Snow day!

Our ruler measuring the snow on the tramp

Two weeks ago we woke up to a winter wonderland! It was beautiful! We don't get much snow here, so to get that much was amazing. Church got cancelled, which is funny because living in both Utah and Omaha, that never happens for that amount of snow. Anyway, we were happy to have a day to relax and enjoy the snow. We had a foot of snow on the tramp and the kids had fun jumping in it. We also built an awesome fort in the front yard. Too bad it was gone by Thursday! It was sunny and warm and every day another wall had fallen down. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!

Six Months

Scottorn is such a delight! I have never known of a happier baby, EVER! He is absolutely amazing. I love his smiles and kisses and laughter. He is a gift from heaven for sure! This was a big week for him. He finally learned how to roll over from his back to his belly and Friday his bottom left tooth came in! He is getting big so fast! He loves to play with toys, especially the hard ones that make a lot of noise when he bangs them on his tray. It's no fun when he whacks his head though, which he does too often! He is getting better at the Johnny Jump and would probably use it more if Anna didn't insist on always using it instead! That girl is funny!
Scottorn was almost all better last week. His cough sounded so much better and then, it struck again! He sounds so gross. All the kids do. I don't know what they caught, but I don't want it. I hope it goes away soon and that we can be a healthy family again. I haven't been to church in two months and am afraid to go once we are all better. I am just glad that Scottorn has stayed happy through it all. He is eating well, sleeping well, playing, is happy, but just has a nasty cough. Dear Cough, Please go away! Sincerely, Our Whole Family!!!!

Oh, Scottorn might get his first haircut today or tomorrow and I will put on some cute pictures of him later.

Five Months

Well, Scottorn got sick at the very beginning of January and was sick for the whole month. It was only really bad for two weeks and he is actually sick again, GRRRR! I hate it when my kids are sick, it makes me so sad! Anyway, January was a rough month for all of us. We all got sick twice. We just kept passing it around. Scottorn had a sore throat, fever, earaches, cough...yuck!

Anna loves her little "broder" so much! She always wants me to take her picture with him.

They both have some seriously chubby cheeks!

1/28/2010
Scottorn is 5 months today! He is so sweet and happy. He loves to spit raspberries and is starting to try to grab toys. He loves Ammon, Lily, Anna, and of course, Mom and Dad. He is such a joy and we all love him.

3 1/2 Months and 4 Months

These were taken around the middle of December so he was about 3 1/2 months. I absolutley LOVE his chubby cheeks!

Thumb sucker! He doesn't always do this, it is usually his whole hand!

Four months in these two pictures.

Two finger sucker, just like his big brother! (He doesn't do this anymore either).

This is from journal from December 28th:
Scottorn is four months old today! I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. He is such a joy. I love him to pieces. He is so so so happy and so mellow. He just falls asleep when I lay him down if he is tired. He will chill out on the floor for quite awhile when I need to get things done. He loves to have us look at him and talk to him. He is getting to be pretty social. He coos, spits, smiles, and his whole body squirms when he talks. He is the happiest baby ever! He is such a blessing in our home. All the kids just love him too! Ammon changed his wet diaper for me today and he did a good job. Scottorn just smiled at him the whole time.

Lily is Six!

Lily wrote everyone's names on the balloons. This one is Scottorn's, "SGODRN" she is too cute!

She picked Honeycomb for her breakfast cereal and some strawberry banana juice.

She chose pizza for her birthday dinner and we made a six with the pepperoni.

Colby, Abby, Allison, Lily, Ammon, Gabi and Madison.

My sweet little Lily is six years old. She is a true joy to have in our family. I have to say that I think it is absolutely perfect that her birthday is close to Valentine's Day. It fits her personality well to have a feeling of love and kindness in the air. She is so good to everyone. She and Ammon are the best of friends. She is so helpful and kind to Anna and she loves to carry Scottorn around and make him smile. I don't know what we would do without her. She loves to make everyone happy. She always shares everything she has. She leaves little notes and pictures for us and secretly makes Anna's bed for her and sometimes mine too! She loves to play with her friends and really loves her Littlest Pet Shops right now. She also loves her Webkinz and Pink Pony. She is an animal lover. She loves to draw and cut and glue and create. She loves school and homework and cries if I tell her she can't do her homework. Lily is a great blessing to our whole family and brings a smile to anyone who looks at her! Happy Birthday Lily, we love you!

We decided kind of last minute to do a birthday party for her. She invited a few friends from her kindergarten class and had them all wear their pajamas. We decorated door hangers, played tape the face on the star, catch shooting stars and a relay race. Of course we also had cake and ice cream. All of it was her idea. She had a lemon cake and chocolate ice cream. She had a wonderful time at her party and it was fun to have new friends come over. She has a lot of really neat kids in her class. I am glad they could come and celebrate with her.

Christmas 2009