Photos off my phone...

I pulled the photos from my phone, and found some from back in the summer....makes me miss sunshine and tanned skin!!

The kids all danced and played in diapers one afternoon!  I'm sure Clara will be embarrassed by these photos some day, but what a great big sister to pretend "babies" along with her siblings! :)

Saying goodbye on the train when Clara and Hannah went with grandma to Portland...

A trip to watch the salmon in Issaquah...

Beautiful day hike with a sweet friend!

Trying on sister's shin guards and shoes...I love that he did this himself and the shin guards are on the back of his legs!

Ready for a bike ride with wings and halo, of course!

This boy LOVES guacamole!

Hannah is still talking about this sweet kitten, Midnight...

No words...

Clara made playdough sculptures to match each puzzle piece....that girl is never bored and comes up with the most interesting ways to stay busy!

Entertained by the street cleaner...

Clara's Rapunzel tower...

So into horses these days...

Mischief...

Random photos...

The girls' zoo creation...

An impressive tower with a cup of cocoa!

Sweet little gymnast with her Bear....

Happy to be cooking!  Eliza followed a recipe in her new kids cookbook and made us dinner one night!

Something funny at the computer....I love it when they all gather around to see something!

A special trip to the American Girl store with Daddy on a Monday...

The two goofy girls...

An artist at work....painting the cover for her book report on the American Girl, Saige :)

Isaiah is TWO!!

Our not-so-baby boy turned two!!  Isaiah is a delight and joy.  He is energetic, fast-moving, feisty and can throw an amazing throw-himself-facedown-on-the-floor tantrum.  He is also super cuddly, gives amazing hugs and will let me snuggle and sing to him, is quick to say "I sorry" or give a kiss if he thinks he hurt someone, and is quick to give someone else a turn with a toy (most of the time!)  He delights in Daddy coming home from work and being included in any game with his sisters.  He loves to be helping me, and has claimed the step stool from Eliza to join me in the kitchen with anything I am doing.  He LOVES all things ball and car.  He tells us if it is a soccer ball, baseball, football, or basketball, and loves them all!  He knows the difference between his Seahawk and Husky jerseys and will bring them out saying "Go, Seahawks!" or "Go, Huskies!"  If Daddy is dressing him, he's always wearing a jersey ;)  He points out any construction vehicle or "woo, woos" as he calls fire trucks, ambulances or police cars.  He loves to play outside, jump on the trampoline, and still loves to take a bath!  He's talking so much now, and we love to hear what he has to say.  His sisters usually can tell what he's saying before me!  Hannah is still his second mommy, and puts him down for his nap or to bed at night when we have a babysitter.  Lizzie is starting to really enjoy teaching him things, and a special treat is when she invites him up onto her bed at bedtime and sings songs with him.  Isaiah loves to sing and can sing along to lots of our bedtime songs.  Clara can keep him occupied for an hour with her pretend play with the Little People house and barn, and Isaiah just loves her!  He's still Daddy's "Big Man" and fortunately he's looking like he might make it to 6 ft, as he is now between the 75-90%ile for height and 27 lbs.  We can't imagine our life without the addition of this adorable little guy and are so thankful for the blessing of a boy two years ago!

Celebrating with best friends and his birthday buddy, Emma :)

Isaiah got to celebrate earlier in the week at a new indoor playground with friends Audrey and Jack!

We decided to make it a real pary, and the kids got donuts after playing!

Happy Birthday, sweet Buddy!!!

Eliza is four...

Eliza is a combination of joy, delight, independence, sweetness, imagination, and inquisitive....and intensity, impatience, stubborness, and push-us-to-our-limit craziness!  This girl keeps us guessing, but brings us so much delight!  She does everything with such intensity.  She asks some of the most interesting, challenging questions about the world around her, and seems to soak up anything and everything into her little mind, not missing a thing going on around her.  She wants to help with everything and be part of anything going on to stay busy...she is our Busy Lizzie!!  She LOVES spending one-on-one time with Mommy or Daddy, and we LOVE her company!

 Eliza's first request was to have a "Tom and Jerry" party with only girls because they were all going to stay in their underwear to be the mice and have Daddy chase them around through tunnels all over the house being Tom the cat.  That is one of Eliza's very favorite games to play with her sisters, but we were pretty sure that would make for an awkward birthday party invite! ;)  She then decided that she would just like to celebrate her birthday with just our family, but it was okay for people to still drop off presents for her....again, probably not the type of birthday invite that could be sent!  We opted for a really fun day playing in the snow, and then in true Eliza fashion, she insisted on making her own birthday cake and decorating it with rainbow frosting and sprinkles.  She allowed Hannah to help her frost the cake...

 The finished masterpiece!  Eliza found the number 4 candle at the grocery store months ago, and had been saving it in the drawer for her birthday :)

 These two are the best of friends...

 Happy Birthday, sweet and feisty four year old!!