9 weeks

I have posted shamefully few pictures of Lauren on this blog. Here are some recent ones. She is settling in a little bit since my last update. She usually only fusses when she's tired or hungry. She's a great eater, so the hunger problem is easy to solve. As for her being tired, she's in the wonderful stage of being able to fall asleep both on her own in her bed or while she's being held. On the days we are home she falls into an easy schedule, eating, sleeping and otherwise being content for most of the day. She usually gets up once at night to eat, although last night she slept from 10pm-7am without waking up to eat! .......... My goodness! If you don't happen to be Lauren's grandmother, this will be incredibly boring to read!! I'll spare the reader who has suffered through this blog post so far many more details. I will just say how much I am enjoying this wonderful time in our daughter's life.



Lauren is smiling now. It's delightful! She isn't stingy with her smiles, so she charms everyone around. Her favorite thing to see is a smiling face. She often isn't content to just be held anymore. She wants to see the face of whoever is holding her and she would like you to look directly in her eyes for a long, long time, thank you very much!





Lauren's 2 month picture

Aunt Alli's Visit

My sister, Allison, came for a visit recently. She lives in Kentucky so we don't get to see her nearly as often as we would like. Not only was it great to see her but it was a HUGE help as well. On one morning during her time here, I got two loads of laundry washed AND folded (I usually get one load of laundry in the washing machine in the morning and then fold it at 9 PM), went for a run, showered and baked bread. That may seem insignificant, but that's more than I get done in a week these days! Alli is also great with the kids. It was fun to have her here.

Annie's 3rd Birthday

Our "Big Little Girl" turned 3 today! I hosted a tea party for Annie and her friends this morning. Then we had fun family time this evening. We're so grateful for our sweet girl.


I found pink dress up gloves for the girls to wear for tea.






I like cake!

Corban The Photographer

Jack recently taught Corban how to use the camera. Here's a sample of the world through Corban's lens. I think you'll agree with me that the boy has a gift...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Goofy girl. This is the face she makes when I ask her to smile...





The day was so beautiful. We enjoyed our first outside lunch of the year with our friends Brandi and Lainey Gill.

Brotherly Love

I've already mentioned that Lauren cries a lot. This was true when she was a month old. It's still true. Although I keep fearing her siblings are going to give up on her, they seem to be remarkably patient with her fussiness. Jakin, Corban and Annie have all learned that their opportunities to play with Lauren while she's happy are going to be fleeting, so they better take advantage. They're all so sweet. In those brief moments when Lauren is content they all scramble, yelling, "Who wants to talk to Lauren? She's happy!"

Jakin and Corban Winter 09

Jack does an amazing job at getting our boys out skiing a lot during the winter. The three of them skied cross country on Tuesdays and Thursdays and downhill on Wednesdays. Jakin and Corban love it. Jack loves it, too.




Jakin did really well in this Nordic sprint race.


Jakin at the finish line after Corban's sprint race