New Orleans

What? A post on the Foster Fam Blog?
Pics from our New Orleans outing:

QUINN IS IRONMAN!

Wildflowers!

Figured I'd post something useful here. Here's some shots from our day in the Branchville wildflowers.

1+365+2010 Blog

We've started a new blog project. One photo posted every day in 2010.

Check it out.

Merry Christmas

from our crew to yours!

smiles for the camera

in birth order if you can believe it!

personalities in action

This was our photoshoot for grammy and poppy's christmas gift! We bared the rain and snow for this...and it was fa.reez.ing! Turned out cute though. :)

It's official...

we saw the big guy...so Christmas is REALLY here!

Seems only fitting to revisit years past before looking at 2009...

2004-Peityn's 1st Christmas (9 months old)

Ryan and Mommy took her to see Santa...yes, Uncle Ryan...NOT Daddy...did a quick "drop" then "snap"...all was well

2005-2nd Christmas (21 months)

Mommy and Daddy took her to see Santa...she spotted him before we sat her down...pried her off mommy's shirt and quickly rescued her from the scary man

2006-3rd Christmas and baby brother on the way (2 1/2)

Mommy and Daddy took her to see Santa early Sunday morning...there wasn't a line so her view wasn't blocked. We bribed her with lip gloss to sit on Santa's lap...BESIDE was the best we could get. Mommy is in front of the camera holding the lip gloss out for a semi-smile

2007-Peityn's 4th & Sage's 1st Christmas

Mommy and Grammy take the kiddos to stonebriar

Peityn is excited about Santa but unsure...Sage doesn't know what is happening and, quite frankly, doesn't care

2008-Peityn's 5th, Sage's 2nd, & Quinn's 1st Christmas

Mommy and Daddy take kids to village of allen...FA.REEZ.ING

Peityn is excited, Sage is totally freaked out but has a pap-pap so this strange old guy could take him home with him for all Sage cares, Quinn doesn't even see Santa...dropped her in really quick last minute...

2009-Peityn's 6th, Sage's 3rd, Quinn's 2nd Christmas

Mommy and Daddy take the kiddos...line wrapped all over the place. Visited the coffee shop while we waited. Not so cold this year. Thank goodness. Village of Allen again :)

Peityn is so excited and can't wait to tell Santa EVERYTHING she wants...too bad we waited in line for an hour and a half for a 45 second picture and toy and 'blurt out what you want really fast because Santa is about to close up shop'

Sage is so excited to tell Santa "I want pee-ano and bee-tar. don't per-get."

Drop Quinn in last minute...she hasn't seen him the whole time...immediately looks over her shoulder...blood curdling scream...Peityn laughing...Sage "what tha heck?"...SNAP, SNAP...pick her up. Immediately stops crying. Santa handed her a toy. Calm and collected, Quinn replies "tay tu" (thank you)...like he is her BFF...

LITTLE MISS WHOOPS

WE SAY IT ALL.THE.TIME. SIT DOWN...ON YOUR BOTTOM...DON'T LEAN OVER THE TABLE. WELL...yesterday, Peityn fell...while leaning over the table to clean up a puzzle so they could eat lunch. Her chin was split open and off Troy went to CareNow. I was working...alone. Called mother to get someone to help with kids in the waiting room. Called co-workers until someone finally answered and came to my rescue. Got to CareNow in time for the doctor...

This is right before they gave her 2 shots to deaden her up....and then 4 stitches. She got bragged about because she "is tough" and "did better than most adults". That came from the medical staff...we thought she did great too!

This is after the "surgery"...notice the new tshirt...we saw it at target and thought it was well deserved!

Today we went back for a follow up and she got to watch ELF while we waited.

DR says it looks good...back tomorrow for a tetanus shot :( and Sunday to remove stitches...

AND THE LESSON LEARNED - DON'T TRY TO CLEAN UP!