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!

Come Fly With Me

We finally got a chance to visit Daddy at work flying airplanes! As you can see the kids were certainly in their element sitting in that plane!

Will kept wanting the hatch closed as he pretended to fly

My neice Kayla was with us so she got perched right in the middle!

Who knows, maybe one of these kids will be a pilot someday! They certainly look like they belong at the controls!