Thanksgiving and a Birthday (sort of)

My girls were just as sweet as they could be for Thanksgiving.

We went, we ate, we chased the three small ones around - it was a busy day.

Here is Grandma, with her oldest son, her youngest grandson and her newest (and last) nephew. That is a lot of boys.

Adam and Papa playing cards. I am positive they dominated.

Layla holding Ben - technically her 2nd cousin. He was a good sport. He is almost as big as she is! Adam is the baby. He proves this by squashing all other babies. Thank goodness he is our last because I would fear for a new babies safety!

Happy 14 months today to my big guy!

At 14 months, Adam is pretty much doing great. He sleeps from around 7 to around 7 and for an hour in the morning and afternoon still. That will adjust to one nap in the coming months. He eats all regular food including milk, cheese and all things deliciously normal. He gets one bottle at bedtime for a couple more weeks. That one is harder on me than him to give up, so it is really whenever I am ready. He has 12 teeth. If you dare check on that fact - he will happily bite you. He says about 10 words and repeats more each day. He is ALL BOY. Just a climbing, singing, dancing, menace, rough and tumble, happy boy.

Bye Bye Princess Sparkle

and 24 hours later - we are once again kitty free. Turns out Hannah really thought real kitties were like stuffed kitties and you could just carry them around. After being scratched (badly) last night, she decided she does not want a kitty. After Matt and I were up all night with a meowing kitty, we decided we are not pet people. We love our kids. We want the best for our kids. We play, sing, dance, and snuggle with our kids. Thats enough for us.

Moing on..........

Princess Sparkle

Hannah had her last soccer game last week. Soccer season was very long and she is glad to take a break. We are on to Dance starting soon, and we know she will love it. Adam loves to go get his own snacks. He also loves to dump cereal on the floor. Good times.

We have gotten some chances to play outside lately and he loves roaming around.

More cereal action.

Layla is getting so big! I havent gotten a lot of good pictures of her, but she is really becoming much more creative and vocal. Last night she told us a great Goose Story (her version of a ghost story) . It started with Once Upon a Dream.......so sweet.

and finally - this is Priness Sparkle. Hannah picked out her own kitty from the rescue shelter today. It was actually hard because it is not the kitty I would have picked, but we promised she could pick and here she is.She is 12 weeks old and so far is a sweet kitty.

We certainly wore her out quick. She has moved into our unused dining room which works out ok. We hope she is a good quiet sleeper and learns to accept our chaos.

Soccer on a beautiful day

Adam wanted in on the action. Hannah and Caitlin.

Sweet, busy boy.

Halloween Sweetness

We had a good halloween this year. Our kids, although young, are easier to handle than when we had newborns! It was fun to see them all having a good time.
Hannah - our princess..Layla - our sweet Tink.. Adam - our super baby..
Adam went to two houses and was done with trick-or-treat. He was ready for tub and bed. Layla and Hannah enjoyed a tad more trick or treating. Layla came home with dad and did our block while Hannah and I stayed at the neighbors party with the group.

Hannah and her very best friend Caitlin.

Sweet girls All the girls.
We had a fun night topped off with smores! Now we just have to get rid of all the candy.....