They are OUT....finally!

Clayton's top two teeth have been loose for months!  Finally they are out thanks to a little mishap when wrestling with daddy.  Good news for Clayton - turns out the Tooth Fairy pays better when you lose two at a time.

Happy New Year

New Year's Day turned out to be a great chance to work on those gingerbread houses that we never seemed to get to. Better late than never!

 



Christmas 2012

Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Stanley's

With almost two years of lessons under her belt,
Brooke was excited to play her Christmas music for us.



The more people you add, the more interesting the pictures get. 



Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house...

 Christmas Morning

 



Love these PJ pictures - thanks Grandma Nancy




My girls



Legos, legos and more legos.  His FAVORITE!

Christmas Day was nice to just be at home, enjoy the company of family and celebrate our Savior's Birthday!

Walt Disney Trip 2012

Traveling to Disney with four kids....exhausting, but so much fun! 

(Thanks Grandma Nancy for helping us keep our sanity.)

 

We started the trip to visit Great Grandpa Ted and family in Tampa.

 

 

And then on to six days in the parks...



A little rainy but still a magical day at Magic Kingdom

 

On Safari with Mickey



Clayton defeating Darth




Brooke battling with flare

 

We did four character meals and dancing with Jake was at the top of their list.

They are already talking about our next trip...

One, two, skip a few...

Life with four kids is busy...busy with lots of fun stuff (and let's be honest, some not so fun stuff too)!  For as much as I had wanted this blog to be caught up with lots of great details of what we've been up to - I can't seem to get it to the top of the priority list.  Believe it or not, these kids like to eat, be played with and have clean clothes to wear...SO demanding of them, isn't it?!  And so, the blog has waited.  My hope is to do a quick run-down of the last 8 months and go from there with my best effort.

And mostly in order from where I left off in April 2012...

Grandpa Ken's Birthday

 

Evelyn gets bigger...

 



 



 

 

Memorial Day Parade in Merton

 

  

Challenges of Summer

 

Surviving errands with four kids



 

Grandma Nancy's Birthday

 

Enjoying the outdoors

Hiking



Swimming



 
 

Evelyn gets bigger...



Road Trip with the Seiler's to Tennessee

Love this family! And they survived with our craziness for the week.

 

First Day of School

Trip to Ohio to visit Great Grandma Braun

It was at this point, I was sure I could get caught up on this blog....continuing on...

Great Aunt Janet visits from Austria

Fall Comes

Picking out pumpkins

 

Took the Girls to Visit Aunt Laura and Uncle Eric in Texas

 

 

 

 

Halloween

 

Happy Turkey Day!

Preparing for Christmas

 

And this brings us up to just before we leave for Walt Disney World.  Whew...semi-caught up!

Clayton's Music & Muffins

Clayton's 4K class invited all of the parents and grandparents to Music & Muffins at his school.  The kids sang a few songs that they had learned and then we all enjoyed a little snack together at the end. 


Grandma Denyse & Grandpa Mark

Grandma Nancy

Brooke's First Piano Recital

Brooke did a great job on her first piano recital.  We didn't invite anyone, thinking that she might be stage fright, but she did a great job and played just like she had practiced.

Thanks Miss Tammy!