Two posts in one week!!

I know, it's a miracle.  I love showing off my children, but I'm busy, people and I forget to download pictures onto the computer.  Anyway, here are a few pictures from lately.

"Excuse me, Dad?  Are you trying to take a nap?  If not, I'm going to practice for my CPR certification."

Regan loves all things Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus.  Her latest trick is to "be Mary".  And when I put all the nativity sets in the storage shed, she said, "Why did you put baby Jesus in the shed?"  It was really cute and kind of sad at the same time.
Grant ate a nutri-grain bar the other day and had it everywhere!  It was so cute but he was not liking having his picture taken.  This was the best one I got and it doesn't even do the mess justice.  He had it in his hair, in his ears, between his fingers.... man, it was a mess!  I love having a boy!!
I fixed Regan's hair in pigtails the other day and then decided to braid them.  They looked so cute and she thought they were really funny.  Doesn't she look so grown up!?

Cute kids ahead!!!

A couple of weeks ago, Eric's Grandad turned 90.  Eric's family all came into town and we had a birthday party for Grandad.  Here is Regan reading a bedtime book to Lindsey and Leah, with a little help from Aunt Karen.  Isn't her voice SO stinking cute!?

Grant has learned quite a few new tricks this month.  Here he is playing Peek-A-Boo!!!

100th post!!

This is my 100th post!! Apparently that's a pretty big deal in the blogging world, so in honor of it (and because I haven't posted in almost a month -- but mostly because it's my 100th) here are a lot of Christmas pictures.  Be warned: picture overload!!

Waiting in line to see Santa.  There is no after picture.  Let's just say Regan was not pleased with the jolly old man.

The cutest Christmas tree I've ever seen.  Grant's teachers made this at Mother's Day Out.
At Grammy and Grampa's.  Lindsey opening her gifts.
Leah wouldn't stand still long enough to get a shot of her face, so here's her sweet profile.
"All these presents are fine, but what I really want is to eat this bow..."
Regan tearing into her presents.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care.
Grant on the way to Nana and Papa's.
The reindeer dropped some presents by early for the Seven Dwarfs.
A typical Livingston gathering... lots of laughter and food!!  I love Tara Lynn's face!
Santa left a Barbie guitar for Regan and a sport gym for Grant.
A few of Santa's elves.  (left to right: Brandi, Tabitha, Sarah, Tara Lynn, me)
Grant was so excited to see his present, he would hardly stand still! :)  (Okay, so he really wasn't all that excited, but this was taken on Eric's phone so it's not the best quality.  The blur behind Grant is Kyle.)
Regan jamming out.
The Seven Dwarfs in the pajamas the elves left for them.  (l to r: Regan, Grant, Kyle, Kylie holding Shyann, Aubrey holding Harlee)
Rowdy got Sarah Guitar Hero for Christmas and when Regan saw the big people jamming, she went and got her guitar too.  I love this picture!
She was so cute because she kept bouncing her leg in time to the music.  It was stinking adorable!
My new favorite picture.  These two were best buddies at Nana and Papa's.
And what makes it Christmas in southwestern Kansas more than a tumbleweed burning party!?
Tara Lynn showing off Harlee's caauuute hairdo, which I did, thank you very much!  Doesn't this kid look just like her mother!? (Harlee, not Tara Lynn.)
Nana and Papa were so relieved when everyone left!
A picture of 8 of the 9 Livingston grandchildren... we've outgrown the traditional staircase picture!  (l to r: Jamie, Tasha, Sarah, Tabitha, Brandi, me, Tara Lynn and Wesley) Tonya's little girl was sleeping so she didn't make it over in time.

On New Year's Eve, Hudson came over to play for awhile.  I'm pretty sure David Crowder got his start on a pink Barbie guitar too.

They were so happy to see each other and played so good!!  We miss our Hubson. :(
This is what happens when you let Daddy take Grant to get his hair cut....

Thanksgiving pictures!

We had a very nice, relaxing Thanksgiving with Eric's family in Tulsa.  The greatest thing about our families is that even though we grew up in very similar ways, our families are completely opposite.  My family is large and loud and most of us don't even realize that the world exists before 9:00 a.m.  Everyone stays up until all hours of the night playing games and being obnoxious.  Eric's family, on the other hand, is quiet and calm and very relaxing.  Morning is the prime time with them (I'll admit, I'm still trying to adjust, even after 5 years of marriage!) and we're all in bed early.  It's glorious! :)  Here are a few pictures from our trip...

Grant was really fussy one morning and did not want me to put him down.  I handed him to Eric and then walked out of the room to take my shower.  I guess Grant had turned to find me and finally gave up because when I walked back in after my shower, this is how I found my boys!

We went over to Bill and Karen's Wednesday afternoon so the kiddos could play together.  They had a good time, but I never could get all 4 of them to look at the camera at the same time.
After Thanksgiving dinner, before the Cowboys game.  I think I might frame this one.
The Rath grandchildren in reverse birth order.  (That's the only way I can remember that Lindsey is the one on the outside and Leah is next to Regan. I know they're my nieces, but for the life of me, I can NOT tell those girls apart!!)
Seriously. How sweet is this!?

Warning: Cute children ahead!!

I got Grant this adorable little hat with "ears" last week.  He looks SO cute wearing it... especially when his eyes are still shiny from just waking up!!

I have recently become obsessed with the home bloggers out there.  I am nowhere NEAR crafty or decorative, so I really like to look at all of their blogs and try to figure out ways to spruce up our house a little bit. (Finding the time and money is a separate issue altogether!)

Anyway, one of my favorite bloggers made a wreath like this for her house and since I'm always in the mood for all things Christmas (speaking of which, Eric is putting the lights on the house today!) I decided to try my hand at making my own initial wreath.  I thought it turned out okay for my first attempt at being crafty! :)

R for Regan!

I don't know why blogger won't let me switch my pictures around, but oh well.

Last week Grant fell asleep on Eric's chest, which never happens.  He's never been the type of baby to fall asleep while being held.  I admit, it does sadden me.  He'd rather curl up in his bed and go to sleep on his own.  (Staying asleep isn't a preference of his, though)  Anyway, it was such a rare sight that I had to take a picture of it.  After we laid Grant down, Regan wanted her picture taken on Daddy's tummy!
Okay, so Grant wasn't the only one who was asleep!

And if you ever wonder what our kids' personalities are like, here they are in the form of pictures!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Just so you know...

Regan has a warning for her big cousin, Tabitha:

And in case you didn't get that, here's a second warning with an additional hazard!! :)

Seriously, could my daughter BE any cuter!?!? I love the way she shakes her head to emphasize her point.... which, in case you didn't catch it, is that Tabitha needs to stay away from boys. They are yucky!  :)

We love you Tabby Cat!

Busy days

I just heard Grant wake up from his nap, which means I waited too long to add pictures on here, but here you go!

Grant has been crawling on everything lately!!  I caught him bouncing around in his bouncy seat the other day... we have since relocated that to the shed in order to avoid any injuries... I tell you what, this boy is fearless!!

A couple Sundays ago some friends from church invited us to go to the pumpkin patch with them.  We had a great time even though it was windier than all get out and when we got home all of us had to take allergy medicine!  Here we are on the hayride.  Grant has been doing this thing lately where he wrinkles up his nose and makes a blowing noise.  It seriously is SO cute!!! (I think I say that a lot, don't I?  I can't help it, though... my kids really are ADORABLE!!!)
Regan and Daddy.  If you look really close, you can see a tear coming out of Regan's eye.  Poor girl, her allergies went crazy out there!!
Another good picture of Regan smiling and Grant climbing!!  Seriously, look at them.  Does it come any cuter than this, people!?

Happy Halloween!!

The kids in their matching Halloween pajamas... which I got on clearance for $2.99!! I think I may have a bargain shopping problem! :)

We took the kids to the pumpkin patch last weekend. We had fun, but it was pretty windy so the kids weren't real big on smiling for the camera.

The only decent picture of Grant in front of the ruler also includes Regan and Daddy!

Daddy and Regan working on their pumpkins. We found a ton of awesome templates at familyfun.com and we had the coolest pumpkins, but of course I didn't get a decent picture of them before they rotted out. Oops.

Grant doing his favorite thing... putting things in his mouth! :) Do you see his cute little fat wrists?! He's so adorable.

Eric showing Regan what the inside of the pumpkin looks like. Notice the look of disgust on her face... she was not sure what the think of that stuff. We put some in front of her and tried to get her to touch it, but she was not interested. I think we may have a girly girl on our hands! :)

Of course Daddy doesn't look too thrilled to be touching the stuff either....

We took them again today to get pictures in their costumes. I told Eric that as long as I got one good one of each of them seperate and then one of them together, I would be happy. Mission accomplished.

Grant the Monkey. Do you see his banana in the pocket? He also had a swirly tail on the backside of his costume, which was really adorable. Gotta love Old Navy. I have gotten every single one of Regan's costumes there.

A rare shot of Regan smiling. I was so thrilled when I saw this picture. I told her to smile like a jack o lantern and this is what I got. Regan was a puppy dog named FiFi. She was SO funny because she kept carrying the top part of her costume around saying, "Come on FiFi. Let's go, FiFi," like Fifi was her baby doll. But then I called her Regan and she said, "NO, Momma, I am FiFi." She's so adorable.

And the one decent picture I got of the two of them. I may be a bit biased here, but I'm pretty sure we have the cutest kids in the world!