Christmas morning pics

Kierra's Pooh Car
Bri's new bicycle




Christmas morning pics of the girls. Kierra met a new milestone today: she took her first step today without holding on. Sorry for all the updates at once but I was very far behind and am trying to catch up.

Christmas Pictures

Christmas pictures. We hope all of you our friends and family had a wonderful Christmas.

Kierra is 11 months old

We are behind as usual. Daddy took these this week so I guess we will use them as her 11 month pictures. Kierra pulls up and cruises around everything. She is getting braver and letting go more often when standing. She is usually very smiley and happy except when someone makes her mad. She is such a joy and a blessing to us.

Snow in Southern California

Daddy and Brianna's miniature snowman.




On the night of December 17th it rained and then we had a rain and snow mix which started sticking. The next morning we had a little snow on the ground so we took the girls out to play in the backyard. They had a great time.

Getting ready for Christmas

Brianna got to make gingerbread houses with Grammy and her cousins then middle of the month. Brianna and Kierra on Santa's lap.

Some of the many faces of Kierra

Kierra is so very expressive and funny. These were all taken at the Thanksgiving dinner table, hence the dirty face, dirty bib, and high chair in the background. We are enjoying watching her grow and change almost every day now. Hope you enjoy too!

Belated (again) 10 month pics

Happy Thanksgiving

Brianna helping Grandma and Papa make Thanksgiving breakfast Little Miss SmileyGirls with Great GrandmaClimbing the stairsNow how do I get back down there?

Happy Thanksgiving to all our famiy and friends. Hope you had a great day. We have so much to be thankful for and we were blessed to spend the day with Wesley's family. Just a quick update on the girls. Brianna is doing well in preschool and is enjoying going (for the most part anyway). She still says that boys "bother me." Kierra learned to climb the stairs last weekend and so now we have the fun job of teaching her to safely come back down the stairs. She also cut her second tooth today. Brianna says that now that Kierra has 2 teeth that she can start learning to eat "big girl food." Kierra also pulls up to everything and walks holding on to people or anything that will support her. Will try to update again soon. Julie

A few vacation pics.

Anyone want a present? Kierra in the gift bag.
Happy 2nd Birthday Kartyr
Brianna and her new friend Hannah singing with the "singing cowboy" at the campfire.
Roasting marshmallows.
Bri riding the pony
Mommom & Sheriff Kartyr
Kartyr riding the pony
Brianna the pink cowgirl

Daddy and Bri paddle boating.
Aunt Julie with Karlye in the sling
Mommy, Kierra, and Bri going down the slide
Daddy teaching Bri to climb the "rock" wall
Kartyr enjoying the slide.

We went on vacation to mom's house and then my Mom, Shaley, sister, brother-in-law, nephew, niece, and us went to Big Cedar Lodge just outside of Branson, MO for about 5 days. We had a wonderful time there and it is so beautiful. Kartyr turned 2 while we were there so we had a little party and of course presents. Almost all of us got sick while we were there but we had fun anyway. Thanks mom. I still haven't gotten my camera downloaded since we got home so I am sure there will be more pictures later. We have still been sick since we got home so I am behind with blogging and unpacking (ugh). Hopefully more to follow soon.