Does Your House Ever Look Like This?

Everywhere you turn there is a baby asleep, or in time out, or eating her lunch… You just can’t go anywhere without finding one!

Karly, Karly, Karly

Karly has done absolutely fantastic since coming home from the hospital.  She is a really sweet, happy baby. 

She has been sleeping pretty well, usually waking up once to eat.  She has a great big smile and loves to lay on the floor and kick her legs and watch her toys!  She even learned how to roll over this past week. 

She has been surviving Noelle’s endless attempts to hold her change her clothes and diaper, and even the few times she has tried to carry her around!  You just can’t take your eyes off that girl for one minute!

 

I’m so excited that Noelle loves her sister so much!  I hope that they continue to have fun together and will enjoy each other as much as Michele and I do when they are older! I love how Karly looks terrified in this picture!

Look What I Can Do!

It’s official!  The boy who hates to ride his bike can ride without training wheels!  I wouldn’t say that he loves to ride yet but he can do it!

Hooray for Thomas!!

School Days, Again!

Just as soon as I was getting over Thomas starting Kindergarten it was time for Noelle to start preschool.  Even though we loved Snell’s for Thomas we felt it was time for a change so Noelle is going to Central Methodist Nursery School.  She is only going 2 days a week but it has been quite the transition for me!  We were sure that she was going to cry on her first day but she did awesome!  She is enjoying every minute of school and is having lots of fun playing school with her babies at home too!

On her first day of school they had a teddy bear picnic!

I have been learning that life for a mom with two kids in different schools is mostly spent in the car!  It’s a good thing Karly doesn’t mind being in her car seat because this is our schedule on Tuesday and Thursday:

8:15  Thomas’ school starts

9:00  Noelle’s  school starts

11:30 Noelle’s school ends

11:55 Thomas’ school ends

It doesn’t help that Noelle’s school is all the way across town!  We have to really hurry to be on time to pick up Thomas from school!

Karly’s Blessing Day

Karly had her blessing on August 1st.  It was a very special, fun, and memory filled day.  Brother Winsborrow, a long time friend and who baptized me, gave Karly her blessing.  He had also given Karly a few blessings while she was in the hospital and he was so excited to see how big she had grown since he had seen her last!

We were lucky to have my Dad, Mom and Chris, and Aunt Paula be there for the blessing and it was extra special to have have my Cousin Arianne and her children be there as well all the way from Alaska!

Our first family portrait

 

I love this one of the kids

The girls

Ladies Man!!

Everybody!

School Days

Thomas started Kindergarten at the end of July.  I had so many mixed emotions as we started his first year of real school.  I was so sad that for the first time he would be away from home several hours everyday, I was nervous for him to be around so many new people and situations knowing that he’s a shy boy, and I was also excited to start this new chapter in his life.

I still miss him being at home with the girls and I during the day and we are all still getting used to having to get up early and out the door every morning but he is enjoying school, making new friends, and learning lots everyday!

Great Grandma and Grandpa

Dave is lucky enough to have his Grandparents on his Mom’s side living here in town.  I have so many fond memories of my Great Grandparents, none of whom are still alive though, so I am thrilled the kids have Great Grandparents on his side. 

We visited this summer and had a fun time hearing stories and looking at old photographs.

They sent Karly the cutest purple tutu outfit, I just had to put it on her for the visit.  It was just so much fun I can’t wait to go back!