Megan and Me

My sister Korinne took these pictures for me. I've done these with all the kids and since the pictures of Megan on her blessing day turned out so cute, I asked her to take these. Thanks Korinne!!

October

Lovely Laura

I can't even remember what Laura was helping me make, but we had a little accident with the flour. The last few weeks have been very adventurous with Laura. Well, really the last several months, but especially the last few weeks. I just hope she knows how much we love her, in spite of our struggles. She is such a sweet girl and has so much personality... if I only had all the answers and never made mistakes.

I Love That Smile!

Lia finally lost the second of her two front teeth (okay, it was a couple weeks ago and I'm just now getting to it). She looks so cute with them missing, but it won't last long... the others are already coming in. I can't believe how much she's changed this last year. She comes home from school everyday sounding so grown up! When I became a mother, I never imagined time would go by so quickly. People always tell you that, but you don't really understand until it happens.

Nate

After enjoying having him home for most of the summer, Nate has gone back to work. We figured it was time for him to be among the employed again. We are grateful for his new job, and while we didn't exactly plan for the summer to end up the way it did, it was a blessing he was able to be home for so long before and after Megan was born. I don't think I could've made the adjustment to four without him home so much. It is a little quieter now that he's gone and Lia's at school, which helps me get a little more done, but I miss him. I especially miss him in the evenings (he's missed far too many bath nights and story times lately), but once he's finished with training and catches up on some of his church responsibilities, things will feel a little more normal. Anyway, I really like this picture--mostly because it's the first one we've had taken of just the two of us since we were first married. Hopefully in the next one I won't look quite so much like I just had a baby!