Big Sister

I just wanted to write a little about my little helper, Taylor. She has really been such a big help to me and is such a great big sister. She loves to help out with the other kids and with some of the housework. Last weekend she got cereal for the kids and then emptied the whole dishwasher for Justin and I. We didn't even ask, she just did it. I am so lucky to have such great kids!

Sisters

I feel so blessed to have the wonderful family that I do. As the girls get older we are able to do some fun things with them. The best part is watching them play together. Don't get me wrong, things are not always blissful. There is a lot of fighting and screaming, and crying, but that is to be expected. The other day the girls and I set up a little store in Andrew's room. We had a toy, shoe, clothes, and book display. Then we set up a checkout desk complete with a cash register, credit cards, checks, bags, and Ellie made some fake money. We shopped and had so much fun. We even convinced Dad to come shop a little.


The girls before dance class, I don't think Taylor is doing a official pose!

The girls are always being silly! And they love it when I take pictures of them being silly!

My little teddy bear

Have you seen how cute my kids are?? Well Andrew is no exception. He is the cutest little thing ever! Here he is dressed warm in his bear outfit. I wanted to make sure he was warm, and it worked! I just can't get enough of this little guy. He makes our family so much fun. They grow up so fast, and I can't believe he is already 7 months old. He has two teeth and is always saying "dada!" Justin loves it. Don't you just want to grab his little cheeks and kiss his face?

Princess club

Taylor has been part of 4h this semester. No she didn't learn to sew or cook or raise an animal, she learned how to be a princess! That's right she was in the princess club, where she learned how to be polite. She had a lot of fun. One day the local beauty school came and gave all of the girls makeovers. Taylor looks so beautiful!

All dressed up

These pics were taken a few weeks ago, right before church. I don't know why we had time to take them since our church starts at 9am! We are usually scrambling to get out of the door. After the new year we will have church at 1pm, and I am so so so excited! I might actually get to sleep after I work all night. Anyway, the kids looked cute, as they always do, so Justin decided to snap some pictures.