McKay is Well-Loved Already

Cousin Cameryn is wonderful at holding McKay.

Proud Grandma and Sister.

 The three little girl cousins... Don't be fooled by their sweet smiles, they can be crazy. :)

 Baby McKay

 Aunt Natalie and Cousin Jordyn holding the baby.

 McKay's first bath. He likes bath time, chillin in the warm water.

 Our beautiful Haley. She is growing up so much right before our eyes. We just can't believe how big she has gotten. Where did the time go?

 Baby McKay nearly 2 weeks old. He is such a handsome little guy. He looks just like our other two babies. Funny how they all three look so much alike as newborns.

IT'S A BOY!!!

Baby McKay Richard

Joined us finally July 17th at a whopping 9 pounds 1 oz.

We are so happy he is here and part of our family!

Dear Baby, You Have Officially Been Served.

Where Have We Been?

Due to a recent scolding by my friend whom I love who will remain unnamed (ahem, Mindi) :) I have decided to do a fast and furious update on the poor, sad, neglected Bell Blog.

 Starting dance class, which we LOVE.

 Having tons of fun with friends... including a huge Easter Egg Hunt, shaving cream play, and hitting the pool as often as we can since we got into the 100's on temperature.

 Visiting our cousins in Dallas for a really great family trip.

 Taking a short getaway to Las Vegas with no kids. Yay!!

 Hitting the pool and the beach in Newport and enjoying every second with Grandpa and Grandma that we could.

 Spending the day at Disneyland and pretty much talking about it everyday since. Our kids LOVED it!

 Growing as a family, thus getting a new car. Yes, we are officially becoming old and nerdy. :)

 Growing so big that we now measure our kids in terms of Lego Towers. We LOVE this game!!

Growing so big with Baby #3 that we are so so so ready for him/her to come and greet us. We are officially 39 weeks now and anxious.

So busy that we are all tuckered out. Eventually I will be great at updating again, but until then. This is our 6 month update... We are grateful to be doing healthy, having too much fun, and loving where we live, and growing together as a family. God bless you and yours as well.

Baby Bell #3

We are about to be outnumbered by Baby Bell #3 due in July. We are excited and terrified at the same time. :) We are not finding out the gender this time. I know... crazy.

Temple Square Lights

Although freezing for us St. Georgians, it was really magical and fun! We love this tradition.

WE LIKE TO PARTY

THE FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY

We had such a blast at our annual extended family party with all our cousins, aunts, and uncles. It is always one of the highlights of our holiday season.
Santa Claus came and visited our party and brought each child one gift. Haley was so excited to see him!!
Carson was not so sure.
Santa gave Haley a pair of pajamas with a doll in matching ones. How amazing!! He must know Haley well. She loved it!
THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE PARTY

I threw a girls night out gingerbread house decorating party with some of my close friends. We had dinner and then had a blast giggling and decorating all night. It was super fun!






THE KIDS DECORATING PARTY

We couldn't leave the kids completely out so the next day they got to have their own decorating party. They decorated Christmas trees and did a darling job. They were each so proud of their masterpieces.



THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

December brings JR's birthday and we had a great time celebrating our absolute favorite Dad!! We are sure happy he was born because we just adore him.

Haley's church teacher gave her this window decal and the kids have had a ball rearranging and making the snowman over and over. So sweet!!
Our kids are getting to the age where they want so badly to share a room. Carson asks every night to sleep in Haley's bed. They are so sweet and they just love to be together. We are going to get them a large bed to share, but haven't done so yet. So this is what we found the other night... Haley had climbed in Carson's crib to sleep with him and they'd fallen asleep together. Precious!