Christmas celebration with Palmers

Playing a Richard Scarry Airport game....a new favorite

One of our new additions!

Swimming in the hotel pool,

Night time reading with Aunt Michelle

Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Kaisands house

Noah Had fun with his cousins. Here they are playing Sorry.

Uncle Chad was a sport letting each kid do situps from his shoulders.

Grandpa Kaisand holding Sophia...with an audience :)

They found chairs to sit in while others played bingo!

Sophia's 2 week stat

Height: 20.5 inches.... 59%
Weight: 7 lbs 7.5 oz.... 24%
Head: 14.25 inches..... 57%

Sophia Anne Palmer

We're happy to welcome the newest addition to our family! Sophia Anne Palmer, born Nov 28, 7lb 8oz, 20 inches.

Enjoying 70+ Degree Weather with Grandpa Craig

Christmas Decoration Time!

Knowing full well that if I wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate it might not happen, we took the plunge Saturday and decorated!  Noah was a HUGE help.  He found all the letters for me (I labeled each branch level a different letter).  We then had "learning time" where he was able to tell me what came before other letters.... he is really good at the alphabet, but this made him really stop to think (since "A" is on top).  Hannah also got to help by passing some of the branches to  us (although they were not always the ones we needed :) ).  Daddy helped string the lights and Noah put on all the bottom ornaments (where he could reach).

Not a great picture...but hey at least he wasn't trying to hide...

Don't let his face full you- they both LOVED the box lid!

Last year after Christmas we hit the "after" sale.  We got this 4 ft tree for a GREAT deal.  This is one that will stay downstairs for the "kids" tree.  They are welcome to decorate it and redecorate it as often as they want (as long as they don't touch MY tree upstairs!).  They have all non-breakable ornaments from when I was little and ones that they have received.

Ok... you caught me.  This one has nothing to do with Christmas decorating.  It was too cute not to post though.

Halloween Party

There was a free event on the square and Aubrey, Avery, Grandma Char, Noah, Hannah, and Mommy went.

Noah wasn't sure he wanted to go in the bounce house because he had to take his shoes off, but eventually he decided to go in and he had lots of fun!

Aubrey and Avery rode together on the train and Noah and Hannah rode together.  I walked (jogged) beside them as it was Hannah's first time without riding with an adult.

Photo op while the others paraded around the square

Farmer, Anna, Elsa, and Strawberry Patch