Izzy at 7 months

Izzy Buns is huge.
It freaks me out that she is already this old.
She loves me, Evan, her sisters and a guy named Larry at church.
She stopped being swaddled and sleeps with her arms raised above her head.
She has long wisps of hair near her ears, and the rest is pretty short, I am debating whether or not to trim them.
She has stopped nursing, except at night.  It makes me sad, but she loves to be fed a bottle by one of her very eager sisters.
She is insanely happy with solid food.  We have a baby food grinder-which all mama's should get-and she eats everything.  She has tried pizza, wonton soup, pasta, cous cous, and spaghetti to name a few.
She gets personally offended when people talk to her that she doesn't know.  Especially at stores when she is in her car seat.  She starts wailing.
Got her two bottom teeth this month.  Grins with her mouth open and shows us her teeth, she is so proud.
I love nibbling her chin.  
She hasn't started crawling, but is perfecting the lean.  She will lean completely over then roll to her back. 
She makes us all happy.
We love her.

Christmas Love

Brynn and her beloved horses moments after arriving at my parents.  She made a beeline for the playroom and we didn't see much of her for most of the stay.  She was just happy to be playing barbies.

Ahh, linkin logs.  These were out every day we were in Wellsville.

In our Christmas plaid!  I made the girls have plaid this year, and although Evan thought it would be a little crazy, I really liked how their outfits turned out.  Too bad this is the best picture we have in our Sunday best.

Lizzie + Maya.  These two were pretty much glued at the hips.

Brynn + Aunt Amy-her favorite person besides Grandpa.

Little goober face.

Little cousins in their new matching jammies.

Izzy + Grandma.

Val + Zoe + Chad.  This is moments before Chad and Val rubbed their hands on Zoe's head to see how long she could stand it whilst watching something on the iphone.

Izzy + Grandma Dean.  We had such a wonderful time seeing her!  So happy she could make the trip up to visit us.  Izzy has a sweet come over in this picture.

The piano received lots of attention.

Izzy + Aunt Carly.  Izzy loves Carly second to me. :)

Kyle, Sophie, Brynn and Maya playing Sorry!

My Dad turned 60 while we were in Utah.  For his birthday my Grandma gave him all sorts of funny gifts: depends, nose hair trimmer, pee bags, hair color.  It was hilarious.

Lovin' life in Grandma's cozy chair.

Ali + Aunt Carly.  Ali and Izzy are just two months apart.

Izzy + Emily.   Emily loves my kids and they love her.

Goobers.

Ali.  This picture was captured by Parker. Love it.

Ahh, the beautiful Wellsvilles.  Most beautiful mountains in the world.

Nerf gun party on New Years eve.

Little sledders.

Carrying the sled.

Parker + Ali.

Aunt Debbie + Grandma Dean.

Whose neck is bigger???

Maya and me.

New Years eve.

Oh, those cheeks!

My brother Chad and I are vest twinsies.

Yeah, I know it's Valentine's day.
Happy Love day everyone!  But I am posting some Christmas love today. 
We were homesick for family and mountains, so we road tripped it out to Utah. 
We saw bright skies and dry roads-which is kind of unheard of this time of year.
The girls were amazing-as in we stopped only three times in 13 hours the first day.
We had a fabulous time.
Saw lovely people, ate delicious food, and made wonderful memories.
The girls went sledding every day we were there.
We had a white Christmas! The snow was so so beautiful.
Izzy had her first sledding experience.
My sister and I went to a midnight organ concert on Christmas eve.
Nerf gun party for New Years.
Plowing snow with Grandpa on the four wheeler.
The whole family was together for three days.
It was the best.