Wyatt the little shepard boy...and other recent pics

Emily Michelle Dean

It is very rare that I get a smile out of this girl. I actually captured one on Sunday before church!!!

Fishing with Dad...

Mitchell loves anything that he can do with Andrew. Last week Blake and Andrew took Mitchell fishing. He loved it!

Christmas photo fun....

Ok, taking pictures with 3 kids is just not a fun task. I thought to myself, that I just need to roll with it and no matter what try and get a picture of us all together this year. None of the kids happened to smile, but I thought, "Hey, there is always next year!"

ADDRESSES!!!

Ok, so I finally am getting my act together and sending out the twins' birth announcement with our Christmas picture this year. So, send me your addresses at [email protected]

The Christmas Spirit...

This year was a first for us. We actually got our tree the day after Thanksgiving. I am usually not very into Christmas or decorating or any of that sort, but I have found myself wanting to be. I think more for the sake of Mitchell. He is so excited about it, and we are hopeful that this years picture with Santa will not include tears.

FAT and loving it...

Wyatt sure enjoyed Thanksgiving this year, from this picture you can tell he gained at least 2 pounds after Thanksgiving dinner. Emily & Wyatt enjoyed mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and applesauce for dinner. We have lots to be Thankful for this year, and truly feel like we can count our blessings. As we turn the corner of the twins turning 1 in just 2 months and Mitchell turning 3, we are amazed of the pure joy our children bring us. They fill our home with laughs and love. We look forward to many more holidays together.

Fresno State Game...

So, it is rare that we get to have alone time with just Mitchell. But today was an exception. We got to go to the Fresno State game without the twins, thanks to Gale, and just spend some quality time with Mitchell. For those of you who haven't tried it yet, two is still too young to take to a football game where you have to sit still for four long quarters. When asked by GG(Grandma Gale) how it was, all he could say was that there was a dog there. (The bulldog mascot) I tried to get a picture of Andrew with his eyes open, but I just couldn't get one successfully.

Mitchell my little helper...

Ok, remember with your first kid how you thought it would be so much fun to push them around in the laundry basket? Well, with the second/third you realize, "Hey I don't have to be the one pushing anymore." So, I had Mitchell push Wyatt around and it started out innocent enough until Wyatt made this face while be turned and whirled a hundred miles an hour around and around. :) Poor Emily, I knew, wouldn't have a chance.

Ok, I must have the most bald babies ever! Wyatt has stringy Asian hair and Emily just has peach fuzz which at times looks like a Mohawk! She better grow hair soon so I can put more bows in her hair:)

Holloween & more...

So I only seemed to get one shot of Mitchell dressed up for Holloween. I thought that this year he would actually want to keep his custome on for more than 10 minutes, but I was proven wrong again. He had 4 outfits to choose from and after much thought he decided to be a dog. I know it is hard to see what he is in the picture because he wasn't really willing to hold still. I can't believe the twins will almost be a year and Mitchell will turn three in Feb. Here are some fun pics of the kids.

YES on Prop 3!

I urge those of you who are voting to vote YES on Prop 3. It will directly benefit Valley Children's Hospital Central California. Those of you who read this blog know that our family has directly benefited from what this hospital has to offer. If it wasn't for continual growth and funding for this hospital my children may have never been able to directly receive everything possible to save their lives. Please make it possible for this hospital and other Childnren's hopsitals to continue to grow to service our children in time of need.

Wyatt my butterball & chunk-a-monk

Then...

and now...

Pumpkin Carving with Cousins!!!

Mitchell got to carve pumpkins with his cousins, Ashton, Payton, and Reed this past Saturday! He LOVED it!

FALL!!!

Ok, I think this year I am really liking Holloween. Maybe because it is starting to actually mean something to my kids and to me. We took Mitchell to the pumpkin patch with Ben & Stephanie and did the corn maze. We enjoyed hanging out with our friends that we haven't see in a while. He loved it, then past out in the car about 2 minutes after heading home. :)

More pics...

October Fest...not the one you are thinking of..

So far October has been FUN. We took Mitchell to the zoo this past weekend and he loved it! Here are some other pictures of the kids...ENJOY:)