by Jennifer | Dec 4, 2009 | Blog
On Thanksgiving, we went to my Aunt Patti and Uncle Chuck’s house. It was great to see my Aunt Marilyn, Uncle Paul, Sara and Aaron, who we haven’t seen in about 6 years. My Aunt Carol and Uncle Dave and cousin David and his new wife were there as well. Add all of that family to those of us in the area and there were 22 people total. It was so neat seeing everyone!
One of the highlights (at least for the girls, maybe not for my Dad and Oralia), was making a Gingerbread House. (Thanks Aunt Patti for getting those!) Sage was so excited and loves looking at the completed house. Molly tried to take the candy off for the first few days, but luckily has given up now after being told many, many times that it was yucky. 🙂
Aunt Marilyn, Dad, Oralia and Sage
This is fun . . . really . . .
Our chubby little Ashley on her first Thanksgiving 🙂
by Jennifer | Dec 2, 2009 | Blog
We drove up to the snow a few weeks ago and had a blast. The weather was great the day we went. The next day, the ski resort got 13 inches of snow. Great timing!
Up at Crystal Mountain
by Jennifer | Dec 2, 2009 | Blog
A few days before Thanksgiving, my Dad and Oralia came up for a visit. We had a great time visiting with them and I think they had a great time. (Although, they were pretty cold most of the time.) 🙂 Here are a few highlights . . . more to came later . . .
My Dad meeting Ashley for the first time
Dad, Oralia and Ashley
Thanksgiving day – Ashley giggling and smiling for Papa
Chubby, Chubby
Sage and Papa putting together a tool box he made out of wood
On the observation deck of the Space Needle
by Jennifer | Nov 12, 2009 | Blog
Today at 3 p.m., 14 little kids (13 girls and 1 boy) swam into our house to celebrate Sage’s Birthday. We also had 4 little babies and some wonderful adults (some that came with their kids and even 3 without young kids that came per Sage’s request.) Thanks guys!!
We played some games, opened presents and had some cake. (The cake was wonderful! Tom did such a nice job on it!) Then the kids played for a little while before they went home. As they were leaving, they each got a fish (complete with bowl, rocks and food.) I didn’t warn the parents ahead of time (oops), but none of them seemed to mind taking home a new pet. We had one extra fish, so now Molly has her own fish. 🙂
We’re pretty tired, but so were the girls, so we should all sleep good tonight!
Ariel cake designed by Tom
Ariel pinata
Getting ready to open up presents
by Jennifer | Nov 9, 2009 | Blog
Ashley is getting so big!! She’s smiling so much and almost ready to laugh. You can tell she tries to “talk” to you. It’s so cute. She’s sleeping from about 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. (with one bottle in her sleep right before I go to bed.) We’ve had a little trouble finding a diaper in a size 2 that will hold through the night, but I think we finally found one!
She’s had a little bit of a cough for a few days, but it doesn’t seem to bother her. She’s not sleeping nearly as much during the day, but loves to sit and watch what is going on. She’s such a content baby. She has been eating a lot less at each feeding the past few days, and then wanting to eat more often. So she’s been getting a binkie, as I really don’t want to feed her every 2 hours. Silly girl!
Aunt Marilyn, Dad, Oralia and Sage
Our chubby little Ashley on her first Thanksgiving 🙂
