The Zoo with Family

The day before Thanksgiving, I took the girls to the zoo with Jess and the Beck.

The giraffes were pretty great, and Vienna kept trying to show the giraffe that she was its biggest fan, by wearing its pattern on her legs.

Cambry sure did love the polar bear statue. She stayed with this guy longer than any of the animals. 

Camber assigned seats for Vienna and Rylee, and adamantly worked to have them stay in their places, which was like trying to herd wild horses.

Cambry really couldn't get over the size of this turtle. I mean its like 10 feet long!! She had to go out and get Grandma Beck who was watching the strollers and bring her back in to show her.

V with the owl. Doesn't that lady kind of look like an owl too?!

Hooray for the Carousal with Grandma Beck!! 

And again!!

Myla and I were being great cheer leaders!

Love all these girls!!

Our Girls (6 new posts)

We have so much sisterly love going on right now in our home, I feel like I have to document it all the time to remind them when they're teenagers how much they loved each other.

Vienna shared some of her favorite toys with Myla and pulled her around in her wagon.

At nap time, I put all the girls on Vienna's bed (per C and V's requests), put a blanket over them and sing to them. They usually request either "Teach Me to Walk in the Light" or "A Child's Prayer". Usually C and V just giggle the whole time. It's one of my favorite times of the day.

Veena loves sitting on Daddy's lap, and holding Myla... both at once perfect... Sorry Myla. (sidenote: For the past month, Devin is obsessed with that silly puddy in his hand! I think its a coping mechanism from all the estrogen in the air).

We just inherited this awesome wagon from my Aunt Rose. What a blessing! It is an absolute perfect way to cruise the neighborhood. It even has big offroad tires on is if we ever need to get extra crazy. These girls love rolling in style. We even rolled up to church today in it much to their delight.

First Snow

Monday the 4th we woke up to snow falling! The girls were ridiculously excited about it, and wanted to go out immediately. After Devin coaxed them into warm clothes, they went out to play

Devin is so great. He went in to school a little later so he could help the girls build a little snow man.

All 3 girls and dad and the snow man.  Devin deserves every ounce of their love for him. He is is a phenomenal dad and they know it.

Myla's Baby Blessing

Myla Avolene was blessed on Sunday the 3rd. Myla means love in Lithuanian. Her middle name is from her great grandmas- Avonelle Rappleye and Berlene Frampton. We had lots of family come and support her. She was given a beautiful blessing by her dad. The spirit was so powerful and we're so grateful to have so many worthy priesthood family members to participate in the blessing too.

Grandma Avonelle Rappleye and Myla (side note- see Cambry in the background?? awesome).

Grandma Berylene

Avo                       +                       lene

We hung some curtains up around the carport and strung some lights that my mom had. I loved it. I think we might try it again in maybe September or June... it was a little chilly in November.

Good food and good company. 

We were so happy to be able to celebrate Myla with so many people that we love. It's such a blessing to have Myla's little spirit in our home all ready. We are so humbled that this little miracle is ours. We love you Myla Avolene!

October Camera Clean-Up

Cambry loves being a big sister to Myla and an animal rescuer to her stuffed cougar

Myla just pondering the happenings of the day

We got to have 2 of our favorite NC missionaries over for dinner, like old times. Elder Sean Moore and Jake Lamb.

We had so much fun in the leaves with Aunt Jess. Our 2 front trees lost all their leaves in about 2 days, so we made lots of big piles to jump in.

Devin got the costume box out and Vienna really wanted to put this dinosaur costume on. She made us laugh until we cried as she performed her best dinosaur sounds and actions.

This was the most beautiful fall tree. Its across the street from my house and I'd open the blinds first thing in the morning and catch glances of it all day. Oh the color was so breathtaking.

Cambry climbing in it What a little angel

Just another of my sweet girl. Every once in awhile I remember that there aren't any pictures of me until I'm about 2 1/2 years old (third child syndrome), and I immediately grab the camera and snap a pic of her just to make sure I'm taking enough pictures.

For some reason our house is SOO staticy! Not sure why, but sure makes of a good time shocking each other all the time. Cambers put her blanket on her head for 2 seconds, and this is what it did to her.  

Halloween Clean-Up

Cambry was so excited to be a fairy princess for Halloween. She wore her crown and carried her wand around all month. After we got her in her outfit for the Frampton Family party, Devin caught her up in our room looking at herself in the full length mirror. She said to him, "I'm going to stay up here and look at how pretty I am for a few more minutes ok?" 

Veena loved being a strawberry. She'd pretend to eat her belly all evening.

Myla was the cutest skeleton out there.

She was making the funniest faces, I'm glad I captured one of them

I love this feeling of having a new baby tightly hold my finger. What a little miracle she is.

My cousin's wife Stacie got all the guys up on the stage at the family party and had them do some ballet. It is hilarious, and has become a tradition at every family party now apparently. Lots of things have changed since we were here last. Unfortunately we can't see Devin in the back left corner. I took one pic then my camera died. Just imagine how graceful he was.

Pumpkin carving with the munchkins. They chose each shape and Devin and I helped them carve their little pumpkins.

And Devin surprised them with a Dora pumpkin. They were ECSTATIC! Dads are the coolest.

Our little display (Vienna's still attached to that darn corn).

We went to the Jorgensons for the Halloween party. Cambry and Vienna got to trick or treat with their cousins Trevor and Sterling. Happy Halloween