Thanksgiving

We went to Daniels sisters in Twin Falls for Thanksgiving this year. We had a great time. Unfortunately we forgot our camera. Lillie had a great time playing with her cousins even though they are much older than she is. We had a fun time watching Daniels mother play ROCK BAND. That was probably the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. We are very thankful for our family and those that we love.

HALLOWEEN

Lillie, Gage and Gavin

GAGE as Happy! and he usually is.

GAVIN is Dopey!! we just thought this would be a perfect costume for him.

Lillie was our sweet Snow White. She had such a great time. She has never really played dress up but she is starting to get the hang of it. I think she will spend many afternoons in this dress. I love to see my children having so much fun. I think though I may be having more fun then they are.

PUMPKIN PATCH

Last Saturday was such a beautiful day when the kids woke up from their naps we decided to go to the Pumpkin patch. we had so much fun. Lillie thought the hay ride was great and Gage and Gavin would have loved to be down running with Lillie. Since it is so much easier with 3 adults when the babies are in snugli's we asked Daniel's sister Jennifer to go with us. Lillie loves her so much and we were so glad she went.

PAJAMA TIME

Ilove bath time. It just means we are that much closer to getting the kids in to bed. I am not afraid to admit that somedays it is my favorite part of the day.

TRAPPED BY THE WINDOWS

Gage and Gavin love to stand by the windows and look out and YELL at the people walking or driving by. It really is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. they think they are so smart. Usually they are egged on my Lillie. It is hilarious to have all of them standing by the window hitting it and Yelling at it.

COOKING EGGS

Lillie loves to cook. Eggs are her specialty. The only thing that is scary about it is that she stirs them just a few times then announces "DONE, LET'S EAT EGGS!". I love her but I won't eat her version of the eggs.

Lillie and her high heels!!

Lillie loves her "high heel shoes". She tries to wear them everywhere and is usually only allowed to wear them to church with her dresses. One night after checking on her because she was playing instead of sleeping , I found an interesting outfit that she had decided to wear to sleep. She will hate us when we show this picture when she is older.

TIME FLY'S

I can't believe how fast this year has gone. I am grateful that it hasn't lingered much but it just means my children are growing up before my eyes. It seems hardly fair. I love that my kids now play with each other constantly. They will search each other out and play for ever. EXCEPT when I want to get some things done. Just like most kids. But I love them.

LOVING MY KIDS, LOVING EACH OTHER

I love that my kids are now playing with each other. They love each other so much. The first thing Lillie does in the morning is ask where "Gavins" are. (She thinks both of them have the same name.) This picture was taken just 5 minutes after I had cleaned Lillies bedroom. They love to dump out all the blocks and throw them at each other. I love them, and they love each other it is so great.

JULY HAS VERY HOT WEATHER

In July it was very hot so we decided to break out the little swimming pool and let the kids go for a swim. Lillie loves the water and she even had swimming lessons but of course I was in the water with her so there are no pictures of that but I do have pictures of the 3 kids in our little pool. Daniel was very distraught that I would put a Little Mermaid swim diaper on Gage but I am pretty sure Gage didn't care.

Oh my it has been a while since I have updated this blog. I am going to take the next couple of days and do a lot of posts. so just keep scrolling down till you see them all.

4th of July

We always go to Melba to the 4th of July fireworks. We go very early to get a good seat and Lillie and her cousins have a great time. Lillie had a great time eating mostly junk and which is doesn't usually get to do. She is so cute with cookie all over her face.

Every year in Adrian, Oregon they have this horse walking race and this year I decided to take the kids to see my brother Darin and my uncle Dave ride their horses in it. It was a lot of fun and the boys loved the horses.

OUR ANNUAL CAMPING TRIP TO SAGEHEN

This is what happened at 5 am when the boys decided they needed a bottle. Somehow everyone ended up in bed with Daniel and I. I'm very grateful everyone went back to their own beds.

Gavin and Grandma were having a good time too. While Great Grandpa Warnick took a nap.

Gavin and Lizzie were having a very intense conversation about something.

Lillie loved going in the canoe with her dad. some of her cousins came along. Garret and Megan went with them.

This is Taitlyn, Lillie and Megan. they played great together and had a good time.

Every year we go camping wiht Daniel's whole family. It is so much fun. Little kids running around and huckleberry picking and of course lots of food and a good time had by all. Lillie loves to be around all of her cousins especially the ones she doesn't see very often. I got a few pictures.

Lillie's new stool

Lillie has found out that she loves to sit on Gage. She usually gets in trouble but she still likes to try. He doesn't seem to mind..

Hogle Zoo

Lillie loved the Hogle Zoo. It is much better than our Zoo here in Boise. We saw a Gorilla, Giraffes, Elephants, and many many other animals. She also sat at in an Asian hut. she had so much fun. We took the boys but they just stayed in the stroller and slept.

Farr's Better Ice Cream

Daniel LOVES Farr's Ice cream. When we go to Utah we have to stop in Ogden and have some. We found out that the boys love ice cream too. So we took a little video of them having licorice ice cream.

VACATION 2009

We went on a little vacation to Utah. We had a great time. Included in our time there was a trip to the Hogle Zoo, Lagoon, and shopping at the Park City outlet mall. We had a great time. Lillie had a great time at Lagoon, she thought it was the best thing ever to ride on all of those rides. She also had a good time with her cousin Seth. He rode most of the rides with her.

Lillie's tea party for one.

Lillie is starting to play more and more by herself. She is very independent and almost thinks it is annoying when I want to play with her. The other night when Daniel went to put her in bed he found a 'TEA PARTY FOR ONE" made on her bed. I must say it was kind of sweet.

GAGE EATING

I took this picture just to show the difference in the babies eating ways. Gage tries not to miss any and makes sure it all goes into his mouth, unlike Gavin who likes it all over. But at the end of the day I love them both.

GAVIN-- EATING IS A CHALLENGE

Gavin sometimes, OK all the time has a really hard time keeping food in his mouth. He is happiest when he can rub it all over his face. He is also very talented at missing the bib. I had one on him but it is like a magic trick, your not sure how it happens it just does. Gavin is loving sweet potatoes and homemade rice cereal. Even though he is skinny he is going to challenge us in the food department.

TWIN LOVE

Gage and Gavin love each other. They have just started to "wrestle". When they are playing on the floor they try to find each other and scoot their way toward each other. When they find each other they either hold hands or they try to "wrestle". I sure hope this brotherly love sticks around their whole lives. I'm so glad they have each other.

Lillie's 2nd birthday (part 2)

We went to the zoo for Lillie today. We had a great time and then we came home and had cake and ice cream with aunts, uncles and grandparents. she had a great time. She loves the new kitchen, blocks and guitar she got. She even got some really cute dresses. that she will love.here are some pictures of us at the zoo and eating cake and ice cream.

Here are a few wonderful things about LILLIE:

1. She has a great personality. She is happy, loving and very kind.




2. She loves her brothers. She wishes they could play more with her.




3. She loves anything sweet.. She has a HUGE sweet tooth.




4. She is very observant. She watches everything going on around her.




5. She is very independent.




6. She is Potty trained. (that is my favorite thing)

Lillie's 2nd birthday

This is my attempt to make Lillie a really cute cake. I'm not super creative but I found a great web site and just followed the directions. I isn't perfect but Lillie thought it was cute.

I hardly ever take pictures that are decent. Usually I have a funny look or for some reason I like to stick my tongue out but I thought this picture of Lillie, Gage and I was good. I will be grateful for the chubby cheeks when I am all wrinkly I'm sure.

Gavin my scooter

So I put the boys on the floor to play while I was on the computer today and a few seconds later I turned around to see what was going on and Gavin was missing. I looked a little closer and he was under my bed. He had scooted half way under the bed. But I did find my body pillow because of him. He is going to rub his hair right off. Before I know it they are going to be going 2 separate directions and I will be running. Maybe that will be the exercise program I am looking for.

OUR NEW BLOG

Since my new goal is to have a successful blog, I decided that having the first picture in should be one of the kids being playful. Lillie loves to play with her brothers although sometimes she forgets how to be "soft" with them. She has been trying to teach Gage and Gavin how to roll over. That usually includes her rolling over them. I'm sure glad they love each other. (for now.)