9.17.2008

Doll?

She almost doesnt look real! My most favorite picture to date! We had a mini fashion photo shoot yesterday.

9.10.2008

VOTE FOR US!

That's it! I'm putting the kids to work.....

...well sort of. I figured they should work with what they've got and they've got CUTENESS written all over them!! Please help them each win $2500 by voting at the following links.










9.02.2008

Shane: Simming and Dare I Say, KINDERGARTEN!




Can you say Michael Phelps!?!


Well not yet but doesn't Shane have a swimmers bodytype? We put Shane in swim lessons this summer and he has excelled (not saying cause I'm his mom...I swear!). He's swimming halfway across the pool and back sometimes without help (depending in the stroke) while others in his class were stuggling....which is normal. He's doing flips off pool side and off the lifeguard tower...he kind of got in trouble for that one!! Anyway he loved watching swimming on the Olympics so why not encourage it? This was a great way to use up the never ending energy!


First Day of KINDERGARTEN!
And here I was talking about how old Carly is.......Shane is in Kindergarten! He started last week and thank God.....for both of us. He stopped going to preschool in Jan when I quit my job and it was great at first but for the past month or two its been a real battle for both of us. He's been in school for a week and loving every minute of it....too bad its only 3 1/2hrs :) I had so much fun school clothes shoping too! Cant wait for Carly's turn....NO! Wait! I take that back....I CAN wait! Gavin likes droping him off and seeing the school buses. I am so excited and proud of Shane. Here's to a great school year!


Aunt Sis & Cousin Theone Visit


We had so much fun last month when Aunt Sis (my dad's sister) came to visit. She came from KS for some R&R and I think she got it. At least I know she laughed a lot (mostly cause of the kids) and that's the best medicine!! We went to Bates Nut Farm for a picnic and a few jaccuzzi days at Nana & Papa's house. The kids loved spending time with her.....they keep asking how far away NEXT Christmas is (for her next trip out). Hopefully we wont have to wait that long and we will be able to make it to our Family Reunion next June.

Cousin Theone (my dad's cousin), AZ, also came to visit and for her high school class reunion. More fun insued!
Someone stop the press!!!
The rarest of rare photographs has been taken........

My Brother and Me!
(both smiling & looking at the camera......
might have to check the baby books for previous pics like this one..hehe!)

Carly is 3 Months!

OMG! I can't believe it....our baby is already 3 months old! Her doctor appointment last month gave the following measurements:

Weight: 10lb 5 oz = 50%
Height: 22 1/4" = 50%
Head Cir: 36 1/2cm = 5%
(unlike her brothers, especially Gavin, Carly has a small noggin)
So I'd say all in all she is making great strides! She is full of smiles and she seems to be trying to laugh a little. Her hand have found their way to her mouth and she has become quite the drooler while "talking" to (more like spitting at) her bug friends on her swing. Too cute.




Gavin's Toe

EEEEWWW!

So this happened about a month ago but that's how busy I have been lately. Apparently when I was "off duty" the boys were playing across the street with some rocks and Gavin decided he had superhero strength and picked up the biggest rock he could.....then SMASH! it fell on his toe and that was that! He came running inside bloody and skin flopin' around. So I did what moms' do and put the superhero back together again. I felt so bad the next morning when I changed his bandages and the gauze stuck to his toe and ripped some more skin off (this happened twice). We're pretty sure it was broken but there's not much you can do. I taped it up so it didnt move for a couple days and I actually think he walks better since...hehe! The toenail still has a ways to grow out though.