Curiosity Museum

Tyler is definitely my best helper with Ava. He fed her a bottle as we walked around Walmart.

Starting to see some smiles!!!

My little sister Amy hooked us up with free tickets to the Curiosity Museum. We hadn't been there for a few years, since the last time we got in free. The kids were so much better this time and had a blast!

Tyler had so much fun with his cousin Ezra who he doesn't get to see very much.

Kallie was too scared to do the floating head because I told her it cuts your head off. Oops! Ha ha.

Ward Christmas Party

Our ward Christmas party was a Hawaiian Luau and so much fun! Moana was there to take pictures with.

This is our next door neighbor Sally Wible. Our kids just adore John and Sally!

Mady, Mckinley, and Mia were copying the hula dancers up on stage. It was so fun to watch!

Our kids were at the very end of the Santa line as usual. Grrr... I was nursing Ava in the mother's lounge when they finally got to see Santa.

Mckinley helping me cook.

Mckinley gave the snowman a turn with her glasses. Ha ha ha.

Nerd!

Tyler and Kallie finally went to the dentist for the first time. We had a horrible experience and will never go back to see Dr. Howell again. Tyler has five cavities, as does Mckinley. Kallie has none. Looks like two of them got my teeth and Kallie got Brandon's. Sigh.

Beautiful baby Ava!!!

Thanksgiving Hotel Stay

Thanksgiving was wonderful. The day after, Brandon's dad got hotel rooms for all of us and we went and had an overnighter in Lehi. It was super fun.

Ava's first time swimming. I love how mellow the hot tub makes babies!

Funny to see Mckinley in this. She swam in one just like this as a baby.

We played games in the lobby and I looked over and Tyler was "reading" this huge 700 page book.

Comparison pictures trying to figure out who Ava looks like. They are definitely all sisters!! Same outfit. Love that.

This is the next smile I got on camera. This is at 6 weeks old. She is 7 weeks old now and starting to smile a little more, but they are still hard to come by.

Kristen had a whole bunch of newborn Christmas outfits. They don't really fit Ava so I had to hurry and squeeze her in one and take a picture! We are so excited for Christmas.

Mckinley and Brynlee wrote their names out in the snow on the golf course. Our back yard sure grows a lot when it snows and the kids are able to go run around out on the golf course in the snow.

More November

This is the first time I have ever worn my babies in any kind of a backpack. It has been awesome! Especially with Ava because she has been pretty fussy.

Mckinley's turkey hat she made at school. This girl was beyond excited for Thanksgiving. Just so she could eat turkey.

I can't remember exactly when it switched but I think Ava was really happy and content for at least three weeks, maybe four. Then she got super fussy and was pretty much crying whenever she was awake.

But the sweet angel has been sleeping through the night pretty much ever since the beginning.

Kallie looks so cute in Mckinley's glasses!

The kids got all bundled up to go and play in the first "snow." It turned out to be just a thick layer of frost on the ground.

I love how little she is!!!

November pics

Cute cousins!! Kallie and Sophie.

Tyler is usually surrounded by girls but every once in a while he gets to be with boys.

These were some of my favorite pajamas from Kallie.

Her first smile that I caught on camera. Never the best pic the first time you finally catch it, but we'll get more and more I'm sure. This was taken at just over a month old.

Mckinley's spelling of Mr. Ratchet gets me laughing out loud every time!

The kids were so excited one morning when it was snowing. It didn't stick around. Tyler in his shorts, just kills me!

I have a picture just like this of Mckinley. I love comparing the three girls!

More Ava

There will be quite a few posts full of Ava. And I make no excuses. We are obsessed! 

3 1/2 weeks old.

My friend Aubrey took these of Ava when she was 4 weeks old.

The kids and I checked out the new park in Orem and they loved it! We will probably spend a lot of time there next Spring.

I love this picture that shows her cute body.

Her siblings still can't get enough of her.

Mckinley is always doing cute random stuff like this. She drew mistletoe and hung it on the headboard of our bed.

I love sleeping pictures of babies!!