Red Knees

You know what that means, right?! YUP! Valerie Joy is crawling all around and has been for almost 2 weeks now. Time to put all the Polly Pocket paraphernalia away!!! This girl puts everything in her mouth. She loves being able to get around on her own and has even pulled herself to a standing position a couple of times. She's growing up way too fast!

Tub time with her favorite ducky.

"Helping" Mommy with the laundry.

The fireplace was a novelty that she had to explore over and over and over.

Ai! Ai! Ai!

A Weekend with Annie

We had the great privilege of spending Thanksgiving weekend with Miss Annie-Cakes while her Mommy and Daddy were in the hospital with Riley. What a hoot! She had so much fun with her big cousins that she didn't have time to miss her own family too much. The girls played very well together. It is such a blessing to have cousins to grow up with.

Three silly girls on the Papa-Bear chair.

Just woke up and it's time to play!!!

Story time with Grandpa.
(By the way, if you're looking for a good Bible story book THIS is a great one. Highly recommended!)

Grandma made a very cool snowman that the girls affectionately called "Spikey."

"Val, Val....I hold you!"

Savannah is a very smart little cookie and she kept us laughing all weekend with her vocabulary. Most of her words are very clear, but our favorites were "Pee-Tot" (teapot) and "Hai-Moon" (ice-cream).

Kindergarten Feast

It was great fun to be able to join Sierra's class for their Thanksgiving feast last week. Several other moms and I helped to load the plates with goodies and then cleaned up the mess after the feeding frenzy. Sierra and her classmates were the "Native Americans" while the other K class were the Pilgrims. You'll notice the tie-dye shirts...that was another class project. They made for quite a colorful Thanksgiving!

Turkey lunch-meat, corn bread, fruit salad, and pumpkin pie!

Lining up to head out to the hallway.

Waiting for the food.

Sweet Sierra.

Introducing....

RILEY DAVID BECK

Born on eleven/24/09

At eleven:44 p.m.

Weighing 8 lbs. eleven oz.

(The happy cousins!)

Sunday Morning

Looking at this line-up just melts my heart!

HaPpY HaLf - BiRtHdAy!!!

Don't you just want to eat her up?!?!

Believe it or not, this little chubba-lubba can actually lift that belly and those chubby cheeks off of the ground and get up on her hand and knees. Unfortunately, she can only scoot backwards so far. She loves all the new tastes that she gets to try out now that we are giving her solid foods. Her big sisters are her favorite people in the world, but she usually flashes a shy smile to just about anyone who will stop and tell her how cute she is. We are so blessed by Valerie's sweet temperament and go-with-the-flow attitude!

Happy Halloween

It's a good thing that our girls have a loving Grandma Mouser who has a gift for sewing. I was not inspired to make or buy extravagant costumes this year for Halloween. We were going to reuse some old costumes and call it good. Last Saturday, we received a package in the mail with two BEAUTIFUL princess dresses. (The pictures do them no justice at all! You should see the detail.) Carolyn made a gorgeous Belle dress for Sierra complete with a hooded cape. An enchanted rose came with her ensemble. Ally got the perfect Snow White dress and cape. A red hair ribbon and plastic apple completed her outfit perfectly. The looked SOOO CUTE! Thanks Grandma Mouser.

Sweet, sweet, sweet Snow White.

As we were getting ready, Sierra asked, "Mom, do you have time to dye my hair brown?"

Um...no.

Checking on the flames inside their jack-o-lanterns.

Cutest little pumpkin in town!

Cousin Annie came to buzz around the neighborhood with us!