Jared is 11 months old!

Gosh we are really enjoying this boy!  I cannot say it enough.  And he's 11 months old!!!  Here's some stats on Jared:
Weighs: 21 lb 1 oz
He has 6 teeth (four on top, two on bottom)
He is a great crawler! He crawls right over your legs or whatever may be in the way.
He pulls up to standing on just about everything.
He is a very happy little guy!
He likes to "talk".
He is very studious in his playing.
He knows how to get our attention - crying or screaming out for help.  ;)
He is a great sleeper!
He loves to snuggle if somebody is laying down.
He loves to clap.
He can give "high-fives" and wave.
He is still just nursing - we will start him on food next month.  Whenever he has an apple or carrot in his hand is so excited!  He doesn't really try eating it, just licks it.  However, everything else he puts straight into his mouth.
He's so handsome!!

The girls like to play with him like he is their son; this time they were at a restaurant and Jared was buckled in.  He plays along well most of the time.  He loves those sisters!!!

And he loves my hair.  :)

Vivian and Jared taking a bath ~ sweet kiddos!

Jared is such a sweet snuggler!  

The girls like playing with him in his crib.

We had some friends from Curlew driving through and they stopped to visit us!  It was such a breath of fresh air ~ such a blessing to see them and to chat.  Thank you, Ilze!!!  We love you guys!

Vivian fits in a (size 4, 144 count) diaper box!!  We got Jared's diapers and the girls started playing.  This because a surprise for Daddy - when he got home Vivian kicked up her legs and surprised Daddy.  It was pretty funny!

Some pictures of our life lately

Well, with doing homeschool with Shelby each day, having a sweet baby boy crawling all around, keeping Vivian busy, making meals (I seem to be in the kitchen a LOT) and just living life, I haven't been posting much lately.  So here are some pictures of us lately ~

 Jared is 10 months old.  Just as sweet as ever.  

He is crawling all over the place and climbing onto things...

If you are laying on the floor he will crawl over and lay his head on yours, as if to say, "I Love You!"  It is the most precious thing!

I love it when kids sit on their knees like this!  :)

Under the dining room chair

We have a fountain in our backyard and therefore a little pond as well.  The girls LOVE to play all around the pond.  Well, Shelby tripped on Vivian's foot and fell in the pond!  I missed the exact moment, but Shelby said she "jumped right out!"  It was cold water!

And here are the sweet kiddos rocking on their horses.  

Shelby lost her first tooth!

We have been so excited for the past few weeks as Shelby's first loose tooth started wiggling.  Today she was showing me how loose it was and I took a picture to send to her cousin, Abby.  

 Then, as Shelby was showing Vivian how loose it was, Vivian reached up and joking said she was going to grab it...but when she touched Shelby's tooth, it came out!  

Shelby said it didn't hurt.  We rinsed the blood out of her mouth and she is now having fun sticking her tongue through the hole.

The little white dot on the counter is her tooth.  :)   So fun!!

We've never introduced the toothfairy, so I guess we need to decide on that tonight.  ;) 

Happy Valentine's Day

Our girls enjoyed some frosting!  I mean...cupcakes!

Love those lips!  

And a Pinterest success ~ tracing shadows!  The girls had a great time and we did this for a whole morning, tracing toys and whatever else we could find.  Then we colored the shadows to match the original object.  It was great fun!

The Five Love Languages ~ worth sharing

Thought this was good and wanted to share it.

Sweet loving kids

Jared loves hanging out with Mommy!  It has been very sweet watching him go to Daddy from my hands.  He is such a precious boy and is growing so much!

Family devo time!

Riding horses ~ Jared is getting really good at this!

Here's the snack makers!  We love the "almond bark" covered pretzels and we made a bunch for the Super Bowl.  I think we've all eaten enough that we can go without them for a while...onto another snack.  :)

Have a great week!

Jared's crawling!

Jared is 9 months old and after a month or more of working on it...he's crawling!  So excited and proud of him.  :)