oncoming traffic and comes to the aid of another puppy.....who had just been hit!!! It was so sad! Its poor little tail was still moving and he was shaking.... As if that wasn't enough (sorry we were driving really slow) a big surburban drives over the top of both! BUT.... it cleared them!
My girls were pretty traumatized. Then later they asked if the dog was still in the street. So sad. It had a collar on, so it was somebody's.

Oh and for more excitement, we had our scare yesterday as well. We had just gotten home and Eli took Ava out of her car seat. He went back into the bedroom to change her pants and I hear him say "Kristin she's not breathing!!" Nothing can drop your heart like that! At first I was hoping he was just kidding, but as I met him coming back down the hall I could tell she wasn't and her face was red. I was sick! I just blew in her face to see if she would gasp and she did. It was too scary! When she eats she "forgets" to breathe, but she's never done this before! Made me not want to sleep very bad last night.

Ava just past her six weeks old mark on Tuesday. Time is flying by way too quick! She is getting chunky. Her hair is getting lighter too. But she is still a popular girl in our house! :)

Oh Elle.

Yesterday I was running earrands at Wal-mart. I just had to run in and grab a couple of things. In, out, and back home. It of course being the week before Christmas, was packed. Everyone and their dog was there. I was eyeing the frozen food section :) for a quick idea for dinner. Out of my sub-conscience I hear Elle talking. Then it registered. "Look Mom!! A PIRATE!!"

Couple second delay..........

I look down the aisle in front of me, (coming my way) and sure enough.... a gentleman was wearing a an eye patch. He kind of had a little smirk, but also a look of "what are you going to say?"
Nice.

Turn down nearest aisle. ASAP.

Tell Elle not to say another word about anyone she sees.

*side note* the time it took to type this, I really just ruined the mac n cheese. It was cooking on the stove. I forgot about it. Lets just say its REALLY done. :) Anyone hungry?!! lol!

Have your kids ever made you blush in public?!! Tell me about it!

She's 7!

WOW!! I can't believe that my little girl is 7 already! Time has really flown! Seven years ago we were wondering when and if our little angel would really come. It took over 28 hours for her to finally make her arrival. And she still didn't want to come!

She is a blessing in our life. She is our sensitive one. Always looking out for everyone else, she has a very caring personality. BrookLynn we love you so much and we are glad that you are a part of our family!!! Love you Brookie-babe!!

She gets to celebrate for a couple days, so that certainly puts a smile on her face!!

Odds 'n Ends from Thanksgiving

I didn't get my camera out much during thanksgiving. So sad!!

The girls did some serious hula-hoopin! It was very entertaining to watch. :) Elle grasped the concept very quickly. If any of you have watched Drum Line (I think thats what its called) Where there is this kid trying to try out for the line. And he plays one of the bigger drums....you know how he really uses his hips? Shakin back and forth, well this is what Elle did....except she would be on her tip toes doing it! It was SO cute!! Oh, not to mention the many different facial expressions! :)

Aunt Kacee treated them to cupcakes......at 11pm. :) Which you can see they really enjoyed! Bottom right pic shows the proof. Yes, we sloppped the piggies that night. Ha!

Ava's first flight!

And last but not least, Ava got lots of loving from family. One of her biggest fans is her cousin Matty. Oh it was really cute! She called her "baby Eva". She spent lots of time cuddling, talking to her, watching her, and showing her pictures she drew. She even came in and said "I love you so much baby Eva!" Very cute.