Happy Siblings Day

Then:

And now:

Because he's beautiful...

Levi Quinn - 7.5 months

Because he's just SO cute...

Levi & Daddy

Nighty-night

Bathtime

Quite a pair

My last post included a photo of Abby as my cookie apprentice and just yesterday I stumbled upon a picture of Adam at about the same age and in the same spot in our kitchen. Here are the photos together...

5:45 a.m.

That's when Abby woke up this morning and she didn't go back to sleep. I'm accustomed to sleeping until 7:30 - 8:30 depending on the day. This day isn't going so well for me!

So what did I find Abby doing at about 12:45 p.m. today? See below!

notice how her babies sleep face down like her!

Days of Elijah

This is dedicated to (Theodore) Elijah, my new baby nephew, and his parents.



(Double-click play button to start)


Here he is at 4 days old. Isn't he so sweet?
Elijah: "Jehovah is God"

It's a Boy!!

My sister, Jaymarie, had her baby this morning at 11:47 a.m. central time. Theodore Elijah joins sisters Zoë and Eva. He will go by Elijah or Eli since his daddy and grandpa are both named Theodore (Ted) also.

That's all I know... AArrgh! I need more details! I'll update this post later as I get more details and pictures. Wisconsin seems awfully far away from Idaho right now. :-(

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Updated to add:

Whew! I have more details. Here's the e-mail from daddy, Ted:

Hi All,

Just a real quick news flash... Jaymarie and I are the proud parents of Theodore Elijah (last name removed). I caught him at 11:47 this morning (just over an hour after I got home from work). He is 21 inches, 8lb 9oz and is wonderfully healthy and cute. More info will follow (including photos) but that's all for now. Zoë and Eva are very happy and excited.

Ted

Here are the pictures I have so far:

Favorite (F)oto Friday

I don't know why I continue to get such a kick out of Adam's (or anybody's) sleeping positions, but here I am sharing another one!

Homeschooling - Ages 3 and under

What do we study when I am teaching a one-year-old and a three-year-old?

Why, fluid dynamics, of course!

And what do you do once you have filled the bucket? Pretend you are Georgie Russell from Davy Crockett - King of the Wild Frontier!

Sometimes the day hits you like a ton of bricks!

Adam is sound asleep in this picture. Notice that he took some vital items to bed with him: a sword, binoculars, and a Clifford (The Big Red Dog) pillow. He's a funny boy!

Two Peas in a Pod

Thanks for the post title, Dad.

Click on the picture to enlarge. I recommend it!

They're each 18 months old in these pictures.

Letting go

I just sent my bigs off to camp for a week. It's going to be strange without them here but I'm looking forward to some extra time with my littles.

Neither kid was nervous about going or being gone for a whole week. I'm gonna miss 'em.

I took a couple of pictures as they were getting ready to leave. Imagine that!! :-)

We're back in Idaho

And oh so busy. Here's a few pictures of what we did last night:

Meridian Dairy Days Parade

You can stop/restart the slide show here.

Happy June 1st!

I took my kids out to breakfast this morning. All four of them by myself. It was great. They were very well-behaved and we had a very nice time. Here's a few pictures we took in the front yard after we got home. (Yeah, I know, it's mostly Abby but that's how it goes...)

♪ I Wanna Hold Your Hand ♪

I apologize for the poor quality picture but it was taken with my cell phone. I had to share it anyway. Adam fell asleep in the car holding hands with Abby. She even let go at one point to do something after he was asleep and then wormed her hand back under his to hold it again. So sweet!!!

Spring has sprung at our home!

Adam on the computer

Here are some pictures of Adam playing on the computer and singing along with the songs. He never fails to charm me!

My baby bookworm

I love how she is sitting here.
I don't know why but it's just cute!

Christmas Tour of Homes

Well, it's here, BooMama's Christmas Tour of Homes. Come in and I'll show you around a bit.

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Welcome to my 1400+ s.f. home with 6 people wedged into it. Well, okay, one of the people is only 11 months old but we still feel a bit wedged!

This is the view from my front yard. I took the pictures at night so it's a little glowy/blurry.
(click on the pictures to see a larger view of them)



I'm including this picture of my reindeer (along with the half-lit, ugh!, tree) in order to report that the cute, little, baby reindeer was stolen a couple of nights ago. The kids were so bummed. I was too.



This cute welcome sign is across the living room from the front door.



Here's the view of the living room from the front door. Again, it's nighttime and I was trying for some nice ambiance. I think I just got blurry and glowy (or is that glowey?)



If you have toured several homes already, you may need to use the restroom. So, here ya go. My mom always put up Christmas lights in the bathroom so it doesn't seem right to me to leave mine unfestooned.



Okay. (Didja wash your hands?) Back to the living room to see the tree a little closer up. I bought a fake permanent tree last year when I was expecting a Christmas baby (She arrived Christmas eve). I didn't want the extra work of making sure the tree had water and having to clean up all the blessed needles that usually adorn my carpet. This year it's about getting my money's worth from last year's purchase!



Here's a close-up of an ornament that I made last week at a ladies night out with my daughters.



This is my nativity set. I love it. My sister, Junelle, got it for me. They are kids dressed up in costume. It's very cute.



My school dining room. The only decoration I have in here is my Christmas village. Behind me is my messy kitchen and there's no way I'm taking a picture of THAT!



Close-up of the Christmas village.



Last, but not least, don't forget to have a snack. Try out the candy-covered pretzels the kids and I made today. Careful, they're addictive!



Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed yourself. Be sure to check out the rest of the Christmas Tour Of Homes over at BooMama's.

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12/15/06 (9;45 a.m.) Updated to add:
I just made some Old-Fashioned Blueberry Muffins and hot chocolate if anyone wants to have some!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

All around my house.



Below is a snowflake ornament that I made Friday night at a Ladies Night Out at our church. My girls and I went Christmas caroling with a busload of other ladies from the church and then came back to the church for hot cider, hot chocolate, snacks and crafts. The snowflake is made with corsage pins and pearl-like beads poked into a cork center. It was very easy and turned out very nicely. Rebecca made one too, I should have taken a picture of hers too, but I'm too lazy to go and do it now!




Here is how Abby helps with the decorating: