Cinderella Dancing With Her Prince

Staucie came up with this on her own. Daddy just followed along.

Happy Birthday Great-Grandma Lees

We Love You!

MoRe PiCtUrEs

Aunt Tyne playing with Staucie, Parker, and Bella.

Aunt Tyne in her wedding dress and Staucie in her Cinderella dress.

Grandpa played with the Princess dress-up book when he was here. What a good grandpa!

Daddy dancing with Cinderella.

Staucie and Parker checking in on Bensen while they ate their morning snack.

Parker and Staucie like to play in the water.

Bensen has to eat his hands when no one will feed him.

"Sleeping" in mommy and daddy's bed.

Pictures

Bensen ended up in the bilirubin suitcase because apparently the bilirubin bed is not as effective, which you can guess by how bright this one is. He is all done with the lights now though. His color is looking better everyday.

Staucie wanted to hold Bensen for the first time yesterday. She is really sweet to him.

Daddy reading to the kids tonight.

Baby Boy!

Bensen Bryce was born Saturday, January 3rd at 4:56pm. He weighed in at 7lbs 5oz and was 19 inches long. We brought him home Monday afternoon. Staucie was SO excited to have him at home and she takes good care of him, but doesn't want to hold him. Parker smiles at him and points and jabbers something. Bensen is jaundice and has been in the bilirubin lights. I am sad that he has to spend all day and night in them because I just want to hold him. Unfortunately, we haven't taken very many good pictures. We have been busy and tired and he is in the lights except when he is eating. Hopefully we can get some better pictures soon.

Bensen in the Nursery at the hospital, under the bilirubin lights.

Grandpa Randall visiting at the hospital.
When Bensen got home.

Parker checking out Bensen.

This is what Bensen looks like during the day in his bilirubin lights bed.

We love our Bensen and we are so glad to have him out of me and home! He is so cute and sweet. He has the cutest little squeal/cry. I wish I could hold him more though.

CHRISTMAS!!

For Christmas Eve we were going to have an early ham dinner but our power was out instead... But then we went to our friend's, the Binghams, to eat and hang out. Then we went home and opened Christmas Eve pajamas, read Luke 2, and read some books. Then the kids went to bed and Daniel and I watched a movie.

We had a white Christmas this year.
Kids opening their Christmas Eve pajamas.

Wearing their new pajamas.

We woke up at the normal time on Christmas morning. We ate breakfast and took our time getting ready for the morning, then we ripped into our presents. There were toys EVERYWHERE!! The kids had a blast. Parker was good with just one present and Staucie just kept asking for more to open. Then Daniel's grandparents, Grandpa and Grandma Dougherty, stopped by to say hi. Then we hung out and played during the day. We had our ham dinner and then we played Daniel's new Wii until after midnight with our friends Brad and Carrie after the kids went to bed.

Parker liked the box a lot, of course.

Staucie got a snake that she asked for everyday. She LOVES it. We don't know why she wanted it but we are glad we got it for her.

The kids are enjoying some candy. Staucie is wearing her Little Mermaid dress that she was so excited to get.

Staucie also got a guitar.

Hope everyone had a good Christmas! Have a Happy New Year!

Staucie Quote

Aunt Lindsay: "Staucie, did you have a good Christmas?"
Staucie: "Our tree died."

Parker Quote

Mommy: "Parker, what does a cow say?"
Parker: "Moooo."

Mommy: "Parker, where is your nose?"
Parker: "Moooo."

A Ride For Parker

The Things Staucie Does...

Staucie's new idea was to pull her stoller behind her bike with her blanket in the stroller. We cleaned off the wheels of the kids' bikes so they could still ride them while it is bitter cold and icy outside.

My parents sent us a box of presents, so naturally we had to play in the box.

Christmas Pictures...

We tried to take pictures of the kids in front of the Christmas tree with their Christmas pajamas on but they were being silly and wouldn't cooperate. They are sitting on the presents, Staucie was being silly, and Parker wouldn't let me take his pacifier out.

Temple Lights

We went to the Salt Lake Temple the other night to look at the Christmas lights for a ward activity. I forgot my camera of course. This is a picture of the kids all bundled up in the stroller that I took with Daniel's phone. I think Staucie is holding a snowball. She was really excited to play in the snow. She threw lots of snowballs into the water. Parker just had fun running through the snow while holding one of our hands.

Staucie Quote

Staucie: I a monkey. Mommy, you a monkey?
Mommy: No, I am more like a rhino.

The next day...
Staucie: Mommy, you a rhino.
Daddy: Did she just call you a rhino?

Pictures for Grandparents

The kids eating Cherrios in the morning.

Parker likes to try on shoes.

And say "cheese" for the camera.

Staucie likes to try on shoes too. And yes, she is always in just a onesie unless we leave the house then I have to force clothes on her. As soon as we get home she strips down. Then frequently I am putting on her Cinder-bella dress and taking it off.