Time to Color

A Cousin!

Uncle Reece and Auntie Angie had a little boy today. I don't think he has a name yet but we are super excited to meet him REALLY soon!

He looks so much like Reece did when he was a baby!

Rory Evan

6 pounds 11 oz
 19.5"

They Passed!

We had our last swimming lesson of the session this week and all three kids passed their current level! It is so fun watching them achieve mastery in swimming.

Andrew is now going to be in Beginner 4.

Zane is now going to be in Beginner 2!

And Lucy will now be in Preschool 3.

8 is the Age

It is a fun and curious transition when you start taking your kids to the adult events that we go to in life. It seems that in our family 8 is the perfect age to start making this transition.

For the past several years Eric has attended a men's event at my mom's church. It is a "Wild Meat Dinner" and they serve all kinds of food that people hunt. Usually there is elk, deer, turkey, bear, salmon and occasionally moose and duck as the proteins. Eric, of course, LOVES this event since it is all about eating, and both boys have been longing to go for several years.

Well this year, since Andrew turned 8, he got his chance to go. And he LOVED all the different types of meat. He is such a little hunter at heart.

I asked the kids the other day what a great adventure would be to them and Andrew IMMEDIATELY stated "Going hunting, shooting a deer and skinning it. Then eating it."

Apparently he is Eric's child.

What an amazing young man he is becoming. Makes this momma's heart very, very proud.

Zane's Dream

I have a dream...

that everybody has

a tv.

I do love that boy.

It Never Gets Old

Two big camera LOVING girls.

Every time I take out my camera they ham it up. 

Lucy: Will you take a picture of me mommy? Gwen: Me too! Me too! Then both: I want to see! I want to see!

Lucy: Let's hug each other because we are best friends, ok Gwen?

A Valentine's Pig

Andrew finished his pig Valentine holder. He had definite ideas about what it should look like. I even bought a hot glue gun to facilitate the process. Best purchase I have made in a REALLY long time. I should have bought one years ago!

Now daddy just needs to help him put a slot on the top so people can add their valentine's and it will be finished.

Andrew keeps talking about adding stickers and stuff to it but I think it looks adorable the way it is. Red kissy lips and a curly tail and all.