And the name is ...

Winter Robin!

(See last post and the comment if you have no clue what I'm talking about. Hevel had it.)

Thanksgiving Day

Thankful for my family and sad that we are missing a few.

Jessica and Hunter hosted Thanksgiving.

Missing Jeff, Ashley and family and #9. 

Front: Kaleb (striped shirt), Kayla (bright pink), Jasmine (greenish), Tyler (jacket and hat) Back: Kathy (me) with River, Adam, Rick, Jessica, Hunter

Jessica also revealed the gender and name of her next baby. Any guesses? They are sticking with nature-ish names.

It's Official

 I am going to be a big sister!

Baby Update

Little Miss River is really doing a lot of growing up lately.

She has two teeth on the bottom.

She sits up.

She rolls to get places.

She scootches.

She is up on hands and knees rocking, so we will soon be chasing her as she crawls into mischief.

She stands holding on.

She is eating fruit and veggies.

She can be very "talkative"

She will be 7 months on the 30th.

View from the table

Choosing which book to read

With Papa Rick

Having some pears

Look at those eyes

Taste test between Baby, Baby by Diane Stortz and God Made the Sun by Mary Manz Simon 

Hanging out with Uncle Ty's Pokemon

Ready

Look at me!

This and That

There is nothing big going on right now. No drama. No crises. No winter storm. Just a bit of this and that.

Sadie Rose is settling in well. She just has to learn not to chase the cat!

Caspian is kind of a diva. He has the most seniority. Max, who died a few weeks ago, was the last pet that came to FL with us from GA. We had Max and Scrappy both a very long time.

Sasha can be a lap dog, but she can also wrestle the boys too.

I think we wore them out.

River Cheyanne is doing well and comes over to visit a couple of times a week.

Jessica and I started a new photography class on Friday. River went along. I might have spent more time taking pictures of Jessica and River than what we were supposed to be photographing.

This was just much more interesting.

Jessica is holding a toy that used to be hers. We brought in her keepsake trunk from the shed, and she took few outfits that used to be hers to try on River.

 We have been working on a lot of crafts for our 14 days of kindness the first 14 days of February. Everyone was so cheery back in November posting comments every day of what they were thankful for, but now winter has gotten nasty and people aren't as cheery as they were at the beginning of the holidays. So we are going to spread some cheer to people in our lives in February. 

I will be posting more about that later on my blog for girls. Check HERE in a few days.

This evening was the joining award ceremony for our American Heritage Troop

Vicki is our leader. I am shepherd--basically chaplain.

Tyler may have gotten a custodial job at the mall. He is excited about having the chance to work and a pay check.

Today is the twins' 6th homecoming anniversary. We had a special meal and cake, but I didn't think to take any pictures because Kayla and I left for AHG, and Kaleb left for swimming.

And that's it from here. If you aren't following my other blogs, please click the link at the side (if you are on a computer) and follow them.

River--Best of Both?

River is turning into a beautiful blend of Hunter and Jessica.

Here are some photos of Jessica as a baby:

With my mom who is currently in the hospital.

And these are Hunter as a baby:

Here is Hunter with River:

And 24 years ago, Rick with Jessica:

Here are some photos of River taken on Monday.

Look at those eyes!

Had to decide what would be the first book I would read River. There were several I considered: Goodnight Moon, God Gave Us You, Runaway Bunny, Do You Love Me Mamma and so on. But I decided to go with one of Karen Kingsbury's books, Whatever You Grow Up to Be. She has written a couple of princess ones but those were not to be found. 

And yeah, it's okay if you fall asleep while we read. We'll just read it again another day.

The next three pictures are from today. Jessica came over to get a little pamper time because she is still really sore from the C section, and I don't mind changing diapers and making lunch for her.

The card table behind me is always up during long holiday breaks and is used for games and puzzles. It's still up because we are still working on a puzzle. I am redoing the family room, and it will be up whenever the ping pong table isn't. The ping  pong table takes up the whole room.