The Many faces of Teething...

What I have seen lately in the middle of the night and In the early morning...

sitting....

but that's not ready enough....

so I need to stand up so I can see properly...

aren't you ready to pick me up now?

I'm ready for you to play with me....

pick me up...stop taking those pictures!

and yes we are using a pack-n-play for our babies sleeping currently..don't judge... We've moved frequently in the last two years and are waiting to get more settled before we buy another large piece of furniture to move.

According to Kace: Pet Addition

"Daddy, I want to get a rat!" ...Kace.

"What do you want a rat for?"....Daddy.

'I want a rat for a pet!"...Kace.

"What kind of rat?"..Daddy.

"A real rat!"....Kace.

"You want a rat?! You mean a guinea pig like Christopher has?" ....Silas.

"Yeah, A Guinea pig!"....thinks a moment. "Daddy, are guinea pigs really pigs?"....Kace.

Relaxin' and Chillin'

Shamelessly In Love....

Lips, Lashes, and Love!

You Know You Have Five Crazies....

.....when a shower in the middle of the day (much less the morning) seems like a luxery!

.....when you really (and I mean REALLY) feel thankful for disposable diapers!

.....when staying up late is only a treat because you get some time alone.

......when your children really are the greatest blessing in your life (aside from salvation and my husband)! And you actually can see it as such!

......when you don't even think about yourself most of the day.

.....when doing something for someone else is simply natural and not forced.

....when doing something for someone else is forced....but hey you still have to do it!

...when you can honestly say "what would they do without me?"

.....when you can honestly say "who would I be without them?"

.....when your house is always a mess, but your arms and time are always full!

.....when you cannot even really remember what being without five crazies would be like and the thought of it truly makes you lonely!

....when you watch the duggars to feel less freaky! and to get ideas for organization! :D

....when all the preconcieved notions you had when a parent-to-one or a parent-to-be make you laugh so ard you cannot breath.

...when three children seem easy or two children seem laughable and one child seems almost like you are still on your honeymoon! haha!!

...when six doesn't seem so crazy afterall....don't go freaky on me mom!!

Already?

Silas telling Libbers a story! :D

Where did 4 months go?

Along the Road....

Why do baby days go by so fast along the road of life?

I guess in part because we are meant to appreciate every moment along that stretch of road......

You know You have Five crazies When......Another Addition

You know you have five crazies when....

....The thought of a pet sends you into a cold sweat imagining the extra things you will be forced to do to care for the pet!

....You can understand why people homeschool when they have big families after you have forgotten something for the children for school for the third day in a row and know that the librarian thinks you cannot possibly remember a library book to save your life!


....Your car looks like a cookie box blew up literally....and your kids manage to get dirty just by riding in your car....Okay that may just be us!

.....You wash three loads of laundry a day....that doesn't mean you actually fold and put them away though....Hey we all have flaws!

....You have sticky notes stuck to your furniture that say "I love momom and dady" and you cannot remember how they got there, but you would rather cut your arm off then move the sticky note...

...You realize your calendar is upside down and on april...when it's october!

....You get excited when you find a crock pot alternative to your planned dinner menu!

...You try really hard to remember things...but honestly you are lucky if you remember your name....seriously! I don't know how the Duggars do it....I mean I really don't! And I only have FIVE!

What?!

Guess who is 3 months Old Today?!! Can you believe it?

I sure can't! Whenever they tell you to enjoy it while it lasts,

because it goes by fast...don't roll your eyes...its actually true!!

Down Memory Lane

Dodio and a snowman, winter 2006-07.

Pie Pie fall 2009.

Dodio, enjoying a slush in cali, summer 2010.

G-man, bath time because of cereal bar blunder, spring 2008.

Uno with his six shooters, 2006

Dodio and Uno fall 2006.

Three amigos, fall 2008.

Dodio and Pie Pie Winter 2008-09.

G-man spring 2008.

My sisters and I with out grandma, our fathers mother at our fathers memorial, summer 2010.

Silas and momma at the botanical gardens in KCMO, 2007 summer.

Prob one of our first family photos august 2004.

Daddy and Pie D, summer 2008.

Daddy and Uno, summer 04.

Kansas City, 2007.

Spring 2003.

Lulu fall 2011.

I don't know about you, but sometimes I enjoy looking through some of our old photos and seeing how different our children are today and yet their personalities are essentially the same! Uno has always been willful and funny, sensative and loving--Dodio has always marched to the beat of a drum only he hears, active and tenatious with a workers heart--G-man is simply enjoyed living, sweet and tender, a joy to watch living his life, always with a hug even at the MOST inopportune times, gentle and reflective--Pie Pie...bossy and snuggly, always happy and laughing in the morning, commanding and independent, resourceful and nurturing. All these different Personalities all together in one curayzee family. Now we have our newest addition and we know a little about her, Lulu loves to be with others, sweet and anxious, smiley and busy, we are waiting to see what else we will learn about her.

Crazy Crew: Sleeping Beauty, School Boys, and other Craziness!

Crazy Family memories..... First day of second grade.....first day of kindergarten ( and he only got into trouble once everyday this week).....loving eyes of our newborn....sleeping beauty....always thinking my sweets are the sweetest! Love these nutty kiddos! Although they do make me even crazier!

Libi-Lulu

Relaxed

Sisters

cyclops

2 1/2 weeks