Family is Everything

Can you believe it? Sweet little Zoey is already half a year old! In some ways, it has been a very long 6 months, and in other ways, I just can't believe how much she has grown. Of all my kiddos, Zoey is very mellow and hasn't even successfully rolled over consistently. She has plenty of entertainment. Her siblings always know when she is around, and give her plenty of attention (a little too much, sometimes). She is very quick to give smiles even though she won't smile for the camera very often. She loves to be cuddled and hates when people walk away. We truly are blessed to have her in our family!

Jaren had a "Halloween" birthday party the Saturday before his actual birthday! The kitchen was FULL of Halloween decorations. He was so excited to have everyone come in costume. They ate pizza, played Halloween BINGO and played a ring toss game where they got to keep everything inside the rings. They also made spiderwebs with frosting on top of their chocolate cupcakes.

The kids made their valentines this year. Xander was pretty excited about his minion valentine box too!

These kids are getting big so fast. Jaren is going to be 8 soon and will be baptized a member of our church. Ellie is in preschool and will actually be in Kindergarten in the Fall. Xander is starting to lose his first set of baby teeth. Audrey is crazy busy and still keeps us running.

This little girl just melts our hearts! She is very quick to give you sweet smiles, and loves to snuggle. She will sit on your lap and just play. She really is a sweetheart, and a true blessing for our family!

It was nice to have Grandma and Grandpa here until after the new year. We are going to miss having them around! They stayed until a big storm passed through the week after New Years!