Grandma and Grandpa came to visit on Valentines day. It was fun to visit. Can you see the family resemblance? Grandma and Sadie look quite a bit alike in this picture.
Yummy
Just out of reach! Now Sadie's favorite thing to do is get up on the table and bounce/dance until I come and save her from an early death!
These were soooooo good. I had fun drizzling the white chocolate on but definitely more fun eating them.
Cannon and Caleb stayed the night at our house while Mary went to her great aunts funeral in Highland. It was so fun to see them and to have the kids play together. Marriner and Caleb had matching coats....and matching dimples. Isn't Caleb so darling? Chase and Cannon played so good together and Cannon was crying when he left because they were in the middle of playing "Kingdom", both equip with swords, crowns and armor. Cannon said the dinner prayer and thanked Heavenly Father for letting him play with Chase. Caleb is starting to talk and for yes he says "di" and he kept saying "purple car" "purple truck".
Sadie kept up with the boys...only getting her feelings hurt a couple of times.
Marriner and I and Sadie were shopping one day and we drove past "sportsmans warehouse". Marriner saw the elk and you can tell who won the "we don't have time to pet the elk" debate. He wanted to ride it but I had to put my hoof down on that one..ha ha. Anyway, it was fun for him and I'm sure we'll see and pet our new friend real soon. I might take a different way to Target next time!
Marriner is saying so many funny things.
We had a fun Christmas Eve. We did nativity puppets while we read in Luke, had appetizers for dinner and read "mickey's" Christmas story before we went to bed. Marriner was so excited and Chase, of course, could not wait for morning.
I must have been enjoying the moment far too much to take pictures! I only took three pictures Christmas morning...i was bummed but hopefully my memories will suffice. After we had breakfast that morning we were off to Firth! Mom made us all matching jammies. Here are some pictures of the kiddos patiently getting impatient.
I love how Abby is cradling Gretchen's head.
Sadie and Hattie curiously looking at their feet. It's as if Sadie is saying, "Yeah, they do look alike don't they but I think yours are the ones on the right."
The boys
We spent New Years with Brock's family. Here is Coen, Sadie, and Chase with the famous noise makers and hats.
Sadie is walking everywhere now. She thinks she can even walk down the stairs.....she thinks it's funny when her mom overreacts and tells her to turn around. Me, stairs and babies just don't do well together....my heart has skipped way to many beats worrying about those darn tumbles!
We played limbo with the kids and when we sent them to bed, we all got a shot at some crazy kerioke sp? Brock and Nathan took the show.
"Hey everybody. I'm so happy to be alive" Just a day at the Richards residence.
Our Church is at 1:00 now so we were ready with time to spare for a family picture.
Chase was so excited to get a suit for Christmas. He is the sweetest little boy you'd ever meet
I took these next pictures because I was going to send them in to Regis and Kelly beautiful baby contest.....but I'm a little computer retarded and couldn't figure it out. Well, these weren't a total waste because I get to post them on the old blog!
Posing for the camera...I love you Marriner. Chase is at School when we took these or he would be smiling for the camera as well.
My lady Sadie....I love you sweetheart!
Just Hanging out with her daddy.
Notice there are no ornaments at the bottom of the tree.....Sadie has taken care of them all. We had to rearrange our living room to fit the Christmas tree but it was worth it. Since we've put it up it really feels like Christmas.
Crawling to mama
"I know I shouldn't bend this but it's ever so much fun to stand by myself and play with a 'no, no' item!"
Just bending the candyland cards....not a big deal (We just won't tell Chase) What could be cuter than a one year old in a gingerbread dress?
Ward Christmas Party. This was the BEST Santa ever! The beard?....yep, sure is real. And his suit?....only Mrs. Claus could have designed such a thing. Sadie couldn't have been happier....but not as happy as these two.................
Marriner calls him "Danta" "Danta tumming to ah house?"
Having the time of his life. It was perfect snow for snow angels, and just falling in to.
I guess girls can wear blue hats but boys probably can't pull off a pink ones!
