Avery Grigor is here!

My kids LOVE babies! We are a bit like a circus when we enter a hospital room. You are super excited we came, but relieved when we are gone:-) Haynes was the first to insist on holding baby Avery.

Ella was next in line and didn't want to give her up!

Great practice for this big sister:-)

Port was the most patient, but is honestly a pro! He is quite curious about all the details of having a baby, feeding the baby, etc. This could be interesting?!?

Brian and Gerod

Best friends since college and celebrating sweet Avery together!

Waiting to meet Avery Grigor!

My friend Megan called and asked me to take Gracie up to meet her new baby sister since her car wouldn't start. When I put Ella in the car the girls squealed, "Hi!"

Headed up to meet Gracie's new baby sister!

Avery was already here and we got to see her in the nursery with her daddy. Gracie was so excited to see her daddy and new baby sister. Kerri was recovering and doing great!

Owen, Ella, and Gracie

Waiting patiently to see the family!

New Year's Resolutions

We talked about New Year's Resolutions at house church. Somehow Brian started talking about brushing and flossing...his favorite thing! We love asking God what He wants to do this next year in our family and making a plan. Happy 2011!

Collin and Sarah Morgan!

Collin and Sarah got married on New Year's Day! It was an absolutely beautiful wedding. We absolutely adore this couple. We expect amazing things from this marriage!

*Brian was the backup pastor for the wedding, because Kerri was due on Tuesday. This meant if she went into labor Brian would have done the wedding. On our way to the wedding Gerod calls Brian to tell him "Kerri's water broke and they were headed to the hospital. He left the notes with the groomsmen and good luck!" I think Brian actually believed him for about 10 seconds...Gerod did a great job:-)

New Year's Eve!

Brian and I had a few different plans for New Year's, so Lolli and Champ had the kids come over for their celebration. They each had new pj's which was part of their scavanger hunt!

They made cupcakes too1

Celebrating the New Year!

Happy 2011!

Lolli moved Ella into a big girl bed at her house too!

Ella was thrilled:-)

*Brian and I ended up on a fun date with the Benton's at the Melting Pot. We didn't eat until 10:00, but it was super fun! Happy 2011!

Sledding or Skiing

My kids LOVE having a plan and looking forward to it. One of the downfalls is that if they are TOO excited about a day plan, they could get up as early as 3-4 a.m. because of excitement! I decided to keep a few secrets so we could get a little sleep Wednesday.

I had to run some errands so I arranged for the kids to spend most of the day with JuJu. When they got up I was going to surprise them, but Brian walked in to tell them bye and spilled the secret:-) Next I told them we were going to go sledding in the city that night, they were SO excited but kinda kept thinking we were going skiing instead.

Lolli and Champ went with us for the perfect night of sledding. I think it was about 60 degrees outside! It was so beautiful I didn't mind sitting and waiting for our crew at the bottom of the hill.

Ella went down one time and clearly was not a fan. She decided that sitting with Mommy and chewing gum was a much better option!

Haynes absolutely LOVED it! He didn't quite understand why we wouldn't let him eat the snow at the bottom of the hill...

Port was an absolute pro as well!

My boys are getting so big!!!

It was so nice out that we headed for ice cream after sledding! We walked the river for a little bit with Lolli and Champ too!

Family photo... just a few more weeks until we add #4!

I just love this funny girl! If you ask her to show you her smile when taking a picture, this is the face she gives you.

Day after Christmas...

So this is what we came home to on Christmas day...this is cleaned up:-) Thankfully we had Sunday to recover from our week of celebrating!

Haynes got a bubble gum making kit that he was SO excited to try! First thing Sunday morning we made blue bubblegum...doesn't it look delicious?!?

Port enjoyed a day playing on the DS.

Time regulations didn't start until Monday morning:-)

Daddy enjoyed a day of relaxing and playing with kids! I was so exhausted we didn't start cleaning until Monday morning...I blame completely on being pregnant:-)