Cousins!

I can't believe it took me this long to post, but our boys' cousins arrived!

Matthew Boyd Rudder

June 27, 2011

7lbs 13 oz.

  

Sigrid Maren Jeffrey

August 10, 2011

8 lbs. 6 oz.

The Big One

 We can't believe our baby is already a 1-year-old. We have been so delighted by him--his sweet, loving, joyful demeanor; his determined, I'm-not-giving-up, nature; his pleasant mix of sociability and independence. He weaned himself cold-turkey at 10 months (to my chagrin). His nickname so far is "Baby Zilla" because he roams the house like a miniature Godzilla looking for things to destroy and devour. We've had to baby-proof cupboards and shelves that Levi was never interested in. Yet he rarely cries (for long at least) and is easily satisfied. He thrives when he's around people (can 'ya tell from the photos?), and yet doesn't have to be the center of attention. It was a pleasure to put him in the spotlight today, however, as we celebrated his first birthday. Happy Birthday, Issac Warren! We love you!

Happy Birthday, Aunt Angie!

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We had our third annual Ryan Birthday Work Party the first Saturday of May. Thank you to all of you who gave Ryan the best gift you can give him--help in his yard. The photo above was taken in Ryan's new wood shed/lean-to where he is stacking all of the wood people helped split. 

 

Happy 32nd Birthday! There are enough candles to start a single blaze. That's when one knows one is getting old.  Oh, and I guess another indicator is all of the gray hairs appearing in one's jet black, curly hair.

11 Months, 11 Days, and Counting

Dress-up

Tulips!

The Red Party

Levi turned three on April 6th. Can you believe it? He moved on from his obsession with trains to an obsession with the color red. EVERYTHING has been about red since our friend's son mentioned that red was his favorite color (thank you, Benno). Here are a few of my favorite pictures from Levi's red party.

Winter Photos

Now that winter is almost over, here are some photos to sum it all up. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

My friend Thea's dad dressed up as Santa and brought our kids presents. It was so sweet and fun!

 Don't throw the baby out with the dirty laundry!

 We went for a visit to Kelowna the weekend before Christmas to see Aunt Kami, Uncle Nathan, and GG Klassen. We had a lot of fun! Can you tell? 

 Bath time!

Here are a few of my favorite Christmas Pictures. 

 Yes, that's a toy chainsaw Levi is holding. He asked for a chainsaw for months. My dad would've LOVED it! 

 Our little Isaac is almost 7 months old already! He's almost sitting all my himself now and he's started eating some solid food. He's still not sleeping through the night, though, so don't ask ;). 

We had our picture taken with Santa this year. I made many copies to put in our Christmas card this year. What? You didn't receive a card from us this year?! Hmmm....well, that's because I just didn't have it in me this year. I hand delivered a few, but the whole addressing and mailing process never happened. Know that even though we didn't say it, we love you all and hope you had a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!