Photo Shoots

Kenzie has the cutest Christmas dress, and Jack agreed to wear a vest and tie to church, and Jordan was so handsome, as usual, so I had to take a picture of the kids. And I got some cute ones...

We went to my parents' house on Sunday and took more picture since all the cousins were together again.
Kenzie, Sam, Alli, Natty, Kimber, Kenna, Jordy, Jack

Funny faces shot, after Makenna, and Natalie were done with the photo shoot.

The Rockettes!

My mom took my sisters, my niece, Mackenzie, and me to see the Rockettes so the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (or something like that). It was a really good do show. I was amazed at what the dancers could do. They were kicking their legs and hopping and dancing all while wearing high heals. I can barely walk in high heals so needless to say I was quite impressed. We also went to lunch at Palominos, which was really good. I told Doug we should go there sometime. I think he'd like it a lot too. Maybe we'll do dinner and show sometime... Here's the pictures courtesy of my sister's blog.

Ashlee, my mom, Michelle, me waiting for lunch.

This is how I carried Mackenzie as we walked through Seattle. Her eyes were that big the whole time. I got a lot of looks and comments, many more than I would have wanted... Some people smiled and commented on how cute she is, others just gave weird or surprised looks. My favorite comment was when I guy said, I wish I had a camera, that's a great picture. When I decided to wear Kenzie in the coat I didn't think it would be as big of a deal as it was. I thought more people did it than me. But I guess I was wrong. At least she was warm.

Thanks mom! I can't wait until we do it again!

Christmas Party

We had our ward Christmas Party last weekend. It was a lot of fun. Jackson was excited to see Santa and kept saying he was going to sit on his lap. I didn't think he'd do it though. But he did. His cousin, Kimber, convinced him to. I don't think he would have if she wouldn't have been there.

Alli and Mackenzie... Right when Alli got there she said she wanted to sit by Kenzie then pretty much immediately asked if she could hold her. She loves Mackenzie. But who doesn't?

Sam and Santa. Sam wanted me to take her picture with Santa.

Jack and Santa. Jack seemed a little nervous. I think he thought Kimber was going to sit on Santa's lap with him and was a little nervous when she didn't. He didn't talk to Santa. He just smiled and nodded. He was really excited when he got down though.

Kimber and Santa.

Jordan was there too. He just didn't want to sit on Santa's lap. We didn't even try. Doug asked him if he wanted to and he shook his head. Maybe next year.

Decorating the Christmas Tree

We decorated the Christmas tree awhile ago. We all enjoyed it.

It was Jordan's first time hanging up the ornaments.

But Jackson was a pro.


as was Doug

Jordan and Jack with their ornament fingers.

Aren't they cute?

hugging brothers

It snowed a little bit last Sunday and Doug and Jack went out to play in the snow. They could really play though, so they just tried to eat it.

Jack and Doug

Kids Update

Kenzie is 3 months old now. She's been smiling a lot for the last month and is starting to laugh some. She does good at holding her head up and is pretty strong. She actually scooted herself today, on accident of course, but she did move a couple inches forward. If she could get her arms figured out she could have been crawling. I took her to the doctor a couple weeks ago and she weighed a little more than 10 lbs, which was the 30 percentile I think. And she was about 22 in which was also about the 30 percentile I think. Her head is average size though, which is rare for our kids...

This is Kenzie at 2 months

Here's just a cute picture of her sleeping a few days ago.

Kenzie yesterday.

Kenzie yesterday again.

I've put her in her jumpy toy a few times. She doesn't last too long in it though.

Jackson, Jordan and Mackenzie.

Jordan after his hair cut yesterday.

Jordan is 21 months old now. And he's changing all the time. He talks pretty well I think. I can understand at least. He loves to repeat what we say. He also loves to do whatever Jackson does. It's pretty cute. I like watching him watch Jack and then immediatly do the same things he just saw Jack do. Jack and Jordan play well together a lot of the time. In nursery I hear that they always want to sit by each other and play together a lot. And they were feeding each other fishies during snack time. Jordan loves nursery now. He went through a phase where he would cry when it was time for nursery, but was usually ok after a little while. But now he gets excited when it's time for it. He's also a very happy little boy. He laughs a lot and get excited easily. Whenever we figure out what he wants he laughs instead of saying yes. Pretty much the only time he's not happy is when he's hungry. And when he finally gets food he eats it so fast. He eats his sandwich for lunch in about a minute I think. For dinner he often finishes his food before Doug and I can start eating. Jordan is also a boy who loves to get into things and make messes and do things he's not supposed to. He likes dumping water out of the tub. He can count a little, with help. He can drink from a real cup now...

Jack after his hair cut yesterday.

On to Jackson. Jackson doesn't change very much. Although he does like to change his clothes a lot. He's into warm up pants right now. He calls them his tennis pants. He likes to pick out Jordan's clothes too. He likes to wake up earlier than I like him to now. But he usually doesn't wake me up. He'll just go read books downstairs or something like that. He's been learning to write the letters and numbers and has learned how to draw people. He's becoming a little less shy I think. He loves listening to Christmas music. He likes to play computer games. He doesn't take naps anymore, which wasn't a fun transition for me, but it's ok now. I'm used to it. He does have quiet time in his room though.

Great Grandpa Riding

My grandpa came to town for Thanksgiving. Since we were gone during Thanksgiving, we were only able to see him for a couple hours. Jordan didn't get to see him though because he was sleeping when grandpa came over and had to stay home that night when we saw grandpa again for dinner at my sisters because he was sick. Grandpa got to meet Kenzie for the first time though. And I got some cute pictures to capture the moment. We hadn't seen grandpa for awhile and it was good to see him again and talk to him.

Sick Week

After our fun Thanksgiving week we got sick. Jordan was the sickest. He threw up a few times and seemed pretty miserable all week. He's never really been sick like this. Usually when he's sick he's still pretty happy and plays more. But this time he was pretty sad and actually rested some. All of us felt at least a little sick last week. Doug and Jackson weren't too bad though. I'm glad it's this week now and we're feeling better.