Natalie 2 Months

Just a few pictures of Natalie. She's changing so much; it's sad and happy at once. She's starting to smile and get a personality. We love our baby.

Princess Natalie

Today we blessed Natalie. It was small but nice, and she didn't even scream. She's such a good baby. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE having a daughter?

*That last picture is for my friends who know how photogenic I am. We have some winner pictures of me. I just thought I'd share that I did pass along something to my offspring. I'm so proud.

He's 6!

Happy birthday to our Pirate Dylan! He calls himself Captain Skunkbeard. I think it's from a Scooby Doo episode.

'Tis the Season

We did it again this year and got another fronkin' tree. This year we think our tree is actually a little taller. With the star on top, it's about one foot away from touching our 18 foot-tall ceiling.  Dale actually layed the tree down on the floor to put lights on it this year. It worked pretty well. I don't think we'll get anything on it besides the lights, though. I'm not that ambitious. Maybe someday.

Here it is: my favorite commercial

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Orlando

Last week Dale had a convention in Florida and his company is cool enough to pay for me to go along, too. It was so fun. The boys stayed home and Dale's brother and his wife stayed with them. They were so much help. Natalie did great on the plane. I was worried about the four-hour flight, but she was awesome. The weather was wondrous there, too. Even with the hurricane coming through, it was in the 70s and 80s and it kicked major booty. I could definitely stay there. Too bad we had to come home to snow. That made it harder.

Dale had one free day before his convention started so we spent the day at Universal Studios and Island of Adventure (I think that's what it was called). We traveled with another couple and had a lot of fun.

The day we left we had a few hours to spare, so we went to see the Orlando Temple and see the area a little more.

Yeah, our baby is cute.

Gratuitous Natalie

her brothers thought it was awesome to put a plastic spider on her head

No Surprise

I guess it wouldn't be a post on our blog if we didn't have pictures of the most recent trip to Disneyland. We go there a lot. Try not to be jealous. This time just Dale and the boys went and Natalie and I spent a few days of peace and quiet. Dale's family decided to go for trick-or-treating at Disneyland and I thought it would be awesome if the boys could go, too. Next year Natalie and I want in on the fun, too!

He's FOUR

 Dawson turned four on October 10th. Because it was only 10 days after having the baby, we decided to get a blow-up slide for the party so we wouldn't have to think of a bunch of fun games and jazz for the kids to play. It was a no-brainer. We served pizza and cake and the kids had a blast.

First Day

Dawson started preschool the first week of October. Good thing I'm only a month and a half late posting pics. Our friends run the school and we've been so happy that Dawson gets to go. He is loving it.

She's Here

Natalie June
September 30, 2009 9:22 am
7 pounds 10 ounces
20 inches long

PERFECT!

Everyone is doing great. We came home Friday afternoon. Baby girl doesn't like to sleep, but that will come.... eventually.... we hope.

Proud Mommy Moment

Said Dawson to his cousin: "it's CRAY-ON not CROWN, it's CRAY-ON!"


I must be doing something right. Hee hee.

New Additions

A couple of weeks ago our cat Johnson had kittens. She had them in the field behind our fence, though, so we were worried that they would grow wild and we would never see them or be able to get near them. We lucked out because yesterday afternoon, Johnson started bringing them to the yard. There are three and the kids couldn't be more excited. Too bad we're going to have to crush them in a few weeks and give them away. I guess we'll deal with that later. The kittens are doing great and Johnson doesn't seem to be nervous or mind at all when we handle them, which is good. Here are a few pictures, mostly for you, Savannah. Enjoy.










*Due to some confusion, I'd like to clear something up. When I said "we're going to have to crush them" I didn't mean the cats or the kids. It's a figure of speech and I was referring to the kids. They're going to be sad when the cats are given away. If there are further concerns, contact me directly.

Transformers

Dawson is such a boy. Here is his creation: