Baby Henry's Arrival

 These are the first pictures at Kennewick General Hospital when Henry was born.

 I love being in the hospital with a new baby.  It's so special.  Everybody pampers you and I don't feel guilty about it because it's justified. 

 Plus I get to snuggle and love this new little man.

 He got a little infection and spent some time in the NICU getting antibiotics.  Hence little Avery in a full size hospital gown looking like a crazy patient.

 Dumb IV. Cute baby.

 Such a many chest and fabulous cheeks!

 He's home!!

 Milk drunk and about 3 days old.

 This girl loves ballet.  These shoes are a hand-me-down from a friend and are too small.

 Yet Avery insists I squish her feet into them like so she can dance.

 Haircuts and balloons.  I think the balloon movement is awesome.

 Avery draws on herself a lot.  When I tell her not to, she replies that they are tattoos and they are beautiful.

Life with Kids

 Last winter's puny snow.

 Avery got into the lotion, another one of her loves.

 Tate's haircut.

 I truly enjoy dressing Avery.  This last winter was the last season she let me choose her outfits.

 Paint is too messy for clothes.

 Token bath picture with cousin Lane in their new house.

 Found a kareoke machine just her size at Bed, Bath and Beyond.

Tyler and Ashley gave us their old car which accommodates 3 children better than the Honda.  Tate is posing with Ty's shades we found in there.

Soap and Oranges

 Grandpa and Grandma Stoddard bought Avery some fancy soap for Christmas.

 Have I mentioned that she's obsessed with soap?  It was a favorite gift.

 Here we are eating the Little Cuties oranges that come out during the holidays.  So delicious.

The Marble Run

 Grandma Gertie made this marble run for Ritchie when he was a young boy. 

 My kids LOVE it.

 Here's Avery, Ryley, and Chaz enjoying it's awesomeness.

 Simple and effective.

Here's my back side while pregnant with Henry.  I LOVE Christmas, so this just brings back the holiday feeling and makes me happy, even if it isn't much to look at.  I assume Tate snapped this shot.

Memory Lane

 I just figured out how to load pictures from my camera onto the computer.

 So I shall quickly blog these candid memories,

 without much more ado.

 Here is Lane and Tate at Barnes and Noble reading and apparently Tate was in the mood to dance.