What Every Girl Needs

So Daddy decided that me & Addison needed a tractor to play with. I've always been interested in tractors .... when I started talking that was one of my first words, I love to ride with Daddy on his lawn tractor, and when we go for walks I always hope that we'll see grandpa driving one of his great big tractors. My new tractor is green (cause Daddy says it's not really a tractor if it's not green) and it lights up and even makes noise! Mommy says she knows us girls have a very special spot in Daddy's heart when he comes home with a noisy toy, cause he had very strong opinions about those before I was born. Thank you Daddy!

Our Beautiful Girls

Yesterday morning I dressed the girls up in their adorable outfits from grandma, and despite the craziness of getting everyone ready for church on Sunday mornings, I was able to snap a few pics. I thought this one really captured each of the girls' unique personalities ... our sweet, quiet Addison and our expressive Noelle, who loves to be the center of attention. Both so different, both so loved!

Let's Party!

On Saturday night we celebrated Jaden's birthday, it was also our second annual Halloween party. It is so fun to see what costumes everyone comes up with. I can't convince Matt that it is fun to dress up, but this year I was a ladybug, Noelle was a skunk, and Addison was a duck. Addison's costume was so soft and cozy that she slept in it pretty much all night and it was cute to watch Noelle toddle around with that little tail wagging behind her!

The kids went bobbing for apples, it was harder than they thought it would be!

When dessert comes out, Noelle is always looking for 'bites', usually from mommy, but this time she sweet talked Uncle Keith into sharing with her.

Addison's Big Day

On Sunday Addison was baptized, along with her cousin Kate. She wore the dress that me, my sisters and Noelle all wore ... I am sure my mom never imagined when she bought the dress for me that it would be worn so many times! God is good! Addison did great during the service, slept through most of it, and was her usual happy and content self for our lunch afterwards. It was wonderful to have such a large group of Addison's and Kate's family and friends joining us in celebrating this special day. As Karin simply stated, 'It was just a good day' ... remembering God's promises to us and our daughters, fellowship with family and friends, and being able to do it all together ... we are so blessed!

Photo Session

On Saturday afternoon the family gathered in dad & mom's backyard to get some family pictures. Our last family photo is missing four of the kids, so it was time to do it again. It went fairly well considering we currently have two babies and two toddlers. The pics of the entire family turned out a bit better than this one, my kids were pretty much finished at this point, but I look at this and am just so grateful for the little blessings (some not so little anymore :) that God has given to us and our siblings!

This is when Noelle brought out her real smiles, she adores her cousins and was much more interested in running around the yard with them than sitting still to have her picture taken. I am always so impressed by their willingness to play with her, she just eats up all of the attention!