Friday, January 8, 2010

Brennan was given a baby doll for Christmas from her great-grandma. This event was purely coincidental, but so cute!
Taking a break from ice skating to watch the Zamboni. No, that is not me. It is my gorgeous sister Kamille.
In this picture Brennan had just learned how to pull herself up to a standing position. The only problem is she could not get down. That was last week. Now she has figured out how to get down, or should I say fall down. This is how I found her after her nap. Her little legs were shaking and she was crying because she was stuck in this position. Yes, I had her stay there a little longer so I could snap a photo. Within the past few days she has also started walking along the furniture.
Enjoying an afternoon at the park with dad.
My beautiful brown-eyed girls!

Wow, how time flies. Brennan is a crawler. She can go anywhere her heart desires, which is generally wherever mom is at the moment. The only problem is once she gets there mom is off to another location.
Enjoying all the snow!

Ani lost her first tooth this week. Boy, was she excited! But she was more excited for the tooth-fairy. In the middle of the night she knocked her pillow off her bed and woke up in a panic because she couldn't find her tooth. She was relieved to discover, with her dad's help, that the tooth fairy had already come and left behind a one dollar gold coin.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Five Months Later

The day has finally arrived - we have upgraded from dial-up Internet to broadband. One of the many perks is I can blog from home. However, five months have gone by and too many events have occurred to go back and write about each one. So, I decided to post every picture of Brennan with her siblings. This allows you to see how much she has grown and to see a few of the things we have done.

Dinner at the park and a practice bike-riding session. Campbell is so close to riding her bike free of training wheels.
This made Campbell's day. It was such an honor to have Brennan fall asleep in her arms.

Brennan blew out her diaper at church while sitting in her car seat. The damage done to her car seat was so severe I couldn't fathom putting her back in it for the car ride home. So Brennan sat in Corbin's car seat, Corbin in Campbell's, Campbell in Ani's, and Ani ecstatically went without a booster seat.
Corbin is such a gentle little man when it comes to caring for his sister. Everyone else - WATCH OUT!
A fun day at the Boise Zoo.
Our second semi-annual 72-hour kit campout. We camped in the back yard this year. The kiddos are modeling the outfits packed in their backpacks. Overall they still fit.
Brennan loves to sit in her exersaucer. She is now old enough to interact with all the toys.
Do you see a resemblance? So beautiful!
Enjoying an afternoon of the "Sword in the Stone".
Ani and the little witch.
Brennan and her cousin Thaddeus on Thanksgiving Day. They started out in the play pin together, but they were more interested in each other than their toys so they had to be separated.
Two little princesses all ready for church.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Hells Canyon Vacation

This weekend we were able to escape the heat of the Treasure Valley and head to the heat of Hells Canyon! While we were at Hells Canyon Dam it rained and a nice breeze came through to provide a bit of relief (keep in mind I am eight months pregnant - I do not deal well with heat). I must admit it was beautiful up there!

Corbin got a little sick on our way up to visit Hells Canyon Dam. Poor guy!

The purpose and highlight of our vacation was fishing. Corbin thoroughly enjoyed the girls' successes.

Campbell's first catch - ever! She was ecstatic! It is hard to keep this little girl involved in one activity for more than thirty minutes, but she fished for hours.

Andison after her first day of fishing with dad. She caught two fish and dad caught two. By the end of the weekend Ani could cast, catch, and release her fish. I think I sense a new family hobby in the making.

Happy Birthday Ani!

My baby girl has reached the ripe old age of six! I can't believe it! What a blessing she is in my life! She is such a rock - her testimony surpasses mine in many ways! I LOVE YOU ANDISON!!

Last year we started taking our own birthday pictures instead of going to a portrait studio. Not only is it lots of fun it is a whole lot cheaper.

Some of Ani's recent accomplishments include:
Graduating from Kindergarten!

Being a phenomenal big sister!

Learning how to ride a bike without training wheels!

Easter Sunday

This is our second year having a sunrise devotional on Easter Morning. We read about our Savior's death and resurrection and bore our testimonies while we enjoyed the beautiful sunrise.

Thanks to Great-Grandma the kids were able to dress-up for the special occasion!