Oh and here is one of my favorite guys these days...

I just love to kiss his little chubby cheeks all day long!! He is such a good baby and we just love our little E to pieces!! He sleeps really well, smiles all day, eats a lot, and puts up with his sisters!! We love you almost 5 month old E!!!

Other things

I got my hair done (it had only been like 7 months since the last time so it was desperately needed)

Krissy babysit the girls for a night so Jake and I went on a real date!!!

and Maddie May turned 3!!!

She awoke to find lots of balloons in her room that we put in the night before (which Sammy LOVED helping with). We had a fun Maddie day for her birthday!! We watched a movie, went to Jump on it, ate dinner of her choice (chicken nuggets), opened presents, played with toys, and ate cake and icecream (she mostly just ate frosting)! We love our Maddie. At three years old she loves:

princesses, dressing up like a princess, watching movies with princesses, pretending to be a princess and a cat, being right by Mommy's side all day, hugging Ethan, playing ponies and pet shops with her sister, and being a BIG sister.

and this is her true side!!!

Where did November go???

First part of the month, I made the girls matching dresses.

and yes this is the only pic i got of yours truly, Maddie May

And Halloween night!

The kids had a blast on Halloween night!! We all started out together but Ethan only lasted about 15 minutes because then he was hungry!! I took him him and fed him and gave out candy while Jake took out the girls for an hour. He then brought them home and I took Sammy out again with her friends for another hour! She didn't want to stop, she LOVED it!! She was upset when we missed a house!!! It was a fun night and I am glad that they had fun!!

Happy Halloween!!

Began with Jake dressing up for work as a British explorer. Not bad eh? Just think of Jane's dad on Tarzan and he fits it perfectly!! (He worked on his mutton chops/beard for about 3 weeks!!)

Pumpkin carving last night
Maddie's pumpkin, she was crying when we were going to carve out the picture that she drew on hers and so we left it as is (Like how she is in the background-she was too grumpy to be in the picture with her pumpkin)

Jake and his pumpkin (his is the big one). He moved Sammy's pumpkin out of the way for the picture but she put it right back in just before I took the picture saying that it had to be in the pic!

Sam and her pumpkin (she even drew it herself) So cute!!

Me and my spider (and yes I used a template). My best pumpkin so far to date I think!!

Maddie not a fan of the guts!!

Sam loving it!!

and more carving!!

and this is where E was!!! Lately he has been holding his head up on his own which just seems funny to me!!!

We are all looking forward to the festivities of the day which include going to Sam's halloween party at her school and being in charge of a game, eating yummy food, and trick or treating with friends and family tonight!! Have a fun day everyone!!

The last few weeks!!!

This last week we had a little Halloween party with Sammy and Maddie's friends in our neighborhood and Tay!!! We played games, frosted and ate cupcakes, and decorated paper pumpkins. They had lots of fun!!

Practicing princess hair on Maddie!!

Photo Shoot of E at 3 1/2 months!!

Picture of E at 3 months!!

Another week has passed....

with lots of smiles from E. he is turning into a really happy baby!!

Princess Maddie when Sammy is at school

Sleepover with the newest cousin, Hailey!! Sammy loved cuddling with her (and so do I)

Sam and her bestie Aze dressed to match (even down to their underwear!!!)

11 1/2 weeks he is!!

Yeah not the best pictures in the world, but the only ones we have taken this week! and Sammy took them. This last week he has found his hands and he LOVES them. He always has them by his face and loves to suck on them, which kind of pacifies him as well which is nice. He has been pretty happy for the most part, as long as we are NOT in the car, and so we mostly hang out at home. He has also started cooing and I can get him to really chuckle if I tickle his ticklish spots-so cute!! The only bad part is that he has been refusing NAPs this week and really hasn't slept at all during the days but.......he sleeps all night which is WONDERFUL. He goes to bed at about 8 and wakes up between 5-7 am or whenever the girls wake him up:) and yes he is wearing bag pj's which are my absolute fav for little babes

Baby E is 10 weeks!!!

This week we have all been really enjoying little E money!! He has been smiling a lot more, sleeping better, and being a much happier baby. It has taken awhile getting to this point, but worth it!! He loves cooing and being talked to, being held and played with, baths, and watching his sisters play (as long as he doesn't get abused!!). We just love this sweet little baby boy more everyday!! Oh and I almost forgot, he had his two month app this week:

Stats: 12.12 lb-73% percentile

23.5 inches tall-68% percentile

.....can't remember head but it was 20% percentile

What a good little eater he is too apparently as he keeps getting the chubbs!!!!

7 years ago....

we got married on August 26, 2004!!! We just celebrated our anniversary tonight by going to see the new Harry Potter movie and dinner (thanks for watching the munchkins mom and dad). Anyhow, it has been a great 7 years and here is to many many more!! Thanks Jacob for being such a great hubby, provider, and daddy to the four of us here at home!!!

KINDERGARTEN

Here we come!!! Sammy started kindergarten yesterday and LOVED it. She is so excited that she gets to go everyday (well except for Sat and Sun she keeps telling me). She has afternoon kindergarten from 12:30-3:30 and one of her besties, Aze is in her class. We walked them to the playground for the dropoff yesterday and Maddie was running trying to go into the school. She said "I go to school too mama" which I had to say "When you get older, but not today. Let's go play on the playground instead for a few minutes" and that seemed to sidetrack her. Like how she is also wearing her princess dress too? Anyhow, I can't believe how old Sammy is and I am so proud of her for being such a big girl and loving it. Yay school!!!

Many faces of baby Ethan!!

Mischievious

Worried Hungry

Tired

And no I didn't put his common face which is mad!!! He is 8 weeks old now. He is slowly getting happier, a little each day. He hates the carseat and being in the car, which is unfortunate since now Sammy goes to school everyday and I have to run errands once in awhile (go figure). Nights are still hard but we just keep working through them!! We still love our little E and love his smiles (which I also have yet to get on camera yet!!).

Almost 7 WEEKS!

Yep, almost seven weeks! I wish I could say the time has flown but since he has been colicky-it really hasn't!!! He is actually doing much better now these last few days and I think the medicine is finally kicking in for his reflux. He has started smiling this last week and I love it. I love when he is a happy baby and love his cuddles. Today we got him all dressed up for church and almost a smile out of him before we left!!

Awesomeness by Jacob!!

No kit required. Just one super awesome handyman and husband who can pretty much build anything I want!!

and the kids are in heaven
it's been great since we have pretty much been stuck at home with grumpy baby!