Branson 6 month

December 12th Branson turned 6 months old!

Branson is starting to sit up but not quite there yet,
he is rolling over from back to belly and belly to back
and laughing like crazy!

We just started some solids with him in the evenings here are a couple pictures from his first time eating solids.

Kynnlie's Birthday

She turned two! How time flies. This last 6 months has been an incredible time for Kynnlie. She has really grown into a little girl. She is so strong headed it isn't even funny, but I know one day it will be a very great trait for her to have. But, right now, its driving her mommy crazy!
She has an amazing little personality though. She has a great sense of humor and loves to rough house with her daddy and big brother. I am sure she will be giving Jack a run for his money very soon!

She laughed the entire time we sang to her. It really was pretty adorable!

And some of the crew singing and laughing with her

Rylie and Jackson helping open her presents

cheese

Sisters

Yummy!

Family Pictures?

I have heard the question a lot this holiday season... well let me show you our attempt to get family photos. The weather was "perfect" weather for the pictures that I wanted. However, it didn't mean it was a warm fuzzy beautiful day outside. And, lets just say with four kids it was quite the challenge. So, here is what you get for family photos this year.
To me they are "perfect" because they are what we were that day, but they weren't exactly "christmas card" material. So, if you want one you should be able to right click and download and save :)

Here is what Jackson gave us the entire ten minutes we were outside. 

If you don't have a sensitive stomach look closely at why Jack is laughing. IF he wouldn't have snotted this bugger out of his nose we would have never gotten a smile out of him or Kynnlie. 

Since we were all laughing (and me gagging) it finally lifted Kynnlie up for this shot. The one and only shot of those two smiling. :)

Okay quick lets try for a family shot..... ooops nope Jacks not going to let us get one with him looking. 

We tried, we tried to tickle him but lost Kynnlie in the background....

What if we squat can we get them all to smile just for one shot? nope... not yet....

Well, close enough... this is our crazy family this year. 

Rolling over

Branson is five months old in these pictures and has figured out rolling over. 

He does this crazy contortionist move with his head and tweeks it way far. He even sleeps with is head this way, but thats besides the point. Anyways, he moves his head and gets that rolled over first and then his body follows. 

I rolled him back to his back to catch these sweet little grins that I just love!

I had to share this one of his tongue because I want to remember how much he sticks it out. We tease him because it just seems too big for his little mouth and it is always hanging out :)

Halloween Day

Halloween Day we decorated caramel apples for the first time. I was so impressed with Adam and Kynnlie and how well they did. They were so into the apples and had such great concentration and fine motor skills as they decorated. 

 Her little fingers were so precise about holding the tiny sprinkle and putting it on the apple

 Look at that focus!

 Hi kiddos :)

 Final Product

Halloween night! Branson was the dinosaur that Jackson was when he was four months. Its so fun to see them in the same outfits. Kynnlie is the Kangaroo that Rylie was the first year we lived in Pagosa. Its amazing to see where our family has come since we moved here and Rylie was Kynnlie size :)

October- Pumpkin Patch and Pumpkin Carving

At the end of October Rob was given a Friday off from school so we took full advantage of that day off to take a day out just our little family. We headed into Farmington New Mexico to a fun little pumpkin patch. I had been there when I was teaching for a field trip and was so excited to bring the kiddos there. We were able to go on a tractor ride, walk through a corn maze, feed goats, and play in a pit of corn kernels. :) The kids had a great time and its always fun to build little traditions with the kiddos.

 The girls on the tractor ride together

 Kynnlie found her pumpkin

 Looks like Jackson found his

 and so did Branson...

 And there's Rylie still looking for that perfect pumpkin!

 family picture, and Rylie with the best pumpkin of the bunch :)

The next night we had family over for dinner and a carving party. I have "issues" with needing a ton of pumpkin seeds. So, yes, the kiddos all got one from the pumpkin patch and then our little garden at home also grew four pumpkins. So we had 7 pumpkins to carve along with Jamie's pumpkins. But, we had a lot of fun and Rylie and Jackson actually took over the knives this year and carved some pumpkins!

 These four pumpkins are from our garden

 Kynnlie found a marker and drew on everyones pumpkin :)

 Rylie carving all by herself

Branson and Callie cousins two months apart