Christmas Day 2011

We had so much fun Christmas morning. Most of the present opening was done at both sets of Grandparents houses but they had opening their stockings and a couple presents from Mom and Dad. Keira and Elaina both got personalized "Cars" books with the stories all about them. They thought that was pretty cool.

The cars mat we have been waiting for. They discovered that the baby likes to chew on the signs so they moved it into their bedroom (oh darn).

Ring Pops!

Apparently I am not quite awake yet but the baby loved her stocking.

And then she figured out that her sisters got even more fun stuff in theirs and she had to taste test everything.

After a yummy breakfast and playing with toys, we went over to Grandma Marcia and Grandpa JR's house. We had SO much fun seeing Chas and Andrea, opening presents, eating too much food and playing out the zombie apocalypse that we forgot to take a single picture. Whoops.

Christmas Eve

We had lots of fun on Christmas Eve at the Pierce's. Rhianna got her first Christmas present. The bow was much more interesting then the actual present. :)

Keira got hot wheels. Wait, did I say HOT WHEELS?? I thought I had three girls. Oh, it was on her list too? She has been waiting so patiently to get more toy cars, a car mat and signs to go on the car mat. She loves it.

The baby got this funny little stuffed animal that talks when you squeeze its belly. Its mouth moves as well. You can't really tell from the picture but she is laughing hysterically at it. She loves it, even if it drives the parents to hide it occasionally.


This girl managed to get a gash on her nose and a bruise on her eye while we were over at Grandma and Grandpa's on Christmas Eve. It was sort of a rough night for her but she had fun anyway.

My Cute Girls

Here are all of my babies around the same age (between 10-11 months). I think it is pretty obvious now who is who but they still look a lot alike. And for those of you who think I am kidding when I say I am not used to having a baby with as little hair as Rhianna has, just look at the other two! So much hair!

Funny Pictures

Elaina got some new rain boots the other day and I told her she could try them on. I don't know what happened to her pants but when I turned around and looked a couple minutes later this is what she was wearing. This will be a good one for the future boyfriends!

Cute sisters having fun together while Keira is at Kindergarten. The baby thinks it is hilarious to sit on the couch and play with her sisters. She also likes to torture the dog. Good thing Jada is so mellow and nice.

A Big Month for Keira

Keira has had a lot of exciting things happen. She lost her THIRD tooth (she isn't even 5 1/2 yet). If you look at the picture closely you can tell that her two adult front bottom teeth have already come in almost all the way. Crazy.

She got a new coat that doesn't make her look homeless. One day her other coat was too small, it fit just fine the day before. Darn growth spurts. This isn't too big of a deal other than she insisted that I take pictures of her in it and that she posed herself in all of them (there are more but these are my favorites).

She also got her 5 miler award. Her school does a thing called Monday Milers every Monday during recess. The kids get to run around the track (it is optional) and aids keep track of how much they run. So Keira has run 5 miles during Monday Milers since the beginning of school. I would never run without being forced to, so that is a pretty big deal to us. We aren't sure where she got this gene from because it isn't from either of her parents.

Thanksgiving (I Cooked!)

We had Thanksgiving at home this year. It was nice to not go anywhere but that also meant that I had to do the cooking. I was shocked but everything turned out including my first turkey! The girls loved everything about the meal. I didn't get a picture but the baby was gobbling down everything as fast as she could. She has never met a meal she didn't like and the lack of teeth doesn't seem to be slowing her down.

Happy Halloween 2011

We had a pretty good Halloween this year. The girls were very cute in their costumes. I think it is pretty obvious but they are a bee, a bear and a witch. The girls had a fun time carving pumpkins with their dad. I stay out of it. Not my thing! I am a good picture taker I guess. I am super excited that Halloween is over now. I have my Christmas music on and I am thinking about all the things I want to do this season. I love this time of year!

A Month of Living

It has been a month since I last made a blog post. We haven't been busy doing anything really exciting but just living life with three little girls. These pictures are in no particular order. We got pumpkins for Halloween. They are HUGE. They didn't seem that big when they were in the pumpkin patch. We will have pictures of them once they are carved.

The girls got out storage cubes one day and were playing train in them. The baby thought it looked fun, so I put her in one and she had a blast. She is really figuring this "playing with the big girls" thing out.

Keira lost her first tooth!! Yes, she is only 5 but it came out all by itself while she was eating lunch one day and she accidentally swallowed it. Poor girl didn't have anything to leave the tooth fairy but she was nice enough to come, just the same.

The baby had her first bath in the big tub. She loved it. I love the look of the flash on the water in this picture. It looks really cool.

The girls got hair cuts but didn't want to pose for a picture so we got this goofy one instead. Sometimes those are the best anyway.

Keira was Star Monkey in her class one weekend. She got to bring home Mr. Monkey and take him on all kinds of adventures. Then she wrote about it in a journal and had a big poster all about her up in the class for the week. She loved it.

Rhianna tried on her Halloween costume. She is going to be the cutest baby bear!

I had a birthday. We had to open presents as soon as I got out of the shower that morning. That is why we are all so cute in this picture. They made my day so much fun. I am so lucky to have three really cute girls.

Keira's Fair Ride

Keira decided that she wanted to try a new ride this year instead of the Merry Go Round. This is the ride that she chose. I couldn't stop laughing the whole time she was on. I just love the looks on her face.

First Day of School

Keira started Kindergarten this year. She wasn't sure if she was excited at first but she has really warmed up to it. She seems to like her teacher and has found a friend. She has 18 (!) boys and 6 girls in her class. It should be an interesting year! I am looking forward to volunteering in her classroom as soon as they get my paperwork done.


Elaina started preschool on Tuesday. She was SOOOO excited. She didn't think it was fair that she had to wait three whole school days until she got to go to school. She is loving everything about her class. I am thinking from her teachers' comments that she is probably one of the more outgoing kids in the class. That doesn't surprise me a bit!

It Goes Fast

Here are some cute pictures of Rhianna from the past week or so. I can't believe how big she is getting. It seems like every baby's first year goes faster than the last. She is just too cute! She turned 7 months on Sunday. She is getting really good at imitating sounds and she sits up like a pro and is rolling and scooting EVERYWHERE! Her favorite food is anything with sweet potato and she has become a side sleeper. So much fun. We are waiting patiently on her first tooth. It could come any day now.

So Many Cheeks

Here are my 3 babies around 6.5-7 months. I think they look more a like at this point then at any other point in their lives. Especially Rhianna and Keira. I think it is pretty obvious but I will let you guess who is who. ;)

Happy Girl

Rhianna loves to play in her bouncy chair. She is getting enough muscle in her legs to get pretty high off the ground. I just love the look of pure joy on her face.

Highlights from Idaho

So I am tired of fighting with blogger so there will be a bunch more photos on Facebook. Just head on over there if you like what you see. These photos are in no particular order. We had a pinata at reunion. The girls thought it was one of the highlights of their day. They both got in a pretty good hit!

Riding a tiger at the zoo. The real tiger was MIA but I don't think they girls cared because they were way too interested in the fake one.

Apparently Mom beat Aunt Terry at the game (I missed it) but it seems like a photo finish to me.

This lion wasn't so tough. He spent the whole time we were there eating grass.

Elaina tiptoed her way across this bridge both times we went on it. She is usually fearless but this bridge was more then she could handle apparently.

We went and walked around the Rexburg temple. This was the first temple grounds the girls got to walk on (we visited the Idaho Falls temple the day before but the grounds were under construction so we could only look from afar.) Elaina told me that she is going to get married in THIS temple. So lets hope that works out for her.

A fun safari tent they had at the zoo.

We went to the Legacy Museum of Flight in Rexburg. It was really cool. All of the old planes they have there are able to still fly.

More at the temple.

My favorite part of reunion. Keira and Elaina (and some other kids I think) chased Andrea around the yard with water guns.

Practicing for their trips to the amusement parks, I am sure.

The baby had so much fun! She was a really good baby. So happy.