Christmas

I'm a bit behind on our Christmas post. But that could be due to the fact that in the days following Christmas I was a little busy trying to have a baby and since then just trying to adjust to life with 3 chilluns! We had a small but very wonderful Christmas. Thanks to Grandparents on both sides the kids enjoyed it thoroughly! Grandma Flory even wrapped everything since I tripped and fell on Christmas eve and had to spend the night in the hospital so they could monitor the baby and make sure he was alright (and he was)! Here's a slideshow with all of the pictures....

We're especially thankful for the true meaning of Christmas...friends, family, and our Savior!

Dallin Christopher

Our new addition is finally here!! Our baby BOY Dallin Christopher was born on December 28th at 6:38 pm. He weighed 8 lbs 9 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long! After much debate, prayer and ridicule from others, we decided to try and have him naturally even after having the previous 2 by c-section. After 24 hours and every classic intervention I was able to have him naturally!! We were so excited, especially because it opens the door for us to have the 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 kids that we've always wanted. ;-)

Morgan and Roy couldn't get enough of him when they came to see him and were very sad when they had to leave their baby brother. Since mom and baby have been home all they want to do is hold and hug and kiss him, give him his binky and help me change his diapers. They are great helpers and along with them, the best hubby ever and a houseful of family my job has been made very easy! We are so excited to be a family of 5...welcome to the world little Dallin!!

Just the 4 of us

This Thanksgiving was our smallest yet. It was our first with just our little family. We were in St. David, but Roy's family drove to Albuquerque to spend some time with his brother Ben. We wanted to go but Roy boy was sick and we didn't want to deal with a 6 hour drive each way. Both Roy's and my favorite food was probably the most delicious homemade dressing that we got 6 years ago from Natalie Perry, a good friend from New Orleans. The kids favorite would have to be our 'better than homemade' bread (Rhodes).

We're so thankful for this wonderful holiday to remember all we're thankful for. Our family, friends, a roof over our heads, food on the table and especially the Gospel of Jesus Christ!!

Picture day

We had fun on Morgan's picture day at preschool. I thought I would try curlers for a nice loose curl look. Ha! Her hair was no less curly than Shirley Temple's and a whole lot frizzier. It wasn't exactly what I wanted but after I got over the shock I thought it turned out pretty cute.

She loves to look all girly and done up. So once all of the pulling and twisting was over she was excited to go to school and get pictures taken (who knew they had picture day in preschool anyway?)

Roy was feeling a little left out so aunt Barbar did his hair as well. Then he was a happy camper!

Happy Birthday Papa Roy!

Roy is now the big 32, yippeee!! Yes, this happened about a month ago, but I figured I better get caught up before #3 is here in about 2 weeks. He and I had a nice long date in Tucson where we caught Disney's A Christmas Carol (wouldn't recommend it), our second movie on the big screen this year. All day long he indulged on many favorite food choices as he'd been doing a serious diet for 3 weeks. He deserved and enjoyed the indulgence!!Happy 32nd Papa Son...we love you!

A precious moment

We have had some sleep issues with our kids. Surprisingly Roy boy has been the easy one. He either has to be in the room completely by himself or have someone to snuggle with. Unfortunately when he snuggles with Morgan she wakes up, cries and has to spend the rest of the night sleeping in our bed or with one of us in her bed.

This particular night we heard Roy crying for a few minutes and then suddenly he calmed down. We peeked in there after a little while and this is what we found.How precious! We were quite surprised that she didn't wake up and were hopeful that maybe they could just stay together the rest of the night and comfort each other. But sure enough she woke up a little while later and in turn woke him up...so we had two crying children to deal with. These precious moments never seem to last long...but they do happen pretty often. We're grateful for them.

The Crime

The perpetrator...the weapon...the victim...the crime...the outcome...our sweet little boy now looks at least 5 years older! :( He did need a haircut anyway though and at least it grows pretty fast! How could we get too mad at our little hairstylist!?