Five Months

Congratulations! Alara has now made it to Zach's birth weight -12 lb 13oz. Actually I'm just guessing because a month ago she was 11 lb 13 oz. She is still cute and wonderful, not much has changed. All the ladies in the ward want to hold her. Actually some of the men do too. Alara is like a doll. 

(I want to make one of those 12 month heart collages for Alara, which is why I am taking a picture of her every month)

David David Bo-Bavid

  Here's my very special, not-so-little guy. David makes me smile. He is full of life and expressions. My second son has a stubborn streak one minute but is also good for tons hugs and kisses the next. School seems to come naturally to him but he would rather be outside exploring. We are so glad he will be baptized on Saturday. Our family will be performing a special musical number at the baptism with me on the piano, Gabe on the violin and David singing with Zach. Love you David!

First bites

Sometimes the children call her the fairy princess.I'm sure that it was David who came up with that name. Beautiful little Alara is so tiny for her age and her ears are a little pointed the name sort of fits. Most of all, though, she possesses baby magic, and we are all under her spell. 

Oh, and she loves to eat. Do fairies love to eat? She cries whenever she is done even if she is not hungry. (4 1/2 months)

Shower Reveal

Here is the stud taking it down to the studs. Fast forward a month and TA DA!!! Forty hours of work, give or take a few, and just about as many trips to Home Depot/ YouTube videos watched and voila! We have a new beautiful shower. After building a shower from scratch now Zach thinks he can do anything. I tend to believe him. 

Daddy Daughter Dance 2016

 Ruth reports that she had a wonderful time, danced quite a bit, enjoyed the pink lemonade and is going to save her butterfly kisses ticket in her treasure box. Sounded magical. 

Alara 4 Months

Alara is not a baby, she is a tiny little angel. She has been sleeping through the night for over a month now which is SO wonderful. I've never had a baby teach themselves to sleep this early before. She does all the wonderful baby things you would expect too and very little crying. She smiles and giggles, sucks on her hands, hold things like your finger, and tries to roll onto her side. Alara is so petite she feels like a doll, one with rosy cheeks and a rosy disposition to match. People hope they are getting one of these when they sign up for having a baby. She is like a gentle snowflake that floated into our home. We feel blessed to have her in our lives. 



Weight-11 lb 12 oz 5%
Length- 25.5 inches 75%
Head circumference-16.5 inches 75%
Weight for length 1% 

4 years of Sugar and Spice

Ruth Anne Hutchins

Four going on wonderful. She loves everything feminine and joyful. Pink and purple, dresses and sparkles, dancing and prancing. She loves to giggle, squeal, color, and play dress up. Ruth is quite adept at teaching her self new skills like buttoning buttons and zipping zippers. Just recently she started to read and, since her cast came off, begun to write. Four is a beautiful spongy age where children just soak up knowledge when it's poured on. We are lucky to have this bright penny in our home. 

What better way to celebrate a January birthday than with Olaf? True to the movie, he started "melting" during the party. We sang Happy Birthday before his head could fall off.  

Elsa and Ana from the Frozen movie

Playing with "Troll slime"

"What shall I wish for this year..."