Sunday, November 28, 2010

So Thankful

Here are a few things I am so
very thankful for this year:
my husband
my three girls
a healthy Taylie Mae
no more colic/acid reflux
the opportunity to be a stay at home mom
Jason's job
the small town of Colon
our cozy home
good friends & family
coffee
pumpkin pie creamer
our computer
hip2save.com
online shopping
my minivan
heated seats
Amish stores
my camera
slippers


Since Jason had a basketball scrimmage at 6pm, the night before Thanksgiving, we decided to come into Holland in the morning. This year we decided on a bit more relaxed atomosphere with heavy duty paper plates and cups done buffet style. I think the guys were happy to be able to eat in front of the tv and it make a lot less work for us girls to clean up and more time to sit and chat :)











We decided to put up our Christmas tree on Saturday afternoon. The girls could hardly wait this year.

Even Taylie got in on the action.



Posing so nice with their new ornaments from Grammy.

As soon as we got the tree up, Kelsey ran to the window and said, "I don't see the snow. Why isn't it snowing?" She thought that since the tree was up, it was Christmas, and there's suppose to be snow for Christmas. Looks like she will have to wait a bit for the snow.

I am excited to bring out the Christmas music finally! From now until Christmas we will be listening to it while we eating breakfast together every morning. Somehow that became tradition last year and they've been asking for it since summer.

Here's an idea for you! I made these shirts for the girls the other night. I cut the girls' initials/name from some material that I had in the house and just used fabric glue to glue it on some of their old shirts that are normally worn as under shirts for layers. Now they can be worn alone as well! I might start thinking of more things to glue material to to make it unique and more fun.

Monday, November 15, 2010

4 Months

Taylie turned FOUR months today.



She has learned to blow raspberries.


Once she gets going, there's no stopping her.


Mace is thrilled she is able to carry her
sister around now! (while mom is watching!)


Thanks to Grammy for making some fancy bibs for our big drooler!

She almost always has a sister by her side.



She loves our reaction when she squeals REALLY loud.


Just recently, she's getting more aware of
what faces she recognizes and which ones she doesn't.
She is stubborn with the bottle. Will take it from mom, but not dad.
She loves to look for daddy when she hears his voice
in the room and then will "talk" to get his attention.
She likes to eat a lot during the night again...went
from sleeping 7-8 hour stretches for awhile back
to 3-4 hour stretches. I think she's growing :)
Starting to not like it when we walk away from her and are out of sight.
Horrible, just horrible napper. We're talking 15 minute naps at times.
Close to rolling over, but not quite yet. She grunts
as she gets on her side but can't quite get over.
Still working on finding her thumb consistently.


Saturday, November 6, 2010

Just some updating

sorry the formating is all messed up, I can't seem to fix it.
What we've been up to:
A trip to Chuck E Cheese as a family.
Movie theater to see Ramona (free movie of the day!)
Still eating lots of Halloween candy.
Buying diapers at the Amish store for $3.99 a pack.
Eating frozen meals from a frozen meal party.
Girls are still passing around a nagging cold.
Kels is recovering from her impetigo,
ear infection, urinary tract infection, and strep.
Mace can't get enough of school.
Taylie has been drenching at least 3 outfits a day in drool or poop.
PICTURES OF MACE:


Wearing her lovely mask she made at school.



I can hear her laughing in this picture :)






Our family portrait.





PICTURES BY KELSEY:


Kelsey the photographer. I need to get a picture of

her taking pictures, she now gets down on one knee because

that's what photographers do.



You never know when she'll have the camera.
And no that's not Taylie in my arms.

I love her pictures because they really capture our life how it is right now.













TAYLIE MAE:

Taylie has been so much fun lately and has some
serious chub going on in her cheekers!



Her new favorite activity.