Pre-Christmas Fun

We are so excited that tomorrow is Christmas Eve!! After our snowfall it all melted and we enjoyed lots of warm weather. So we went outside to enjoy. Lucy learned to ride her bike this summer and got really good.

Checking out what brother and sister are doing

Racing up the driveway

This is Maxwell's summer yard sale find. When he saw it at a yard sale he picked it up himself and carried it all the way to the car.

 

We also started Mallory on some cereal. She is NOT a fan, at all. We have been at it for about 3 weeks and she still makes a gag face every time I manage to get a bite in her mouth. She prefers a licking approach to her food. Not that she needs more to eat, this girl is already over 17 pounds!

 

I have no idea where she got this pose, but she does it well. 

Lucy had her preschool Christmas Concert. It lasted a total of about 15 minutes. Her class sang 2 songs, Mary had a Baby Boy and Jingle Bell Rock.

 

 

Today was a very busy Sunday. I got to play the piano for the ward choir, Chad spoke and I got a new calling as the Achievement Day leader. I am really excited about it. Also the kids got to dress up in their Christmas outfits. They looked pretty adorable.

 

Pretty cute, right?

Kisses for Baby Mallory

The girlies.

Mallory's new skill is sitting on her own. She is getting pretty good.

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!!

 

 

 

We are Thankful for....

For care packages from Grandma

Lucy is grateful for paint, paper, pencils, markers and stickers. She could do artistic activites ALL DAY LONG.

 

Turkeys. Making decorations for our Thanksgiving Day Feast.

 

Thanksgiving Weekend. It was so nice to have Chad home for so many days. Also this picture captures about how long the kids joined us for dinner. Lucy declared that she 'hates' turkey, and Maxwell quickly followed her out the kitchen.

 

Handy Men around the House. Maxwell was very eager to help Daddy prepare the house for our new carpet.

 

New Carpet. This was our Thanksgiving Weekend Project. We put carpet in the living room and the 2 bedrooms. It has been wonderful.

This little girl. We are so thankful for this chubby little munchkin. She is a wiggly little monster and still amazes us everyday with the bundle of hair she still has. She is adorable when she smiles (which is often) as she smiles with her whole body.

Snow!! It was so exciting to finally get some snow. Hopefully its not the last we get.

 

 

All about Mallory

This poor girl has spent the majority of her life with a stuffy nose. It caused her tear duct to clog as well making her a little leaky at times.

A favorite past time...sucking her fist or fingers or thumb, whatever she can get in her mouth.

Smiling at her toys. She is quick to give a smile to anyone who will talk to her.

Check out those thighs. Lucy was helping her dress up as a princess.

All dressed up for church.

Isn't she adorable?

 

I guess I have two other children I shouldn't forget about...

I found this for Maxwell at a consignment store.... He needed his own dress-up box as Lucy's princess dresses weren't very manly.

Trying to whistle.

 

Mallory's Blessing

It was a special perfect day. We are so glad that Grandma and Grandpa Rumsey were there to share it with us.

I think the pictures mostly speak for themselves. We sure have a bunch of cute kids. Welcome to the Rumsey chaos Mallory!

Grandma and Grandpa come to visit

Grandma and Grandpa Rumsey came for a wonderful visit. We headed to Atlantic City to get in some beach time.

Checking out the Atlantic City skyline

 

Building a sand castle with Daddy

This is how Mallory played at the beach

Don't cross this biker dude

We read books with Grandpa

We also went to Lake Tobias. It had a zoo and safari tour. Maxwell insisted on bringing his camera and took pictures of the animals. Making sure they all said "cheese."

Giving Grandpa a kiss. On the safari tour the animals come right up to the bus and you can even feed them. The kids loved it.

We also headed to Philadelphia....

 

We saw the Liberty Bell

Yes...Mallory is all wrapped up on me. This wrap has been awesome and so useful.

The kids did lots of running while Daddy and Grandpa stopped to read every sign. That's Independence Hall in the background.

We found a carousel for the kids to ride for a little break from all the tours.

Resting after a long walk through the US Mint

 

We sure had a lot of fun with Grandma and Grandpa. Thanks for coming to visit us.

 

First Day of Preschool

This is my big girl on her first day of preschool. She loves school. Even after 2 months she still runs to the door. She has grown-up so much.