Lydia's Newborn Pictures

When Lydia was 2 weeks old, we got her newborn pictures done by my friend, Dayna. Dayna did an amazing job! They turned out great! I'll let the pics do the talking!

If you are interested in getting pics done by Dayna, here's her website http://www.dayzyphotography.com/ She gives great prices and I couldn't be happier with the results! I sure love my pretty Lydie!

My 3 Year Old!

It's hard to beleive that Will turned 3 on the 11th. He was so excited all day long for Grandma and Grandpa Russell and Grandma Zabriskie to come and spoil him with gifts! We missed Grandpa Z!

It's fun to see his excitement from knowing that he gets gifts now. He got some good stuff!

I made a Thomas the Train cake for him. He was so excited when he saw it!

Gabby wasn't complaining either!

Will got this cuddly blanket and Dad chased the kids around in it. It was pretty funny to see Gabby's reaction to the frog! We sure are glad Will is a part of our family and love his sweet personality!

Trick or Treat

Despite the hectic life of a new addition to our family, we had a great Halloween!

Will was Ironman. As you can see, he's got the hand motion down. He kept singing "I am Ironman, da na na na na na na na na na" It was pretty cute!

Gabby was the cutest little flower you've ever seen!

Benj took Will and Gabby to his parents' Trunk or Treat. As you can see, both Grandpa and Gabby were pretty pooped

Grandma manned their trunk and had a pretty cute setup

Will and Gabby enjoying their spoils!

On Saturday, we went to my sister Marnie's. They got to do some real trick or treating with Dad! All the doors he went to, he said thank you. That impressed a lot of the people to have such a polite little ironman! They got soaked but had a good time!

It's a Girl!

Lydia LeNeve Russell was born October 26, 2010! She weighed 6 lbs 6 oz and was 19 inches long. I went in for my 37 week check-up and was already dilated enough that they sent me over to the hospital. They broke my water at noon and she was born at 12:47pm. I went unmedicated, which wasn't too bad. As P90x says, you can do anything for 45 minutes! She's a beautiful addition to our family!

She didn't cry much at all when she was born

Fresh and clean after her bath! The nurses went on and on about what a gorgeous baby she is! The doctor likes the blond stripe she has at the back of her thick head of dark hair.

Mom and Lydia just hanging out!

Look at those kissable cheeks!

Ready to leave the hospital!

Will and Gabby are adjusting well to the new addition. We'll see how mom manages when Daddy has to go back to work!

Pumpkin Pickin'

In the Ranches, there are a few families that have some land they decided to donate to the community. They grow pumpkins and anyone can come and pick all the pumkins they want and make a donation to the Perpetual Education Fund. The kids had a ball running around picking out pumpkins

It was a good Family Night!

My Walkin' Girl

That's right! This beautiful girl is walking! We were at Grandma and Grandpa Russell's and she was on a roll. She could take at least 10 steps at a time and was just reveling in all the attention!
She doesn't walk all the time; just when she's feeling adventurous but we know she can do it! Way to go Gabby!

New Playground

We got a new playground right in our backyard! The kids love it! There's a jungle gym, swings,
tether ball,

a "rockin" airplane,

a climbing wall,

and a slide!

We sure enjoy literally hours of fun on this playground!