Yes, they got skateboards for Christmas this year!!!
Loving our cousin Rebekah!
My family. And I love it.
A couple videos from the day:
The best sound in the world. I dare you not to smile.....
The gift of the year. It was from Nana and Grandad to Kaelynn, Morganne, and....Justin. I think it was a hit. Also, this is how we include our favorite aunt Becky in on the love when she is so far away.... Thank goodness for technology and phone calls!
Merry Christmas everyone! We are so blessed with amazing family and friends. God is so good!
Ryleigh is starting to develop her personality and we LOVE seeing these adorable smiles!
All decorated and ready for Christmas!
I attempted my first wreath this year using the trimmings from our tree. It's a bit rough, but from little experience and no supplies I don't think it turned out that bad!
Family trip (minus Ryleigh, who snoozed with Nana) to Dull's tree farm to find the perfect Christmas tree! Little did we know that on their second weekend, they would already be sold out of cut-it-yourself trees in the lot! So, it was a pre-cut tree for us this year, but we still had fun.
Coming back from the field empty handed. :c(
We found our perfect tree!
Helping Daddy haul it in.
Sad that they were out of trees.... (Kaelynn could be an actor someday... ;c)
At home putting the star on top of our "perfect" tree!
Ryleigh and buddy Travis. He's slowly catching up.... Ryleigh had her two month check up this past week. She is now 13lbs. 2oz and 23 inches long. There was some concern that she may have hip dysplasia like Morganne did, so we went for a hip ultrasound. We are pleased to announce that her hips are fine and she is one healthy girl! Yea! ;cD
We had a pretty good snow fall this past week. Unfortunately, it has all melted and we are now getting a ton of rain, which means a lot of MUD! Yuck.
We were blessed to have our good friends, Debbie and Jeff, help dedicate Ryleigh at Harvest last week. We are so blessed!
Just a few more smiles...
Here are some videos from the past week. The sounds of Ryleigh's coos are the best sound in the world! If only her older sisters would let her get a word in sometimes! It's so sweet to watch Ryleigh with her sisters. She LOVES laying with them at night, and they love it too.
Morganne lost two of her top incisors this week leaving a gaping, adorable gap when she smiles! She's currently missing 3 teeth, has already gained two adult teeth and has two more that are loose. We are beginning to wonder if they make temporary dentures for kids!
A Saturday home with all three girls, all day, warranted some creativity. It came with draw bridge doors and two very pretty princesses. It's still functioning and the girls, and the cat, are enjoying the imaginative play.
We were blessed to be visited by some very good friends. We are so thankful that they make our house a stop whenever in town. We've missed them ever since their move to TN. The girls absolutely adore Shannon and often call her their best friend!
This was cute and most people would think, "aww, he likes her". Well, the truth is, Ripken could care less about Ryleigh. He's waiting for Mom or Dad to remove her from the play mat so that he can take up more space. He's such a good boy, but he is in denial. He still thinks that he is the baby (even after 3 kids!).
On Thanksgiving we are very thankful for a great Daddy to daughters.
As a follow up to my post delivery complications. I'm finally on my way to full healing. In the last week I've started feeling much better. Still sore, but not so much that it's inhibiting anymore, nor have I needed pain meds this past week. Feeling very thankful for this, finally! Ryleigh is doing great. She is starting to really smile and "talk" which melts my heart. I have no idea of size percentiles, but she is only 6 weeks old and already wearing primarily 3-6 month clothes. We grow them big and healthy! The girls are in love with her and really are big helpers. We feel very blessed!
