Family pictures 2016

Mom

Questions answered by Emerson. 

1. What is something mom always says to you?
I don't know

2. What makes mom happy?
When I eat my food. But I do not want to eat my food.

3. What makes mom sad?
Not eating my food.

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
You say silly things.

5. What was your mom like as a child?
Um, I don't know

6. How old is your mom?
8?

7. How tall is your mom?
Like a giant!

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Playing.

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Be mad.

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Dance.

11. What is your mom really good at?
Dancing.

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Not dancing.

13. What does your mom do for a job?
Uh, just clean up.

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Broccoli.

15.What makes you proud of your mom?
Uh. Just hugs.

16. If your mom were a character, who would she be?
April.

17. What do you and your mom do together? 
Play.

18. How are you and your mom the same?
Cause we love each other.

19. How are you and your mom different?
I don't know.

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Because I like you.

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Uh, he kisses you.

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Colorado.

23. How old was your Mom when you were born?
3.

Charlotte is 8

My favorite food: Spaghetti
Foods that I would rather avoid: Tomatoes
My favorite things to learn: Math
My favorite color is: Yellow
My best friends are: Avynn, Cierra, and Riley. Oh, and Madison. 
Favorite games to play are: Tag
My favorite books: Bean and Ivy
My favorite movie or TV show: Harry Potter 
Things I do well: Math
Things I need more practice at: I can't think of anything. 
My favorite place to go: To the park. 
My favorite family activity: Family night
My favorite thing about home: I get to sit around doing nothing. 
My favorite thing to do outside: Play on the trampoline. 
My favorite song: Uptown Funk
When I grow up, I want to be: A teacher
A place I want to visit: Hawaii
My favorite thing about last year: Thanksgiving last year. 

Why was that your favorite? We got to go to Grandma's house for Thanksgiving. 
Something sad that happened last year: I don't know. 
When I get up in the morning, I like to: Stretch
My favorite part of each day: Writing
My favorite drink: Orange juice
Something new I would like to learn this year: My times facts. 

Cantaloupe swishers

This girl cracks me up almost every day. She is so full of energy and is definitely the crazy one of the bunch. She is so very social and introduces herself to strangers all the time. She also has some words that she says wrong but they are just too cute for me to correct. She calls antelope "cantaloupe" and when Nora gets tired Emmy will say that Nora is "scrubbing" her eyes. Tonight as we were driving home she told me to "do the swisher again, mom." It took me a minute to figure out that "swisher" meant windshield wiper. 

Yum

Nora enjoyed her first ever cookie during family home evening tonight. She approves. 

Standing tall

7/28/15

Look what this little one learned how to do. She's growing up way too fast. She had her 6 month old shots yesterday and weighed in at 13 pounds 15 ounces. This girl LOVES to eat. When you sit her in her high chair she shrieks until you put something in her mouth. Tonight she had avocado and rice cakes.

Back to school

Charlotte started 2nd grade and Addie started 4th grade. They're wearing dresses that they bought on their weekend trip to visit Grandma. Of course, Emmy had to get in on the picture also. 

Day 2, they rode their bikes to school. 

Emmy says...

Last night we took Addie down to Cheyenne so grandpa could pick her up for the weekend. Emmy was asleep for most of the 2 hour ride. When we got to our destination, Sean asked her, "Emmy, did you have a good nap?"

Emmy replied, "I didn't take a nap, I was blinking!" 

Milestones

This little munchkin can now sit up and crawl.

6 months

Today Nora is 6 months old. The older girls celebrated by building her a house. 

Playing

The girls have been playing so nicely today and I love it! They do have their times where they squabble (mostly between Addie and Charlotte), but for the most part they get along. But then there are times like these when they all play together, and cooperate, and are just dang cute. 

Sean let me sleep in this morning, and when I woke up I came upstairs to find Addie giving the other 3 a sled ride through the kitchen. 

Later in the morning try made a fort out of the couch. 

Yep, that's Nora in a baby car seat. 

June

5/18/2015

Tonight at dinner, Emmy announced that she is going to call Nora "June."  Addie and Charlotte decided it would be better to call her "January" since she was born in that month. I've been trying to come up with a nickname for this little one and I'm hoping that this sticks because I think it's cute. Maybe Junebug?