Creatively Purposed

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Halloween

I am so far behind on posting, but I guess it's better to get them up late than never! Halloween was just two weeks after Karis was born, so we went low key this year - Brayden went to just a few houses (also b/c it was a Wednesday night, and we had church). I didn't even pass out candy this year...lame, I know. Oh well. Brayden was Batman and Karis was a little pumpkin. He had a blast trick-or-treating and going to church with Daddy - aka Waldo.

Our neighbor's pumpkin...so creative!

She was a trooper walking around the block

so big brother could trick-or-treat.

Brayden at church with one of our high school girls, Kalie

Amanda, Brayden and Donika

Counting his loot...he did well!

Grayma's Visit

Shortly after Karis was born, we loved getting to have Jonathan's mom, Dixie, come and visit for a few days. She was a great help and we loved having her here with the grandkids for some good Grayma time!

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Karis' Photo Shoot

My amazing friend, Amanda Adams of Day-Z Photography, took these beautiful pictures of Karis when she was just three weeks old. They turned out amazing, and I'm so thankful we were able to capture these sweet moments!

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Big Brother Gifts

Since life is a big adjustment once a new sibling is born, I wanted to make sure Brayden, who is 4 years old, felt special during the 3 days we were gone at the hospital with his new baby sister. I picked up a few small toys, sticker pads, coloring books...stuff from the dollar section at Target...and wrapped each gift for him to open each day. I usually had one to open at home (noisy toys) and one for him to unwrap when he came to visit us in the hospital. He was so excited each day to open his presents, and I know it showed him that Mommy and Daddy were thinking of him while we were gone.

The first day, I wrapped his Big Brother t-shirt for him to open when he came to the hospital. We had a C-section planned, but I went into labor 2 days prior to the schedule day. Luckily, on the way out the door, I grabbed this package for him to open once he came up to the hospital that night!