I recently came across some stairs while my kids were dressed up, so I grabbed my camera and took a few spur of the moment shots. This was my favorite, mainly because it shows the personality of each child so well.

We had store bought cake for Candice’s first birthday a few weeks back. When I got home I remembered that Phillip can’t eat cake unless I make it special for him. I know. He’s five. I have been dealing with this allergy for 4 years. Yes, I forgot. 🙁

Anyway, we decided to give him smores instead (with very dark chocolate with no milk). I think the pictures are proof that he thoroughly enjoyed his special treat! By the way, doesn’t he look cute with a mustache and beard?

Peter has learned how to get away with playing with his food. Ever heard of a love sandwich?

Candice seems to enjoy peek-a-boo more than any of our kids did at that age. Here are a few pictures I took of her playing peek-a-boo with her birthday card.

Luke took a video of Bethany feeding Candice that I just had to share, even though not much feeding happens. After giving Candice one bite, Bethany stands there looking from the camera to Candice. The quietness is amazing, and the expressions shared between them are so cute!

Anna is not far from changing from a girl to a young lady. She very much cares about her appearance and likes clothes and jewelry. It may not be too long before she wants clothing and jewelry instead of toys. Of course, she is a firstborn, and they tend to love playing with children, so who knows? She is playing with her My Little Pony house as I type! Still, this could be the last year she is excited to receive a toy for Christmas. My little girl is growing up!

I will share Peter’s Christmas with you today. It is interesting to see the difference in personality between my boys. While Phillip spent most of the whole morning looking at a single toy, Peter was constantly moving and went from thing to thing.

Because Candice was born in early January, she was almost a year old for her first Christmas. That means she was old enough to be everywhere, playing with everyone’s toys and the boxes they came in!

Luke recently did a series of pictures of our kids from a photo shoot we took. He posted pictures of each of our kids on a different day. This series is a take-off from his series. Call me copy cat! 🙂

This is the first Christmas Bethany has any chance of remembering. You will notice that in most of the pictures, she is wearing purple Dora pajamas. They were a gift that she just had to put on immediately! But I better not spoil too much for you! Enjoy!