Hooray!

Yesterday was the supreme day for good news.  Our tax return is three times what we thought it would be, the accountant's fee was $50 bucks less than we thought, I got word from both schools that I applied to that I was accepted and I got a call from a plant in Williston ND that they wanted to hire me. I accepted and should be up there in a week or so.  They just have to get all the paperwork in.  It's a small town not near anything really, but I hear the bird hunting is amazing and the job is going to be great!

Tummy time!

Loreli is getting so good at holding herself up when she is on her tummy!  And she is just so dang cute too.

She kind of looks like a fat seal trying to make its way up the beach.

But its hard and she gets tired after a little bit.  

Our Little Chubbs

Loreli is as cute as ever, but she is quite the little chunk now.

 

Some of the things Loreli has been up to lately include discovering her love of reading and looking at picture books, sharing tons of smiles with us, lots and lots of wiggling, talking non-stop, and last night Katy noticed the beginnings of laughter (I guess it's funny when you're almost 3 months old to be eaten by your mother)! She's becoming more and more fun!

So a couple good things happened recently: We can get Loreli to smile quite a bit and sometimes even squawk back, and I figured out how to add video!

An one more makes, uh...10,11,12, denominator...

Kade finally did what we all thought would be a much longer time coming and got himself hitched.

This is actually at the reception instead of outside the temple where one was completely exposed to the elements which were in abundance that day.

It was 18 degrees out.  And Jennacy was wearing short sleeves.  Girls these days.  Okay so Katy was also wearing short sleeves on our wedding day which was also in late December, but there was no snow around. It rained most of that day but I don't recall the temperature being all that bad.

Here's Kade with all the nieces.  It's hard to pose for pictures when you don't really have a neck.  And what's the point it putting babies in cute clothes when you are just going to wrap them up in a blanket anyway?  The hat is cute and functional too.

Some pictures of Jack and G with the grandgirls, which includes all grand babies.  We need to get some boys in there. But insurance needs to come first this time. yikes!

At the reception to keep people entertained (mostly the little-uns) they had the just dance game going.  Party on!

Oh Blessed Babe

Loreli was blessed last Sunday.  We did it at home which I didn't even know was an option until recently.

Would you believe that this dress is home made? Well it is, the baby was also made at home.  Katy made the dress and the thing on her head, I just helped make the baby.

She had to wear a bib while she was waiting so she didn't slime up her dress.  I personally think the gay owls compliment the dress quite well.

 We are getting her to smile more and more each day

Yawning just comes naturally though.

Merry Christmas

There seems to be something magical about a 20 foot Christmas tree.

 Mandy got a laptop

 MaceyJo got a new snowboard

 Katy got a sleeping bag

Snowboarding boots for Kade

And Captain America undies for Shea

 Rivers and Loreli got along like a burnin' house

All the activities made for a sleepy baby.