Wednesday, May 18, 2011

7 Weeks & update on us

We met Bill & Shanda Lester & Kylie & Karena, Sharon & Larry Carlson & Shannon, Terry & Kara Carlson & kids, Auntie Shelley & Grandma & Grandpa P at Golden Corral in Oshkosh on Sunday afternoon since they were all in town for Shannon's graduation.. congratulations again! It was so  nice to see them all, don't often enough!

Auntie Sharon and Aiden

Kylie & Taylor


Kade & Taylor can get this swing moving, had to tell them to slow down before they flip the set over :)  Everyone's still loving the playground, it's been so nice outside the past several days too so that helps!  Not today though, overcast and sprinkling. Guess we need to water the flowers and grass so one day of that is ok. It can stop after today though :P

Aiden will be 7 weeks old tomorrow!  I barely missed this smile, dumb flash took too long! Looks like Daddy here for sure!  Especially his baby pictures.  So cute.

Ok Mom, I'm done with pictures this morning.. stop trying to make me smile again.

The girls are pretty proud of their morning glories that are really starting to pop up!

Here's what else has been going on this week:

*Hailey decided to finally start singing grace with us.  She always says she's too little to sing yet. Last night I asked her what grace to sing and she said "All things living" then said she'd sing it very softly. So, I started then after the first line could hear her soft little voice.. then about halfway through she started singing pretty loudly. I couldn't believe it and got so thrown off that I even sang "still" instead of "shall" in the second to last line! LOL.  (this is kind of an inside joke, guess some of you know what I mean :P)

*The girls love helping me sing lullabies to Aiden to get him to fall asleep and he loves it!  I swear he falls asleep faster when they help me, must like their sweet little voices better than mine. :)

*Hailey has always been one of those kids that likes to hold onto your hair when snuggling. So, the other morning when she woke up Aiden and I were sitting on the couch snuggling and she came out and climbed on the other side of my lap.  She all of a sudden spotted Aiden holding a piece of my hair and busted out,"No, no, no, Aiden James! Mommy's hair is only for little girls to hold. Not for babies!"  LOL

*Taylor loves to hold her brother. She says,"He loves his big sisters," and he really does.

*Ben started playing in a men's softball league and his first game was supposed to be last Thursday, but it was cancelled because of storms. So, now his first game will be this Thursday night at 6:30 at Jefferson Park.  As long as the weather is decent, we'll be hanging out there for awhile. Taylor is especially excited to see Daddy play baseball!

*Speaking of Daddy's girls, they are really becoming Daddy's girls. Makes me melt to see Hailey actually let Daddy snuggle her to sleep at night and so bittersweet when they cry during the day because Daddy won't be home for several more hours.

*Aiden is sleeping so much better at night lately. He still wakes up a few times but goes right back to sleep. He's also doing so much better getting set down during the day for longer periods of time. Really helps me to get some stuff done during the day which is great.

*I started doing some ab exercises and ouch! They really are still under there because they are sore today! lol.  That's all for now. Planning the girls birthday party for this Saturday so we are all excited for that. Hoping the weather holds up for us!

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Hailey's 3rd Birthday and the girls birthday surprise!

Hailey had her 3rd birthday on the 12th! She is getting so big, she thinks she can go to school now in the fall with her sister... sorry honey.  She was being shy so Taylor blew out the candles for her.


Hailey was reading her bible early a.m. on her bday :)
The girls got a big birthday surprise today after Daddy and Papa finished building it! They love their new jungle gym!! Taylor's bday is in a couple weeks so both grandpa's and grandma's and Uncle Jon help us buy them this!





I had to post this cutie pic since he didn't get to play outside today :)


Aiden had his 6 week checkup this week and is 11 lbs .07 oz, in the 85th percentile for his weight! He is healthy and changing so much lately! He's really looking at everything and everyone so much more, kicking and punching, grabbing and cooing.. so sweet.  Hailey had her 3 year old check too and she is 27 lbs, in the 20th percentile, lol.  Dr was impressed with her language and motor skills.  I also had my 6 week checkup this week and was given the all clear to exercise.. somehow somewhere sometime it'll get done..lol, 8 lbs to go.  We go back in 2.5 weeks for Taylor's 5 year checkup and shots :-/ and Aiden's 2 month checkup and shots.... :( Not looking forward to that!

Monday, May 9, 2011

Wedding Weekend

We went down to Beloit for my cousin Jody's wedding on Friday, and it was a beautiful day.  It was great to see family as always and share the special day!
 We tried for some pictures by the river and got several that turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself :)

 The wedding party looked beautiful
 Brenna was helping Casey put a flower back on her dress while some were singing, so cute
 Jody & Tom sealing the deal :)
 Great Grandma Wilson and Taylor
Try to get a normal picture out of this girl.. lol

 there it is :)


playing on the sit and spin at Grandma & Grandpa's

Aiden's almost smiling here, too bad we didn't take more time to let his eyes adjust to the outside before we took the picture, lol

Grandma & Grandpa with the kids


me and my kids on Mother's Day :) I feel very lucky!

our little man propped up against a tree :)

Grandpa & Grandma with all their grandkids at Tim & Mel's on Sunday afternoon
Madi, Hailey, Tyler, Megan, Aiden & Taylor

Papa and Aiden hanging out

going for a walk to the lake

Mel and Tyler.. looking for fish :)

Megan could've held him all day I think :) so cute

and Madi's turn

crashed after a busy weekend! Now if only I didn't have 4 loads of laundry, a sink of dishes and a house to clean... lol, oh well. I love my life.


Thursday, May 5, 2011

5 weeks

5 weeks already. Yikes. And, Hailey will be 3 in a week! It boggles the mind. That means Taylor will be 5 a couple weeks after that...

 Seems like they are all growing right before our eyes.
 Don't blink or you might miss something!
The girls sure do love their brother and vice versa. He loves watching them!
 He's gonna be tough :)
 Cutie pie with the fingers.. not sure how we'll ever break that habit but I'm sure we will someday!
 Somebody thought Aiden needed company during tummy time
 I love this picture, all of their expressions while singing and dancing to a kids CD.
 marching...
 watching the silly kids
 stop for a quick kiss
and a quick dance.

We're all doing well over here. Enjoying a little nice weather here and there... and I do mean little.  One day a week or so.. come on Spring. Quit lagging.  I don't want to jump right into summer again, but I'm just glad winter is over (knock on wood) finally!