7th Birthday

Birthday Cake at Home on her Actual Birthday

Smiley!

Little Brother at Artsy Pots

Ready to Paint

Sophie Painting her Horse

Spenser Painting his Crocodile

Cassidy Painting her Unicorn

The Crew

Painting the Details

Gifts!

The Crew (Hard to Get a Good Photo)

Wow, She Grew Up Fast!

It's hard to believe that Annabelle is seven! Wow, where did the time go? Annabelle decided she wanted a small party this year with just a few friends at a local pot painting studio called Artsy Pots. The kids had a great time painting and we all went to McDonald's afterwards for Happy Meals and fun at the McDonald's play land. All in all I think Annabelle had a fantastic 7th birthday.

Fall Fun 2013

Annabelle's Ballet Class Halloween

Girl Scout Hayride

Girl Scout Hayride

Our Pumpkins

Decorating Pumpkins at Girl Scouts

More Pumpkin Decorating

The Chef & His Taco

Big Chef & Little Chef

Pocahontas

Our Pumpkins

Happy Friday Everyone! Can't believe this big guy is already 8 months old!

Ian is 8 months old and has two teeth!
He Likes:
• Food
• Balls
• Being Held
• Rolling Around
• Eating Paper
• His Big Sister
• Animals (Especially Cats & Dogs)
• Cell Phones, Remote Controls, Tablets, Anything Electronic

He Does Not Like:
• Meat
• Yogurt
• Peas & Carrots
• Not Being Held
• Sleeping Longer Than 5 Hours
• Trying To Crawl

Stella keeps a close eye on her baby

Not getting as much done as I had hoped in the office today. My "holding baby while typing" skills are at an all time high :)

End of Summer!

Annabelle & Daddy in front of the AG Store

Photo with Saige (Girl of the Year)

Getting Gwen's Hair Done at the Doll Salon

Gwen Finally Got Her Ears Pierced!

Gwen Got Her Own Bed at the Westin!

Twins!

Ian & His New K-State Hat

Sometime They Like Each Other

Ian Eating Puffs

First Day of First Grade!

Ready To Go To First Grade!

I can't believe school has started already and I have a FIRST GRADER! We ended the summer with a trip to Kansas to visit family at the end of July and a quick weekend trip to Houston to visit the American Girl Store. Now we're gearing up for another busy school year!

6 Months Old

Ian is SIX MONTHS OLD today! I can't even believe it! The little guy (or should I say BIG guy) is doing great. We had a six month check up today and he weighed in at a whopping 18 lbs. 8 oz. and 28 inches (95th percentile for height!!!)...he's going to be a big guy :)

Hard to believe I have a six month old AND a six year old. Life is good!

Ian rolled from his front to back yesterday for the first time by himself! Now if he can just get the back to front down.

Annabelle woke me up at 2 a.m. this morning and told me she couldn't get the capri sun box out of the fridge. She was definitely sleep walking and didn't remember any of our conversation this morning. I jumped out of bed at 4 a.m. in a panic thinking I'd better go check and see if she left the fridge door open during her sleep walking adventures, luckily the door to the fridge was closed. Glad we have a security alarm so she can't sleep walk out of the house.

We had professional photos taken again. I wasn't  impressed with them, again. Ian took a super long nap in the morning and I figured he'd be ready for pictures in the afternoon but he fell asleep on the car ride to the photo studio (just my luck!) and I had to wake him up for our session so he looks a little groggy in all the pics and wouldn't even crack a smile. Not sure if we'll ever get any good pictures of the big guy.

It's Officially Summer

Hard to believe he's already 5 month old!

Sweet baby loves the water.

Annabelle doing the "superman".

My babies

It's "officially" Summer so we decided to take a little dip in the pool today. Annabelle wanted to show off her new swimming skills, she has been going to swimming lessons for a week now and I'm totally impressed with her progress.  Especially since she was afraid to even put her head under water just a week ago! The summer is in full swing!