Swing Sleeping

I caught this little man snoozing in the swing so I had to click a few photos

 Relaxed

 Sticking out tongue

 Grunting

Sweet dreams

The Magnolia Train Depot

 Katie's choir was chosen to sing 3 Christmas songs at the old Magnolia Depot. 

 Not the entire choir could make it this weekend, but those that did sounded great! 

 It was a very chilly Saturday morning and Katie's fan club bundled up to watch her sing!

 Katie singing away!

 The original Magnolia post office - it was so tiny!

Completely in love with these kids!  But time for some hot cocoa!  Brrrrrrrrr!!!

Katie's Christmas Concert

 Here is Katie's 6th grade choir performing their Christmas Program

 I always giggle at the hand motions they have to do - but still way cute!

 She is not yawning big, she is singing with her heart!  This girl loves to sing and always gives 100%

 Santa did make an appearance during the reindeer song. Katie is waving her arms - about 5th person from the right

 I love this picture but am so sad it turned out blurry!  Waiting for the program to start.

 Katie's fan club!  Rebecca loves to dance and sing along with the Christmas songs!

Katie did a fabulous job singing tonight!  This was definitely one of my favorite concerts I have attended!

Magnolia Ward Christmas Party

Our first ward Christmas party in Magnolia - it was pretty serious as the kids were given parts ahead of time and had to show up for rehearsals a couple of times during the week prior to their performance.

 Katie chose to be an angel - she is 2nd from the right 

 Here is Katie doing her speaking part 

 Emily chose to be Mary - she did not have to speak and Emily was totally cool with that!

 This is the best picture I could get of Matthew - the cow hiding beside the sheep throughout the 15 minute program.

 These three did a great job on the Nativity Story and definitely earned their dessert that night! 

We had a great time visiting with friends, eating yummy food, singing Christmas carols and watching our kids up on stage to get our Christmas season started!

Bex, Jake and Daddy

 Jacob is most comfortable laying right on daddy's chest

 Whenever Jacob is getting too much attention, this little gal wants to get in on it!

Bex is doing a great job sharing daddy with her new baby brother! 

Love these 3 together!

Tummy Time

I have to be honest - Jacob is not a huge fan of his tummy time.  He screams pretty much immediately when I lay him down.  We will have to work on that!

 Definitely going to be such a strong boy holding his head up like that!

 He does love laying underneath this floor toy though

 Look at his super skinny legs here!  Such a sweet tiny baby!

Bear Branch 6th Fun Run

It was a beautiful morning for the fun run in December.  Here's Katie heading out to the starting line.

 They let the runners go first in the fun run.  They ran a mile and their group took about 20 minutes for all to complete.  We watched them run the entire course and cheered them on from the stands.  Then the walking group (which was a way bigger bunch) got started.

 I had Jacob in the sling walking with me while Katie pushed Bex in the stroller for the first lap around the track.  Then the walkers headed off the track and around a designated trail on the outside of the school where the stroller was not permitted.  So Bex, Jake and I watched from the edge of the track until the walkers returned for their final lap!

 I let Bex hold Jacob while we watched the walkers.

 She is constantly wanting to hold Jacob and it was nice to free my arms for a few minutes.

 Katie made it through the course and her friend actually got a severe headache at the end, so Katie walked her back to the track where we gave her our water bottle and sent her to the PE teachers.  Katie has such a kind heart!  It was fun to cheer and Katie loved all the attention she got when she walked with her baby brother!