What to do

What do you do on a cold, snowy Nebraska day...eat popcorn, drink hot chocolate and watch movies! As my niece used to say..."Dis is da life"!:)

Curly Hair

Anyone who has ever had to work with curly hair will appreciate these photos. Kate is such a good sport, it can take me a few minutes to get through all these rats yet she never complains!!

Before:

After:

Hat

A friend of mine here made this hat for Colin. She is amazing and can make and do anything! I just think he looks so darling in it, thanks again Stacie.

Good Friends

I couldn't have asked for these two to get along better, so glad they have each other!! That is not to say they never fight because they do but they always work it out. I think they get along so well because Kate teases Davis just as much as Davis teases Kate, turns out to be a good balance.

Colin's Blessing

This last weekend my parents and Mark's parents were in town for Colin's blessing! We were so excited they were here and loved every minute of it. We are so grateful for their continued love and support in our lives and have been so blessed to have such great examples to look up to.

Grandma and Grandpa Woolf

Grandma and Grandpa Zollinger

Colin with Grandma Zollinger

More Blessing

Kate with Grandpa Woolf

Colin and Grandma and Grandpa Woolf

Grandpa Zollinger, dad, Colin and Grandpa Woolf

Davis, Colin and Kate- she did not want to be in any pictures!

Lincoln's Museum of Natural History

We visited the Museum of Natural History while Grandparents were in town.

Kate and Davis with Grandma Woolf

With Grandma and Grandpa Zollinger

Davis and Grandma Woolf with hands in the alligator's mouth!

At the smelling station, Kate's favorite spot. At one point we lost Kate and Grandpa Zollinger found her back in this room at the smelling station!!

Colin is so happy we visited the museum!!

Little Colin

My oh my, where does the time go? Colin is 8 weeks old today! We love this little boy, he is so sweet. I can't imagine not having him in our lives. Davis and Kate adore him and Davis says he can't wait for him to grow up so he can play with him.I tried everything I could to get him to look at me but he would not stop staring off to the side??

Sledding

Davis and Kate sledding in our backyard! Really it is Davis sledding and Kate watching him! It is nice that we have a little hill on both sides of our house so sledding is just right out our backdoor.

Kate giving her brother a little push.

Mommy

Kate taking care of her little family...

Finally Some Snow

It finally snowed!! We woke up to snow on Sunday and even MORE snow Monday morning!!
Mark and Davis' school was canceled so after shoveling we took the kids sledding.

Unfortunately Kate had more fun getting all her snow gear on. When it came time to sledding she burst into tears, go figure!!

Feast Your Eyes

This year we spent our first Thanksgiving celebrating with our new addition to the family, Colin! Mark made the entire Thanksgiving feast on his own. He spent about 2 days in the kitchen getting everything ready. He went all out, not missing a thing. Needless to say we ate very, very well this year.

Our thankful turkey!!

Colin Anson Terry

Colin was born Wednesday, November 17th 2010. He was born at 12:14 p.m. He weighed 6 lbs 15 oz and was 19 1/4 inches long.

Labor and delivery was for the most part uneventful which I consider to be a blessing. I started contracting Tuesday morning around 12:30 and did that all through the night. My contractions never were closer than 10 minutes apart so I just stayed in bed enduring the pain! At about 7:15 in the morning I noticed that I was bleeding a little and so I called the hospital. They told me that they wanted to check me. By 8:30 I was at the hospital being monitored. At 12:14 p.m. baby Colin was with us. I feel very blessed that things went well and Colin is doing great. I too am feeling great, recovery has been awesome, it helps when I only needed two stitches.

It is amazing how quickly such a little person can change your life. I thought my life was pretty great with Davis and Kate (and of course Mark) and didn't think it could get better, but now that Colin is with us I realize that it did get even better! It is as though there was a whole other part of me that has been waiting for this little guy for a long time and I can't imagine going through this life without him as well. I have enjoyed every minute with him and know that he is a miracle sent to me by Heavenly Father. How grateful I am to be a wife and mother and have 3 beautiful children and a husband that loves me!!

Pictures of Colin

Davis wore these pajamas when he was a newborn as well. I use to call him a little, green munchkin when he had them on. When I told him that this morning he giggled and thought that was pretty funny! Colin is already filling them out better than Davis did at this point. When I took Colin to see the doctor Monday he already weighs in at a whopping 7 lbs 2 oz. I do deliver small babies but in no time they become little chubbies!!

Enjoying a little tummy time!

Just snoozing away in the bouncer. It will be a sad day when his little hat is
no longer too big for him.

Davis loves Colin and says the sweetest things to him!!

Pulling some sort of tough guy look.

Red Robin

Enjoying a little Red Robin with some friends in celebration of baby Colin! Thanks Amanda for organizing the girls night. It was fun to celebrate with friends!

Little Black Dress

Every girl needs a little black dress (or maybe 2 or 3)! Sunday morning, 1 1/2 weeks before Colin joined our family.

Trick or Treat

Davis as the "Scary Skeleton" and kate as a "Cupcake" on their way out the door Thursday night to do some trick or treating at the Children's Museum here in Lincoln.

Sitting in the big chair at the museum

Our ward had a Halloween carnival on Saturday before the trunk or treat and it was a lot of fun. This is my little cupcake just after devouring a cupcake of her own.

Trunk or Treat

Our ward along with two other wards in our building had a trunk or treat Saturday evening. The kids had a great time and made off with quite the stash of candy!!

Some of our favorite friends here in Lincoln. (Above) Kate and Davis with Blake and Daphne (siblings) who are in our ward. (Below) Kate and Davis with Levi and Madelaine (also siblings) who are in a different ward. We love these friends and don't know what we would do if they weren't here!! Classic Kate can't keep her eyes off the candy. Kate was still saying "trick or treat" in the car on the way home. She said "trick or treat" for a solid hour, she's a fast learner!!