My Ridge or Theirs?

MY RIDGE at 2 weeks old. (I had to get a pic of him in his cute hat!)




Their Ridge. Yes, we do more around here than just hold and cuddle and take pictures of our little baby. At least the kids get to do more anyways...while I am nursing round the clock, burping baby, changing diapers... Ryan has been able to get the 3 older kids out a couple times to ski at our favorite spot, Bear Gulch. As the kids sit atop their ridge, check out that river below! It is gorgeous scenery...



...and a fun trail with lots of ups and downs to keep it exciting.



What do you say...my Ridge or theirs? I think I'll take both. (It just might be next year before I get to ski, though...)

12 days old

Aaaahhh, blessed, blissful sleep....

I've got a great idea...I think I'll wake up!

Let's see here, I can figure this out...both arms up and stretch...

tongue out, concentrate now...


Come on, come on, almost there....(this is the hardest part!)

I did it! I'm awake and ready to go!

Six is Sweet

Ridge turned 5 days old today, and had a nice checkup at the doctor. He is doing great!

What fun it has been to have a newborn in our home! He is so sweet, and the kids just can't get enough of him.

Kami would hold him all day if I let her. Something funny she said yesterday as we were eating breakfast- "Mom! Your stomach is melting!" Then she thought a second and starting singing to the tune of Once There Was a Snowman...Once there was a stomach stomach stomach, tall tall tall....then the baby came out, came out, came out, small small small! She's always got a song for everything!

Dallin thought he was SO funny wearing "day dee's" (baby's) hat

Every one always is wanting to hold baby, and finally I said- We'll just put him in his chair and you all can look at him at the same time...thought maybe that would stop the arguing as to who's turn it was to hold him.

Yes, there are really six kids in this next picture, and they are all mine. It is slowly sinking in...I have SIX KIDS!! Wowsers!

He sure is a popular little guy around this place!

He's Here!!

The long awaited day has finally come! RIDGE JAMES made a grand entry into the world on Tuesday, January 26th at 6:24 am. He woke up his mom about 3:30 am with some mild contractions, she woke up his dad about 4:30 am telling him it was time to go, he emailed all his students that all classes were cancelled, then they woke up the midwife with a phone call at 4:45 am, got to the hospital at 5, and he came healthy and round at 6:24 am- weighing in at 8 lb 7 oz and 19 1/2 inches. We are all SO glad he is here!


The reward of it all....aahhh a baby in the arms.

At last!! Lindsey has been waiting what seems like FOREVER to hold her brother.

Having a little too much fun on mom's hospital bed.

All ready to go home in his safety approved car seat.
Mom and baby came home this afternoon, and are doing well.

Two Cute

Dallin is at such a fun age! I have to enjoy him as the baby as long as I can, since there will soon be an intruder!


He was so cute last night making faces into the mixing bowl and being silly.

He's always brightening my day with a big smile or a happy hug.

I've been wondering how much he understands that there is a new baby coming, and what is in my tummy under the big bump. We've talked about it together and looked at the little diapers and talked about who goes in the bassinett...and last night he showed somewhat of an understanding, I guess.... all on his own, he was walking around the house with a stuffed animal under his shirt saying "bee bee! bee bee!" (baby) So maybe he does kind of get it!

December

Well, December has come and gone....we had a great holiday season with Ryan home for two weeks! One of my favorite things I did this year for Christmas was suprise Lindsey with dresses for her American Girl doll. It seems like Christmas is the only time I ever get out the ol' sewing machine...I forget how fun it is to sew! Anyways, this year, she was drooling over the American Girl catalog at all the different things she wanted for her doll. Of course it is all too expensive for her to ever dream of buying much.... She has the historical Kirsten doll, which is a pioneer. She loves history and pioneers, and loves her doll! Well, online I found free patterns for all the original Kirsten dresses! I got so excited, because the material for each dress was under $3-5 each...in the catalog they are around $25!

So this is what I was busy with 4 weeks before Christmas... (Lindsey was kind enough the other day to dress her up in all the dresses and do her hair for a little photo shoot).


Kirsten's nightgown

Kirsten's Spring Birthday Dress

I dress I made up from the Spring dress pattern

Kirsten's School Dress... I still need to make the shawl that goes with it

Kirsten's Bonnet


I also had fun making a quilt for her doll bed.
One week before Christmas:
Kami was busy getting foot surgery....
Yes, it happened. She was upstairs in her bedroom, and stepped on a needle (left by her older sister who likes to sew up in her room...no more!!) The tip, about 1/4", broke off in her heel, pretty far up there! After going to urgent care, we were sent to the hospital, and ended up she had to have it taken out by an orthepedic surgeon! Ouch!

BEFORE: She was so cute and brave, even when she got the IV

AFTER:
This is when she is coming out of the anesthesia and still a little loopy. Mmmmm....chicken nuggets!

The highlight of it all was the ride out to the car in the kid sized wheelchair! She thought she was so special! (She was) When she got home the other kids had her room decorated, and posters up, and took good care of her.

Christmas!



Lindsey with "Rascal" the new member of the family

Lazy days

Well, I'm
glad to finally catch up...maybe the next post will be of a new little one???

Here Comes Christmas

Time sure has been flying by! The kids are already counting down how many days 'til Christmas. Porter is our math guy who is always right on the ball with knowing how many days.


Here lies a pile of Christmas books. December 1st begins our tradition of opening a book a day. Over the years we've collected lots of Christmas books and stories. We open one a day until we run out. I think we counted 21 books this time! I always buy a new book for the next year to add to our collection at the after Christmas sales, and then wrap them all up for the next year so they are all ready to go. So here is Kami after opening the first book of the season!

Spencer and Lindsey had fun after their first clogging performance. They performed a real fun routine at the Festival of Trees in Idaho Falls.



We had a fun Thanksgiving going down to Salt Lake to be with family. Lots of cousins had lots of fun,and lots of pie!! I took Porter and Kami to the dentist this last week, and they were going on and on telling the dentist and his assistant all about the PIES that were at Thanksgiving dinner! Besides the fun at Ryan's sister Maegan's house, we went to temple square and enjoyed the lights and a warm dinner at the Lion House. Their bowl of soup w/a big roll is a great deal for only $1.29! We went to tour the Beehive house, and all the sister missionaries there knew Angela (who just barely transferred to Pennsylvania two days before we were there) and talked about what a great sister she was (is)! Explaination of why there is a huge lampost in the header picture....Temple Square was SO busy that night, because it was the first night that the lights were lit. There were families everywhere taking pictures right where we wanted to be, and the only open spot we could conveniently find had a huge lamp post in it!