HE is here!!!!!

 Big Cousin Lauren and Big Sis Hadley were pretty excited this morning!

 Waiting so patiently:)

 He's here and he is PERFECT! When Ryan first brought him in he was looking all around and really checking us out. It was so cool. Jocelyn took pics so check out her blog for some good ones. 

 Meeting his Zaide.

 Meeting his Nana.

 Meeting his Pa. How cute is that face? I think he looks a lot like Hads so far. 

 Hads playing with all her big sis loot. It looked like Christmas in the room, she is one lucky lady!

 Lauren calling Opa & Oma to share the news. And if you were at Evergreen Hospital today you no doubt heard the news as well, she pretty much told everyone who glanced her way about her new cousin, "Carson Ryan Prentice". She is really proud!

Can't wait to come back and snuggle with you tonight Baby Carson! Already love you more than you know!

We Love Pillow Pets!

 Hadley is spending the night and she came over with her new pillow pet. We didn't want Ben to feel left out so we had to give him one of his Christmas presents early:) 

So excited for tomorrow because Hadley Jane will be a big sister and Ben & Lauren get a new cousin!!!!

Giddy up Mom

Their latest favorite game. 

ooh la la

 Ben & Lauren both love playing with my makeup. I give them all the freebies that I know I won't use and they feel so fancy. 

Don't they look pretty? 

Benny Sleeps Over

Ben slept in Lauren's room the other night. It only lasted until 12:30, then they both woke up and decided to make themselves comfy in our bed so they both went to their own rooms. Ben asks to sleep in Lo Lo's room every night now. 

Happy Birthday Grandma Charlene

Not a day goes by that I don't miss you and wish for just one more day with you. 

Our Little Daredevil

Ben was a wild man on the quad tonight. He kept riding while standing and then lifting one foot. I have no idea where he got this from but he was having a blast! 

Ho Ho Ho

 She's saying "ho ho ho" 

Lauren and I played Santa tonight. First I was Santa (she made me wear glasses too) and she sat on my lap. Of course she made up all sorts of stories. Then she was Santa and I sat next to her because she said I was too big to sit on her lap. I love her looks in these pics. This last pic is especially great because I totally see one of my Grandma Charlene's expressions in her face! 

I'll be curious to see if she still cries when we actually visit Santa this year??? I'm thinking it'll go better but you never know with her. 

Fancy Lady

 This girl can't get enough of dressing up and mama's loving every second of it. She wore this outfit over to Auntie Megan and Uncle Ryan's for a sleepover. Special occasions call for special outfits!

 She had to wear a scarf and necklace just like me:) And the braided pig tails were her idea! 

Twins. 

Movember

Ben didn't want Uncle Ryan to be the only one sportin' the creepy stash this November so he joined in. 

Outakes

We got our pictures taken recently by the very talented Jessica Larson and were thrilled with the results. I just ordered my Christmas cards and these were a few of the ones I didn't use. You'll get to see the ones that made the cut in your mailbox in just a few short weeks! 

Dishwasher

Ben is a little obsessed with all things cleaning (no idea where he could have gotten that, it's not like his dad cleans the buttons on phones with q-tips and rubbing alcohol or anything like that)! He vacuums, sweeps, wipes everything down with baby wipes, and now he's doing the dishes. Lauren used to love to "do the dishes" which basically meant just splash the water everywhere and make a huge mess. But Ben, he does the dishes. He takes the little stoppers out of the sippy cups, scrubs each piece and lays them all out on the counter. Oh this boy is a treasure and I love him more than words. 

Leg Warmers

 Lauren's really cute ballet teacher has been wearing leg warmers to class since it is cold out now. Guess who suddenly wanted to wear leg warmers too? And lucky her, she had some that John & Aimee gave her last year. She was so excited when I showed them to her again and she had to wear them to class. She was the cutest girl in class if I do say so myself:) 

BFF's

 These are their "energy packs" to help them have enough energy to rescue people. 

These two can't get enough of each other lately and I love it. In the bottom pictures they were being "Super Girl" and I kept saying to Ben, "Don't you want to be Super Boy?" and he said, "No, My Super Girl!" (He refers to himself as 'My' not 'I', I've tried to explain it to him but he won't budge, plus I think it's kind of cute.)

Dad's vs Mom's pancake

We had pancakes for dinner tonight. Kevin was in charge of making his and Ben's and I was in charge of mine & Lauren's (because ours were gluten free, not because we divide up our chores like that!). Can you tell which one each of us made? Kevin has this amazing talent to create art out of nothing. I was beyond impressed. Of course when we sat down to eat, Ben starting crying because he wanted a Mickey Mouse one too. So guess I'm the winner after all:) 

Not Sure?

Lauren is carrying her love of putting together wacky outfits over to nighttime now. This was her latest bedtime ensemble. So curious to see how she will dress as a teenager! 

Picnic in November?

The weather has been so AMAZING here the past few days, the temps even reached into the 70's! We are loving every little second of it. Yesterday we went to the skate park at 4:00pm and didn't even need coats, today a picnic in the backyard for lunch. Unlike any Washington I know in November but I'm lovin' it!