Tobin the reindeer

We put these antlers in Tobin, he thought it was funny and we thought it was cute,

Justin's Front Tooth!

Justin's front teeth are loose, and this one has been hanging on for a while now. The day after Christmas, he comes running, yelling and crying "I'm bleeding"! The boys were wrestling and Isaac kicked Justin in the mouth, the tooth was ready now! the other front one is loose too, but the big teeth are coming in fast, so I don't know if he'll have both front teeth gone at the same time or not.

More beach pictures

Here are some more pics of our time at the beach. In yesterdays post, you'll notice a picture of Tobin standing, he can stand, but not walk, just yet.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to our family and friends especially those that are far away; we love you and miss you.
Here are some pictures from our recent trip to the beach.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

We are decorating for Christmas, the tree is up, the stockings hung, the nativity set, all's ready.

The Faces of Tobin

Tobin is very expressive, here are some that I've managed to capture on film.

Let's play kitchen...Soup anyone?

Let's just say we hope Kiah tries more traditional recipes as she gets older...

hanging the lights!

It was a strange sight to hang Christmas lights with the back drop of palm trees and sunny blue skies, but it was fun. See the beautiful green grass, Jason has been working on the front lawn and it looks great.

Thanksgiving

We and a wonderful Thanksgiving. It started with the Turkey Bowl, a game of flag football played by the men at church, under 25 vs. over 25, the older group won. It was fun, messy and a good time was had by all. Then we went to the fellowship hall at church for a time of Thanksgiving songs and testimony, it was great. Our God is so good. After that we came home and made the kids take a nap then went to our friends house for dinner, football on tv and fellowship, it was wonderful. Isaac tried on the football jersey and Kiah tried in the helmet, it was so cute. Tobin found himself in the mirror and thought that was pretty neat.

No, a favorite word

Kiah, is stringing words together in remarkable ways, yet her favorite response to anything is still...no. Notice the recent exchange...
Kiah: (enters living room with blue plastic piece) "look dis"
Daddy: "that's a piece from Tobin's cup...(hopeful) can you go find the cup?
Kiah: (matter of factly) ummm...no.

As you see in the photo she not only found the cup but insisted on me fixing it.
Jason

the kiddos

just some pics of the kids over the weekend

A Little R & R

We were blessed to be abel to use a cabin up in Happy Jack AZ for a few days. We left Thursday afternoon and stayed until early Sunday morning. It was wonderful, the cabin was big and open, it was quiet, away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The stars were amazing, it was clear and cold, all in all a wonderful get-away.

Ahh a tiger!

Isaac's school had a carnival and he got his face painted. They did a really great job.

Harvest Festival

Last week was the harvest party at the church, the kids had a blast, here are some pictures of the little buckaroos.

Orangutans

We went to the zoo the other day and had a great time. Every time we go we like to see the orangutans, there is a whole family of them, dad, mom, baby and grandma. The baby is so cute, this last visit we were able to see the baby nursing! Then the mom climbed up the rope with the baby still attached makes me glad I'm that me children nurse nicely (most of the time:)

He stands!

Tobin is getting more mobile by the day, it is not uncommon to find him in the kitchen, after I have sat him in the living room! He is still just army crawling, but he can get to where he wants to! He is now pulling up on the furniture!, He is very pleased with himself! Here are some recent pictures.

Train Park

There is a wonderful train park near us, we went recently to their fair ans saw many wonderful model trains set up on display. It reminded me of all the years Dad would bring down his train and set it up at Christmas time. with the holidays fast approaching, I find that I am greatly missing family in WI and friends in NC. We are making new friends here and new memories, but nothing compares to family and good friends.