3 sleeping Angels

Today I realized Weston needs a little extra attention, and I need to be okay with it.

I learned I can't leave Everett alone with Weston and they can no longer share a room (for now).

I also realized Everett needs discipline regardless of his cuteness!

I'm learning singing music to London when she is having a "freak out" helps her calm down.

I am learning yoga can be life changing!

And...

3 sleeping babies is a miracle!

What does he want??

What ever it is he can have it!

A man who scrubs the floor on his hands and knees can have anything he wants :)

Stylish

Me- "London put your silver shoes on its time to go"

London- "I wore those yesterday...i can't wear them everyday"

London- "I am think I am going to wear your pink hat today...It goes really well with the pink stripes in my skirt"

London-"Everyone said they liked my new shirt at school today"

I think we might have a stylish girl on our hands, and I think that worries me a bit!

Perfect Day

Today was perfect!

I didn't have one single thing we HAD to do. So we didn't!

I let the kids have ice cream for lunch, and it felt good to make them so unbelievably happy!

London ate hers within 2 seconds and Everett took about an hour to eat. It killed London!!

Then I took the kids to daddy's office just as he was getting off work. We then went out to dinner. I am pretty sure that was our first time with all 3 kids. I don't like taking the kids to dinner! They were in heaven!!

Like i said, today was just perfect!

Yummy!

For real our Home Teachers are the best!! Its so fun to see the kids get so excited to have them over. London especially loves them because they always bring her donuts!

For her birthday they made a special drop off- she was thrilled (see pic)

So speaking a donuts, well sugar in general. I went off the stuff cold turkey. Its been one day!!

I made a deal with myself that I can't have any sugar (except fruit and sport drink on long runs) for a whole month (or until my next race is over in Nov) I really want to see if it can help me with my speed?? We shall see! PLUS! i still have 10 lbs to go! Its just not coming off!!

Hopefully by putting this in writing I will hold to my goals.

who thinks I can do it?? who wants to do it with me??

sisters

oh how i love my sisters! I wish so bad we lived closer! I miss them all like crazy!

Just in the last two weeks I have gotten some fun surprises from my sisters-they sure know how to give me a little pick -me- up :)

please excuse the bad pictures they don't do them justice!

Thank you sisters!

where did he go?

now you see him...

now you don't!

TWO

I can't get the kid to smile for the camera anymore :( this is as good as it gets.

Had a little fun with textures and boarders.

Birthday boy!

I really can't believe Everett is 2 years old!! I feel like it was just yesterday that he was born. He is such a sweet little boy and we love him so much!!

Everett had a good birthday! We had my parents over for dinner, cake and presents. He didn't like the attention and wanted nothing to do with blowing out the candles. He did like the Thomas decorations, balloons and cake though :) All things THOMAS!

Happy Birthday Everett!!

BirthDAY

My SIL, Michelle was kind enough to have the older kids over for a play date on Everett birthday. I can't think of any other place they would want to be. They love it there! I think they love it even more now that they have a dog.

Mirror, mirror...

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"

what I would give to be a 3 year old little girl again.

priceless!

(ps this picture was NOT staged-just a little girl enjoying life)

10 months

Oh this boy!!

We love every inch of him!

He is now 10 months old.

full of teeth-crawling up the stairs-walking along furniture-talking, "uh oh, daddy, momma", eating more then his siblings combined, and 21lbs.

Weston is still having some issues, but developing right on track (or a little ahead from what his Dr said)

I sent my Mom a text saying "I don't know how much more I can mentally handle" her reply, "you don't have a choice"!

From that moment on i have decided we are going to keep on keepin on.

We love our Westy boy!

Letters to daddy (day 2)

Dear Daddy,

Today was HOT! like 111 degrees hot!

The heat didn't stop us from meeting Grandpa's new horse, Gus Gus! Remember his horse Gator? Well he died a couple weeks ago and we have been so sad! Gus seems like he will be a good horse though.

Tonight we went walk during sunset. It was still pretty hot, but still so fun.

We miss you!

ps Mom said AZ sunsets are just not the same with out you.

Love you!

Letters to daddy (day 1)

Dear Daddy,

You know sometimes when we kids get hard to handle?? We won't sit still at dinner and we tend to be crying a lot??

Sometimes you and Mom want to pull your hair out, other times you...

Turn up the music baby!!

This dance party wasn't the same without you, but we still had fun!

Love you daddy!

BiG BoY BeD

This is what the boys room has looked like the last 9 months.

I am kind of sad they are getting bigger, but then again its so fun to see them grow up and enter new stages of life. I want them to always share a room. I can't help but think of the memories they will share together. I just love these boys!!

BiG BoY BeD-its been a couple days and he is doing awesome. In fact, Rett is a wonderful middle child. Bless him for not having any medical problems like the other two.

He has been VERY ready for his BIG BED!

Weston liked switching to Everett's crib, too- standing and all!

London had a melt down when we were putting the other crib away. She started crying/screaming, " but where will the baby girl sleep" The way she talks about "the baby girl" makes us wonder if she knows something we don't.

oh how I love my kids!!




Isn't he just the cutest thing you have ever seen?!?

he now had 5 teeth (notice all the drool). He is officially ALL over the place. Crawling, standing, and doing downward dog pose. He is just so funny!
come on those cheeks are YUMMY!!

Can't stop the twirl

Wow! What a crazy couple weeks with our Londee girl!

London's case of "bells palsy" lasted about 10 days. I had never heard of Bells Palsy before, but sure talked to a lot of people who had. Apparently when little kids get it the prognosis is really good, UNLESS the Dr thinks something is wrong with the cornea (which our Dr wanted us to go see a specialist-so we did. and it looked good) OR if the Dr wants to rule out a tumor (which almost about killed me- we saw the neurologist whom i have come to LOVE-all checked out in our favor)

The neurologist said he thinks her case of Bells Palsy was caused by the herpes virus (AKA cold sore in her inner ear).

Anyway- London is doing really well. One Dr told me, "Nothing is going to stop this girl". Its so true. I don't think anything can stop her!

Keep on twirling London girl!

9 Months

This is what 9 months looks like...

Isn't he beautiful?!?

Weston is doing amazing! We think we finally have him figured out.

Turns out Weston has both "breath holding spells" and "infantile epilepsy"

Totally unrelated to each other. With his new medication we have gotten his "shaking" seizures under control, but he continues to pass out when he cries too hard or gets startled. Now we know that they are unrelated to each other we can breath a little easier that his seizures might be gone. The breath holding thing is not serious and they say he will grow out of them by the time he is 4. If anyone wants to see a video of it let me know- I started to video tape them.

We love you Wes!