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There is a baby behind all the paper!

Ride 'em cowgirls!

Chilly goes for a ride in the car.

How do they look?

She is an American girl now!

Chilly the Penguin

Hayden eats his first Christmas cookie at Elainea's concert.

Chilly the Christmas Penquin. Notice he is sporting a new bell.

Chilly sits on Santa's lap with Hannah.

Our little star!

We were prompted to open our front door by the neighbor when he was getting ready to pile in the van for a carpool. I went back into the house and to the front door and found that Chilly the Christmas Penguin had stopped by for a visit. The kids were so excited. The following note was attached:

Chilly the Christmas Penguin

My name is Chilly and I am here,
To bring good tidings and spread Holidaty Cheer!
Let me spend a day or two,
Then send me to someone who lives near to you.
Don’t send me to there empty and bare,
Let me take a treat to share.
Before I go be sure to take
Some photos of me with your family for my keepsake.
If you want some extra fun,
You can add to me until I am done. (hat, scarf, bells, etc,)
A new neighborhood tradition we will start,
With lasting memories to warm the heart.
If New Years Day I am with you,
Send me home where I will wiat to-
Plan for more Holiday Cheer,
And see you all again NEXT YEAR!
When all is done we can share a laugh or two.
The photos will be posted where you can see what I was up to!

http://chillychristmaspenguin.blogspot.com/

Chilly had fun sitting around the dinner table and attended Elainea's Christmas concert. Elainea was so adorable. What a difference from last year. One year ago she ran for shelter in her Dad's lap. This year she sat tall and sang her little heart out. The miracle of all is that you could understand what she was saying! He speech has progressed so much in the last year. She still pronounces her v's as b's and her f's as p's but she is getting there.

Hayden is growing like a weed. Still no teeth, but he is chewing on anything he can get in his mouth including your fingers! He is rolling over and trying to crawl. He greatest motivator is electronics. He is a gearhead for sure. He loves remotes, laptops and cameras. The more keys and buttons the better.

Hannah is growing up so fast lately. She loves to go to school, but getting her out the door is a daily challenge. She is not a morning person and add the drama on top of it and I think you get the picture. She is going through a phase with her clothes. She has a school wardrobe that she has not worn. She wears the same pair of jeans and one of three shirts daily. I guess as long as they are clean that is all that matters.

Joe is enjoying his job and we are fortunate that he is on a four day schedule. This compliments Pam's four day schedule so that the kids are only in daycare for three days.

We will post again for Christmas. Take Care!

Our Indian Summer

Our Halloween witches.

Hayden and his Da Da.

I haven't posted in so long because here in Utah we are having an Indian Summer. The weather has been so nice that even though the swinset got put up so late in the year the kids are still playing on it. Halloween was so warm that the kids could go trick-or-treating without coats this year. Thw kids are all going through growth spurts. This is quite amuzing as for the first time food is a resource around the dinner table. The kids work on the division of the valuable commodity before the table is completely set. However the constant whinning over who got more can grind your nerves after a little while.

The girls are meshing like peas and carrots. They love to do things together and play together once Hannah is awake in the morning, and believe me this is not when she gets out of bed. The mornings are crazy as the girls are constantly getting on each other's nerves. There has been several mornings where I have had to seperate them. It is frustrating when you see them playing so well together later the same day. I guess this amounts to us being a normal dysfunctional family.

We look forward to Thanksgiving this week. I think with our two girls eating there will be no left-overs! Gotta get the girls to CCD. Love you all and will post soon.

Playing in the leaves

Hannah and Elainea playing in the leaves.

Have you ever seen a more contagious grin?

She is growing up so fast!

More pics of fall

Elainea in her costume.

At the pumpkin patch.

Gardner Village

Don't they look excited to get a pumpkin

A swingset at last!

Pinch me I am dreaming!

Putting on the final touches will have tp be done round the children.

Our little frog prince.

The tricopter swing under the clubhouse.



Clinbin up to the clubhouse.

It is October already!

Who is under the hat?



It is Hayden the sorcerer!

Too cute!

Halloween Hayden.

Lazy Boys!

I can not believe that it is fall already. Moreover I can not believe that Hayden is sx months old. He is changing so fast lately. He is more engaged and love to play with toys. He gets bored easily and will cry unless he has a toy (I think he learned that one from his big sisters). His eczema is cleared up since we had him on a steriod treatment. We had no choice it had become really inflammed and infected. It got so bad that people were asking if he had chicken pox.

Elainea is doing well. She is still working on potty training. This girl is so stubborn! It all depends on what kind of mood she is in.

Hannah is doing well in first grade. She has lots of homework but for the most part she enjoys it. Hayden has phenomia and so I need to make this post short. I had to post these cute pictures!