{December 2015: Christmas Festivities, Family Visits, Snow, Perform Talents}

Christmas Festivities.  Love Our Kiddos, Christmas Eve Matching Pajamas.  Baby Girl H's {turn} putting the Star, on the top of our Advent Calendar.  Baby Boy D's First Christmas.

 Lovely White Christmas. Our Girls Opening Presents.  Snacks for Santa & Reindeer.

 Our Sweet Kiddos Opening Presents, together.

Special Christmas Breakfast.  Baby D Snuggling with Daddy and Standing Up.

Opening Christmas Presents together, as a Family.

 Nativity Play on Christmas Day.

 Girl Band Practice.  Curling Our Girls' Hair.  Creating Art.  Big Sister R & Little Miss K, Entering & Winning Awards at their School Art Contest.  Little Miss K Singing at her School Christmas Concert.  So Proud of our Kiddos! :)

 Our Kids had So Much Fun; Making a Ginger Bread House and Christmas Sugar Cookies.  Little Miss K did an Amazing job on her talk in Primary {at Church}: "I know that my Redeemer Lives". Her talk that she said was, "President Gordon B. Hinckley shared his testimony: 'Jesus is my friend. He is my exemplar. He is my teacher. He is my healer. He is my leader. He is my Savior and my Redeemer. He is my God and my King. Gratefully, and with love, I bear witness of these things.'  Jesus is my Savior, for He rescues me from me. I'll try to explain just how to you. It's very clear to see. Heavenly Father sent me here, to learn to choose the right. I can't get back to live with him, unless I win the fight. Each day I have to make a choice. Some days I seem to choose the path that's leads away from Christ, and that's the way I lose. But God knew that I'd need some help, so Jesus said he'd come, and be my Savior so I can try to be the best I can become. And when I try to change my ways, a better person be, I can succeed because of Christ, who gave His life for me. I know that Jesus is my Savior, because He died for my sins. I want to do all I can, to follow His example and be worthy to live with Him again, someday. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Baby D Adorably Sleeping.  I LOVE that he sucks his thumb!  It is Super Cute! :)  Our Christmas Cards & Baby Announcements, ready to send out.  

   Mark's brother Glen, his wife Summer, and their 4 kiddos {our nieces & nephews} came to visit us at our place, for a few days.  It was so lovely to spend time with them.  

We had a wonderful time, visiting the Cheney side of the family, up in Washington, a few days after Christmas, through New Years.  We also celebrated Baby Girl H's Birthday, this month, which I will be posting about on my photog blog, very soon.

  

{November 2015: Thanksgiving, Visit Family, Performances, Family Fun}

November was a lovely month!  We spent our time with family and friends; and feeling thankful for our many blessings, that God has given us.  We spent Thanksgiving day, up in Oregon, visiting Mark's side of the family.  It was Baby D's first Thanksgiving.  Our kids enjoyed spending time with cousins: going to see our friends, star in the play "Annie", making up plays, and making and eating our delicious, Thanksgiving Dinner with them.

 Baby Girl H, smiling for mama, with her fancy clothes and her baby doll.  Daddy {Mark}, showing our fascinated kids, a craw-fish, that he found in our irrigation stream.  We rescued the craw-fish, and took him to a better home, {at the park}, to live in a river.    

 Little Man C, playing in the snow.  Baby Boy D, sitting in his high chair.  Little Miss K, dressing up for 50's day at school {#50days}.  We enjoyed having Thanksgiving early in the month, at our home in Idaho, together with just our kiddos; before heading to celebrate with extended family, later in the month {on Thanksgiving Day}.

 Our Kiddos Love Snuggling with our Sweet Kitties!  We brought them into our breezeway, during the cold winter months.  Our Kitty in the Cat Habitat, with the visitor Kitten {that we later helped to find a home}.  

 Big Brother E, going on a hiking/camping trip with his Daddy.  We enjoyed watching Big Sister R, perform at a Christmas Festival with her Honor Choir {that she is in}, from school.  She {& the Choir}, did a fabulous job!

 Up in Oregon, at our Thanksgiving Festivities, the kids enjoyed playing awesome, fun Games with their Cousins {setup by Auntie Laura}.

 We enjoyed going up into the Mountains, with Mark's side of the family, to practice Shooting targets. It was a lot of fun!

 Our kids {& I} loved going to see our besties, perform in the play "Annie".  Little Man C, enjoyed building a cardboard boat, with his Daddy, and posing with his Grandparents.  On the way back down to Idaho, we were all excited to watch our Big Sister R, perform with her Dance Team, at a Christmas Festival.  {She &} They were amazing! #soproudofthem

  

{Sept. 2015: Family Fun & Visits, Kids Soccer, Farm Field Trip}

C & K having fun riding bikes.  Grandma {my mom} having fun, reading stories to our kiddos.

 Baby D Snuggling with Grandpa {my dad} and {my brother}, Uncle Joe; and saying "hello".

 Our son E, and daughters R & K had a blast playing soccer this season.  They had fun scoring lots of goals, dribbling down the field, passing to their team mates and kicking down the field.

Some of the Chandler side of the family, at Mark's little sister Kristy and husband Troy's baby's blessing.  They have 5 kiddos.

Our daughter R baked a cake, for our church party. Little man C going to his first day of Co-op Pre-school.  My friends and I take turns, being the teacher, one week {2 days}, a month. Baby D standing in his crib.  Little Miss H smilin' & stylin'.

Special Family Fun Moments.  Little Miss R, with her volcano project, that she made for school.

Our family having fun together, watching the Supermoon Lunar Eclipse. Our Pre-school group, went to a Farm together, on a day when the kids...

{& Mark}, had the day off, so I took the 5 older kids {and Mark stayed home with the baby}, on the Field Trip.

We had fun: sliding down the hay slides, feeding &

 petting the animals, going through the hay mazes...  

racing rubber ducks, and having fun together with... 

 our Preschool friends, and our family.  We have 4 of our Birthdays in September also.  I will post our fabulous celebrations to my photog blog, very soon.

 

{August 2015: Family Visit, Anniversary, Brother's Wedding, School Starts}

We Love: Our Sweet Baby Girl H.

We Love: Our Sweet Kittens.

 Our Daughter R, LOVES to Read.  Big Brother E, is helping Baby D walk.  Baby D sleeping sweetly & practicing sitting up.

 Grandma feeding Baby D.  {Mark & Elizabeth} celebrating our 13th Wedding Anniversary.  Our Daughter H, with two of her brothers, swinging on the swing & snuggling with Auntie Angela.

We loved Celebrating the Wedding of my Brother Thomas & his new wife Maggie, at their beautiful wedding.  I will be posting more pictures of all of their celebration events, that I captured on my photog blog.

Our Sweet Kiddos, with their Daddy, all ready for their First Days' of School.

We love these cuties!  We adore them.

First Days' of School, in their Classrooms; and the kids with their teachers.  

On our trip up to Washington; our Kids LOVE playing with their Cousins. 

 

{July 2015: Beach Fun, Visit Family & Friends, 4th, Park, Apple Harvest}

We had a blast at the beach; visiting with my friend Megan, her husband Jeremy, and their 5 kids.  Water Fun.  Sand castle Building.  Lovely day, spending time with friends.

 Such a beautiful day visiting at the beach.

 Such a wonderful time playing at the beach.

We loved visiting with my friend Megan, and her family.  We stayed overnight & spent the day.

4th of July Celebration at my parents house.  Delicious Barbeque.  Independence day Festivities: Singing Patriotic Songs, U.S.A. History Trivia, Popsicles, Watching Fireworks & Treats.  We went to the Baptism, of our nephew H. Such a wonderful day! 

 Visiting with Family {my side}, in Washington. Our kids with their Grandparents {my parents}.

Yummy Popsicles.  Our kids having fun with their cousins and Uncle Joe.

 So much Fun at the park, visiting with loved ones.

Visiting with my friend Adrienne and her family & my sister Celestia & her family.

 Such a lovely day, playing at the park.

We had a great time, swimming and visiting at the stream by the Children's museum, with family {sister Angela, sister-in-law Mandy & 3 cousins}.  While my older 3, went with Daddy, 2 Uncles and 10 cousins on an overnight hike by Mt. Rainier.  Afterwards, we went out to eat Fun & Delicious Sushi.

Beautiful Sunset.  Summer Family Fun.

Family Movie Night.  Snuggling Baby D.

Sweet Sibling Moments.

Family Yard Picnic.  Playing at the Park.

Our family had a blast playing, at the park together.

 Harvesting Delicious Apples, from our Yard.