Tuesday, December 20, 2011

6 Months

So excited to be 6 months old!

My baby is 6 months old!!!! How did that happen!?!? I can't believe he is getting so big. He has been such a joy and such an easy baby I have been savoring and soaking up as much "baby" time as I can. He is already trying to crawl! Since about 5 1/2 months he pulls up on all 4's and rocks back and forth. Cole didn't even attempt this until he was 10 months old! I think we are going to have a mobile baby on our hands soon! He has also mastered sitting up by himself. He LOVES it because he can play with his toys better and I think he just likes to feel big. I started feeding him some solid foods. So far he has had cereal, bananas, and butternut squash. He is only eating 2 times a day (if that) and I have slowed him down a bit because we got a nasty stomach bug and I have been "tanking" him up with breast milk just in case he gets sick. So far he is in the clear, but we shall see. Bath time is his favorite time of the day! He starts kicking and squealing when he hears the bath water running and when he gets in the water he kicks, splashes and squeals the whole time. It is the cutest thing ever!!! He is still a chunky monkey. He is in size 6-9 month (sometimes 12 month) clothes. He is such a happy baby, he squeals and smiles all the time. He just started "fake" laughing when other people around him are laughing...hilarious! He has one little tooth about to poke through on the bottom left. He is still the most loved baby by his siblings (as I sit here and write this BK is hugging and snuggling him while he sits on the floor and plays).
This week has been challenging with all the sickness and it being so close to Christmas. I had grand plans for the week before Christmas and all the fun traditions. My family was going to come extra early, but because of the puking it has been postponed a bit. Yesterday, as I had just finished cleaning up a puking child, I was snuggling 2 little people and watching the other 2 play around me, I felt completely content. Not that I love puking kids (or cleaning it up) but I realized their is no where I would rather be. Puke and all, my life with these little people and my husband is pretty amazing and I wouldn't change it for the world!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The Nutcracker

I have been to the Nutcracker every year since I was 2 years old. I remember going with my mom and Great Grandma. I remember getting my first nutcracker, I think when I was 2, with my Great Grandma. I'm so excited to carry on this tradition with my sweet girl. She is SO into dancing like a "pincesss" all the time. The morning after we got home from the nutcracker she put on her tutu, I found a nutcracker ballet on netflix and she danced the morning away! After the show their was a tea for the little girls to go to and meet the characters. Our sweet friends, Christy and Emma, were able to go with us (along with Mimi, Nina, Abby and Whitney). What a special day full of amazing memories!
She was a little scared of the nutcracker and Rat king, but she warmed up pretty fast!

Heaven!
Her Prince (Don't tell daddy!)


Tea with Emma


LOVE traditions!
My sweet girl and her new nutcracker

Dreaming of sugar plum fairies =)


Reindeer run and Kid's Praise Performance


This year our whole family ran in the reindeer run and then watched the parade afterwards. I was afraid it was going to be miserable, but it turned out to be one of my favorite memories of the holiday season so far. The boys ran the whole way (Cole cramped up and had a dry heaving episode) and BK ran for about half. She would run for a few minutes and then look up and wave at everyone who was waiting for the parade. She was hilarious. We were the LAST people to finish, but she refused to let me pick her up. She had to do it, "all by myself!"

My little runner (sorry, I can't figure out how to flip the picture.)

All my little runners
Post run lunch...Hazel's hot dogs
Jude decided to suck on his toes instead of eating the hot dogs =)
The boys had their kid's praise performance the other night and they did a great job singing! They were SO cute! Wednesday night is their favorite night of the week because Nina takes them to dinner, they go to Kid's praise and then go out with Nina, Ms. Christy and Emma for Frostys and French Fries. They are some blessed little boys and we are blessed by them!

Family Pictures

So our good friend Lauren Sykes took our family pictures this year. Getting good photo of a family of 6 is no easy feat, but Lauren did an awesome job! Here are a few of my favorites!








I love my little family!