Violet came over to visit. She and Mia are only a day apart so it was fun to see them together. Mia is so long compared to her even though they both are definitely little peanuts. They had so much fun together...okay, they probably didn't even know the other exsisted. :)

We will miss them if they move back to China...they could grow to be best friends!! Well, at least they'll have their infant years... :)

Kaylee always wants to take care of her sister Mia. Anytime she is crying in her bed it drives her crazy. This was the cutest moment. She was holding Mia and talking to her and Mia was talking right back. She was cooing and smiling and wouldn't take her eyes off of Kaylee. They were having their own conversation. Kaylee is such a sweet big sister!

Here were the finished products at the end of the evening. Sophie was a sticky mess but had a ball decorating them. Her cookies will definitely remain HERS since she licked the knife every time she scooped some icing out of the container. And a few shakes of sprinkles were never enough...the whole cookie had to be covered before she would move on to the NEXT color of sprinkles. Kaylee of course took her time making sure everything was drawn perfectly and not messed up and Julia just slapped some icing and sprinkles on as she chatted away with anyone and everyone. Crazy how they are all so different! It was a fun, SWEET night.

we baked valentines cookies for our annual cookie decorating night at church. julia was in charge of distributing the dough, kaylee flattened it out, and sophie got to push the cookie cutter. it was sophie's first time ever and she mastered it right away. she could cut them, peel away the extras, and actually end up with something that resembled a heart. they had fun working together and making a mess. mia of course slept through the entire process so she once again isn't in any photos... :)

We went to the snow with the Shaffer Family. It was right after all those storms so there was tons of snow. We couldn't even walk in it because we would sink up to our hips...yes our hips!! Our kids had fun for awhile and then began to fall apart because of how cold it was. It even started to snow on us! It was a fun family memory, even if we weren't successful on the sled runs!

Three months old already!! Mia is cooing and smiling constantly. She is such a blessing to our family. Not to mention a great baby. My how the time flies!!

Daddy is always fun to have around! And isn't Mia getting big? She is now three months old!

Sophie helped Daddy bake pizza. She wanted to do it all by herself but eventually gave in to the help. Oma and Papa T bought her this cute outfit for Christmas because every time she sees someone in the kitchen, she runs and says, "ELP!" We haven't quite mastered the "H" sound yet. Notice the neon green gymnastic outfit underneath... :)

Julia had a blast on New Year's Eve. Our driveway was a disaster by the end of the night. Here she is letting off a popper!

Christmas Eve, 2009. We went to church and then back to our house for a yummy dinner! Sean cooked it all...his second calling is to be a chef, I just know it.