Look who’s 9 months old! Mary is a honey... such a sweet, smiley baby. She loves to wave and clap her hands. She can roll all over the place, but prefers to be held. ;) She loves it when her older brothers and sisters play with her. She’s a little fussy when it comes to food, but she really likes sweet potatoes and broccoli! :)
Hooray… time to take pictures! ;)
So sweet
Acting surprised! :)
Clapping again! :)
So big!
Sweet baby girl :)
Christmas came & went with a flurry of activity for our family! We travelled to Illinois/Indiana for a few days, and then had family from out of state visiting here for a few days. We were all blessed with safe travels & a wonderful time of fellowship together! Here are a few of our favorite moments captured on camera, along with some random family photos from the month of December. Enjoy! :)
Kara & Mary wearing the matching dresses that Jenna & Kara wore a few years ago. :)
We were having supper one evening, and a real live Santa Claus showed up at our door.
We were all a little surprised! Since we typically tell our kids that Santa is not real,
Ryan found this a little confusing. ;)
Making Christmas cookies!
All ready for the Christmas program
Fair Oaks Farms with the De Jong cousins.
Standing by some pretty neat ice sculptures!
Three musketeers on the way to see the pigs :)
Kaylee, Ryan, & Levi
Levi & Ryan playing dress-up.
Ryan was pretty proud of his big muscles. :)
Pretty excited about her 1st Christmas!
Playing Christmas carols with the Dykstra cousins
De Jong cousins
Mowery & De Jong girls all in purple, and they didn’t even plan it! :)
Van Egdom babies at Bridges Bay!
James, Joelle, Liam, Charlie, Mary (& Calvin snuck in there, too ;)
We played a lot of board games during Christmas break!
Here are the boys during an intense game of Risk. :)
The girls & Grandma made it to a Lorie Line concert,
in spite of a snowstorm!
Our family with Grandpa “Top”.
(Ryan was obviously not in the mood to be photographed at the time. ;)
The whole Van Egdom family!
We had our first snow and first snow day of the season today.
What a change from a few days ago, when it was warm & sunny!
The view from our front window
It was the perfect packing snow, and the kids appropriately named their snowman “Blizzard” : )
After an unsuccessful search for a carrot big enough for Blizzard’s nose,
Mary got ahold of the bag of carrots… ; )
It was the perfect day for snowflakes, hot chocolate, and board games with friends.
We are thankful for safety today and a warm home to sleep in tonight!
Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve been up to lately…
Ryan & Mary hanging out after the big kids have left for school
Mary’s sitting up!
Pumpkin painters
First time eating solid food
Yum yum! : )
Happy girl just chilling in her stroller
Ryan’s block tower at the Washington Pavilion
Fun times during fall break with the Dykstra cousins!
Ryan camping in the living room
Look Mom, no hands!
Ryan rode a big combine with his friend Junior
Shopping with Mom
Trying out the little door at Pizza Hut
Mary’s first selfie
Mary’s first flight…
to a medical conference in Las Vegas with Mom & Dad
Building a castle with the VanEgdom cousins
Levi, Moriah, Kara, Tyler, Jesse, Kate & Luke
(Thanks for the picture, Aunt Michelle!)
Waiting for the kids to get out of school
Both reading “The Mitten”
Mom’s baking helper ; )
So happy that it’s nice enough to go for a walk in November!
Ryan demonstrates a “hands in the back butt-bomb” :P
Ryan takes some selfies : )
