I tried really hard to get Michael to smile for the camera, but I think he thought I looked pretty weird with that big black thing (the camera) in front of my face. This is the best I could do.

Think we should nick-name him "Cheeks?"

The week after we got back from our Thanksgiving visit up north, my mom came to our house for her first visit in over two years. We spent a lot of time chatting and watching movies, and she, of course, enjoyed cuddling her newest grandson.

We went to Pocatello in July for a short but fun visit with my mom. This picture was taken at the local zoo.

Alexis and Kristina in Spring 2006... Aren't they cute?

Linnea and Becca, spending some sister time together last summer.

Grama, Kristina and Alexis came to Spokane for a visit in the spring so that Kristina could attend training for her job as Postmaster. Here's a picture of Megan and Alexis that was taken during their visit.

Here's a picture of Kristina sledding with her daughter, Alexis. It snowed about 10 inches the Sunday after Thanksgiving, which gave all of the children a chance to practice their sledding skills. Grandma and Papa have a great sledding hill right outside their front door which made it pretty convenient, to boot.

We have been very busy the last few weeks. We went to Keith's mom's house for Thanksgiving and stayed there a week. This picture of Linnea, Rebecca and Lisa was taken while we were there.

This picture of Michael was taken today, December 18, 2006. He'll be three months old on the 26th of December. So far he is a very happy, content baby. (Thank You, Lord!) He sleeps and eats well, and lets Mommy get things done. He's pretty fun to look at, too, with all of his cute chubby-ness. He weighed in at 16 1/2 lbs. at his 2-month check-up. Future linebacker, perhaps?