Kelsey

Kelsey has found her tongue and she loves sticking it out to the side. It even bends a little at the end. Super funny... I have an aunt and her whole family (4 kids and husband) all have double jointed tongues. You should see the tricks they can do. Maybe Kelsey inherited the same thing! :)


Cutie pie

Flying high!

8 Months!!

Our little sweetie is 8 months old today! It seems like I was just posting her at 6 months. The time is flying by. Notice her tongue in one of the pictures... that is the star of an upcoming post! We love our darling Kelsey!

Big Storm=No Electricity

We had some heavy, wet snow come through Wednesday night, into Thursday morning. The power went out as Bart and I were heading to bed Wednesday night. We assumed that it would be back on in the morning. We assumed wrong! The house was freezing when we woke up, which was before 6 since Jayda woke up and started screaming because it was so dark (no night light). Needless to say, the whole house was up for the day! It took us until 11:30 to dig out our long driveway. By this time, it was warmer outside our house than inside, so we knew we needed to leave. We are so grateful for our great friends, the Hickmans. They invited us over so that our kids could take naps and we could all thaw out. Fortunately, our electricity was on by early evening! We were way luckier than some people around here who are still without power. With our loss of power came a list of things we need to buy to be better prepared for next time! :)
The family eating breakfast, dressed in sweaters/sweat shirts trying to keep warm.

Kelsey in 5 layers of clothes... poor baby was a popsicle!

Pictures...

Cole put his hat on Kelsey

Sadie playing dress up

Making pretzels

Jayda striking a pose

Kelsey just being cute

FHE Treat

The kids chose to buy a coconut for FHE treat this week, to try something new. They thought it was pretty awesome to watch Bart break it open, to be able to drink some of the milk and to munch on it.

Wrap Up of 2010

Kelsey enjoying her "new" chair now that she's eating baby food

Cole's graham cracker house that he made at school

Kelsey looking cute

The awesome gingerbread train that Dad and the kids made

Kelsey all dressed up and nowhere to go! :)

The Kiddos

7 Months!

Kelsey is 7 months! She is so much fun! She is finally (mostly) sitting up, she loves fruit baby food, but not vegetable baby food. She laughs and smiles all the time, she can clap, says her version of "Da Da" when she is with Bart and just cut her second tooth!

Kelsey loves the jump a roo

Nine Wonderful Years!

Today is our anniversary! I can't believe that nine years have gone by. I'm so grateful that Heavenly Father helped nudge Bart and I together. If it wasn't for wonderful friends, we never would have met.

We get to go on a real date tonight. All alone. Without kids. :)

I love you, Sweetie! Thank you for some wonderful years and some beautiful kids. ;)

Ice Skating-A Stratton Family First

We took the kids ice skating this morning for the first time. Bart went out with the kids and I watched with Kelsey. Jayda didn't like it at all and lasted one time around the rink. Sadie and Cole did great! At first, they were clinging to Bart and super unsteady. By the end of the hour and a half, they were skating on their own. Sadie liked it the best and went out again with Bart before we left. I wish I could've captured Bart's totally amazing wipe out. It makes me laugh out loud to think about it. :) He was a total trooper going out with the kids. Super Dad!! (Don't mind all the pictures taken through the glass...)
Cole skating with Dad

Cole taking a break

Sadie skating with Dad

Sadie smiling at Kelsey

Jayda skating with Dad

Jayda in her skates

Cole and Sadie at the beginning....

Cole and Sadie at the end...