EVELYN- SUMMER 2010

Isn't this picture so adorable!!! I love it. Her Aunt Mohna took her picture this summer when the kids were all playing in the water. I will be sad when her tutu swimming suit gets too small.

The rest of 2009

These are backwards in order but I am not going to take time to fix it, sorry!! I just wanted to post what the rest of our year was like. I only have a few pics and the ones I do have are blurry. Our camera has been broken and it's been really frustrating. I am working on getting it fixed and hopefully I will be back in picture mode soon. This first pic is on I took when it first snowed. I thought it was really cool how the snow just stayed on top of the berries in the back yard. I love to look out the windows when it snows.

This year we had Thanksgiving here. This picture is blurry but funny!! This is the cousins table!

In the fall we always go to the corn or straw maze and get some outdoor fun in before it snows. This year we got right into the maze and Vaughn took off. He was lost for about 20 mintues and wasnt even scared a bit. Stinker!!

Peek-a-boo!! We went with Nana and Papa. We had a great time. Before the maze we ate at Big Judds.

Vaughn in his Halloween costume. He ended up being a car mechanic for one trick-or-treat and woody for the other one. We went to Poky this year for Halloween and had a great time trick-or-treating in Inkom. We love to have our cousins so close again.

Isabel's first day of school 2009. The school is right down the road and I am LOVING that she can walk home all by herself! Nana came to wish our first grader a happy frst day of school.

What a cute first grader huh!. So she really wanted her hair curled for the first day but just our luck, the power went out on the morning of her first day. She is still so beautiful. We are so proud of her and so glad that she is liking school.

The whole gang sitting on the couch together.

Katie and I made our first batch of Turtles for the season. They turned out soooooo great!!! Can't wait to do some more Christmas candy making!!

Yummy pumpkin cookies(thanks to Kellie for the decorating idea). We signed up to sell some crafties and baked goods for the octoberfest this year. Isabel wanted to sell something, so we made these and she sold out of every single one in two hours!!! It was so much fun to see her face and to let her have that opportunity. Her piggy bank is getting so full. She is a saver, we like that.=)

Picture frenzy!!

Look how long Isabel's hair is getting. It's going to be time to donate soon!!

I made this cute little headband with buttons and I needed a model. Look at her adorable dimple!Love it!

The kids just can't seem to get enough of their baby sister.

A few weeks ago it was getting cold and we started our first fire in our new house. I love, love, love fires.

Here is our Evelyn getting those piggy toes. She is entertained for many a minute by those little toes! She is such a joy. She is rolling over and making all sorts of fun sounds. She also cut her first tooth this week. Yes she is only 4 months. Three for three in the early tooth dept for my kiddos. Not fun for mom but what can I do. =)

Spring, Summer and now Fall

Its been forever, I know, but what can I say, I have three kids and a full-time nursing student husband that I never see, so life around these parts is a little crazy most days. I just wanted to catch you up on our life since the littlest Grant arrived here to our family. Evelyn was born in May and has been a Joy ever since.

Two weeks after she was born Charlie and I bought a house in Idaho Falls. It is a wonderful home and we have enjoyed every second that we have been in it(except for the hobo's..dont like spiders one bit!!!). It was a bit crazy moving with a new baby but somehow we managed and we are so glad to have the space. Charlie has the summer off from school so that was so fun to see him and have him around more to help. We are thankful for all of the furniture and things that the McFadden family(previous owners) left for us. It has been fun for me to decorate and put things up that have been in boxes for years!! I even made my first set of curtains(a huge thanks to Aunt Kate) for my bedroom. I started another set for the living room yesterday. I am excited to see how they turn out. We have a fantastic yard that is a lot of work, but I am excited for the challenge. Next summer is my outside projects summer. I need a gardening book for sure!!

At the beginning of August we packed our bags, loaded up the car and started driving to SLC where we had reservation to stay in a hotel and go to Lagoon for a few days. When we got the SLC we decided to keep on going all the way to CALIFORNIA!! It was so spontaneous and crazy but it was so much fun. We had kinda talked about going weeks before and decided against it, but then we just did it. I was a bit grumpy almost the whole way there. Any of you women out there reading this might understand that having a new baby and two other kids to take care of in the car for 15 hours isnt the best of times! The baby and the kids were so great the whole way there. We stayed the week in San Deigo and went to the zoo and Sea World, saw the Braves play the Padres, LegoLand and of course, the beach! I am so glad that we went because now Charlie is back in school with no break until he graduates next Christmas.

In August our Isabel started the First Grade! She is such a great daughter and I love having her around. She was bored and ready to go, but its hard for me to have her gone all day. I just miss her, but I know it is where she need to be. It is so nice to have the school right in our neighborhood and it starts at 9:00. A fabulous time for sure! She has been so brave trying all the school lunches for the first few weeks. She now asks for a cold lunch when certain foods come around again. =) Its been so fun to hear her talk about things and experience all day school. I love her and am so glad that she is part of our family.

Vaughn is my little helper now at home. He is all boy and shows me that everyday. I have never seen so much toy wacking and banging, mess making, yelling, and dirt digging in my entire life, but I guess I wouldn't have it any other way. He is just as sweet as he is crazy and I am so thankful to be able to spend more time with him these past months. I am proud to say that I can build a mean Lego airplane in no time!

And last but not least our little baby girl is now 4 month on the 27th of this month. Evelyn is such a joyful and sweet addition to our family. She is all smiles and drools these days, and will put just about anything she can get her chubby paws on, in her mouth. She just found her feet this week and its so adorable to watch her stare at those toes of her and grab them and try to eat them. Its priceless and I love it! She has been rolling over for weeks now and is finally starting to enjoy actually being on her tummy. Hooray for mom not to have to rescue everytime she rolls over. She is getting so big and I am loving to squeeze and kiss her as much as I can.

Charlie is back in school and learing so much. He started his first rotation at the hospital this week and it has been so fun to hear all that he is learning. He looks so cute in his scrubs. i love it! I would love to go to nursing school someday and we are going to travel with Doctors without borders and help people around the world. I have to get him through school and then its my turn again. I sure miss having him around, but I know this is where his profession needs to be and it will be so worth the efforts. I have to remind myself A LOT that I am a lucky to be a mom that has beautiful, healthy children and that I get to stay at home and clean up messes and wipe poopy bums all day. I really am greatful for all that I have.

That is all for this post. I have to get to bed! Duty calls in the morning ready and rested or not!!I will post some pictures of the summer and the baby soon. Goodnight!

It's funny how big the other kids look when there is a new baby around. It was fun to take pics like this and let them see how they look next to each other.

Our sweet baby girl

I'm sorry that it has taken so long to post pictures of my little princess, but "I have three kids now" =) That is my excuse for everything these days. We are all actually adjusting really well and for that I am very thankful. This is Evelyn Rae Grant, born May 27th 7' 8 oz and 21 in long. She is such a good baby and has a very sweet voice. We love her so much and are glad that Heavenly Father let her come to our family. (she is 3 weeks in this pic)