What we have been up to...

It has been forever sense I've blogged so I'll update you on what we have been up to.

Julia and I have been baking quite a bit lately and having so much fun. She loves to stand on the chair whenever I'm cooking now, unfortunately that chair can be a hazard for me! Her's Julia making cookies.

And now eating cookies...the best part!

We tried to go to zoo lights last friday night. Julia fell asleep half way there, but we thought she still might wake up when we got there so we kept going. Well, we had to go park and be shuttled to the zoo. So we got bundled up and got on the shuttle...she still wasn't waking up. Finally, the bus pulled up the the zoo, and we saw TONS of people...I don't think I have ever seen that many people at the zoo. So we stayed on the bus and went right back to our car. Poor Julia never woke up and really don't know what she missed...long, long lines. I"m thinking next year we will go the 1st of Dec.

Christmas tree 2007

We went and got our Christmas tree last weekend. I am so glad we waited because the weather was beautiful! Here is the final product.



One of our family traditions that we have started with the kids is that every year, daddy will take them to pick out an ornament of there choosing. I'm making Brandon do it because I'm afraid I won't let them pick out 'whatever' they want. Here is what Julia picked out this year, the elephant, and oops I picked out the ducky for Cole.

Since we are somewhat potty trained, I'm afraid Julia is getting a plumber booty!

Lazy days

Yesterday, all we did was hang out and relax. Ok, maybe that has been all week! It has been hard trying to get Cole on a decent sleeping schedual so we pretty much don't get out of the house much. I am mentally adjusting to this schedual and it isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Luckily, I have a wonderful husband that lets me get out of the house every once in a while in the evenings to get something done, or to just get out a of the house!! Staying home has allowed me to work hard on getting the kids down at the some time, which is so nice. I'm actually getting things done a little at a time (kind-of). Here's a picture of the kids watching a movie. Cole didn't make it that long, but Julia loved that he snuggled up to her!

Rice cereal

We have had big things happening around here. Well in relation to baby stages that is. Cole got his first tastes of rice cereal and loved it. He never even made funny faces, now he doesn't always get the swallowing down, but when he does boy does he eat (does that suprise anyone?...NO!) Cole is funny, because one day he does great eating and the next he seems to forget that he knows how. It is the same with rolling over. He has rolled over a couple of times but not consistantly, he has to just keep learning how to roll over until it totally sticks!

Thanksgiving 2007

So I have been horrible at updating. I do want to blog a bunch of stuff, but I don't know if that will happen, so we are starting with this...

These are from Seaworld. All the boys took Julia and had a blast! Us girls stayed home and cooked and watched Cole.

Julia, Mike, Steve, Alfonzo, and Ricky (Ricky and Alfonzo are our new cousins! My Aunt and Uncle recently adopted them, and we are so excited to have them in the family.)


Julia at the airport coming home, we were a little earily so she had fun calling all her friends!

Cali here we come...

We leave tomorrow for Califonia for Thanksgiving. We are excited to go and show off Cole. Julia can't wait to fly, so hopefully that means she will be great!! Wish us luck, and maybe add a few prayers, it will be interesting with 4 of us!! (You should see how much stuff I have!)

Kisses

I just told Julia that I was going to take a shower now, and she can watch some cartoons. I gave her a kiss and started to walk away, and she said "mommy, (pause) thanks for giving me a kiss." No, thank you for those sweet moments!

Pumpkin Patch 2007

Weekdays are a great time to visit the pumpkin patch!

Pheasant Hunting in Hermiston

Everyone has a little captain in them...

4 month stats

Cole had his 4 month check up on Tuesday and all went well. Here's his measurements:
Length: 26"
Weight: 19lbs 5oz. (Yes, that is quite big! I think Julia hit 20lbs at 10months.)

More cute kids!

Baby Luke, Gunnar and Morgan Kruse, Peyton Hardin, Colby and Taylor Keels, Julia and Cole

Julia, Cole, Tatum, Kiersten, Sierra, Brooklyn, and London is in front.

Checking out her loot!

Trick or Treating

We had tons of fun last night. It was Julia's first real experience with Trick or Treating and she loved it! I don't know if she ever really said trick or treat, but she knew if she held out her bucket someone would put candy in it.
Julia was a cat and Cole was of course a pumpkin.


Ninja Colby eating a hamburger!

It's been a while...

So I was putting our picture on the computer and relized it's been a while to say the least...so here goes.

ps: pumking patch and Brandon's hunting pictures will be coming soon...and maybe the thing I was tagged to do. Until then...

Painting

We have been working on switching Julia into a new room. The room we are switching her into needed a little work to say the least. After getting some new sheet rock and texture it is now a beautiful blank canvas! I was trying to get a little painting done but it wasn't happening very well, and Julia found a paint brush and wanted to help. Lucky for me she found the littlest paint brush ever so I said "ya, you can help me paint!" She had a blast and I was thankful she couldn't do much damage with her paint brush!


'The Pose'

Random

I picture from my birthday party.

Julia playing hide and go seek (new favorite game).

Yuck, she got into the cream cheese!

Her new favorite pose?!?

Gifts from Texas

Brandon's mom and aunt recently went to visit Aunt Margaret Anne and these are the gifts that Julia and Cole got! Julia loves to dress up, so the hawaiian outfit was perfect. And we made sure we got a picture with Cole and his hat before his head grew out of it! Thanks Grandma Dawn and Aunt Margarent Anne!

Our trip to Bend

These are from Bend. We went to show off Cole!

My favorite thing right now

I think my favorite thing right now is when Julia kisses Cole and he just smiles at her. It is so precious.

Grandma Ekstrom

We had some said news around here. Last Saturday morning Grandma Hilma went to be with the Lord. It is so wonderful that she is finally with the Lord and out of pain, but we will miss her. Grandma was 89 years old. The service will be this Saturday. Her is a recent picture of Grandma and her two great-grand kids.