Christmas and grandma/grandpa time

Well, I'm tired. So I'm just gonna slap some pictures up! We decorated for Christmas without taking too many pictures....and Grandma Rachel and Grandpa Fred were here visiting. The kids had so much fun making cookies, stollen, playing, reading and doing our every day things. Thanks so much for the visit!!

Stockings hung by the chimney with care.

Stolen moments...

The sign from Maggie's school.

Already feels like a hollywood star...I don't even use flash! 

And then I went and did this....matching CHRISTMAS pj's. I mean, seriously, it's cuteness on crack!

The 4 kid pile up!

The girls also got to go shopping with Grandma and Grandpa for these fancy dresses, shoes, and outfits for Torsten and Zoe too. We'll definitely haves some more pictures of these ensembles soon!

Zoe Lillian Hinz

Baby is a GIRL! Zoe Lillian made her debut on November 25th pretty much on her own without much pushing. Then we had a little bit of a stay in the hospital in the NICU due to some low blood sugars and unstable oxygen levels. We're home now though and settling in well! The kids are all adoring her on a minutely basis! :)

Let the photofest commence!

Thanksgiving was spent in the hospital, but we're so very thankful for each other and to some lovely neighbors for bringing us all the fixings for dinner!

She has been such a smiley baby at this young of age! Guess she's pretty happy to be here!

The 3 sisters, I think the big girls are more than a little excited for another girl...

And I think he was made to have sisters!

What will baby.....

Be? A boy or girl? How much will it weigh? What will baby look like? So many questions as we wait.....and yes this is the longest I've been pregnant, but who's counting? No not me....

Here's a little flashback of the other 3 around when they were born.

Gretta, born a week and couple days early weighed 8 lbs 10 oz

Maggie, born 3 weeks early weighed 7 lbs 11 oz

Torsten, born a week early weighed 8 lbs 11 oz

Odds are maybe in the favor of lots of hair?! Odds are also very good that baby will be a big one.....:) 

Here are some other random moments that have gone on around here.

Gretta went to a birthday party a few weeks ago and they had birds performing there. It was pretty cool!

Maggie and mommy picnic date!

Torsten continues his adventures.....

Also likes watching himself on camera.

And he loves being read to and sisters are certainly happy to indulge him!

Nights have gotten cooler so we've been having fires and movies on the weekends!

Helping daddy, retaining wall is almost done!

A momentous occasion when Maggie lets me do anything to her hair.....

Soon there will be 4 of these little faces to squeeze in the frame! Yippeee!

I love these random moments that I happen upon....

Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!