Kate's getting demanding.

So I was looking at all of your fun blogs the other day, and Kate walked right up to the printer, and yelled in a frustrated tone (a little like I do when the computer isn't working) GO! After laughing, I reallized she wanted a coloring page. A new discovery she made a few weeks ago. So I quickly printed a page, and she was entertained for a few minutes.

A Smile!

Gavin is almost 7 weeks, and had his first smile for Grandma when he was 5 weeks. I finally captured it on camera! Well, sort of.

Almost there.

I think I got it.

There it is!

And just like that it's gone again! Until next time little man.

Gavin's blessing weekend.

Gavin was blessed this weekend by Jared. Jared gave him a really nice blessing and it was nice to have family and friends around. Thankfully Gavin didn't grow out of his outfit. I've had it for a while, and was worried (after he gained a pound and a half in his first two weeks) that he wouldn't fit in it. We don't have too many good pictures of him, he really didn't feel like posing for us on his special day!

Colin's weekend in pictures.

Colin found the camera this weekend and tried his hand at photography.

Grandma and Grandpa Lybbert's dog Gruffy

Kenzie, Allie, Maddie and Gavin

A close-up of Gavin

Gavin gave Grandma his first smile this weekend. Colin tried to get it on camera.

Maddie playing a game on the computer.

Laundry and little memories.

So Jared thought this was silly, but I had to take this picture while folding clothes. I wanted to remember just how small and sweet Gavin is right now, you know for those days in the future when he throws tantrums (Kate' current phase), pinches his siblings (an occasional move from Maddie), or says when asked to do something "and what if I don't?" (a new phrase from Colin, thanks to Grandpa!). I know all those things will come in his future, but for right now I'm going to just enjoy his little toes!

Spud Harvest and Watercolors

It is spud harvest time, and as usual my kids are bored! I really think they would rather be in school. Maddie decided to get out the good ol' Crayolas the other day, and asked if Kate could paint with her. I said she could, but to get a bib out for Kate. Well, as you can see in the picture, she found a bib, but the little newborn bib just simply won't cut it! I thought it was funny, and thought I better capture it on camera. At least she was thinking of her little sister.

AR Reading

Does anyone else struggle with the AR Reading? Last year, Colin loved to read. He started doing AR, but on his own time, as he wanted. His teacher really didn't pressure him. Now that he has to read and take the AR tests, we have to fight him to get him to read. It's no longer fun when you have to take a test afterwards! The party is no motivator either. He really could care less. So, for now we continue to fight, and every so often I catch him enjoying a book on his own time. Any ideas?

A couple pictures of Gavin, and a funny story.

Wow mom! Don't sneak up on a guy like that!

He looks like a little buddha, but its just the angle of the camera. He's really not this big yet, although in his first two weeks, he had gained a pound and a half!

So the funny story... Maddie saved some marbles from her Aunt Devanie's D.I. pile, and brought them home to play with. I was watching her, and said, "You know Mad, make sure you pick all of those up, they're choking hazards." Her reply," No Mom, they're marbles."