Happy Birthday Little Man!

I can't believe our little baby boy is 4! Time flies by so fast. His birthday was on Wednesday and we had donuts, pancakes and presents in the morning to celebrate. Later we went to the library for story time and we brought donut holes to all of his friends. They sang Happy Birthday to him. Then on Saturday we had a small family party to celebrate. He was in heaven.

Pizza party for dinner!



blowing out his candles.

Baby Dane is Here

We are so excited for our friends Tad and Amber. Their child was born on January 24th, about 2 weeks early. Amber looked phenomenal her entire pregnancy. Here is a picture of us together January 10th. Anyone would guess that I was the one due in February. She was hardly showing at 36 weeks pregnant. Baby Dane is one of the cutest babies I've ever seen. Here are some pictures of him and my kids.



Baby Dane, CJ, Micah, Miss B.

Palm Springs

JB's awsome parents took us to Palm Springs along with JB' sister Kelly and her husband John.  It was a Christmas gift.  We had such a great weekend sleeping in, shopping, golfing, going out to dinner and movies.  I think I gained 5 pounds this weekend because we were eating at places like the Outback Steakhouse and Cheesecake factory every day and night.  It was so nice to have some time without the kids too.

We Love It Here!

CJ took his shirt off, so M wanted to take of her bathing suit to match him.  It was pretty funny.
Big brother smashing little sister.

We are loving HB.  Today we went on a bike ride to the beach because the weather was so great.  We went all the way down to Bolsa Chica.  The kids had so much playing in the sand.  CJ was even playing in the 54 degree water.  On the way back he was so exhausted that he fell asleep on top of his sister.  She was not too happy about that.

We're in!

We are finally in! We are so excited to be back in downtown HB. The kids have adjusted so well too. Here are a couple of pics of them enjoying their new bath, kitchen table, and beds. Miss B is actually doing pretty good in her new bed.

Moving

The picture tells it all.  We started moving things into the house on January 3rd.  The kids were so exhausted, I wish I was in the back seat sleeping with them.

Happy New Year!

New Year's Day was so beautiful.  The kids had so much fun playing outside with their new toys.  M loved pushing around her new baby doll, and Cj loved his new skateboard from Santa.  Miss B wanted to try skating like her brother.  He liked helping her too. 

Christmas Day

Christmas morning was so much fun.  The kids loved seeing all the loot Santa brought.  Miss B loved her new swimming baby.

CJ loving the Planet Heros rocket ship.
New Disney princesses.
In the afternoon we headed up to Fountain Valley.  

Here are all of the cousins, except Miss B.  She was catching up on her beauty sleep.

Every year we take a group shot.  Somehow it always turns out pretty good of everyone.

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas eve with Grandma and Papa Hennigs. We had such a fun time with everyone. All the little cousins were so excited. They loved being together. Grandma Jaycie gave them all pirate action figures, and also sewed them pirate clothes. Miss B loved playing with the boys.
The guys showing off their new skinny pants from Aaron.  And Steve in his zip up sweatshirt that zips all the way up his face.
Pirates.
Waiting for Santa.  We put carrots for the Reindeer, and cookies and milk for Santa.
Santa Came!

Winter Solstice

Every year on the winter solstice you can balance an egg. It has to be around noon. JB always remembers the day after and is always so bummed out that he missed the chance. This year he set the alarm on his phone to remind him.

All of the cousins were over at Grandmas house to have sunday dinner.  They were all so cute on the couch watching Polar Express.

Boat Parade

Pretty much every year since 2005 we have been going to the boat parade in Newport Beach.  It has become a family tradition to go get clam chowder from the Crab Cooker and go watch the boat parade.  The year Miss B was born I watched the boat parade twice, once at the harbor, and once in the labor and delivery room at Hoag Hospital.