Vivian Grace Dickinson

7 pounds 7 and O's, 19 and a half inches long, "Vivy" joined a crew of some crazy and excited Dickinson's on August 2nd at 1:13 pm. Dad brought his catchers mit but she is the one that cought his heart. Mom is doing well saying that this was the easiest delivery ever. Zora and Vivi have alot in common. Zora has two buldgy eyes and Vivian has two buldgy chins. Isaac an't quit sure of this new invader yet but he was sure determined to get his fair share of holder her.

Occasionally they can be Sweet!

So I thought they looked so cute after church that I had the pose for the camera. It's pretty hard to get Isaac to hold sill for any amount of time, but luckily he has a sister who's trained him to say cheese every time the camera comes out. He'll do just about anything she does. These were my favorite pics...

One Crazy Kid!

So we never encouraged Isaac to do this. He just thought this is what underwear was used for. The pictures aren't the best so I hope you can tell what he's wearing.

In fact, he would get very upset if I didn't help him put it on his head. He definitely takes after his dad.

Let it Snow!

Boy, I'm happy to be in Idaho at this time of year. It seems like we haven't had a real winter in a long time where we can go out and build a snowman or go sledding. This is our second snowfall this winter but the first time Zora's been able to go out and play in it. She built a snowman with her dad and enjoyed being pulled in the sled by him too. Here's the pics


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Halloween!

Can you guess who we are? Isaac's the cowardly lion which was perfect for him. He was terrified of most of the masks he saw on people and cried when his cousins put on a kitty costume.
Zora made a perfect Dorothy with Toto too! Unfortunately some people thought she was a cabbage patch doll because her wig was made out of yarn.
And I was the scarecrow without a brain, which I was frequently reminded of and John was the tin man. Everyone said we were the best dressed at our Halloween carnival. It's fun to have a family theme. John's costume turned out to be the most challenging but it paid off. We got so many comments about his pants. Can you tell what we used to make them? I'll give you a hint...duct tape! Gotta love it. It comes in so many colors now including silver!

I also made a little decoration for our window that the kids loved to light up when it got dark. I used recylced jars, tissue paper, and modge podge! It was so easy!

Three Years Old

So Zora just turned 3 and I'm convinced that since her birthday, she has gotten into twice as much trouble. She's already cut her hair with my scissors, dumped out dirt from a potted plant and threw it all over her younger brother, and now this.

Isaac was sleeping and I'd left Zora downstairs to play. After a while I realized it was too quiet and I'd enjoyed this peace and quiet too much. I went to the stairs to call Zora and ask her what she was doing. No response. I called again but heard nothing so I headed down to see if she had falled asleep. I found her on the floor with her face in the carpet. I again called her name and she didn't respond. Something told me she was guilty of something. I go over to her and lift her up to see her face and that's when it all makes sense. I just started laughing and Zora was so shocked she didn't know what to do. Luckily they were markers for her Doodle Bear so they easily washed off and no harm done. It just made me laugh to see how Zora tried to hide it from me. I wonder what she'll do tomorrow?

Zora's haircut!

So Isaac was down for a nap and after getting very little sleep the night before I decided to take a nap too. I got out some toys for Zora and foolishly thought she would be able to entertain herself. I did get my nap but when I finally woke up I found Zora looking like this-



Often when kids do this, there is a way to fix it, even if it means cutting the kids hair a little shorter. For Zora, the only way to even it out is buzzing her head which we won't be doing so I've tried the comb over method and it's a little better. Her head looks like half of it has a mullet. It's really bad, but I should have known better than to take a nap.