Just Chillin'

With the Sub-zero Temps around here - it gave us no choice but to hang out inside and consider finishing a few projects. Here is what we've been up to:

Lainey has been working on her "sitting up skills."

She's at about 80% consistency. The falling forward on her face is the most common mishap.

Hanging with Lainey

Soon to be triplets.

Brett is convinced that Lainey will grow exponentially faster than the twins. That way, in about a year, she'll be just about as tall as they will and will be running around with them looking like one of the twins.

We'll see. Triple Trouble.

6 months old with the "indestructible mohawk"

No hair gel. No magic. Just pure baby hair.

"Hiding" under the table. At night, when I am putting them to sleep and we have to repeatedly retrieve Ben from Dane's crib, Ben always says - "me - play- Dane." As if they don't already play all day together.....as captured here.

Cruisin' on the our bikes. Chicks dig us.

Project #1 - Mud Room and Bench

Brett made this over Christmas Break. Moved the washer & dryer down to the basement and built a mudroom. I LOVE it! Lots more room and places for the kid's stuff. Each of their initials in their colors.

Project #2 - Cabinet in the Office

Brett installed these this week and we've been painting.

Not done yet, but here is a peek.

I LOVE these too. They are going to be great!

Project #3 - Baby Blankets

That's all for now! Stay warm :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Here are a few pictures from the past year.

Its been up.

Its been down.

Somehow we are all still here.

Ben, Brett, Dane, Karrie, Lainey, Cody & Kai

(left to right)

I'm trying to think what happened this year and it really is quite a blur.

Mostly we spend time together and during holidays we are lucky enough to be with Brett's family who lives close by.

Winters we like to play in the snow out back, sometimes ski & definitely drink hot chocolate.

Summers - baseball, swimming at the neighborhood pool, riding bikes & golfing.

This summer we got lucky and Lainey came on July 22nd.

Fall is our favorite....school, soccer & Halloween!

Now we are back at the beginning. We hope there is as much in store for us in 2011.

With much Love,

The Larsens

Kai swinging at Grandma Downey's House

Dane (left) & Ben (right) eating up San Diego

Literally.

Cody golfing with dad in Colorado

Cody at the Big Thompson River

Lainey on her blessing day

Kai

Dane

Benjamin

Larsens in San Diego

Happy Halloween

Benjamin Mouse Ears

Cinderella and her Mice Gus Gus & Jack Jack

Kai's First Day of Kindergarten

Cody with his new sister Lainey

All the Turkeys together

Dane & Ben at the Larsen Cabin

Lainey Getting Big

She's the "smiliest" baby we've ever had

5 Months Old

Having fun in the backyard

Dane chasing the balloon.

Good Times.

Hope you have some too.

Red Sweater Day

I'm way behind and it is super late. So here it is people.....Here are a few pics of Christmasy stuff.

Lainey in her Santa Dress.

A few Sunday's ago we decided to get dressed up for church.

Love the "matching" outfits - right?

Dane puts the angel on top.

That's it! Happy Holidays.

Happy Halloween

Halloween Week....

Just so you know, Halloween isn't just one night anymore. Last week Halloween began for us on Thursday night and didn't end until Sunday night. I gotta be honest....getting kids dressed up multiple times is kind of a drag. But I guess it does make for good pictures.

Halloween Night.

If you can't tell - The twins are Jack and Gus Gus from Cinderella. Kai is Cinderella and Cody is Indiana Jones.

"Halloween Eve" at the Ward Party

Cinderella and the mice at the Ward Party. Dane is Gus Gus (red) and Ben is Jack (blue).

Brett is Bill Murray from Caddyshack. I am myself. Sorry.

Trick or Treat Street at Rocky Mountain HS

(We forgot the ears. Blast!)

Kai at School Party

Kai had planned to be a doctor (thanks Dad for the gear) and went to school dressed up as a doctor. But then when the boys got dressed up as Gus Gus and Jack, she couldn't resist putting her Cinderella costume on from last year. But at least she got to be a doctor for one day!

"Dr. Larsen. Paging Dr. Kai Larsen......"

Kai and her friend Makahl

Ben's first time trying on the Ears.

Little ELVES

The boys tolerated the ears for a limited amount of time - 1 hour if they were getting candy, but the loved the hats. Here are a few pictures of them doing what they normally do, but with these ridiculous cone hats. They wouldn't take them off all morning.

Just hanging out eating 2nd Breakfast in our hats. No biggie.

Anyway, that was our week in a nutshell. Fun, but exhausting.