It's Gone!

So...Lauren has always loved her long hair. Anytime she was uncooperative while we were trying to brush it, etc., all we had to do was tell her we were going to go get it cut the next day & she'd shape up. Thanks to her cousins getting short haircuts, this back-fired on me one day...she actually WANTED her hair cut... so here she is with short hair & we LOVE it! No more snarls! (The only downfall is that she looks more grown up now... )

Bring It On

Ben really loves FOOD! He's so happy to finally be able to eat; he's always grabbing for whatever we're eating & he's loved EVERYTHING that we've given him...gotta love it! Such a change from Lauren - she's very picky. She has never eaten as good as Ben does. One of us will have to get a 2nd job just to keep food in this kids belly! :) We love it!






Lauren decided she was going to help me feed Ben - the results...

The Next American Idol...(or something like that!)

Turn up the volume! Lauren REALLY likes to sing and dance...the video says it all in itself, but this little princess has really started getting into her music. Keep in mind, this video was recorded at 11:00 at night! Not sure if the asthma medicine is worth it or not...I'm sure our neighbors loved us that night! :)

We love you Lauren! Keep up the beautiful singing & the amazing dancing.

1st Haircut!

Before:

After:

We just had to do it...yes, he is only 4 months old, but Ben had the WORST comb over. It was definitely time to cut his hair. My sis said we were bad parents for cutting it so soon, but if you could have only seen it! These pics just don't do the comb over justice! He looks MUCH more handsome now, even though we lost all the dark hair. He's a blondie now!!!
I've never cut hair before, so it was a first for me too! We thought we'd be able to use Jake's beard trimmers to take the easy way out, but it wasn't doing anything, so I had to free hand it - as long as you don't look too closem it's not too bad for a beginner!

Elder Maughan - MTC

We took James to the MTC last week. Here are some pictures. It was a fun day for the most part - Ben was a bit of a stinker! We're proud of James & his decision to serve a mission. We love you JJ & wish you the best of luck in Houston!

Family Pics

Here they are! We found this neat collage tool in our photo editor - it's much easier than posting indvidual pictures...Here are our favorite pics.

Family Pictures

We finally did it! We were WAY overdue for some family pics; my friend is just getting started with her photography business {Want To See What I See} & offered to take pictures for us, so we braved the cold & the snow & went out for a quick little photo shoot. Ben was NOT happy, but we managed to get a few pictures. I'll post more when they are available...THANKS TATIANA! We love what we've seen so far!