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Six Month Finn!

Finn will be six months old on December 2nd! Since that's also our anniversary, I'm going to post his six month stuff a few days early.

Finn continues to be a happy, mellow, snuggly little fellow. He delights his sisters and his parents on a regular basis.

He's already gotten two teeth, which is much earlier than any of our other kids. I'd show you a picture, but his tongue is always covering them. His motor control has gotten much better, and he's started trying some new things like jumping..

...and solid food.

Both have been received rather well. He's been the easiest kid to transition from one kind of food to another, or one type of bottle to another. He's pretty laid back about most things.

A friend of ours gave us this shirt, and the thing I love about it the most is that it makes me think about him as a future missionary.

All he needs is a tiny name tag :).

He hasn't mastered rolling over yet, though he's done it once or twice. He still sleeps quite a bit, and has a lot to say when he's awake. He'll grab just about anything within his reach, including my hair, and enjoys being on his tummy. I'm excited to celebrate his first Christmas with him. He already digs the tree.

We've also discovered you can insert his name into just about anything, which means he has a million nicknames. Fintastic, Findiana Jones, Finty Fresh, and Finfant, are a few examples. There are many more.

I absolutely love this little boy, and can't imagine life without him. I'm so glad we have our little Finn!

Snow!

A few weeks ago we had a very big snowstorm! Within a few days time we had received over a foot of snow. Teag was out of town, in sunny Florida to be exact, and I sent him this picture to show the contrast in our current locations.

Notice all the leaves sticking out of the snow

Last year we had so little snow stick that we figured we best take advantage of it while it was here. So the girls and I all bundled up and went outside for a little wintery fun.

They wanted nothing more than to build a snowman, so we got working on it right away.

Rory got bored fairly quickly and disappeared to make snow angels, but me and the older two stuck around and finally created this.

Our snowman knows how to boogey! We all had a lot of fun, and I can't wait until Finn is big enough to join us. Yay for snow!

The Hunt Is On!

I haven't posted for weeks because we just discovered that blogger has a picture limit, and we'd reached it. For a small monthly fee you can add more storage, but neither Teag or I were interested in paying that, so it took us a bit to find another solution. As such, I have several things to write about, all at once. So brace yourselves for a plethora of posts!

First up, tree hunting! Every year, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the Roger's all pack up and head to the Ashley National Forest to find that one perfect tree that will adorn our living rooms for the duration of the Christmas season. It seems like every year I have a child strapped to me in some form or another, and this year was no exception. Finn was toasty warm inside my coat, and even fell asleep for the majority of our hike, despite the fact that he was being jostled as I climbed up and over fallen trees and snow drifts.

We realized we don't have a hat for him, so he ended up looking a bit Russian in Dad's folded over beanie :). We probably hiked for close to an hour before we found a tree that both Teag and I could agree on, but we both really liked the one we picked. Teag's severely bruised ribs, however, did not enjoy the task of cutting it down.

Teag smiling through the pain

The other kids hung out in the parking lot with their cousins, enjoying a snowy hill rather than traipsing after us. It was a rather warm day though, and all the bundling up made everyone pretty toasty.

Almost everyone was there, so we took a quick picture with our trees. Only later did we realize that the background is also trees, so you can't really tell what ours look like. Oh well, you get the idea.

Rory was one cool dude on the drive home.

Teag spent a few hours Sunday evening putting lights up, and then Monday night, we spent FHE decorating the tree.

Even Finn got in on the fun.

Four little monkeys, decorating a tree.

May you all have as much fun with your trees as we did!