Getting Back to the blog

I am just sick about how much time and wonderful events have passed that I haven't blogged about. Hopefully I get get a little caught up on the major happenings and things that are going on in our lives now. It is crazy how fast time flies by. The kids are all growing up too quickly and are keeping Matt and I very busy. But we wouldn't have it any other way.

Ponytail

Pieper's first ponytail! 2 months old and she already has enough hair for a little ponytail on top!

Smiley Girl

Pieper loves to smile! especially when she is being talked to!

                                                            SUCH A SWEET GIRL!!!

2 months

I am so far behind blogging, today I am playing catch up before the month is over with. Pieper turned 2 months old on November 1st, which was also Parkers birthday. It was a good day to celebrate a few milestones. At Pieper's doctors appointment she was 10 lbs, 13 oz.  (37%), and 22 1/4" long (31%). Yay!! She is getting big and even has some chunky little legs. which I love. I have always wanted a little chunky baby, but none of my other kids were even a little chunky. I was glad to see that she was even on the growth scale. None of the other kids were even close to the 37th percentile. She is such a great baby. She is sleeping pretty great at night only waking once or twice and loves to eat. She is drinking about 3 ounces every 2 1/2 to 3 hours! She loves to be held facing out and her favorite person is her mommy, (of course) but daddy comes in close second. She loves to be talked to and loves to be part of any conversation. She smiles a lot, some due to gas and some not. We love her so much and can't imagine our family without her.

Halloween 2013

Halloween week was a busy one at our house. Lots of school parties and fun. Parker wanted to be a vampire this year. Paige was a witch, Paxten was Superman, and Pieper just wore a cute Halloween onesie. She was too little to fit into a costume this year. They all looked so great in their costumes and loved dressing up for school.

Free To Play

Paxten is a very smart kid! He knows that when Parker and Paige are at school, he has free reign over the house and all their toys. No one is there to tell him "NO." As was the case this particular day. I was in the living room holding Pieper and realized that the house was very quiet, which can mean mischief. So I went throughout the house searching for Paxten to see what he was into. I walked into the doorway of Paige's room and found the little guy in her bed, playing with her iPad. When he realized I was looking at me he shot me this look like, "oh you caught me, but isn't this fun!" It was pretty cute because he looked guilty, but he knew I wouldn't care and Paige wasn't around to get mad at him. I think he likes the few hours he has the house pretty much to himself!

Funny Kid

Paxten snuck next door to my parents the other day. They had just cooked some chicken on the grill and asked Paxten if he wanted some. He said no. While he was there he ate some tootsie rolls that were on the kitchen table. He then went outside for a little while. He went back inside a while later while my mom was doing the dishes and cleaning up from dinner. Paxten grabbed the rest of the tootsie rolls that were on the table (5 or 6) and my mom said to him, "What will grandma eat if you eat those all gone." He replied, "Chicken." He didn't miss a beat. It was pretty funny! He would rather eat candy than anything healthy. My kids is a sugar monster!

Pretty Please

Paxten in quite the character in our house. He is very energetic and an all around BOY! He loves to run, jump, climb, and get into mischief like any other typical little boy. He tries to do things his older brother does, and sometimes his older brother tries to get him to do things that even he wouldn't do. He makes me laugh and smile every single day. Right now he knows exactly what to do to get what he wants. He puts his little fists up to his mouth and scrunches up his little face while he says, "Pretty please" but is sounds like, "pitty peez" it is just so darn cute and it gets me every time. "Pitty peez can I stay," "mommy choc milk pitty peez."  Whatever he wants, all he has to do is look at me with those blue eyes while holding up his little fists and say pitty peez and I pretty much give in. How can I not, look at this cute little face. I doesn't just affect me, Matt and my mom succumb to the asking as well. He has us wrapped around his little finger, and he knows it and uses it to his advantage. He is one smart 2 year old!

Newborn Pictures

I love the trend of getting newborn pictures. Babies just don't stay so tiny and precuiously (Did I just make up a new word?!)
 small for very long and I feel like these images at least capture it a little bit. Pieper was an absolute angel for pictures, she slept almost the entire time. Although we found out that she did not want her head to be placed on her hands, she kept turning it to one side or the other. I think she is absolutely beautiful..I know I have a biased opinion, I can, I am the mom!

Great Grandparents

We had my Grandparents in to dinner one Sunday evening shortly after Pieper was born so that they could meet her and have a chance to hold her and visit with us and my parents. Matt cooked a beef tenderloin in the Traeger and we had salad and baked potato. It was delicious. Grandpa and Grandma Williams were thrilled to meet their newest great-granddaughter. 9/8/13

CheckUp

We took Pieper in for her 2 week checkup, well she was 3 weeks old when we actually got her in to the Dr. She weighed 8lbs 1 oz. and was 20 inches long. and her head was 35.8 cm. So she had gained an entire pound plus an ounce and is in the 30% for weight. She grew 1 inch and is in the 24% for height and the 33% for head circumference. I can't believe she has gained that much in just a few short weeks. She is a great eater and maybe that has something to do with it. The doctor said she looked perfect and I couldn't agree with him more!

Pieper's First Bath

As I am about to post about this, Matt reminded me that this isn't her "first" bath, she had her first bath in the hospital right after she was born. He is right technically, but this is her first bath at home after her umbilical cord had healed. She loved it at first, then she wasn't too crazy about being taken out of the warm water and then being exposed to the cook air while I put lotion on her and dressed her. I LOVE LOVE LOVE a fresh baby just out of the tub, they smell HEAVENLY!! Septmber 14, 2013. 14 days old.

Paige's First Day of Kindergarten

Paige had her first official day of Kindergarten on the 11th of September. That day she got to ride the bus to and from school. She was so excited to go and see her friends and to get "homework." When it came time to get on the bus she pretty much ran and jumped on the bus as she casually waved goodbye to me. She didn't even hesitate or even look back. I felt a little emotion as my little girl is now old enough to go to school, but no tears were shed by either of us. I for sure thought that little Paxten would start crying when he realized that Paige was leaving and he couldn't go with her, but he did amazingly well too. He waved goodbye and then followed me home. Know he has freedom when is comes to the TV station, and all the toys in the house, he couldn't be happier!

At the bus stop....waiting

As the bus pulled up, Paige threw her arm out as a wave as she was running to get on.

After school, she had a great first day!