Thanksgiving weekend

This year was an inlaw year so we went to Ryan's dad's in West Valley for Thanksgiving. It was a great meal, Beckie is a good cook but it just didn't really feel like Thanksgiving. Nothing beats a big Thanksgiving dinner at Ganny's house followed by a long game of chicken foot dominoes and left overs and pie. We didn't go over to Kim & Beckies until 3pm so we had all morning with nothing to do so we decided to put up the Christmas tree. I never thought the day would come that I owned an artifical tree and that I would put it up on Thanksgiving. What is the world coming to? I am glad to have it done though and with Ryan's scheduele the way that it is we have to take advantage of the time he is home. I can't believe Christmas is so close.




This was quite a funny site.

Emily showing off her "socks".

Meeting baby Greyson

We went to see Amy G. and her new baby boy Greyson (love the name!!) on Wednesday and I wanted to get a picture of him and Mack but with all the excitement we never took one. I am the worst about remembering to take pictures, I always leave that up to Ryan or Arin. However I did get this one of Emily with her twin buddies Max and Zac. It was a fun time and Greyson was such a cute little guy. At 3 weeks he is still smaller than Mack was at birth. Oh well maybe football is in his future.

Isn't she a little young for this?

Isac and I were putting laundry away in Emily's room while she played. Out of no where we heard her say:
"You my supaman. I yub you."
We looked over at her and this is what we saw...

Big Mack

I forgot to update everyone after Mack's 4 month appointment. He weighed in at a whopping 19lbs. and 27in. (Emily weighs 23lbs.) That puts him in the 95% percentile for everything including his head. I think he must get his big noggin from my side of the family, but we all know what they say..."Big head, big brain." Dr. Doug thought it would be smart to go ahead and start him on solids now rather than waiting until 6 months. I thought this would make him bigger but the doctor informed me that he wasn't getting full on formula which has alot more calories than baby food, so by feeding him solids he will be satisfied and eat less (at least that is the idea). So far he is enjoying it. He is such a sweet little guy. He is so mellow and even tempered (most of the time) and he is our most cuddly baby. He just loves any attention and will sit by watching and waiting for someone to acknowledge him and then shower them with smiles and giggles when they look his way. We think he has alot going on behind those big blue eyes. This picture is a little outdated but it shows off one of his new discoveries...his tongue. He is also rolling over and starting to figure out that he has 2 really cool attachments that he can grab things with and put into his mouth. If anyone has figured out a way to make babies stay babies I would love to know about it.

Halloween...Finally

I was beginning to think that it would be next Halloween before I got these posted but here they are. We decided to make Halloween a family affair this year and we all went as characters from The Wizard of Oz. Emily has been telling people for weeks who we were going to be...Daddy be scarecrow, Mommy be green witch, Isac be da tinman, Macky-Moo be da nice lion, and Emmy be Princess Dorothy. Isac was suprisingly a good sport about it despite some wardrobe malfunctions. Mack hardly wore his costume and Emily loved her costume especially her ruby red slippers (thanks Weema). It was a fun time. I took the kids around the neighborhood while Ryan and Mack stayed home to hand out candy. Isac's friend Isaac went with us. We went up and down 2 streets and got plenty of loot so we called it a night. Emily really got the idea this year and thought the whole arrangement was a pretty sweet gig...All I have to do is say "trick-or-treat" and they give me candy? Yes! There is no telling how much candy she or Isac have eaten over the last few days but it's only once a year right?



This is Emily after bobbing for apples her way...inside the tub.