Sunday, January 27, 2019

Audrey is THREE months old!

And just like that, my baby is three months old. Audrey loves to giggle, can roll over and can grab toys. She still wakes up once or twice a night, but I don't mind. I know it's going to pass quickly.

These are technically her two month pictures, but we took them on January 9th so they belong in this post.


Audrey is one month older, which means another photo shoot in her Harry Potter outfit. Even though we did a Harry Potter theme in 2013, Sarah wants to do it again this year so Audrey can be an adorable Hermione.




Here are some random pictures from her third month. 










Here are her official 3 month photos. Sarah loves her little snow outfit, so we let her overheat for a few minutes in it. Then they made her a little "bed" in the snow to stick her in. They're lucky she was such a good sport.






Friday, January 25, 2019

Happy Birthday Dudeous Maximus!

My sweet Dude has turned the big 11. This is the year of no friend parties, so his birthday was more low key. For breakfast he chose his usual bite sized food that could be thrown/caught in his mouth along with a big bowl of ice cream.


His favorite gifts were his new ant farm and Nerf gun he received. I think Mosey approved of the ants. 

Since his birthday was on a Friday, Mike decided to pull him out of school and take him skiing. They had a lot of fun. Steven has progressed a lot in his skiing and is very daring.


We held Steven's birthday dinner a week early on the 20th. We had cake and the kids (old ones included) played Pandemic. 



Current stats: 4' 8" and .. lbs (we don't own a scale so I'll weigh him at my in-laws tonight)

Steven is still my little Energizer Bunny. He wakes up early and is ready for the day. He is very social and I always hear from his teachers how much fun he is to have around. He is a wonderful big brother. Adam adores him and they are each others main play mates and best friends. He also loves his little sister Audrey and comes into my room early to snuggle with her in case she's awake. He's grown a lot in maturity and helps around the house without much complaint. His favorite topic of conversation is Fortnite and any movie he's not allowed to see but has been told about. ;) We love our dude and are forever grateful he's a part of our family.

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Adam's Jr Jazz

Since Adam has decided to be a professional Jazz player when he grows up he chose to play Jr Jazz again this year. I'm so glad when my kids choose to do a sport without us "making" them, since that's never worked. :) He like his coaches and teammates and they played well. Adam is a great defense player and made some baskets as well. Steve and Lynette were able to come to most of his games, so he had a big cheering section. 


Audrey got dressed in her Jazz outfit to cheer him on. She may have slept for most of the game. ;)



Sunday, January 6, 2019

Audrey's blessing

On January 6th Audrey was given a blessing by her dad. This is one of my favorite things to witness as a mother and wife. Even though it was a special event, Audrey wasn't feeling it and "talked" through most of it. Thankfully Mike was feeling it, especially the pieces of sand that blew into his eyes. ;)



We had Audrey wear the blessing dress Lynette made for Sarah. It is still so gorgeous. We'll have her pictures taken in it soon.



Ashley and her crew drove the 7+ hours to be here with us. The cousins had a lot of fun playing together as always.



Sarah was tired so I took a picture of her. I think she looks like Briar Rose. :)

Here are a few pictures from Sarah's baby blessing. I love how alike the girls look. I definitely see her brothers in her, but she is Sarah's little twin.


Audrey 2018

Sarah 2006