And You Thought You Were Crazy!

New House, New Times!

2011-06-30T10:25:00.002-05:00

It's been a while since I've updated... I think it said Feb. 2010... Oops. I lot has happened since then, including the big move we had! We finally have a house to fit our family! It's in town, which is a nice change from the isolation of the farm. The kids and I take walks around the duck pond close by, take in the PBJ festival every Friday, and enjoy visiting the local shops.

Abby had to move to a new school mid year, but adjusted with no problems. She even ended her year with a perfect report card!

Emma had to leave Pre-K mid year and she was a little sad about that. Instead, she's become my awesome helper and practices her singing and dancing all day. I think she has high aspiration that I hope she can reach!

Jacob has grown so much. He's completely potty trained and has been for a while now (like mid 2010). He loves to go farming with his daddy, he's pretty much Nate's mini-me. He has screening scheduled for Pre-K in the fall, so hopefully he can get in on that!

Catelyn has grown and matured so much so fast. She's already 2 1/2 and follows her sisters around everywhere they go. She can talk your ear off, I think because she has to fight to talk around here. lol We are starting to work on potty training, but she's more interested in getting the reward at the end and not on doing the job to get the reward.

As for Nate and I, not much changed here. He's still working all the time, dairy farm and all. The move really hasn't hampered his driving time. In fact, he gets to come home and see us all for a little bit for lunch now! We enjoy any time we get with him! I tried going back to work in Oct 2010, loved the job but the state, being as poor as it is, said we made to much money to qualify for aid. My bi-weekly paycheck only paid for 1 week of daycare. Not worth it, plus the kids and I were really strained, so that ended after a month trial. Now I've been focused on fixing up the new house and my little business I've set up, Stitch Fairy. Plenty to keep me busy for a while! I will try to update more later, but now the kids are starting to get hungry for lunch! ;)

Wow I'm WAYYYYYYYYY Behind!!

2010-02-02T09:26:00.003-06:00

Man, I didn't even get in a January post at all. I guess that means I fail the Project 365! But I'll try to get up recent pics. I'm so far behind I didn't put Christmas pics up. I got them up on Facebook (like a month late there even) If you go to this link below, you should be able to see them all (just click the pic for a larger size and press the arrow key to scroll through)

Christmas Pictures

The reason I've been neglecting my blog is I went back to school last month to get my Bachelor's in Elementary Ed at SIUE so I've had tons of homework just between 2 classes (so glad I'm only taking 2!!!).

Also, I've been doing a lot of crocheting. Updated my website, Stitch Fairy, to include my crochet creations. I've had a few sales, so I'm working on getting those done. I also plan to add more items so check back. I may even have to opportunity to sell at a local baby boutique!

And yes, in between all that, I have my wonderful kids! They keep me busy as well, but they also like to help me with all my projects. I think they may be crafty like their momma! Abby's wanting me to teach her how to crochet and she's already practicing some finger crochet. Emma loves to draw and does some great art work already. Jake is less crafty inclined, but if it involves helping his momma, he's there (BIG momma's boy!). Catey just takes it all in.

And if you made it through all of that, I shall reward you with recent pics of the kiddos!! hehe! Granted, these aren't as recent as I'd like, since I've not been taking as many pics here lately! Sorry!

Awww, don't they look so sweet! Don't let them fool you! lol

What a good big sister! She got her baby sister to sleep and held her!

He was putting on Abby's jammies and saying he was Abby. What a silly boy! (I don't think he expected a pic)

Wrestling with daddy. I think daddy got ganged up on!

Look at how big my little princess is getting! Just chillin in Emma's chair!!

Happy Birthday Catelyn!

2009-12-30T11:09:00.003-06:00

Finally, I get a birthday on the day it happens (besides Emma.. lol). I can't believe that a year has flown by already and my little baby girl, Catelyn, is 1 year old! That means I've been doing this blog for over a year. If you may remember, when I started, she was and it, still in my belly. And I really thought SHE, was a HE. Boy, was I surprised! But I absolutely love my baby girl all the same. So here it is, one year after my last little baby was born.

Here she is, my biggest baby, weighing in at 8lbs 12oz. Do you know how happy I am she was a c-section!!! lol
Catey at 3 months old, still the chubby, but adorable girl!
Rolling around at 6 months. She's a lazy girl and could care less if or when she gets around. She's got 2 sisters, a brother, and parents to do everything for her!
Getting ready to party for Emma's birthday at 9 months. She looks so big. And look at those curls!
Catey this morning, on her birthday! My little 1 year old girl! Please don't mind the chocolate milk stains on her shirt. That's from her newly discovered talent... spitting her drink out after she takes a mouthful... oy

Happy Birthday to My Baby Girl, Catelyn!!!

Happy Belated Birthday to Jacob!

2009-12-30T10:03:00.004-06:00

Only 2 1/2 weeks late, but finally I'm getting this one up! Coming here shortly is Catelyn's too, because today is her b-day. lol But anyway, here's my sweet little boy through his 2 years of life!

My sweet little baby boy, the day he was born. Weighing in at 6lbs 6oz. A small start, but he grew so quickly!
He learned quickly that he wanted to get down and chase his sisters!
And torture them too! I think here he abused his 1st birthday power to beat up on Abby.
He LOVES playing outside!!!
Jake on his 2nd birthday, getting his favorite, Elmo! He's getting to be such a big little man!

Happy Birthday to My Big Boy, Jacob!!!

Happy Belated Birthday Abigale!

2009-12-21T22:33:00.005-06:00

Unfortunately, my computer was in the shop when my oldest baby turned 5 years old! You may have caught on the banner the change, and you've seen the birthday pics. I'd like to go back through the past and share some pics of my Abigale as she grew through the years! I'll try not to bombard you, but we're talking 5 years to go through here! Not too bad... not quite 2 weeks late.

Baby Abigale Ann. Born December 9th, 2004, weighing in at a measly 5lbs 4oz. Tiny, but filled our hearts with love!
And then she grew and grew. Abby at about 6 months.
Abby's 1st Birthday Party. I think she liked the cake!
Then she got bigger and started looking more like a little lady! Getting ready to go out and party here!
Abigale's 2nd Birthday. She grows so fast!
2 1/2 here. She's always been the light of our life!
Abby celebrating her 3rd Birthday at Olive Garden! What a good choice!
Abby always loves spending time with her Aunt Keli!
Abby's 4th Birthday! Exactly 3 weeks before she became a big sister for the 3rd time!
After she got her hair chopped off for Locks of Love. Our girl has such a big heart!
Abby around her 5th birthday! She's all primped and ready to go to her Christmas Concert!

Happy Birthday to My Big Girl Abigale!!!

(Be on the lookout for a Jacob Birthday post very soon!)

Project 365 - Day 190 to 200

2009-12-17T17:19:00.005-06:00

On December 9th, 2009, I became a mom of 4, ages 5 and under! My oldest girl turned 5. Poor thing had a bit of a cold on her birthday, but it didn't stop her from having a good one all the same!

Here she is right after school, with her birthday crown. She got to hand out treats and have a party at school!
Poor sick girl was so tuckered out, her and her sister took a nap together on the couch.
Present time! She did get excited for that.
"What's this!"
She was so happy to get her Easy Bake Oven. She's been wanting a "Maker" for ever!
Jake and Catey got too impatient for daddy to open the box, so Jake took matters into his own hands (NOTE: that's a toy play knife that comes with the fake food sets you can cut in half the items.)
Licking the bowl while her first cake bakes!
Impatient hooligans can't wait for cake!
Frosting her cake.
Look, Abby made her own birthday cake! Lets sing "Happy Birthday!"
My big girl is 5! Look at that beautiful cake she made!

Project 365 - Day 184 to 189

2009-12-17T08:53:00.004-06:00

Here are a few pics of the kids opening birthday presents (and a just because present for Em) from their Great Great Aunt and Uncle. The love their gifts! And please don't mind the kitchen mess. The kids couldn't wait to open their presents.

Everyone saying cheese real quick before opening their gifts!
Tearing into them. Catey's says "Hey, what about me!"
Breaking into the good stuff!
Checking it all out!
Jake likes his jammies!
Catey checking out her present!

Up next, Abby's birthday!

Project 365 - Day 175 to 183

2009-12-17T08:26:00.004-06:00

As promised, here are the St. Nicholas Day pictures. I didn't get them up yesterday because I spent all day on my sugar cookies, and boy are they good! Got 2 more kinds to make today and then I should be done. Gonna hate to see the scale come January!

Just got up, patiently waiting for mom to take their pic so they can dig in!
Oooh, straw cups!
I think Abby was excited about this one and Jake thought that was funny!
Catey finally got her lazy butt out of bed to get her stocking.
A bug for a bug.
"What is this thing?!"
"Hmmmm, I'm going to get into this somehow! Wait, is that food!!!"
"It is!!!!!"
This look on her face just cracks me up! She finally got the goods!

Project 365 - Day 162 to 174

2009-12-15T17:55:00.007-06:00

As promised, here's the first batch of make up pictures. I'm not really sure how many days behind I am, but whatever number I end up at when I'm done going through my latest pics will be the new count. This is the first 13 or so, going from Thanksgiving to before St. Nicholas Day. I'll do a separate St. Nick Day post next. These are mostly random pics!

Thanksgiving Day, Abby and Emma put on a little show before our dinner. Jake wanted to get in on the action too!
Emma, finally let him wear her hat so he could sing too!
Catey and her Great Grandma on Thanksgiving!
The girls waiting for the Christmas parade to start.
Here is comes!!! They were getting so excited when they saw the lights.
Watching the parade go by.
Daddy made it out of milking early enough to come watch the parade too! YAY!
I have weird kids! That's all I can say!
These two got some kind of trouble brewing.
I could not believe that these 3 were getting along and sharing a blanket together!
Jake and Abby. These two look so much alike!
The artist and her beautiful work of art! See below for a further explanation of her masterpiece.
Here's the lovely drawing Abby drew. On the left hand side is the toilet, the middle is Catelyn, and the right side is me. This is a picture of Catelyn sticking her hands in the toilet, then me trying to get her out of it, but can't because she's sticking her butt in my face! Such imagination! lol

A Quick Note From Me!

2009-12-14T13:16:00.002-06:00

First off, Happy Holidays to everyone! I realize I've fallen over a month behind in pictures and posts. I'm so sorry for that, but I do have a very good reason. My computer has been in the shop since Thanksgiving weekend. Nathan's computer was my temporary home, but it didn't have a slot for my picture card. Lets just say, my camera has been building up and I have over 400 pics to go through. So please be expecting a bombard of pics and even some videos after tonight. For now, I have various things around the house to do. As I get a second, I'll sit down and post a few. In the meantime, I did make the necessary changes to my banner. That should give you a hint at what quite a few of these pics will be about!

Special Project!!!

2009-11-10T11:42:00.004-06:00

EDIT TO ADD
If the polls are malfunctioning at all for you, please feel free to just comment to the post with your number you choose, or get a hold of me and let me know your choices. For some reason, they seem to act screwy, then they end up being ok. Not sure what's going on with that!
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Alright, I need participation from everyone that reads my blog, from today until Friday Morning! This Special Project will take place of Project 365 Days 158 - 161. I won't be making a new 365 post until later Friday or Saturday (depending on when I get a chance).

Below is a carry over from Facebook. I had did some "photo shoots" of the kids for Christmas Cards yesterday. I posted all the good pictures I had on Facebook for all my friends and family to vote ("Like" or "Comment") on. Below I have made separate blog posts for each of the kids. All of the top pictures are numbered. Below the pictures at the bottom of each blog entry is a poll. What I need everyone to do is look through the pictures and vote on which one you like the most! The polls will close on Friday and the winners will be used for our Christmas Cards! (The number is above the picture it corresponds to.)

Thank you for all the help weeding these ones out. And thank you in advance for voting for your favorites! I know I'm to bias to pick one favorite, so you all are helping me big time! Just scroll down to see the pics and vote!

Abigale's Christmas Pic Poll

2009-11-10T11:28:00.004-06:00

Here are your selections for Abigale's Christmas Card Pics. I'm sorry if not all of your "Likes" got up here. I only choose the pics that had 2 or more "Likes" or "Comments" with it. Please look through and answer the poll below with the corresponding answer that best fits which picture you like! The poll will close Friday morning and the winner will be used in a our Christmas Card for 2009! Thank you all for your help!!! (NOTE: The winning pic maybe cropped down or edited a bit for the card.)

Emma's Christmas Pic Poll

2009-11-10T11:01:00.005-06:00

Here are your selections for Emma's Christmas Card Pics. I'm sorry if not all of your "Likes" got up here. I only choose the pics that had 2 or more "Likes" or "Comments" with it. Please look through and answer the poll below with the corresponding answer that best fits which picture you like! The poll will close Friday morning and the winner will be used in a our Christmas Card for 2009! Thank you all for your help!!! (NOTE: The winning pic maybe cropped down or edited a bit for the card.)

Jacob's Christmas Pic Poll

2009-11-10T10:34:00.006-06:00

Here are your selections for Jacob's Christmas Card Pics. I'm sorry if not all of your "Likes" got up here. I only choose the pics that had 2 or more "Likes" or "Comments" with it. Please look through and answer the poll below with the corresponding answer that best fits which picture you like! The poll will close Friday morning and the winner will be used in a our Christmas Card for 2009! Thank you all for your help!!! (NOTE: The winning pic maybe cropped down or edited a bit for the card.)

#1

#2

#10

#11

Catelyn's Christmas Pic Poll

2009-11-10T10:02:00.006-06:00

Here are your selections for Catelyn's Christmas Card Pics. I'm sorry if not all of your "Likes" got up here. I only choose the pics that had 2 or more "Likes" or "Comments" with it. Please look through and answer the poll below with the corresponding answer that best fits which picture you like! The poll will close Friday morning and the winner will be used in a our Christmas Card for 2009! Thank you all for your help!!! (NOTE: The winning pic maybe cropped down or edited a bit for the card.)

Project 365 - Day 154 to 157

2009-11-09T10:19:00.003-06:00

Woohoo, I'm getting a fairly recent update up here!!

First and foremost! Nate's cousin entered their triplets into a Halloween Costume Contest. They've made it to the top 40! Could you all please help them out by going to this site and voting for #6! The voting poll is on the right hand side. Lets see if we can get those girls to First Place!!!!

Now on to the pics! The other day, the big girls and I were goofing around. They wanted me to style them all up like in a beauty shop. So I did their hair and makeup! They loved it. Abby even asked if she could wear makeup next time we go somewhere (to that I said "No"). Anyway, here's Ab and Em all dolled up!

Catey was sitting on my lap earlier that day, her hair all a mess in her face. I happened to grab my hair clip and put her hair up. She looked too cute! I think she liked being able to see!

This last one is something I'm pretty proud of. Some of you may not know already, but this upcoming Spring I'll be attending SIUE for my Elementary Education degree. I'll be taking it a bit slow at first to get back into the swing of things, but I plan to be graduated by Spring 2014! Lets hope everything goes as planned. Anyway, since I'm officially a student again, here's my ID! I'm a Cougar! lol
Oh and P.S., If anyone is free for a few hours of babysitting on Monday evenings, wouldn't be more than 2 hours, please let me know!!!

Project 365 - Day 146 to 153

2009-11-05T11:07:00.003-06:00

I know I'm about 5 days late, but here are our Halloween pics. I've been busy between now and then and hadn't had a chance to put them up. Today I finally get a chance to relax a bit and show them off!

Here's my little Abby fairy!

Emma fairy and Spiderman!

The happiest little witch I've seen!

Part of our Trick or Treating group! Sandra Dee, Wolverine, Emma fairy, and Abby fairy.

Emma looking for the next candy hot spot!

Playing in the leave after Trick or Treating! What a fun night!

Look at the little leaf fairy!

Jake loves his Spiderman costume so much, he wears it all the time! Even as I type this, he's got it on!

Two cute sisters relaxing together!!!

Project 365 - Day 144 to 145

2009-10-28T17:22:00.002-05:00

Last night we carved our pumpkins. The kids had a blast! I think they turned out well!!

Project 365 - Day 141 to 143

2009-10-26T16:12:00.005-05:00

As I promised on Friday, I'd bombard you with pics to make up for my "slackitude"! So here they are, a quick overview of our weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Grandma and Jakey the night we got there. What a good pic!

Uncle Seth and all his kids! They just love Uncle Seth!

Grandma and Catey! She's such a ham!!

This is what you see when you go to Arthur, IL. Lots of horse and buggies!

We went to "The Great Pumpkin Patch" in Arthur. It was a blast! Definitely want to do it again!

Emma in front of the pumpkin tree!

Abby in front of the pumpkin tree!

Abby and Emma with Uncle Seth and Aunt Keli!
The four kids actually took a good pic! GASP!!!

Project 365 - Day 130 to 140

2009-10-23T13:07:00.004-05:00

I didn't realize it'd been this long since I put up pics! Sorry for the major slackitude! Unfortunately, to catch up, I'd need to provide you with 11... I only have 6. So not only was I slacking, but I'm short changing you too (lets just call it a mix of busy and not getting the camera out much ). But no fear, I will pay you back!!! This weekend we are going for a visit to Grandma and Grandpa's house. So I'll overwhelm you with pics when we get back. So for now, here's the little bit I have!

Here's Emmy, letting the ornery sneak out!

Abby the goofball!!

Catey at our Halloween Party we had!

Jakey trying on his big boy "panties" He refuses to call them undies or underwear to daddy's dismay. He's actually gone on the potty a few times, so maybe he'll be out of diapers soon!! *Wishful thinking*

Catey bug! RAWR!!

Shhh, don't show daddy this picture of his son! He may have some questions for him! lmao!!

Project 365 - Day 125 to 129

2009-10-12T20:45:00.002-05:00

We had a long weekend full of fun! Here are a few highlights from it!

Look at these sweet sisters! My beautiful girls!
Can you believe my little baby girl is big enough to pull herself up to standing on the gate... and everything. She's so big!
We went to "Touch a Truck" yesterday, where kids get to check out different kinds of vehicles. Here, Jake is checking out a military Humvee! What a cool dude!
Nate doesn't look so sure about the driver of this Jeep!!
Emma got to listen to her heart in the ambulance!

Project 365 - Day 116 to 124

2009-10-07T17:55:00.005-05:00

Wow! I didn't realize I fell this far behind in posts! Please forgive! Unfortunately this is one of the things that slip my mind. It's a combo of getting sucked into Facebook games in the little free time I have and working on yet another project... that I will post pics of as soon as the recipient gets it! So anyway, looks like I have 9 pictures to share with you, so lets get to work! By the way, these are in no particular order!

Eat!? (Ok this look on his face just cracked me up!!!)

He managed to climb up and into that baby toy by himself. What a boy!
Me on my two hundred and forty first birthday! I think I age well. I'm a vampire as well! WAHAHAHA
I'm going to start overloading you with Catey pics because she's so darn cute and doing so much now. Last night she was eating Cheerios and got one stuck to her nose. It was the cutest and funniest thing. Of course she hammed it up for me!
I gave Catey a little trim the other night. Her bangs were in her face so bad she couldn't hardly see. Her and daddy showing off the new do! Her hair is still so dang crazy!
She figured out how to pull herself up to things! We're in trouble now!
The other day, Abby was pretending Emma and Jake were her dogs. She decided they needed to play Frisbee!

Jake caught it!Catey discovered one of the baby toys the kids had hiding out in their room. She decided it's her new fav!

Project 365 - Day 110 through Day 115

2009-09-28T18:03:00.005-05:00

It's been a little busy around here with Emma's birthday, party prep, and party. Here are a few highlights of our last week. Again the pics are a little centered around Emma, but she has been the star of the show all week!

All the kids on Em's b-day waiting for Daddy to bring in Em's present! They're so cute!

On Em's birthday, she got a Beauty Salon from Mom and Dad, can you see she LOVES IT! She likes to pretend to do our hair, so this was a definite hit!

My best friend Kyla sent Em an awesome package in the mail. Here she is trying on her b-day tiara and new coat. She's such a ham!

Catey all ready to party on Saturday! She's just too cute!

Em blowing out her candles at the party! We had an awesome turn out! I loved getting to see everyone there. Em loved all her gifts!

Playing with some of her new gifts! She's just too cool for me!

Project 365 - Day 109 Happy Birthday Emma!!

2009-09-22T09:37:00.018-05:00

Well, today marks the day my big girl Emma turns 3! She's so excited that she's a big girl now! To mark the special occasion, I'm going to bombard you with Emma pics! Enjoy!

A little Emma collage I made a while back. I think these pics range from her first 3 months.

Her birthday, September 22, 2006. At 8:49 p.m. CST, our little 6 lb 11 oz bundle of joy came into the world!
She got big fast! She loved to eat her toes!
This is what we like to call the Emma-hawk. Her little curls on top her head made the perfect Mohawk!
Rolling around on the floor being cute!
Her first birthday party! What a mess! lol
Walking all over the place!
Getting even bigger!
Love the pigtails! They remind me of Teddy Bear ears! lol
This was a fun pic. Aunt Keli was playing with her and flipping her upside down. Her hair would go all crazy like that... so I took the pic and flipped it like this. Love it! lol
Princess Emma LOVES to dress up!
Her 2nd birthday! I thought she was getting big then!
My amazing friend Tina, owner of Terrano Photography, came and took some pics of the kids. Em's such a little model!
My princess again, getting bigger!
Em and her crazy hair before she got her hair cut. She loves it shorter now! What a big girl!
Emma today, on her birthday. Dressing up again! What a big girl!

Happy 3rd Birthday Emma!!!
My Big Girl!

Project 365 - Day 105 through Day 108

2009-09-21T16:37:00.006-05:00

I got a little smarty pants on my hands. I walked in her room the other night to find her doing this!!
Emma got to open an early birthday gift from my Great Aunt and Uncle! She loved it all!!
He's such a Diva!! Can anyone say BLACKMAIL!
Catey is just too much. She decided to try on Uncle Johnny's hat. I think it looks pretty good on her!

Project 365 - Day 98 through Day 104

2009-09-17T11:43:00.009-05:00

Alright, I know I'm a week behind. It's that time of year when it gets a little crazy around here, so I hate to tell you to get used to posts having a few days worth of pics. I will definitely try to not make it a weeks worth of pics from now on.

Lately I've been working on a project that I can't divulge here, due to having some viewers that I don't want to spoil it for! Lets just say it's all going to pay off in the end. I will give you a sneak peek below! So without further ado... my pics!

The ever elusive, 4 kids in one pic! This is indeed a rare shot... even if their all not happy, smiling, or looking at the camera! lol

He wants to be just like his daddy! So he stole the lawn mower from him!

Then he decided to be nice and give his sister a ride!

Emma walking around playing outside!

Poor daddy got ganged up on by all 4 kids!!!

Here's the sneak peek I promised! This pic means nothing to a lot of you, but a lot to some of you!

And finally, Abby had an apple picking field trip the other day! She and I had a blast. So here is the even rarer, pic of me, with Abby!

Project 365 - Day 96 and 97

2009-09-10T16:10:00.003-05:00

Em and Ab were cracking me up yesterday! I was sitting here when I happened to look over and see Em stripped down to her underwear and starting to fidget with them. I asked what she was doing. "Getting ready to take a shower." They were using their play house as a shower house. I made them keep the undies on, but got a good laugh at them showering then wrapping up in "towels." Such imagination!

Look at my baby doll princess!!! She's just too cute!

Project 365 - Day 92 thru 95

2009-09-08T08:00:00.005-05:00

I think your getting used to this by now, I fell behind. We had a busy 4 day weekend with Abby and then a miserable Sunday, when all of us were hit with the flu bug. Mommy and Daddy we're napping in shifts, that's how bad we were. Thankfully we got most of the bug out of here, trying to air the rest of it out with the cooler morning weather. In the mean time, I'll catch you up over the weekend and then share an extra post just for today, later.

This first pic is actually from Wed, but I thought it was too cute not to throw in. We went to the park with some friends. Emma always loves to play with her "best friend Alexa." Their actually cousins, but who's counting! lol When we got to the park, these girls wouldn't hardly part. And to make sure they didn't they held hands the whole time!

I had made the kids some hats. Actually it started out, I made myself one, just because I thought his new pattern looked cool. Then Nate wanted one, then Abby, Emma, Jake, so on. So we all have brand new hats for winter. Anyway, the 2 girls wanted to show off theirs!

There are moments when it's just too precious not to capture. Daddy reading a story to his kids was one of them. Especially this particular story, because it used to be one of his favorites when he was a kid! Of course, as soon as I whipped the camera out, Jake was "cheesin." But originally, both kids were hypnotized by the story!

Finally, I'll conclude with a little treat. Here's a video taken the other day of Catey trying to crawl across the floor. As of last night, this video became outdated. She's no longer trying to crawl, but is crawling!!! Still it's a cute video of her regardless!!

Project 365 - Day 91

2009-09-03T13:36:00.001-05:00

Today we met up with my mommy's group at the park. Catey got a chance to enjoy the swings there... and Enjoy she did!

Project 365 - Day 90

2009-09-02T21:50:00.002-05:00

After snack time today, Abby and Jacob came to sit down next to me on the couch. We were watching a movie when I realized it was awful quiet and Emma was missing. Abby hopped up to see where Emma was, and this is what she found. I guess it was a cozy little place to nap.

Project 365 - Day 89

2009-09-02T21:30:00.003-05:00

Catey has been getting very mobile within the last 2 weeks. With that, she's started exploring the house. In the hallway, by the kids' room, we store our bathroom stuff. She found the toilet paper today. I think we're going to have our hands full with this one!

Project 365 - Day 85 to Day 88

2009-08-31T15:02:00.006-05:00

I fell behind again, but this time, the reason was completely out of my hands! Our internet went out and didn't get fixed until late last night. I figure I'll catch up again all right here!

First, Thursday night I went out. Daddy got to spend some quality time with his kids. I guess they were bored or something, because when I got home, I was greeted with this!

Catey is getting really mobile. She's figured out how to army crawl, get up on her hands and knees, and even get to sitting from laying. Her new favorite thing to do is sit under the coffee table. I think she thinks her little hide out. *Please don't mind her mess shirt, she just got done eating mac & cheese before this pic*

Saturday night we had a bon fire here. The kids had a blast. Abby got a little chilly while eating her Smore, so she decided to warm her buns!

Again, at the bon fire, Jake was kicking back relaxing, watching the fire. He was just too cute not to get a pic of! Gotta love the chocolatey, ketchupiness of his face! lol

Project 365 - Day 84

2009-08-27T14:03:00.002-05:00

Today, the kids wanted to be a bit artsy. I let them get out the crayon and marker box to color some coloring box. I was talking on the phone to my mom and not paying exactly close attention. Next thing I know Emma comes over to me like this! I was like "Emma, we don't eat markers, why were you eating it?" She said "I wasn't eating it!" I was like "Well, what were you doing, why do you have it all over your mouth!? Wait, were you putting on lipstick?!" She just flashed her big ole ornery grin. Oy, I'm in trouble with this one!

Project 365 - Day 83

2009-08-26T18:08:00.004-05:00

Today is another pic of Catey Bug. I've made all the kids a crocheted animal. We always call Catelyn, Catey Bug, so I figured it was fitting to make her a bug! Here she is enjoying it!

And here it is up close! I think it's pretty cute!

Project 365 - Day 82

2009-08-25T13:04:00.002-05:00

Last night was Catey's first spaghetti dinner! She was such a mess, but loved every minute! As you can see here, she was shoveling it in by the fist fulls!

Project 365 - Day 81

2009-08-24T16:40:00.002-05:00

Nothing better on a Summer day than eating some melon. Even better is when you share it with your little brother!

Project 365 - Day 80

2009-08-23T16:58:00.004-05:00

Today, Jacob decided it'd be a good idea to get a little hand fan caught up in Emma's long curly hair. I tried to get it undone without cutting, but there was just a little bit that would not come out. I didn't want the poor thing to go around with a short chunk in her long locks, not to mention she was over due for a cut and wanted it done. So I chopped it off. She looks so cute now! Below is the before and after!!

BEFORE: Notice how upset she was about Jake getting that stuck in her hair!

AFTER: She's so happy and loves her new cut!

Project 365 - Day 79

2009-08-22T13:33:00.003-05:00

It just warms my heart to see these two best friends together! Especially when they get along. They can be so lovey with each other!

There is no friend, like your sister.

Project 365 - Day 78

2009-08-21T08:07:00.004-05:00

Well, today is the big day I mentioned earlier in the week. My big girl has her first day of school. It's her 2nd year of Pre-K, but still, what first day of school isn't a big event! So here's 2 pics to celebrate the big event!

Project 365 - Day 77

2009-08-21T08:00:00.003-05:00

Mommy's glasses are so cool. *rolls eyes* At least Jake thinks so. He begged to try them on, then after he thoroughly enjoyed the drunken effect, refused to give them back!

Project 365 - Day 76

2009-08-19T21:23:00.002-05:00

Today was one of those days where Emma was in one of those moods. It's always tough when she's like this. I decided why not try to lighten it up a bit by putting a very fitting shirt on her! Seriously, this shirt and that face could not sum her up better!!!

Project 365 - Day 75

2009-08-18T22:03:00.002-05:00

It's hard to believe that these 2 cuties are a little more than a year apart in age! The good thing about them being that close is that they get along so well. I mean, just look at them sitting there in their diapers, having a good time with each other!

Project 365 - Day 74

2009-08-18T09:30:00.001-05:00

The other night we decided to make S'mores for a snack. The kids loved them! Not only are they good to eat, but their fun to play with too!

Project 365 - Day 68 Through Day 73

2009-08-16T19:30:00.008-05:00

I'm so sorry for my near week long hiatus. It's been a very busy week for us, especially from Thursday through today! But I'm finally back at it and I'm going to try to be more consistent again. We have a big event coming up this week that I want to make sure I get up on the day!

Anyway, since I missed out on 6 days of pictures, I'm going to put up 6 pictures here to catch up. A bunch of randomness that's been going on here lately!

My Great Aunt made this really cute little hat that she sent to Abby a few years back. The kids have taken it and made it one of their "dress up" hats. Emma decided to come out and model it off! What a cutie!

Another of the dress up bests! The dynamic duo at work again!

Catey bug LOVES bath time. She giggles and laugh the whole time playing in the tub!

Jake was getting mad at me for whatever reason. I happened to have my camera in hand at the time. Snapped the pic and then laughed at the results. Needless to say, that cheered his foul mood!

Look at our other babies! Their getting so big! It's fun to go out and watch them now, romp and play and all. That's what the kids do a lot now! Here's 4 of our 5 babies, the 5th was hiding in the shed there, but it looks identical to the gray and white one. The 2 gray and whites look identical to momma!

Ballroom dancing anyone?! Em and Jake got all dressed up today to go visit Great Grandma. While they were waiting for everyone else to get ready, they decided to dance around the room!

Fin

Project 365 - Day 67

2009-08-10T21:43:00.002-05:00

At the birthday party we went to Saturday, the kids all got wonderful treat bags. Jake decided to try everything on from it. He's just too cool!

Project 365 - Day 66

2009-08-10T21:35:00.002-05:00

I know I'm biased, but is this not the cutest baby! I mean really! She's getting so big and getting down sippy cups. She happened to find her brother's on the floor and confiscated it. That face just screams "Victory!"

Project 365 - Day 65

2009-08-10T21:28:00.002-05:00

You caught me, I fell behind again. But we had a busy weekend. Unfortunately I didn't get any pics of the things we did. I do have a few from the few days before and one from today! Enjoy me catching up!

Doesn't he look just like his daddy! Especially with that hat on. I think he'll be a hat boy like his dad!

Project 365 - Day 64

2009-08-07T20:58:00.002-05:00

As you know already, Jake has made the transition over to a big boy bed. Unfortunately he was stuck with an unmatching, random set of bedding. It was ok for a bit, but I thought he needed his own set. Luckily I found this set that will match his new room when it gets done. Of course, the 3 big kids had to try it out!

Project 365 - Day 63

2009-08-06T21:09:00.002-05:00

The girls decided to make a Daddy-Tent. That is, throw a blanket over daddy like he's a tent. Jake thought they were loony!

Project 365 - Day 62

2009-08-05T22:01:00.002-05:00

Today was a beach trip! The kids loved it! All of them were little fish and little sand sculptors. Jake especially liked throwing the sand as you can see!

Project 365 - Day 61

2009-08-04T21:29:00.002-05:00

Aunt Keli came to visit! The kids absolutely love their Aunt Keli! As you can imagine, excitement ensued. Then, just because they love her so much, they all took a good picture with her! YAY!

Project 365 - Day 60

2009-08-03T14:25:00.003-05:00

After all the fun and excitement playing with their friends yesterday, the kids were really tuckered out. This morning, I got woke up a few times with kids coming into my bed! Jake and Emma decided they were ready to get up, but Abby and Catey were still tired. I thought this was just too cute because they were wearing matching dresses, cuddling with each other! (They all fell asleep in their clothes on the short ride home!)

Project 365 - Day 59

2009-08-03T14:22:00.002-05:00

We had an awesome day hanging out with our friends yesterday! The kids especially had a blast swimming, playing, and jumping on the trampoline. Abby and Emma have done it before, along with their friend Sammi, but Jake decided to climb up on it too. He had a blast!

Project 365 - Day 58

2009-08-03T14:17:00.003-05:00

I know, I got behind a few days again. Long weekend, but it was fun. I'll catch up today!

Catey is so silly! She loves this bouncer my friend gave me! Every time I took a pic of her in it, she was laughing and making silly faces at me!

Project 365 - Day 57

2009-07-31T13:27:00.004-05:00

Today was a trip to the park. Jake had a first there, sliding down the slide by himself! That makes it a little easier on me! The way I finally got him to go down was to lay on my back at the bottom. Like an ornery little boy, he wanted to hit me, so he slid on down. Then a game grew where I laid down and pointed my camera at the top of the slide. The kids took turns sliding down at me! We all giggled the whole time! Here's the pics of all 3 big kids sliding at me!

Project 365 - Day 56

2009-07-30T17:25:00.003-05:00

Can you believe another month has flown by and my little Catey bug is now 7 months old. Yesterday, while we picked flowers, I got pics of the girls. You saw one yesterday. Today is Catelyn, exploring what exactly a flower is!

Project 365 - Day 55

2009-07-29T16:28:00.003-05:00

We went outside to cut some flowers for a vase. While out there, I got some cute pics of the girls. They are such best friends!

Project 365 - Day 54

2009-07-28T21:50:00.002-05:00

Isn't this just the cutest thing to wake up to in the morning!!

Butterfly Flutterby

2009-07-27T13:13:00.006-05:00

I have a few really cool shots I got at the Butterfly House on vacation. Just wanted to share them with you!

(Lime Butterfly)

(Paper Kite)

(Malachite)

(Magnificent Owl)

Project 365 - Day 51, 52, and 53

2009-07-27T11:56:00.022-05:00

You may have noticed I was MIA this weekend. We went on a small family vacation and had a blast around St. Louis! I didn't get up pictures on the days we were gone, so instead, I'll make up by bombarding you with 3 days worth of pics today!

First stop on our family vacation, Magic House! This place is just awesome! The kids get to play and use their imagination all day! The first thing they did was pretend they were in a fairy tale!

Outside they had a little wading pool thing. It was so cool. Emma and Jake decided they didn't just want to wade!

President Abby is addressing the press!

I don't know if I want her in charge of important decisions!

President Jake is schmoozing the public!

Catey is having fun too!

Back at the hotel, Abby was goofing around!

Catey hiding in her pillow fort! But really, this is the only way we can get this lazy baby to sit up on her own!

The entrance to the Butterfly House! This place is really beautiful, I love it! My new favorite place!

Family pic at the Butterfly House. Of course, it's impossible to get everyone in my family of 6 to look at the camera!

I really want a bench like this! A scrap metal place donated it to the Butterfly House!

Being surrounded by roaches don't scare them! They try to scare them away!

Jake and Grandpa outside the Old Spaghetti Factory! We met my parents and family there for lunch!

Uncle Seth, Aunt Keli, and Emma outside the Old Spaghetti Factory!

After we ate, we took a walk to the Arch! Abby standing below the Arch! I love this shot!

Emma in front of the Arch! Also love this shot!

Stand right next to the Arch!

I also uploaded a few "Artsy" shots here!

Project 365 - Day 50

2009-07-24T21:12:00.003-05:00

Kids mimic things you do all the time. Some habits you'd like them to pick up, others you wouldn't. I'm proud to say, this is one habit I'd like him to pick up!

*Note: He's playing the Wii Fit. I try to get on it and work out a few times a week. If your further curious about my weight loss, I started a weight loss blog. I forgot to post a link for with my weight loss pics!

Project 365 - Day 49

2009-07-23T22:54:00.002-05:00

We've had Harry Potter fever at our house. Been watching all the older movies for about 2 weeks now, then Nate and I saw the 6th one in the theaters. We even went so far to buy the game on Wii. Abby just thinks it's the coolest thing. So cool in fact, she has to get dressed in her "Harry Potter" outfit to watch us play it. This is Abby's Harry Potter outfit!

Project 365 - Day 48

2009-07-22T19:29:00.004-05:00

Last night, my baby boy slept in his big boy bed for the first time! It took him a bit to get to sleep, but once he did, he slept good! I guess he's not my baby boy anymore!

Project 365 - Day 47

2009-07-21T13:43:00.007-05:00

Sunday was beautiful outside, so what better thing to do than go to the Zoo! We met up with my friend Christina and her family! She's got the cutest little boy, BTW! Here's a few pics from that day.

Here's the whole group. Catey, Christina, and David are all kind of hiding, but you can see a bit of them!

Then after walking a little bit, we decided to let the kids ride the big Merry-Go-Round. I couldn't get great pics of them all, but I thought this was cute! Jake and Grandma!

This is like the only pic I got of Chris and David... darn it! I got Catey too, so I got the 3 missing from the first pic!

Finally, the end of the trip. The kids were hot, so they decided to cool off in the water fall!

Project 365 - Day 46

2009-07-20T16:36:00.002-05:00

I walk outside and I'm greeted with this! My guess is they were trying to put on "makeup." Regardless, I couldn't get mad at silly little girls!

Project 365 - Day 45

2009-07-19T08:37:00.003-05:00

Can you guess where we went last night? It was Jake's first time on rides and he LOVED it!! The girls had a blast too! I unfortunately didn't get a shot of all of them looking at me. Em and Jake were looking at their uncle!

Project 365 - Day 44

2009-07-18T14:11:00.003-05:00

Jake is such a silly boy! Yesterday morning he wanted to dress up like his sisters. I could only guess he was trying to be like mommy with the dress and cleaning up bottles. Regardless, he's a goof!

Project 365 - Day 43

2009-07-17T13:32:00.004-05:00

Today's entry is about me. Since starting to lose weight in January, I've lost 30 pounds (almost 6 months exactly) and I'm pretty proud. I can't believe I'm being brave enough to show you all this, but the first picture is me back in January. The second is me yesterday. Bit of a difference?!

*NOTE: I'm wearing the same jeans and shirt in both pics!

Project 365 - Day 42

2009-07-16T11:22:00.004-05:00

Today, Nathan and I have been married for 5 years! As he said, now it seems like we've been married a while. No, he didn't say it felt like a while, just that 5 is a bigger number in married years (now-a-days). To commemorate that, here's a pic from our wedding, 5 years ago!

And here we are now. Er well back in May.

Project 365 - Day 41

2009-07-15T14:41:00.002-05:00

My girls are silly, but I think we all knew that. Abby and Emma were sitting at their little picnic table eating lunch when I got up for a minute. When I came in, Catey was crying for her bottle, so I didn't even glance at the girls when I sat down. After messing with Catey for a few minutes I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I look up to see they had moved from their picnic table, to sitting on the couch eating. I think what cracked me up even more was how much they looked like their mommy sitting on the couch eating lunch a bit earlier. Then they had to make silly faces to go with the pic!

Project 365 - Day 40

2009-07-14T22:24:00.003-05:00

Does this not seriously make you smile when you look at it! She is so happy and funny! I put in the little Pebbles Flintstone ponytail and that just topped off the look! And no, that's not a funny growth on the right side of her head (your left), that's Emma walking behind her and got her head in the pic.

Project 365 - Day 39

2009-07-13T22:11:00.002-05:00

I'm a bad mommy. I've gotten my daughter addicted to video games. Last night, I had the idea to play Mario Party 8 with the bigger girls, thinking that at least Abby could kind of figure it out. Boy was I right, that girl picked it up quicker than you can say "Mario Party 8." From then on, she's been bugging me to "play Mario." I gave in this afternoon and let her play for a little bit. Here she is in action, full concentration on her game!

*Does she remind you of anyone?! *cough cough, Uncle Seth, cough cough*

Project 365 - Day 38

2009-07-13T14:09:00.002-05:00

I had this one ready to go yesterday, but I wasn't on the computer much to get it up. Emma is such a nut! She comes walking out of her room just like this! Lucky for you, after I laughed for a few minutes, I thought to grab my camera and share the laugh!

Project 365 - Day 37

2009-07-11T11:09:00.002-05:00

Today's picture is of babies. But not my babies, our kitty Minnie, had a litter around 2 weeks ago. We weren't 100% sure where they were until today, when Nate moved the cow's feed bunker. Low and behold, under that were 5 little bitty kitties! They are just too cute! From what I could tell, 3 girls and 2 boys. Two are gray and white, look like momma, two are just plain gray, and one is tiger striped, like daddy. Now cue the "Awwwwww."

Project 365 - Day 36

2009-07-10T14:57:00.003-05:00

Ok, today's entry isn't a picture, but a video. This is honestly too precious not to share! Aunt Keli had Catey cracking up yesterday. Of course, we were cracking up at her laughing, which made her laugh more. Please don't mind my big nose in the beginning or the bad camera shooting. I was trying to hold Catey and take the video. Enjoy!

Project 365 - Day 35

2009-07-09T18:06:00.002-05:00

Catey loves her Aunt Keli. All she has to do is look at her and she starts cracking up. This is exactly what she did for this picture!

Project 365 - Day 34

2009-07-08T16:41:00.002-05:00

Here it is, my catch up and pic for today! Abby was being a goof ball earlier so why not catch it and show you all. I'm not sure if she's trying to be a hippy with the necklace around her head or what. But look at that face!

Project 365 - Day 33

2009-07-08T07:28:00.003-05:00

Sorry I'm getting behind on these! This long 4th of July weekend has really screwed up my schedule. That and I'm in the processes of redoing our bathroom a bit, and my sister getting ready to come for a visit. I'll try to get caught up today, I only need to put up 2 pics today, I think. Anyway...

Look what I get pleasure of looking at this morning! She's so happy and cute! What a combo! And don't mind that crazy hair, it's always like that, especially after a bath!

Project 365 - Day 32

2009-07-06T22:52:00.003-05:00

I have discovered that our little Catey bug hates baby food with a passion. I mean, she will throw a fit if you stick the food in her mouth. Earlier today I couldn't even get one bite in her mouth without crying. Nathan accidentally found out this weekend that she would rather eat "real" food. I'm guessing it's a texture thing. None the less, I will do whatever it takes to please my baby and make sure she at least is eating and trying something. Tonight we had roast with potatoes and carrots. Since she's too little to try meats yet, she got to try everything else. She loved it too! Just look!

Project 365 - Day 31

2009-07-06T12:46:00.002-05:00

The kids love the show "Imagination Movers" on Disney. Every time it comes on, they stop what they are doing to watch and dance to it. Grandma's house was no exception. See Emma and Jake decided they'd use the space in grandma's living room to dance to it!

Project 365 - Day 30

2009-07-04T22:36:00.002-05:00

Ah, young love! So sweet! Jake got to see his girlfriend Livvy and as usual, they were happy to see each other!

Project 365 - Day 29

2009-07-03T20:01:00.002-05:00

Today, we headed up to grandma and grandpa's house! They had all kinds of goodies and surprises waiting for the kids. The biggest hit was the blow up pool! Aunt Keli even decided to cool off with the kids!

Project 365 - Day 28

2009-07-02T22:11:00.002-05:00

Aside from the messy face, look at my beautiful baby. Sad thing is, she isn't really a baby anymore. She's stuck in that ackward phase between baby and big girl. But she couldn't be more cute! And look at those curls!

Too Funny Not To Share!

2009-07-01T17:08:00.002-05:00

Poor Poor Jacob! The poor guy has adopted a new and unfortunate nickname. He's got the cutest little onsie outfit on that says "Lil Pirate" with a skull and cross bones on the front. On the back, on his booty, it says "Poop Deck." What mom wouldn't think that was too cute. His wonderful sisters decided to take it one step farther. After he pooped in his "Poop Deck," his sisters have been affectionately calling him... You guessed it, "Poop Deck."

Of course, that's not even what's hilarious. I decided I wanted to get a picture of his cutie booty to show you all his nickname. My son, the comedian, never fails to please. Right as I snapped the shot, he reaches back and points right to... You guessed it "Poop Deck." I was dying laughing after that! Here's a special treat for you all. Mr. Poop Deck!

Project 365 - Day 27

2009-07-01T10:17:00.003-05:00

Since its finally cooled off outside and it's nice to be out there, guess where we've been spending a lot of our time. We had a fun water fight last night, but I was busy in the middle of it and not able to get the camera. Maybe next time! Instead, the night before, we went to the park. I got a million and a half pics there, but this one I thought looked neat. Would be even neater if Ab and Em switched places and Jake was actually looking at the camera. And don't worry, this was a sticky slide. They were able to climb on it without falling. Never mind, they were fully supervised the whole time!

Project 365 - Day 26

2009-06-30T09:15:00.006-05:00

Can you believe it?! My baby girl is 6 months old already! 6 months ago today, we were in the hospital having her! It really doesn't seem like it was that long ago. My baby girl is already hurrying up to get big, and I'm not ready yet! As a special 6 month treat (and because I couldn't decide) I'm posting a few pictures of her taking some big girl steps last night.

Trying out the high chair, first time ever. She looks so big and so happy sitting here!

Then, she tried a big girl sippy with apple juice! She loved it!

She really really loved it!!

I guess she got really hungry, because she started eating her bib. Although, I had already fed her baby food and Puffs. She's so silly!

Project 365 - Day 25

2009-06-29T18:39:00.002-05:00

Last night, while I was cooking dinner, I sent the 3 big ones outside to play. Told the girls to keep an eye on Jake (even though I checked on him every 2 mins, I think). Big sister Abby is so smart and had a great idea to keep Emma and Jake entertained. And she didn't mind pulling them around, in fact, she loved it!

Project 365 - Day 24

2009-06-29T18:29:00.003-05:00

Where has all the time gone?! I forgot to get up yesterday's pic. Instead, the kids and I had a fun day together, then relaxed and watched a movie last night. Even though daddy's been busy in the field, we've been trying to have fun.

Speaking of fun, the kids really know how to get creative and have fun. The girls made Jake a "bed" in their room. Him and his baby loved it! Mind you, this bed is their toy box, with their rug on top of the toys, covering them up. I don't know how this could be comfy, but he seemed to love it. Abby wanted him to sleep in their room like that every night. That got a big VETO.

Project 365 - Day 23

2009-06-27T20:29:00.002-05:00

This boy is really too much sometimes! I was taking pics of the amazing feat of getting 4 kids in a standard bathtub. I was snapping Catey in her baby seat, when all the kids decided they wanted candids. Look what this boy does when I snap a pic of him. What a goof ball!

Project 365 - Day 22

2009-06-26T15:44:00.001-05:00

Who can resist a cute little baby?! Not me. Who can resist a cute little baby sucking her thumb?! Not me! Even though I hate that she sucks her thumb, it's still the cutest darn thing I've seen! As her shirt says "Perfect In Every Way!" But I'm bias!

Project 365 - Day 21

2009-06-25T11:55:00.002-05:00

I'm such a proud momma! I posted earlier in the month about Abby donating her hair to Locks of Love. Yesterday, she was finally in our local paper (it only comes out weekly). Here's our local celebrity, Abby, with her pony tail that she gave to the "sick kids." She's such a sweetie!!

Project 365 - Day 20

2009-06-24T09:58:00.003-05:00

Here's the pic of the day. Jacob loves running around like this, terrorizing his sisters. The more they scream and run, the more he laughs and chases. And I'm laughing so hard at them all, I can't save them!

*Only one side of that is plastic, the rest is mesh, so he can't suffocate. Also, he's always supervised with that on his head. If you can imagine, he's a huge klutz like that!

Project 365 - Day 19

2009-06-24T09:50:00.002-05:00

I'm sorry I didn't get this one up yesterday. I was super busy and all over the place. It's been kinda nuts at our house lately. Luckily, even though things have been crazy for me, my kids all know how to relax on a hot day. Sorry Abby is topless, I can't get that girl to keep a shirt on to save my life!

Project 365 - Day 18

2009-06-22T18:29:00.003-05:00

We have been super busy running around and having fun today. I didn't think I was even going to get a new picture for today, until I saw the cutest thing while we were out playing. We got invited to go swimming with our friends, but it started to rain on our parade. While we were waiting to get back into the pool, the girls decided to sit together and be best buddies! They just love playing with each other! Sorry for the poor quality, I took this with my phone!

Project 365 - Day 17

2009-06-21T15:04:00.004-05:00

First off, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the dad's out there! I hope each and everyone of you have a great day! As a Father's Day treat, I'm going to share 2 pictures today. One for Father's Day and a cute one... we'll their both cute. But you know what I mean.

Daddy and his baby girl on Father's Day. How cute are they!!

Then, yesterday, Nate set up the pool for the kids. The girls went out and played in it today. They had a blast, and it was too cute not to share!

Project 365 - Day 16

2009-06-20T19:23:00.003-05:00

I'm sorry I'm putting up a pic from the other day. We were super busy today, shopping, cooking Father's Day goodies, dinner, etc. So here's Emma sliding at the park. What's even better is I have the action progression of this. But I'll spare you and just give you a bright, smiling Emma!

Project 365 - Day 15

2009-06-19T15:15:00.002-05:00

Catey was cracking me up last night. I gave her a "Biter Biscuit" (baby cookie) to try last night, then got out the camera to snap pics of her eating it. As soon as she saw the camera, she threw down the biscuit. Every single time I pressed the button and the little orange light came on, she'd "RaWr" a me and make funny faces. I got 3 or 4 pics of her doing that, me laughing the entire time. But this one was by far the funniest!!! What a silly baby!

Project 365 - Day 14

2009-06-18T18:10:00.003-05:00

It was a hot, muggy day, so what better way to spend it than at the park. Jake was being such a ham running around and climbing on the toys. You can tell the poor boy is so hot, but he was having a blast!

Project 365 - Day 13

2009-06-17T13:31:00.001-05:00

Today was the first day of swimming lessons for Abby. She loves it! A bit afraid to try out the diving boards just yet, but I'm sure by the time she's done she'll take the plunge! I love this action shot of her having fun in the pool!

Project 365 - Day 12

2009-06-16T19:20:00.001-05:00

You got to love sisters! Especially sisters as sweet as my girls!