Mission Call--November 3, 2011

I am so proud of my mom and dad for leaving everything behind to serve a mission.  The only thing I can think of better than serving a mission is having a family...now they have done both.  :)

Sledding Novemeber 19, 2011

We didn't get much snow this winter so when it came we had to take advantage of it. 

 Being nine months pregnant I didn't go down the hill, but Rebekah and Ryan had a fun time. 

 Look at that beautiful face!!

 Lisa, Andrew, and Kate came along.

I knew that Rebekah's life was about to change so I tried to do as many things with her as we could before our new little one came.  I love her so much and already loved our new baby before I even met her.  Our little family was about to change...and it definitely did, for the better...ten days later. 

A New Refridgerator

Mama's and Daddy's fridge has had problems for a while and it came time to say good-bye to the old and in with the new.  However, there was something in the way...a wall of the closet.  No problem!  We just took it out!  Don't panic!!  You are going to like it when you get home... (we hope)

Now there is a great big fridge/freezer and we can fix the wall in the coming weeks.  It is 36 inches wide and about 6 feet tall. 

 These pictures are for you, Mama and Daddy, so you can see just how big it is!

Rebekah's First Haircut

The time came to cut off Rebekah's mullet this past January.

 

I loved Cookie Cutters in Providence.  Rebekah got to pick out a show to watch during her haircut.  She picked her favorite WordWorld and didn't take her eyes off of the TV.

She never smiles for the camera when I take her picture. 

 She even got a pretty braid in her hair (sorry you can't see it very well).

They have a fun slide in the waiting area.

And you get a balloon, a cookie cutter, and a sucker when you are done!  All this for only $12. I thought it was a GREAT deal.

Sledding

 One of the ONLY times it snowed this year was right before Olivia was born.  We went sledding at the cemetery.  Ryan and Rebekah only went down the hill a couple of time because Rebekah was so tired.  I bribed her to go down by telling her I would buy her some "frefries".  She liked it, but fell asleep before we even got to McDonald's. 

 Yes, I was nine months pregnant in this picture.

Baby Animal Days 2011

 We had a great time at American Heritage Center's Baby Animal Days.  It was kinda cold and pretty muddy.  The rain cleared up just enough for us to go and started up again right before we left.

 Rebekah didn't really want to touch any of the animals so I hope she will be a little more into this year.  You can tell how much she like it by the look on her face in the picture below.

 This is our little family riding on the train.

 She liked looking at the baby ducks from a distance. When I picked it up to show her she tried to scoot away.

Bear Lake Vacation

It's always nice to get away for a little vacation, even if it is only over the mountain. The water at Bear Lake was so high this past year...the highest it has been in over a decade. That made the water extra dirty because it picked up all the dirt from the beach. Rebekah kept drinking the water when she got in the lake! YUCK! She loved this vacation so much she kept asking for weeks to go back to the water. It was fun to hang out with Lisa, Andrew, and Kate and Jen and Mike, too. Ali and Steve even came up for a little visit. I can't wait to do it again!