"Blue Steel" and broken glass...

She's already a huge fan of Zoolander...


We've really been enjoying getting to know our little Marnie. She's such a sweet and happy baby. She loves to be snuggled and she's always making us laugh with her funny faces. She loves when her brother talks and sings to her and, if you know Britt, you know he's always willing to entertain. He's even recruited her to join in his musical act... (notice the maraca)



I just thought this was funny so I had to get a picture of it. She loves to play with her hair.

That's one loving big brother

Britt's been keeping things interesting... Friday afternoon, as we were leaving my mom and dad's house, he was picking up rocks. I put Marnie in the car and walked around to let Britt into his side. Well... somewhere during that 30 seconds Britt picked up a "flying rock" and while swinging his arm it flew out of his hand and landed on the rear window. It actually hit about two inches from the top corner on the passenger side. We stood there shocked for a few seconds, then my mom noticed the other side of the window. Right in front of Marnie's seat the window was already starting to break out. We got REALLY lucky that the whole window (which was shattered) didn't break all over the backseat before I got her out. Britt felt so bad about it, and even cried and kept saying, "I broke our car! We can never drive our car again!" Luckily we have good insurance and we were able to get it fixed for free. ... Broken windows, just another fun part of having a little boy. :)




One more thing...a funny story about Britt.
Last week we were getting ready to go to Justin's grandma's house, where she was getting set-apart for her mission. Britt asked why we were dressing up so I told him that we needed to look nice because the Stake President was going to be there. So a few minutes later I heard him talking to Justin (who was getting dressed in the bedroom) and he said, "Dad, you better dress sharp.... Obama's gonna be there." :)

...and baby makes four!

February 11, 2009 ~ 10:21PM
21 inches ~ 9lbs 3oz







needless to say... we're all in love with her!

The Thinker

or should it be "The Stinker?"

Yet another reason to make sure the camera batteries are always charged.

aaaand, NOW we're ready!

I'm so excited! I finally finished the bedding set I've been wanting to make for this baby girl's crib. (A HUGE thank you to my mom for all her help!) It feels so strange to have things waiting for her, since we had very little ready before Britt was born. It's been so fun to decorate a little girl's room... even though she won't have her very own room yet. She and Justin's guitars will be sharing a room for now. (How cool is that? I don't know many other little girls who sleep in a guitar studio..) :) I painted the "Snow White" mirror that hung in my room while I was growing up, and made a cross stitch of cherries to go with her polka dots and cherries theme. I have a few other things to put up, but one might give away her name... so we'll keep that hidden until it's not a secret anymore. :)




My bag is packed...

and Britt's "pack-pack" is packed...

so whenever she decides to come, we're ready! (and, naturally, there's a big snow storm on the way too... let's hope we don't have to drive to the hospital in two feet of snow...)

A word of warning if Britt ever offers you a Coke...

He likes things HIS WAY...

I don't know if this is a phase or some kind of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder... but it sure makes our days more entertaining. :)


Britt can't put on an outfit without first laying it out on the carpet... the underwear goes under the pants, and the socks have to be tucked into their respective pants leg.
you'll have to excuse the dirty face, he had just helped me make some brownies and he was getting ready for a bath

Justin asked him to pick out a bedtime story a few nights ago and after a few minutes Britt came in and told us, "come see what me been up to..I made a project." and here it was!

...and this was step 2, putting a little person (from his nativity set) on each book