ANTOHER CHRISTMAS IN MONTANA

We counted down the days...

Trimmed our tiny tree, and wrapped our gifts...

and donned our Christmas PJ's. Then it was time for the Christmas morning magic...

Then we packed up our new gifts and jumped in the car to drive to MONTANA!

Where we got to see Papa Clause!

And meet our new Christmas Kitty we named Sylvester.

Then it was time to bundle up...

Drink some hot cocoa...

And hit the slopes!

(And it uncle Ben's case, the Emergency Room!)

We made snow angels...
Went snowmobiling...

And hung out with cousins!

It was great!

HEATHER'S FOURTH BIRTHDAY

Our sweet Heather turned four right after our move to the Tri-Cities. We spent the morning together as a family at the sweet little local Children's museum. The kids had a blast playing princess, prince, knight and dragon together!

That night we had a very low key family party with presents...

and "decorate it yourself" snowman cupcakes!

KATHRYN ANNE'S BIRTHDAY

In the chaos of packing to move that week, it was not the first birthday party I would normally have thrown, but we had a great time cellebrating with friends who we miss now very, very much!

HALLOWEEN

Halloween was a big adventure this year...we MOVED that day, quickly unpacked our truck and went to our friends the Perry's for dinner and Trick or Treating. Thanks Trisa for saving the day! You are the best!

Kathryn Anne the Lady Bug
Cameron was Jango Fett (not Boba Fett!) from Star Wars

Ewan trick-or-treating at his last day of pre-school...the day before we moved.

Heather my Bumble Bee at her pre-school party.

UPDATE

So October has been one crazy, crazy month.

It all started with my middle of the night trip to the emergency room...

Fallowed by a few days R and R in the hospital...

Fallowed by scheduling another trip to the hospital to have my gallbladder out...

Next came the phone call offering Evan his dream job (working as a Nuclear Pharmacist for a company called Cardinal Health), but we have to move to the Tri-Cities in Washington...

A few hours later I went under the knife...

My parents came to watch the kids whilst I recovered...

On our THIRD trip to the Tri Cities in one week, we found this little Rental for us to live in while we figure out where and when we want to buy...

Now we are up to our eyeballs in getting ready for the big move. All this while recovering from surgery! Thank goodness for help from our family/friends and church community. This has been one crazy month!

OH and we're moving on HALLOWEEN! hope we get the truck unloaded in time to go trick or treating in our new neighborhood!

KATHRYN ANNE IS ONE!

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Out little Annie the Pooh is ONE today. She is such a joy! This past year has just flown by and I can't even remember life before she joined our family!

At ONE year old she can:

say Uh-Uh (and shake her head no), UH-OH, Bye Bye, Dada and Mama

Play patty-cake with all the actions

Cruise on the furniture

try to put shoes and socks on by pressing them into her feet

try to comb her hair

melt my heart by giving me impromptu slobbery kisses!

Happy Birthday Baby girl!

We Love you!