Our Little Fairy Princess

Guess who's gonna be a fairy for Halloween?...



...she hasn't taken it off since we bought it!

Sisters

My sisters are my best friends I love being with them! We laugh, we cry, we smile, we share, we talk, we teach, we care, we play, we learn, we plan, we create... we have a great time together. I learn so much from them, they help me to be a better me.

I'm a lucky girl.

These girls LOVE eachother! I love watching them interact, they are so sweet. I'm excited for them to be the best of friends.

They are lucky girls.

Playin' in the RAiN

A few weeks ago it rain, well really it poured! We loved it! The boys were out of town and missed out but the girls got to splash and play, what a fun day!

Another month gone by

Miss H is 4 months old, where does the time go?

She's:

12lbs 14.5ozs (25%)

24 1/2 inches long (50%)

What's she doing now?

-rolling from back to belly

-blowing bubbles (raspberries)

-took her first dip in the pool

-took her first plane ride to Park City, Utah

-still sleeping great

-getting her new hair, she's a toe head

-wants to suck her thumb (mom's working hard to stop that)

-smiles at everyone

-eats every four hours

-is supplemented with formula three out of four feedings

-she's very ticklish

-jabbers all the time

We're lovin' every minute!

OuR BunDLe of JOY...

Captured by Lorri

I want so say a big THANK YOU to Lorri for taking such beautiful pictures of Miss H and for putting up with her fussy moments. But even those moments made for some of my favorite pictures!

Daddy's Girl

After dinner last night Little E hopped down from the table went to the window and said:
(refering to the baby coyotes we have in the orchard behind our house)

"Daddy I wanna see the coyotes"

A girl after his own heart, what more could a daddy ask for?

3 Months...

Another month in Little Miss Had's life has past us by...

-she's sleeping 12 hours at night

-starting to be supplemented with formula, only the last feeding of the day (mama doesn't have enough milk)

-loves to watch her brothers and sisters

-smiles all the time (we can even get her to smile when she's crying)

-starting to roll to her side

-holding toys

-grabs at toys

-holds her hands together

-laughs at mama

-learning to like her car seat (there was a time when she would scream every time we put her in it)

-lost a lot of her hair

-has a bald spot in the back of her head that wraps around the sides

-was blessed at church, not on a Fast Sunday (a first for us)

-only cries when she is tired, hungry or poopy

If it sounds like I'm bragging, it's probably cause I am,

she's an Angel Baby!

ThE DeNTisT

Little E has never been but when I took the kids in two weeks ago she sat in the chair and let the hygienist (who is a good family friend of ours) look at her teeth. He told me that since she did so well it would be a good idea to bring her in for a real exam and cleaning. I had a cleaning scheduled for this week so I made her an appointment at the same time. I didn't take my other kiddos until they were about three, but since she had no problem sitting in the chair and the hygienist was a friend and someone she knew I thought she would do great.

No such luck! She cried and wanted to get out of the chair, wanted nothing to do with Tom and gave him dirty looks.

She didn't get her teeth cleaned that day.

Yesterday I opened the friend to read her some stories and right there on the front page was a story about a little boy who was afraid to go to the dentist. He talked about how he sang "I am a Child of God" in his mind while he was in the chair and it made him feel better. I explained to Little E that maybe she could do that the next time she went to the dentist (I scheduled her again in 6 months when the other kids go back), then she wouldn't be scared and Tom could clean her teeth.

This was her reply:

"no thanks mom, I'm not going"

This one's a feisty one!

Blessing Day for Miss H

Our sweet little girl was blessed today. She looked perfect in her white dress. She was a perfect angel and listened to everything her daddy said. I feel so blessed to have a husband that is worthy to hold the priesthood and give our children their blessings. It's such a comfort to me to know that I have a husband that can guide and direct our family through this crazy world with the guidance of the priesthood. Little Haddie is a lucky girl to have such a great daddy.

Little E loved her princess dress and BD said it was her wedding dress. They knew it was a special day.

We have so much support from our family and I was grateful that they all could come.

(left to right: Uncle TJ, Uncle Kurtis, Grandpa Larson, Great Grandpa Johnson, Grandpa Johnson, Uncle Corry, Dustin (daddy), Miss H, Uncle Eric, Uncle Clayton, Uncle Jordan)

Four Generations

fiRsT SChoOl DaY 2009

Four years ago August 8, 2005

Today August 10, 2009

I can't believe how the time flies! I remember four years ago BD begging to go to school with the big kids and today he finally got to. He was so excited to start his first day at the big school. He turned, looked at me and said "bye Mom"

I feel so lucky, Mr. B still wants me to walk with him to find his class on the first day! He even gave me a kiss goodbye in front of all his friends! He must love his Mama.

With this new hair cut Miss Benley looks like she's going into High school not 3rd grade. Good thing she's got two brothers to protect her in school now!

And now it's just Mama and the two little girls at home. What a change from this summer!