Still Around!

It's been a LONG time since I have posted anything! But we're still here. So much has happened since that last post in February. Most notably, we are getting ready to have another baby! As in, she is due any time now!

The beginning was definitely the hardest of any of my pregnancies, so I kind of went into survival mode for a while. The last part of this pregnancy has actually been pretty good, thankfully! I am starting to get to point of really just wanting her to get here already. This body is tired!

I would really love to get back to posting more, but I won't try to make any promises considering we are adding a newborn within the next week. :) For now I will leave you with an updated pic of each of the kids.

Happy Birthday, Nana!!!

Happy Birthday, Mamaw!!!

A special birthday message for my wonderful mom, aka Mamaw:

Happy Birthday!
We love you and hope you are having a wonderful day!

Mamaw!

Encore!

Yesterday was my birthday and, lucky me, it was also observation day at Chloe's ballet class. That was a little gift that I was so excited for! Here are two short videos of the class. The first is of the girls tap dancing to "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid. The second video is of the ballet portion. Unfortunately I wasn't ready when they started that part so it is pretty short. She loves it and it cracks me up how serious she is through the whole thing. I hope you enjoy!

 

Chloe loves her class so much she asks everyday if it is a ballet day. In fact, this morning she has already asked how many days until she gets to go back. I don't know how long she will enjoy these classes, but I am going to enjoy them while I can. She makes me such a proud momma!

Ballet!

Tiny Dancer

Tuesday little Chloe began ballet class. Actually, it is a ballet/tap combo class with a little tumbling thrown in for good measure. She was so excited to go! Of course she had to wear all the appropriate clothing and accessories. :)  When she looked in the mirror and saw her hair she exclaimed, "I have a hair in my bun!" She absolutely loved the class and is already asking when she gets to "ballet again". 

My sweet girl is growing up so fast, like they all are. She is such a joy to be around, very kind and caring and VERY independent. I am so proud of my tiny dancer.

(And yes, I listened to that song while I wrote this post.)  ;)

Another First...This Time for Chloe!

 

Today way Chloe's first day of preschool! My sweet girl has been begging to go to school like Colby since she was old enough to get the words out. Well, today was finally her day. She was so excited, and even picked out her outfit, shoes and hairstyle. Although she can sometimes be shy, she is very independent and was totally ready for this next step. I am so proud of her!

 

Chloe with her assistant teacher and teacher

Chloe with her very own cubby

And just a few pics of my sweet pea from her big day:

Mommy loves you, Miss Chloe!!!

Happy Holidays!

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Have a wonderful holiday! We'll see you next year!

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So very thankful

 

For so many amazing blessings in my life, I am so very thankful. 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving day surrounded by all of your blessings.

Hello October

We're still here, just keeping very busy.
We'll try to catch up soon!

First dy of school

I hve to strt out by pologiing. For some reson couple of letters re not working. (The first nd lst letters of the lphbet). So I m trying to post nywy. Here is picture of Colby's first dy of school.


Chloe thought she needed to hve her picture tken too. :)


Hopefully I cn do rel post soon with ll of the letters working.

Wildlife Prairie State Park

Last weekend we were looking for something fun to do as a family and decided to spend the day at a local state park. We love this park because there are many animals to see, kind of like a zoo, but they are in more of a natural habitat. There are long winding trails through the woods, a petting zoo area, playground areas and so much more. Even though the weather has been SO hot and humid, we had a great day!

Petting sheep:

My beautiful butterflies!



While Colby and Chloe played on the playground, Macy and I hung out in the shade. Here she is doing what she does best...drooling and blowing spit bubbles.

We finally decided it was time for lunch. However the food place was so crowded that people were having to wait an hour to order and get their food. So we did what any good parents would do and got ice cream instead.


Colby loved getting his picture taken in all of these kind of things.

Next up was the train ride! Here they are waiting (kind of) patiently for our turn to board.


Finally we stopped at some special activities they had going on that weekend. Inflatable fun, mini-golf and carnival games.


I'm glad we had the chance to go, possibly for the last time. Unfortunately due to lack of funding they will be closing the park. At least we got to enjoy it for a while!

Fourth of July

Fourth of July weekend this year was a little extra special. Not because of amazing fireworks or a wonderful cookout, but because we got Curt back. At the beginning of the month he boarded a plane to California for what was supposed to be a two week business trip... and was gone almost an entire month. We have never been apart that long, and certainly not since any of the kids have been born. It was a very tough month for all of us, but many phone calls and lots of good friends got us through. Thankfully, Curt flew home Friday night just in time for the holiday weekend.


Saturday was spent at a large cookout at a friend's house. This was our first time to make it to their annual party and we had so much fun!

Sunday evening we made our yearly trek down to the riverfront to watch fireworks along the water. The show is truly amazing!







The fireworks are set off from a barge in the middle of river and erupt right over our heads. It is spectacular every year and I always sit there in awe feeling like a little kid. I am always leery that one of the kids will be scared, but so far they have all loved it every year. Macy included. The only thing missing this year was a visit from my parents. Maybe next year!

Gun Control

I know it can be a touchy subject, but if all guns were this stinkin' cute I think everyone would agree they make the world a better place.

Macy's first time playing in the exersaucer

The pirate and the ladybug washing windows.

We know how to have a good time! :)

We love the park!

My growing babes...

Can someone please tell me how my babies have gotten so big?

*sigh*



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Happy (very belated) Birthday!!!

I can not believe it has been so long since my last post! I am planning to catch up, but for now I just wanted to say a happy belated birthday to my sweet Chloe. She turned 2 on April 13. It has been a wonderful two years with this sweet little girl. Our lives have been made so much richer by her presence in our family. We love you sweet pea!!!

Our new life

Here is a little glimpse into our new life as a family of five...

As I was preparing the pictures for this post, I realized that I never blogged about Macy's birth. Hopefully I will get that done soon!