Christmas in 15 days!

It seems that I am having a hard time lately keeping my blog updated! You must be thinking her house is probably clean- nope! I am astounded at how quickly the days go by. I am amazed at all of you mothers out there that actually get projects done. If I am not holding Kinley, I am helping Drezden, or helping Kayla with her various projects. One day I will be able to complete a project right? :) I just feel accomplished to still be standing and have the house look somewhat acceptable when James gets home at the end of the day!

A lot has been happening in our family. We got our Christmas tree on black Friday- smokin' deal that we woke up at 3:30 am for at Home Depot! We have it all decorated and it looks awesome! I love Christmas:)

Thanksgiving was great. We ate a lot of great food and James had a great time playing football ALL morning! He loves playing sports with his brothers, dad, and friends. What a great tradition. Pretty soon Drezden will be out there playing- but only if it is flag or touch football- I am going to be one of those protective moms I am afraid!

Drezden has taken up painting. He loves it! He asks to paint everyday and he is getting better at staying in the lines.



Kinley has started eating solid foods. She loves oatmeal the best but she will accept sweet potatoes, squash, pears, and prunes.

This morning I was taking pictures of Kinley and Drezden yells to me- "Mom! come look and take a picture!" This is what I saw when I walked in the kitchen! He has such great talent!

Finally- I know that it is hard to see- but this is an outfit I bought for Kinley before she was born. It has green pants with white polka dots and on the shirt it says 'Pretty Girl' with little bees and flowers. I love it and have been checking everyday to see if it would fit and today was that special day:)

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas. It gets busy with all the tasks that need to be done before the special day, but we encourage you to take a step back even if just for a minute and thank our Father in Heaven for the best gift we have ever received- our Savior. We love all of you!

Halloween

This post has been long overdue. We have been so busy that it is amazing to have this moment to update our blog. Kinley is growing like a weed. She loves oatmeal and sweet potatoes! Drezden is jumping off of everything and running around "super fast"! Here are some pics from Halloween. We couldn't get Drezden to dress up so he went in basketball sweats with a hard hat and a wrench! "Sporty Bob the Builder". Kayla took him trick-or-treating and by the last three houses he knew what was going on! Now every time someone knocks he yells, "Trick or Treat!!!"
Kayla had Preference this last week. She looked AWESOME and wore a dress that I wore in high school! It was fun to help get her ready and she had such a great time. Her date looked awesome too- they are so cute together!

Bonus picture: This is the result of Drezden getting into the diaper bag and playing in the powder! Too funny:)

Picture Tag!

Picture Tag... Here's the deal, grab your camera and take a picture of all the things listed below and then post them... NO cleaning!! Have fun!

**** I TAG: Joanna, Taralee, and Hillary! **** I want to see it on your blog! :) ****

#1 KITCHEN SINK
#2 FRIDGE
#3 BATHROOM (The mess is thanks to my little sis Kayla- I promise!!;))
#4 SELF PORTRAIT (If you haven't seen me in awhile- I have changed!;))
#5 FAVORITE ROOM- toss up: Here is Kinley's new crib (other one got recalled) and look how cute this little shelf is in my kitchen- I made that pumpkin last week:)

#6 CLOSET
#7 SHOES- I do not have them yet... but should get them soon:)
#8 MY KIDS- both asleep- hence the reason I have a moment to do this!
#9 LAUNDRY ROOM
#10 DREAM VACATION

Anywhere with my awesome family:)

Everything Kinley!

Kinley's room is FINALLY finished:) It looks awesome- I am so excited to get her crib set up and start decorating! Here is a "in the process pic" and a "completed" pic! (You might have to click on them to see the details!)

Kinley had her 3 month appointment. She weighs in at 12 pounds 12 oz. Drezden weighed this exact same weight but a 2 months! Check out his picture- I love it:) I really do produce cream or something...

Here are some fun pics of our little girl! Drezden's post will be coming soon- check back to see what our little guy dresses up as for Halloween!








Here are some bonus pictures of Kayla going to the Homecoming dance- she looked smokin!!!

Growing Up!

Our little kids are growing up so fast! I keep telling Kinley that she is my baby and needs to slow down so that I can enjoy it!! We have had quite the projects going on around here! My little sister (picture above) came to live with us for this year and so we got her room ready and we are trying to fix up the bathroom downstairs. By fix up I mean that all of the walls, ceiling, and fixtures were torn out of it and we are putting it back together. Special thanks to James' brother Alex for all of his help- we couldn't do it without you:) Here is a pre picture- with hopefully a post picture to come soon.

We have also been working on Kinley's room and hope to have it finished this week as her crib is in the front room for the moment... Pictures to come soon!



Here are some pictures of the growing kids! We took Drezden to the pool for the first time this summer (I know we are horrible parents!) and he LOVED it! Check out the look on his face- so excited.

Other than that we are busy with life and trying to keep up with the kids and both of our jobs. We love our new home and the space that we have! Funny story- I bought a couch (off of Craigslist of course- to which I am truly addicted!) for downstairs because the camping chairs just weren't cutting it anymore. Well we get the couch home and low and behold we cant get it down the stairs (it is too big). So my couches that were upstairs are now downstairs and we have a different couch upstairs with the recliner. We really like the couches downstairs to sit on and I have already taken a few naps down there:)

Our Home and Kids

Kinley turned 4 weeks old today- where does the time go? We moved into our house on the 4th of July- nothing like moving on a Holiday! Thank you to all the family and friends that helped us move- we couldn't have done it without you!

Here are some pictures to keep everyone updated!

First the house:



Here are some of Kinley:



Here are some of Drezden:

Life is going well! Kinley is still mixed up with her days and nights and so we have become quite the zombies lately! Overall- we can't complain!

Life is Good:)

I decided to update the blog due to the many requests for more pictures:) Kinley is such a great baby- she eats well and poops really well! She is so fun to have around and sleeps a lot! Drezden loves her and asks where the baby is at if he can not see her at every minute!

I tried to get a picture of Kinley smiling... can you see it?!

Here is a bonus picture of James being funny at the hospital!

Here is a picture of Drezden and his Mohawk today as he was heading to church- what a stud!

In house news, we closed on our first home on Friday! Hopefully we will be getting the keys on Monday and then moving in next weekend... if all goes well! I will post pictures once it is official!

We want to say thanks to all of our family and friends for the kindness and many prayers that have been said in our behalf- thanks so much!