Our Recent Photoshoot

I've been kind of a slacker about family pictures lately because one of us is getting extremely chubby!  (Remember, it's all about me) ;o)

Man, losing weight after this baby is going to be brutal.

Anyway... 

the last few sessions have been uh, somewhat hectic, so we knew going into this that we had about a 10-15 minute window.  

Sharon made Aidan a man-bag and it's been a big hit with him.

He carries all his little cars and other valuables around in it.

My sister, Sharon, took all the photos.
Thanks Sharon! ☺

Any takers?

Ella is becoming fiercely independent.

Especially when it comes to feeding herself her oatmeal at breakfast, so this is usually how she looks by the end of the meal.

Yikes! 

It already takes me 3x's as long to do anything lately, so this hasn't been a good combination.☺

Kind of explains why my blogging has been so erratic...I always INTEND to post, and I sit down to do it and realize it's lunch time, or whatever, already.  

House Update #8 ☺

Ryan and Cary worked really hard on Sunday and accomplished a lot.

It was nice to have a good day of progress to boost my flagging spirits. ☺

Jerald and Ron even came over and helped a bit. 

(Gerry was there too, prepping to install windows)

Yay! Windows!

I think Gerry was as excited to install the windows, as I was for him too.

Mom and Kenneth came over and started our trench for the internet line. 

Then, Ryan and Ron started taking out trees in the backyard to make room for the shed.

We even put our kids to work. ☺ 

All in all, a good day.

We're thankful for everyone that came over and helped!

Lord,

grant me patience...

but HURRY!

We really need it when dealing with this cute, busy, girl.

My kids are looking so grown up.

Random...

I turned 30 last Saturday

It still feels weird to even say that. ☺

We finally were home tonight long enough to light our candles for Hanukkah.

Crystal and Kenneth were in town for the day, so we hung out with them for awhile, and then Tara joined us at our house for supper. 

(and I didn't take any pictures, which will make them happy)

Later that night we let the kids open a couple of gifts.

(which I also managed to not take photos of) 

And last, but not least, a very unflattering angle of me at 28 weeks.

Hanukkah Party

We had a Hanukkah party last weekend, complete with fried chicken, latkes, and doughnuts!

After we ate, we lit the menorah, played games and ate lots of candy. ☺