Happy New Year!

We are starting the New Year off with a little family vacation. We are headed to New Orleans tomorrow with the Scott family. Justin and his family will be attending the Sugar Bowl! I will be hanging out with Erin and the girls. I can't wait to see the White family and to spend some time with them it has been way to long since I have seen them!

We will post to the blog when we get home! We hope you all have a wonderful New Year!

Welcome Home Elder Troutner!

Chase is home!!

Almost four years since Drew and Chase have been together!

We are so glad that he is home!!

Must Have Items

This is Anderson in his favorite carrier. It was a Hotsling and I would fold his little body in half and squish him in. He loved it!! People would stop and look and ask if he was comfortable. Let me tell you Anderson would let you know if he was not happy!! I wanted Adalayde to like the sling like Anderson did because it held them so close. She will not go in it at all. She prefers to face out. That way her brother can entertain her!

It is funny how diffrenent my kids are. Anderson was in a carrier 24 hours a day because he cried if he was not.

I have loved having my kids in carriers. I carried Anderson in a carrier until I had Adalayde. People at the store would give me funny looks but I did'nt care because I loved having him so close. I tried to put him in one the other day. He liked it for about two seconds and then he was done. How sad my first baby is so grown up!

I think that for Adalaydes safety she will be carried for a long time!!

Warning

All baby products come with warnings. Our bouncy chair came with this warning. Do not put on elevated surfaces. Clearly this was not intended for our family. The only safe place for little Adalayde is on and elevated surface with very close supervision. Well, Anderson now climbs up on the island or table or bed to get to his sister. She finds him hilarious and that only encourages his behavior. The harder she laughs the rougher he gets. So this is why Adalayde spends almost all of her awake time in a carrier attached to her mother. I do have to say that the two of them laughing together is the cutest thing I have ever seen. I hope that he always loves her like this and that she enjoys it as much!

Uncle Brigham

Brigham came over to watch a game with Justin. When he showed up Justin was not home, I was baking rolls for neighbors, holding Adalayde who was hungry and Anderson was crying. Poor Brigham! He came in and told me that he is not very good with kids. Next thing I know he had taken Anderson and when I came down to make sure Anderson was ok I saw this. I would have to say that not only is he good with kids, he is great with Anderson. Anderson was sure happy sitting on Uncle Brighams lap chewing gum. Brigham assured me it was sugar free!! We feel so blessed to have Brigham happy and healthy and playing with our kids. Thanks Brigham for helping me out that night. You did a great job!

Adalayde's Outfit from Machi

She looked so cute!! Thanks Machi

Andersons Gift

Anderson is learning how to go under water and pick things up off the stairs in the pool. They put goggles on him to do this. He was not a big fan so they recommended that I buy him some to have him wear in the bath so he gets use to them. Yes, homework from swimming lessons. Well, Santa heard that he needed goggles and guess what Anderson got in his stocking? He is still not sure about them but we are working on it!