Kyler

is WALKING!!

WOW!

I didn't realize until I looked at the date, it's been a WHOLE MONTH since I posted anything on here! Good thing nobody ever looks at it anyway! :) Here are a few pics to catch up on what's been going on in the last month!

Sat down with a piece of ice cream cake and all three kids decided they needed to share mine! They all LOVED it!

Colton shoveling snow...he is SUCH a good helper these days!

He also has learned to make a snow angel this week... Ooops! Other side Colton! :)

While Colton was playing in the snow, Kyler was "helping" me in the kitchen...

Both kids decided they wanted Daddy at the same time one day...and Colton asked to have their picture taken! PRICELESS!

Christmas Cookies

Every year, for as long as I can remember, and even WAY before that, my grandma Darlyne Johnson and Joyce Rush have gotten together to make Christmas Cookies. My mom and my sisters, and my aunt Debi have also been a part of this tradition. This year, we added Colton, Kyler and Jace, which made things a LOT more interesting! Colton made cookies for a while, then got kicked out of the house and had to go to the shop with Grandpa, then he got kicked out of the shop and had to go back to the house... He is a BUSY little guy who LOVES to 'help', and always has a LOT of questions... We all love him to pieces, but sometimes... Well, maybe we should just leave it at that! :)

Aunt Ang has already experienced making cookies with Colton at her house...and even brave enough to try it again!


Then Mom got to help him...


Then we had the whole "I do it myself" batch...




And at the end of the day, even with all of the chaos that the little ones bring with them, we ended up with this!



This may seem like a LOT of cookies (which it is), but it is nothing compared to what we used to make! They have really scaled down this production in the last several years...

Holiday traditions...gotta love 'em!

You can check out more from our cookie baking day here on Angela's Blog...complete with video of somebody giving Jace his first bite of frosting (it was not me!)... I think he liked it!

So far this month...

Colton "had to go to work"...


Kyler downed her first Big Buck... Ha ha! She LOVES this thing!


Kyler also LOVES our makeshift ball pit...


Until she falls down and can't get back up anyway...


And...the kids 'helped' me fold laundry...

What do little boys do in their mud boots????

Play in mud puddles of course!


At least he tucked his jeans in...

Mom: "Why are you playing in the mud puddle Colton?"
Colton: "Because I HAD to!"

Not the first time, and certainly won't be the last!!!

Harvest is over... :-(

Sad, but true. Harvest is officially over for us. (Has actually been over for a while, but I'm just now getting around to posting these... Give me a break!)

Colton has been in the combine EVERY chance he got...and LOVED EVERY MINUTE! (Special thanks to Grandpa, Aaron, Daddy, Jed, and the Johnson family for all of the rides!)

Colton getting in the combine with his buddy Aaron

Everone was excited to pose for this picture Angela & I decided we HAD to have!

Where's Jace? :)

See ya next year!

Happy Halloween!

Do I know Halloween is over? YES! Everybody has been sick at our house, and Halloween weekend was no exception.... Soooo... we did our Trick-or-Treating a little late. Maybe next year we'll get it right!

Derek & Kyler... Yes, I'm going to hear about this if anyone tells him I put this on here. He was a REALLY good sport and put on his duster and cowboy hat to dress like Colton! However, we never did get Colton to stand still long enough to take a picture with him... :(

Our little Ghost!

Our Cowboy striking a pose on his horse!

Colton the Cowboy, Jace the Pirate, and Kyler the Ghost... We had to be FAST for that picture!

Jace & Kyler...


This will get easier next year...right????