Funny Stuff....

So we decided to take the kids rollerskating after Taylor had been dying to try it. We started our with the kids on skates, but at 5 minutes and about 50 falls onto the rear-end and a few tears we decided to trade in the skates for scooters. The scooters definitely went a lot better! Then the DJ announced that it was time for races. He called out for all the kids 10 and under who were on scooters to go out. Austin saw all the kids line up and decided he had to be part of that(Taylor was taking a potty break). He was by far the smallest one out there. I think that rest of them were like 8-10 years olds. Austin is 3:). Needless, to say I don't think he really knew what he had signed up for. Things started out okay, but they quickly went downhill. He was lucky he didn't get plowed. By the end he was crying and saying it was too hard, but we sure got a kick out of the whole thing!!

Austin's scooter race

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Christmas fun with the Hinckley's

Christmas has already come and gone...I can hardly believe it. We had a great time and hope that everyone reading this did as well. We spent Christmas up at Ira's parent's house this year. It was a FULL house. 8 of the 10 kids were came for Christmas and it is pretty evident that it was pretty tight quarters from one of the below pictures. We had quite an adventurous Christmas Eve. Taylor was just recovering from being sick, and so of course Emma caught it on Christmas Eve. She was coughing and running a fever all night and hardly slept at all. Taylor and Austin were sleeping in the basement and woke up terrified that there were ghosts or something like that. Basically the night consisted of absolutely NO sleep for Ira or me. Needless to say, Christmas morning was a little bit of a blur. The kids had a blast and could hardly get their presents open quickly enough. We did have to cut the trip a little short because after two nights with no sleep, we couldn't take it any more. We headed home a night early so that Emma could sleep in her own bed. It took a couple of days to recover from our "vacation", but it was fun and won't soon be forgotten!

My Baby is One!!

I can hardly believe that our little Emma has already been in our family for a full year! On the one hand, I feel like it was just yesterday that I was pregnant with her, and on the other, I can hardly remember life without her. She is such a joy to have in our family, and it is so nice to add a little femininity to the house. I don't feel quite so outnumbered anymore!! We had a really fun birthday for her. We woke her up for church by singing happy birthday to her, and then let her open a couple of presents. Later that night we had a party for her. Taylor and Austing successfull took over and opened all her presents for her. She didn't seem to mind. She just played with the balloons and wrapping paper. The highlight of Emma's night was the birthday cake. Most babies are a little tentative about their first cake, but not Emman she dug right in. She was shoveling fistfuls into her mouth. At one point she went face first into the cake! She loved it. It was so funny to watch. You'd think with her gigantc appetite that she'd be a little bigger, but she continues to sit at the 1 percentile!! We love our little Emma so much and are so glad to have her in our family. Happy Birthday Baby!!