One Month

Our sweet baby boy is already One Month old!


He is starting to show us his little personality and I love it,

I love his scrunched up face when he cries,

I also love his face when he doesn't cry, and I love that he is awake more often, especially when it is daytime.
I love that when we bathe him he gets really mad, and then when we wrap him in a nice warm towel, he is happy. And I love when he looks at me like this.........

One month has gone by so fast! This last picture was only taken a couple of weeks ago and look how much he has already grown. It has been a good first month, I am so thankful Simon is healthy and continuing to grow, I am enjoying every minute with him!

Cousin Luv

Simon met cousin Henry very up close yesterday afternoon. I love the look on Simons face, only one month old and he can already predict Henry's next move.



Luckily for Simon, so can Aunt Cassie.

All for a Dollar

Beetle will do almost anything for a buck. I first learned this in our 8th grade cooking class when I watched him drink a whole bottle of peppermint extract all because some boys said they would give him a dollar or two if he did it. And he did.
The other day he was driving our van near state street and he started yelling "A DOLLAR, I SEE A DOLLAR- I'M GETTIN IT!" he immediately pulled over and slammed on the breaks, and he was out the door-gone. Cars were zooming by us, the kids were like,"Where did Dad go?"

See the guy in the blue shirt?- There's DAD!

Notice the empty hands? No Dollar. I didn't believe him when he said some guy beat him to it, but some guy really did. I am just amazed that he noticed a dollar floating around on such a busy street. This story would have been much better had he actually brought back a dollar or maybe even a hundred $'s! Notice the bank on the right? We should drive this street more frequently, maybe we will get lucky!

Big Blue

Beetle was beaming yesterday. He loves having a great excuse to wear Big Blue. This is the suit he designed himself and had made on his mission in Cebu, Philippines. He is especially proud of the BAMBOO BUTTONS ( I capitalize because they are the biggest buttons you have ever seen). He usually only wears Big Blue on special occasions like mission homecoming, baby blessings, Halloween, and now daddy daughter dates.
It was the Daddy Daughter Disco, Annabelle's first Faith in God Activity. They had a lot of fun and Annabelle was feeling so grown up wearing Aunt Rachel's dress up and bright RED lipstick.

Eight

This little one year old munchkin,

grew in to this beautiful eight year old girl,

WAY TOO FAST!!!!!!!

She is a daddy's girl, no question. Beetle would do anything for her even if that anything is decorating her dream cake until 3:00 in the morning.

Kind of funny that this is her dream cake. But this girl loves animals and she loves nature!

I am so thankful for Annabelle, she has so much life in her and is always wanting to do something fun. I am so happy she is easy going, she is always telling me "Don't worry about it Mom". Which is a good thing for me to hear!
Her brothers think she is the neatest thing that walks the planet and I do not know what I would do if I didn't have her help right now, she can entertain Benson and Maxwell so easily. She has made me realize that I have to enjoy every minute with each child, because life goes by so fast. I can't believe she will be getting baptized in just a few weeks! Happy Birthday Sweet Annabelle!

Chubby Cheeks

Last night I caught myself putting toothpaste in my contact container. My mind is not working too well these days, at least I have these chubby cheeks to show for it.

He looks grumpy, but really he is a happy baby.

I love styling his hair.
Normally I wrap him taco style to sleep but he was looking too comfy.