My garden & 4 weeks old

4 weeks old and already a book worm- what has she been reading -
Alexander Hamilton ofcourse

this is a view of my garden
and yes that is a plastic owl

Happy B-day Jacob

Today is Jacob's birthday, be warned there is a lot of pictures

1st view

so stinkin' cute

3rd birthday

Jacob with his harem of women on his 4th birthday

Jacob is such a sweet boy, most of the time.  I asked Jacob what he wanted for his birthday and he told me he wanted to get baby Gracie a toy that she could play with when she got bigger.  Merry piped up that she would like a present too- Jacob just looked at her and said it's not your birthday.  Oh well he is sweet to half of his sisters

eating icecream after a soccer game- my face looked the same, but I didn't look as cute so I wouldn't let Brian take any pictures

One nervous baby and
more matching outfits- I swore I would never dress my kids in matching outfits, but they look so dang cute I just can't help it
April- I have a nikon D50- which I love

3 weeks old

Gracie at 3 weeks

I lost the pink blanket that looked like this- either it is packed up some where or it got left at somebody's house in between here and utah- oh well the blue will have to do-that is what the bow is for 

this is how my morning was going

to merry -Why are you spitting milk in your brothers hair?

Why did you put towels in the sink and turn the water on?

to Jacob- Why are walking with a bowl on your foot?

Why did you lock merry in the bathroom?

Thank goodness for quite time- aka group nap- and lots of diet coke- and when Brian comes home

green beans

My green beans

my favorite green bean salad- perfect for summer

It is from the Penzey spice catalog- but I use Mccormicks greek seasoning and it still is yummy

1 lb. fresh green beans
1 small red onion, peeled and minced
1 Cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/2 - 1 Cup crumbled feta cheese (to taste)
Dressing:

1 TB. GREEK SEASONING
1 TB. water
1/2 Cup olive oil
1/3 Cup red wine vinegar
1-2 tsp. sugar

Directions:
Bring a large (at least 4 quarts) pot of water to a boil. While the water is coming to a boil, mix the GREEK SEASONING and water in a roomy bowl. After 5 minutes, add the oil, vinegar, sugar, and onion. Mix well, set aside. Wash the beans, cut off the stem end, and chop into roughly 2 inch chunks. Place the beans in the rapidly boiling water. Young and tender beans will be done after 3 minutes, large beans can take 6-7 minutes. Taste if in doubt-just tender is what you want, not soft, not hard. Remove the beans and run under cold water until cool. This will stop the cooking and keep the beans green. Toss in the bowl with the dressing, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Add quartered tomatoes and half of the feta cheese, toss to combine. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top (it looks nice and white that way) and serve.

2 weeks old

Gracie is 2 weeks old today

1 lb heavier

and 1.5 inches longer

this is a doll bed my dad built for me when I was 5 or 6

she fits perfectly

a closer view of the Stott smirk

Aunt Taunie (Brian's sis) went home today

Jacob showing off his leaf- we made some super cool leaf rubbings out of these

group photo 1

group photo 2- merry's face says it all

another cheesy merry face, merry got a hair cut yesterday - now we can see her eyes without hairbows

I love Jacob's facial expressions

Sibling love

Jacob, Merry and Gracie

I am not sure what Merry is saying but I don't think Gracie is listening

I got your nose

so sweet

cheesy foot shot

if I don't have your address please email me at bgenho at gmail.com

and rebecca please can I be your friend and be invited to your blog

Which Birth Announcement

Which Birth Announcement do you like better?

Now getting them printed and sent out is a different story and it is very possible that it will never happen

close examination

Jacob and Merry completed a head to toe examination of Gracie

Jacob singing twinkle, twinkle little star to Gracie

Gracie singing to Merry

After a chocolate cupcake

Little Baby Gracie

Little Baby Gracie now has a middle name

Grace Olivia

This is part of the the look what is growing in my garden series

a nice break after a long photoshoot

Baby Stott #3

she is finally here
Grace ???

Born April 30 at 1:33pm
5lbs and 11.5 oz
18 inches long

She is so tiny, she looks like a doll. I am loving her hair. Jacob and Merry are so excited- Jacob told me she looked really small but if she ate her carrots maybe she would grow big like him.

More picts to come