Family Pictures, 2015

A friend of ours, Amy, took our family and school pictures for the family.  She did a great job, especially since Levi wouldn't hold still for pictures and Grace kept pulling some funny faces.  I love how she was able to catch the personality of all of our children.  I'm having a hard time picking out my favorite picture of the kids but that is a good thing.  I really do have some cute kids.

 

This is my favorite family picture.

Staples For Levi

One night, I was out doing visits in the ward, when I got a phone call from Earl.  He told me that Levi had fallen off the piano bench back onto the piano and cut open his head.  I rushed home to find Levi smiling but with a bloody head.  Our friend, Becky, was sweet to sit with the girls while Earl and I rushed to the ER to get it looked at.  He was climbing all over the chairs in the waiting room and if he didn't have a bloody head  you wouldn't have noticed their was something wrong.  

They had a pediatric section to the ER and it was great.  The nurses were awesome with Levi and knew how to work with him to keep him still while they were looking and then fixing him up.  While we were waiting for the lidocaine to numb his head, the nurses pulled out a little car to keep him entertained.  He loved it.  In all it was a pretty quick visit for the ER and I was really impressed with the staff of the ER.  

Apple and Raspberry Picking

We have an apple orchard about a half an hour away from us.  We decided that we wanted to go on a Saturday that we didn't have anything going on.  It was so much fun.  The kids had fun picking the apples, throwing the ones that had fallen on the ground,  wandering around the orchard (which was beautiful), and picking/eating raspberries.  They they got to climb on hay bales and just enjoy the country scenery.  It was such a good family activity.  We ended up with 4 pounds of raspberries and a peck of apples.  Loved making freezer jam and lots of desserts with the apples.

Nadya Got Her Haircut

For a long time, I have been trying to get Nadya to cut her hair.  Then I just quit worrying about it.  A few weeks after school started this year, she decided that she wanted it cut.  I set up an appointment with my hairstylist and then we looked up different styles that she might like.  She looks very cute with it cut but it was a shock to see it shorter.  She looks beautiful either way but I do love how it frames her face.

Another School Year Begins

So another school year begins for my girls.  Nadya and Samantha started a few days late because they were with their Grandparents.  They are loving the school year already and have great teachers.  Grace started a joy school with some friends from church.  She is loving it and smart just like her older sisters.  It's amazing how grown up they all look this year. 

Can't believe she has a locker this year.  So grown up.