August-September Catch Up

I have not been so great with the blogging. We've had a big month so I'm just going to go over some of the highlights...

Kade turns 3

Kade is a little boy that just can't wait to grow up no matter how much I ask him not to. He loves all things boy, cars and legos and bugs and frogs. He is rough (a little too much for the girls in this family) and can take a serious spill and not shed a tear. He is friendly and generally just a happy child. He loves to be the center of attention and wants to be all the time. For his birthday, Nana and Poppy were visiting and he only wanted to go to Chuck E Cheese and to have his favorite cousin Natalie come to his party. Since Natalie lives a bit far (in Florida), he had to settle with just Chuck-E-Cheese.

Kylie and Bailey Start Kindergarten

Can you believe my little babies are in kindergarten?? August 25th, my little girls started kindergarten. I cannot believe how grown up it has made them. They go everyday, come home, do their homework then want to go outside and play with friends. They're suchgreat girls and I'm so excited for them to be in school. They love it and are doing very well. I'm so glad we decided to wait a year to start them.

This is their class where their teacher read them a story before all the parents left.

There are a ton of kids from our church in their class. This is a picture of the neighborhood kids. I think they might just make up half the class.

Bailey lost her first tooth

A month and a half ago Kylie lost her first tooth. Bailey has been waiting anxiously to lose hers (more like dying to lose it!). Paul finally pulled it out. Doesn't she look cute with a missing tooth!

Ooops the tooth fairy forgot the tooth.

But she did leave $3 for that first tooth.

Kade Starts Preschool

Kade is a smart boy. He knows his shapes, even a hexagon, his colors and some of his letters! He loves to learn and is so excited about being in school. I was a little nervous for him, he had a hard time going to nursury at church and seemed a little anxious his first day but after he started, he never looked back. He's lovin' it!

After Preschool

This is how much he loved it. I turned around for 10 minutes and this is what I found!

Jaxon is the happiest boy!

Knowing Jaxon is our last, I think I've appreciated him more than I did with my others. He is the sweetest baby (I think I might be a little biased but really he is!). He's so happy, and just goes with the flow. He loves his sibblings and lights up whenever they pay him any attention. He's a great kid and such a cutie!

Still Alive and catching up

Everyone keeps mentioning how I haven't updated my blog so I thought I'd give a short update on our lives... Mostly we've just been busy. With what you ask?

1. Our kids. Blake has more energy than the whole family combined. I get exhausted just watching him. He is constantly going going going! He talks a mile a minute. Anyone at church can attest how he will walk down the halls telling everyone exactly what he is doing. Its his own little play by play of his life. Lizzie and Linnie are still in dance and love it! They are now learning to read (crazy) and want t.o know how to spell EVERYTHING. I'm half tempted to create signs all over our house showing how everything is spelt so I can stop hearing, "Mom how do you spell table? How do you spell carpet?" Its so amazing to see all they are learning. They're such smart little girls.

2. I'm still pregnant... actually very pregnant. I hit my third trimester and have never been more tired in my life :) The baby is growing and doing very well. He's a strong kicker, maybe he'll be a soccer player. He tends to sleep all day and kicks me all night... I can tell already he is going to be trouble! I love being pregnant and am getting excited to meet the little guy. Blake is too! He thinks he can see the baby if he looks through my belly button, like my belly button is a window or something... Its so funny! We still don't have a name for him, it will either be Lucas or Jaxon.

3. Work... enough said... I have 10 weeks left before maternity leave begins, and I'm trying to get everything in order. Its been nuts.

4. The most time consuming of all is, Paul and I decided to start a little vinyl lettering business. When we decided this, I was thinking maybe we sell 1-2 a day and make a couple of bucks, pay off some student loans or something. It took off a lot faster than either of us planned, we sold over 200 this month alone. I basically go to work, come home and work on stickers until I go to bed, occasionally making a meal, starting a load of laundry, talking to my children. It's been crazy but I think we've finally starting managing out time better and are getting back to being normal.

There aren't any pics for this due to the fact that I haven't taken any since Christmas. I don't even know where my camera is... but I will try to get some more updates soon!