November 9, 2012

We visited Grandma Kelley today. Clark and Victoria loved visiting Grandma! Victoria thought Grandma was so hilarious. V loved hugging and playing with Grandma. Clark was impressed by Grandma's collection of tractors and go-carts. She even let him ride and drive a tractor. Clark is never going to stop talking about this day! It was so nice to visit with Grandma. I wish we lived closer to her.

April 23, 2012

The other morning Clark had just woken up and Brent asked Clark if he needed to go to the bathroom. Clark replied, "No, I don't have fire in my belly."

November 7, 2012

We went to Sweet Tomatoes with Heidi for lunch. Victoria sat up in a high chair for the first time, just like a big girl! She was super excited to sit in the high chair by herself. She's growing too quickly!

November 14, 2012

The children loved playing with Maxwell while we visited Mom and Dad's house in November. I couldn't believe how much Victoria loved him. She would get so excited every time he would walk by her and she would begin to bounce and reach for him. Clark loved wrestling him.

 We really need to get a dog. We just need to convince Brent.

November 8, 2012

Early in the morning and caught by the flash. And she's STILL cute! :)

December 18, 2012

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December 23, 2011

Looking so sweet, bright and early in the morning. 

(I think she looks like Heidi in the picture above.)

Someone is soooooo excited for Santa Clause to visit!

December 12, 2012

I heard Clark yelling for me and I walked in to see him toppled over in Victoria's jumperoo.

 I was impressed he was even able to get into it. He's such a funny boy. 

November 14, 2012

We went to Costco today in Arizona. I decided to let Victoria sit in the cart for the first time because she has been sitting up by herself so well. She looked so cute and she was excited to sit up in the cart like a big girl right next to her older brother. 

Clark looks so grown up sitting next to his baby sister.

November 14, 2012

These cousins are too cute together. It's crazy to think that Magdalyn use to be as small as Victoria (with chubby cheeks and arm rolls, too)!

November 14, 2012

My sisters and I got together tonight at Heidi's house to work on our Christmas gift to Mom and Dad. We are making a quilt (well, I'm cutting and ironing). It will It will be a genealogy tree quilt with a leaf for each person in the family. I wish I could do more to help with it but I am incredibly untalented in the crafty department and will (unfortunately) be leaving Arizona in two days. I'm glad I was at least able to help cut and iron! 

The quilt is going to be gorgeous.

November 16, 2012

We had a great time playing with family today at San Tan mall. We got to play on the playground, shop around and end the day by eating at Grimaldi's pizza. Although we missed Brent on his birthday, we did have fun celebrating his birth by spending it with our family members in Arizona!

November 20, 2012

What a pretty girl! Sitting in her feeding chair for the first time to eat.

She's such a happy baby. Maybe she's excited to try out some mashed sweet potato.

 Hmmm. What's this?

Hey! That's not milk!

Hmmm. Do I like it?

Wait for it...     

OK! I want more! 

Although, I want to hold the spoon myself.

Victoria had her first bite of food (mashed sweet potatoes) on November 20, 2012 at 6 months old. She hasn't looked back since. She fits right in with the family and loves ALL kinds of foods.

December 10, 2012

We had our ward Christmas party today. One of the members of our ward is a photographer and she took pictures of each family in the ward who attended the party. I thought our picture turned out great! AND I also love it because it's the first picture we have of the four of us since Victoria was born. 

December 22, 2012

We went to the zoo today to get some fresh air while the weather is nice. We saw Alan Anderson and his two children, Aiden (one of Clark's friends) and Emily. The Andersons have a zoo pass that allows unlimited pony, monorail, and carousel rides. So, Clark got to take a ride on a pony and on the carousel. He was so excited, especially since he had ridden the horses at Grandma and Grandpa Gardner's house when we visited Arizona in November. He looked like little Star Wars lovin' cowboy on that brown and white pony.