Last week of Being the Baby

Last week of being the youngest Ruthie, live it up. Don't worry, we'll still adore you after the newest addition arrives. 

Something to be Grateful for

By popular demand, I've taken a picture of myself. I'm hoping for a delivery date some time early next week while Zach is off from school but technically I'm not due till the very end of the week. Babies could always be late too. I've had one child late, two early, and one on time so you never know. Tomorrow I'll pre-make the Thanksgiving pies just in case I'm not here to do the job - hopefully not here in fact. A new little spirit from heaven is definitely something to be grateful for. 

Welcome to our Home

I just put this up on the wall next to our front door. I think our "family tree" turned out nicely. Perhaps I will get additional old photos and add them to the wall as well but I'm running out of motivation for projects as my due date approaches. This will have to do for now.

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to the happy couple,Mom and Barry, married two years ago- November 12, 2011. And they still feel like newly weds.I'm so happy you guys found each other. Congratulations!

Concert Violinist

Okay, so maybe not concert violinist, but adorable recital violinist. This is the first of many more recitals to come I imagine for our family. Gabe's been practicing so hard the past couple of weeks and his 4 lined song, "Long, Long Ago" was sounding pretty good. The actual performance didn't sound quite so polished because his teacher had his wife accompany the students. I think this was a mistake since it was a new and different element added at the last minute, but Gabe still did a good job, especially considering he has only been taking for a month and a half with this new teacher.
Over all I'm very pleased with his teacher and how Gabe is improving.

At Least Once

We had to let them play in the leaves at least once this year before it was all raked up and hauled away for the winter. I think Zach would agree that it was worth raking twice.

Happy Face

Happy Face just turned 4! Isn't he adorable when he smiles? I asked him what he wanted for his birthday and he made it blessedly easy for me.  No party, no friends- just a trip to MacDonald's to eat and play in the play space. I love that my children think that this is a real treat and that we don't just do it all the time. He even wanted an easy cake- chocolate with sprinkles. No race track this year, hooray! The wish list consisted of hungry hippos and a garbage truck- check, check. We can do that. I love this little guy. He's all Legos, vehicles, siblings, and playing but still loves to read and snuggle.  When he starts to nod off during Book of Mormon or even at dinner time I remember how little he is for just a little while longer. 

P.S. A big Happy Birthday to those adult family birthdays out there, we love you too- Jenny, Amy, Kelly and Amber.