Christmas came and went.....

and I had no time to blog about it!! But it was great....we were all spoiled and loved spending time with family!!! So for January....we have been pretty busy playing and having lots of fun, even if we have to stay indoors!! We have been lucky to have lots of visitors to play with too!! So this is what we have been doing this month:

Maddie and Macey (cousins) playing with little princess dolls and having fun (so cute)

Ethan and Brooklyn (cousins) playing with toys (only 1 1/2 months apart). E was jealous when she started crawling away and he just had to watch!!

Ethan with his other little cute cousin, Hailey (and no Em, she doesn't look like a boy!) what little cuties!! Also 6 weeks apart. E is big for his age and Hailey is little, so kinda funny!!

Sam being a big cousin and holding the babies which she LOVES to do!!

E learned to sit up at 6 1/2 months old (he still needs some assistance) but also loves playing with his toys!!

E having tummy time also at 6 1/2 months!! We just love this little guy to pieces. He is such a good, happy baby and just so fun to have around!

Maddie and E after tub time in their hooded towels watching Mickey Mouse clubhouse on my bed after!

Maddie and her friend Ryder had a playdate last week and were playing house all day. It was super cute and during house they were making snow angels (amazing, they actually know what that is since there has been NO snow!!)

and more cute faces

Ethan just eating his toys and watching all the excitement going on each day!

Sammy had her first sleepover last Friday night with her besties-Aze and Ashlyn. They played and colored and watched a movie and ate popcorn. They ended the night reading books in Sam's bed and then giggling until 11:oo pm. Maddie also enjoyed the sleepover with them too!

and sick Daddy of 3 (he got a bad cold this weekend), still playing with the kids even though he didn't feel good:( what a good Daddy!

E learning to play the piano

love how serious he looks!!

and it snowed last night!! We let the girls go out and play for a few minutes before church since it would probably melt before we got home!! They mostly ate it but sure enjoyed it!! Here is to hoping we get more!

HAPPY JANUARY!!!

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!!