Sunbeam

Today was Corbin's first day of going to the big kid Sunbeam class at church. He was pretty nervous at first, and I had to bribe him to stay with the promise of a candy cane when we got home. It worked, and he stayed. And once he settled in a little bit, he had a lot of fun. I think that he will really love singing time because he loves music so much.

Here is a picture of my cute kids in their Sunday clothes. I had to really convince Corbin to tuck his tie into his vest. He usually likes to pull it out and have it on top of whatever he is wearing so that he can see it better.

Christmas

Our Christmas day in pictures and video.

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7 weeks

Avery is 7 weeks old! Avery is still a very happy baby, although she is starting to be a little bit more fussy, but usually only at night. And for the most part, Avery only wakes up 2 times a night to eat, and then she immediately falls back to sleep. I rarely, rarely have to rock her back to sleep. It's wonderful. Thank you letting me sleep, Avery. She is also definitely starting to get chubby. I wonder how much she weighs? Too bad I don't have a scale. Otherwise I could check. Oh well.

Here are some recent pictures of Avery.

sprouts

We just got back from the store, and I want to share a funny conversation that Corbin and I had.

In the car:

Corbin: "Where are we going?"

Staci: "A store called Sprouts"

Corbin: (very excited) "Hey! I get to be with the big kids at Sprouts!"

Staci: ???

Walking into the store:

Corbin: "Daddy goes to Sprouts"

Staci: "really?" (while thinking, I don't think Clark has ever taken you to this store.)

Corbin: "Yeah. He goes to Sprouts, and goes camping, and hiking..."

Staci: "Oh! (ding! the light bulb turns on) You mean Scouts. Daddy goes to Scouts, not Sprouts."

Corbin: "Oh, yeah. Scouts."

Caught on tape

Avery smiling at Corbin

Smile

Avery gave me her first real smile this morning when I went to get her after she woke up from a little nap. It made my day. But at the same time it makes me a little sad that she is growing so quickly. She is such a sweet little baby, I am enjoying every moment of cuddle time that I can get.

And, in Corbin news, Corbin has started using a new word: shiggle. It's a combination of "shake" and "wiggle." For example: "Izzy shiggled her tail!"

Who's got her eyes open

Corbin made up this song a while ago. He sings it many times a day. He is such a great big brother. He loves giving Avery kisses. Today he told me, "Avery is my buddy." In fact, while I am writing this, Corbin just went and turned the swing on (because Avery is asleep in it right now), and then he gave her a kiss on the forehead. I love it.

When Avery was born, my mom gave me some of my old baby clothes and booties. Today she is wearing one of those outfits. The picture below is of me and Travis.

And here is that same red outfit on Avery, 26 years later.

Santa!

We went to the library this morning and met Santa! Corbin was very, very excited. Santa was the cutest. He recited "The Night Before Christmas," sang songs with the kids, and he answered questions from the kids. Corbin got picked, and he asked Santa which is his favorite cookie. Santa replied that it is chocolate chip. :) After that the kids got to go and sit on Santa's lap. Corbin brought his letter to Santa, and they read it together, and then Santa talked to Corbin about garbage trucks (since Corbin asked for "Stinky the Garbage Truck").

Reading Corbin's letter to Santa

Corbin's letter reads:

Dear Santa,

I have been a good boy this year. Can I have Stinky the Garbage truck?

From,

Corbin