Summer!

Summer is in full swing and we are thoroughly enjoying it.

Spring, anyone?

We are sooooooooo ready for spring! We took everybody hiking this weekend at roaring river state park and although it was chilly we had fun! Avery and Lincoln are such good climbers its crazy! They even scaled some low rock walls this trip! And Henry likes to have a couple of chopping sticks and find hiding places. Ev is a trouper and rode with momma the whole day-which helped keep us both warm! Next time hopefully it will be warm enough for fishing poles!

Sorry, I have no hiking pics because I left my phone and camera in the car.

...having four kids...

Somebody asked me the other day (as I navigated the mall with kids in tow) what it was like to have FOUR kids. All that came to mind was the song, "when will my life begin" from Tangled. Not that my life hasn't begun :) but the way she describes her days...that's us!!! Hahaha! In all seriousness though most days it's a happy chaos with hilarious moments, some tears, being overwhelmed a few times, some messes, lots of hugs, lots of laughing, and so much love!

Being two...and being sick

Henry is TWO! It seems like he is still my baby, yet so much older than two already. He has so much personality and is so fun to be around! He's stubborn and silly, definitely has that notorious red-head temper, but can give the best cuddles. He and Lincoln are the best of friends all day long (with a few good fights for good measure). He has mastered the two footed jump, has 20 teeth, knows all his shapes and colors, can count to twelve, an recognizes a few letters. He also can sing the songs "let it go" and "in summer" from Frozen, and climbs on EVERYTHING! He still loves to color and do glue projects, blew out both candles on his cake, and will go to anyone who is willing to carry him around all day!

It was a great birthday, followed by a week of everyone getting sick. Poor little Everett even got it...his first cold:( Henry is the only one who ended up with antibiotics, so hopefully we will soon be germ free again!

Looking forward to spring and our next visit to KC!

Snow dayssssssss

It's pretty bad when you let your kids have cheese roll ups from Taco Bell (which you could have EASILY made at home) just for the chance to leave the house....

I usually love winter, but spring where are you?! We need you!

Perfect

Life around here isn't always perfect, but babies sure are! Can't believe my little Ev is already 11 weeks old. Love him more everyday!

Oh my my, January has been busy

So...I suck at this blog thing, but January has been very eventful so I will do my best to sum it up
1) Everett turned 2 months old (so sad to be losing my tiny baby already)
2) Henry moved into a big boy bed
3) we got new carpet
4) began homeschooling Avery-and it's going great
5) Everett was baptized
6) Henry was potty trained...and then un-potty trained
7) Everett slept through the night...crazy right?
8) Kevin and I both turned 29
9) I took all my kids to the dentist for an appointment, at the same time, no one cried!
10) Lincoln is a super star grown up acting big kid who seriously shocks me everyday with how well he plays with all his siblings, helps me out, and cracks us all up-thanks buddy, our family SO needs you!!!!!


...wish I had taken more pictures...

...or not

Yes, Henry was potty trained for about a week an a half...until his not always the brightest momma decided to take a trip to Kansas City, which included long days away from the house and many people unwilling to have pee puddles as a possibility in their carpets. So on went the pull-ups and out went all the progress we had made :( to save us all the heartache and me the frustration, we have decided to go back to diapers for a few weeks and start again fresh the first of February--with no more trips planned!!!

But who can get too frustrated with this sweet guy?

(Notice Linc in the background...still no pants)