Fun Times and Early Mornings :)

The semester is coming to a close! I just have one more project/group presentation on Monday, and I'll be finished. Nate is done next Friday and then we're leaving for OK! We are so ready and thankful for a break!

This past week we got family pics taken at JCPenneys. We learned a valuable lesson: Faith is more cooperative in the mornings/afternoon as opposed to evening time...after we've waited for quite some time. But, all things considered, she did well...and she always looks cute (not that we're biased or anything)...so it doesn't matter too much that she didn't smile alot. Here is the link if you want to check it out: https://www.smilesbywire.com/home.asp?AC=LTPP0417107051JCP

for username it is leah hutching (they forgot the "s")

Last night a friend of ours from church watched Faith so that Nate and I could have a date night. It was the first one if a few months :) We had a great time going to his Christmas party and then to coffee and a movie. Now...the ever popular pictures! :)

Faith and daddy early one morning before he went to work. They're both a little sleepy :)

Faith in one of her Christmas outfits (thanks Gma Debbie!) last Sunday. She was a hit at church :)Mattias came over to play with us yesterday. Faith was SO excited. Here they are playing with the exersaucer. Chillin out with the toys

Faith playing in the morning. Her newest favorite thing to do is to take all the toys out of the little tupperware containter....then I put them back in....she takes them out...and so on. It's entertaining for all of us :)

Hope you all are doing well and that you get a break for Christmas time too!

Aren't Cousins Fun?

Reagan and Faith had alot of fun together. Reagan gave Faith lots of hugs and kisses and Faith squeeled each time. It was pretty cute. Reagan was also very entertaining for Faith. She's quite the busy-body...always moving and playing...so Faith had fun just watching her! Here are some pics of the cousins having fun together...

Reagan and Faith on the counter playing with candy. We didn't let Faith eat any, but Reagan is having a good time with the twizzler pull and peels :)


Faith played in the walker and it had a little toy that you can press down and it plays music. Reagan would come over and press the toy, then start dancing to the music. Faith squeeled and bounced too :)

Taking a bath together. Reagan and Faith both like to try and drink the bath water :) They also traded rubber duckies.

AND....Cousins are SO fun that we're going to have ANOTHER ONE!!!!

Danielle kept it a secret for SIX WHOLE WEEKS. I honestly talk to her at least once a day, so this was a small miracle. She really wanted to tell our whole side of the family when we were all together, so she had Reagan come out one night dressed in this. We all thought it was a joke, but it's for real! CONGRATS to Danielle, Weston and Reagan! We're so excited :)

Thanksgiving!

Since both sides of our family are quite a drive from Columbia, we are alternating holidays. This Thanksgiving was spent in Iowa, and we will spend Christmas in Oklahoma. So, we have alot of pics from our time in Iowa. We had so much fun seeing family. Faith did really well too adjusting to being at Grandma and Grandpa Berning's. The guys had fun hunting but didn't get anything this time. The girls hung out, went shopping a little and ate alot of food :) Enjoy the pics...Faith is getting so big, it's hard to believe :)

Aunt Danielle and Reagan taking a nap on the couch...holidays can be exhausting sometimes too :)

Faith meeting Great-Grandma Berning for the first time!
4 Generations!

Faith bonding with Uncle Weston

Faith and Great-Grandma Van Eaton playing

Faith and Grandpa Van Eaton having fun...he was getting her hands, and she loved it :)

Thank goodness for Gma and Aunt Ally!

This post is a long time coming!!! Sorry to those of you who keep up with this blog....we (well, actually I) haven't been good about updating it this past month. BUT...Gma Debbie and Aunt Ally came to visit a few weeks ago...and we're finally getting some pics up! It was an eventful week as Faith had her first (and hopefully last :) ) ear infection and Aunt Ally celebrated her birthday....which is very close to Faith's half birthday. We had a great time together, and it was so good to have them here while Faith was sick. Unfortunately, I didn't take enough pics as I was preoccupied with keeping Faith happy in the midst of her ear infection. But, here are the pics we do have :)

Playing before they had to go home.

Faith had a hard time sleeping as there was alot of pressure in her ears, so we let her get comfy on Gma :)

Helping Aunt Ally do some work on her computer!

Thanks so much to Gma and Aunt Ally for a GREAT week!!!! Other big news.... soon after Gma and Aunt Ally left, Faith also cut her first tooth!!!! Very exciting. It's now a little more painful when she tries to chew on our fingers. More pics soon...maybe right now :) Playing catch up while Faith plays in her exercauser!