5 Months...

It's official. My final baby turned 5 months old last week (Wednesday to be exact). It breaks my heart that time is going SO fast. I LOVE the baby stage (really every stage) there is nothing better than snuggling up to a little one. They are always so snugly. I am excited to watch Claire mature into a person but at the same time I wish it didn;t have to be SO fast. At five months old she is rolling over (hasn't mastered it for me yet but her babysitter says she's really good). She jabbers constantly (which I love), and has really discovered her feet (we try and eat them constantly). Claire has a couple of little toys that she loves to play with and it is so cute to see her get excited when she finds them. We have not tried baby food or rice cereal yet but I have a feeling we will in the next couple of days. She still isn't sleeping through the night but does pretty well most nights. I don't have the heart to let her cry it out yet during the night and I am fairly certain that if I did she would fall back to sleep with out any problem. If she weren't my last baby I would try a little harder probably (hey, she will only let me snuggle her for so long). Her brother and sister both still adore her, and she adores them. It is so sweet to watch her interact with them. The photo's from her five month birthday were not taken until after we were in our pj's (I know mother of the year) but she is still beyond adorable in them!

Seriously, she is ADORABLE! We are beyond blessed.

Build A Bear...

The kids have been BEGGING to go to build a bear for several months now. Last Saturday we went to KC to Nebraska Furniture Mart, and then hit up the mall and Build a Bear...FINALLY. A whole lot of money later the kids had stuffed animals that they could not live without! Thank goodness they both still had leftover birthday money because man those things aren't cheap! Of course I didn't take pictures of our final product...I know mother of the year. Like I said they had a great time building their bears, and then riding the carousal in the middle of the mall. It was a pretty great day!

St. Patrick's Day...

St. Patrick's day at our house was a lot of fun. The day started off with the kids noticing that the potty water had been died green. They were so excited to check and see if the leprechaun's had left behind any treasure after that.
Here they are posing for a picture so that they could begin their treasure hunt.

They searched the house high and low until they found the treasuer he left behind in the dryer (please excuse the mess that is known as my laundry room). The leprechaun left them each a flashlight, a game, and left Claire a set of keys. The picture quality is AWFUL but I was stuck holding Claire since Justin was gone.


They were THRILLED and are already talking about next St. Patrick's day!

Wordless Wednesday...

Aubrey's Birthday Party...

Aubrey celebrated her birthday with friends the Saturday after her birthday. She had a wonderful turn out, and an even better time. She keeps asking when her next birthday party is going to be!
Aubrey, and her friends listening to all the rules before they could play.

Our little birthday princess!

This is Aubrey with her boyfriend Jack. They did not leave each other's side the entire night! So cute. She even picked him (over Colten) to play games with her. I think it is safe to say that she has her first boyfriend ad he loves her as much as she loves him. So sweet!

Have I ever mentioned that I love this kid?

Miss Amyah had a wonderful time!

Aubrey! Can't believe that she's four already.

I love this one. They look SO deep in conversation.

Playing hide and go seek!

Mr. Carter. Isn't he a doll?

What a great daddy daughter picture!

Apparently I did not get all of the pictures from my mom so there will be another Birthday post for Aubrey. I can't leave pictures of cake, and presents out!

Aubrey's Home Party...

Aubrey was able to have a party at home on her actual birthday this year! She had so much fun and we tried to make her actual birthday extra special for her since it only comes around once every four years. She did not appreciate people telling her happy 1st birthday however.
Aubrey, and Amyah getting ready to eat spaghetti. She got to pick what she wanted for dinner!

Miss Claire decided to sleep through the first part of the party.

Uncle Brett with the boys!

I love this kid!

Addison and Grandma Karen.

All the kids, with our nieces, and nephews. We are SO blessed.

Time to sign to Aubrey.

The princess in her new cooking stool! The girl LOVES to help in the kitchen and we are happy to have a safer way for her to do it...now we just need to be home at dinner time to cook.

And of course these two boys are just CRAZY!

Newman. He is getting so OLD. I do love my fur babies!

I think this is a sign that we had birthday success!

Can't wait to do it all again next year!