Our Life

Here are a few pictures of the last couple months. I can't believe that summer is over and school started already. Didn't summer just start? We went to the county fair, but just like last year we went at the wrong time and there was nothing going on, so we went and looked at the animals got some ice cream and went home, really exciting!

Don't worry this is permanent marker, but don't worry this wasn't the worst, she colored all over our couches with it first. Good thing I found out baking soda takes out permanent marker, so Nellie got to live.

The girlies like to have drinks before bed and this picture was just way too cute. I love little Janie holding her bottle.

Nellie and Lizzy have not been going to bed very well so we have been having to lock them in, and they have been getting in to bed together and falling asleep. It is too cute. I just wish they would go to bed better.

Janie has started taking baths with her sisters and she LOVES it. She thinks she is so big and she loves playing with them.

Nellie on her first day of school. She did SO good, I thought she might be a little scared but she wasn't, and she looks forward to going. I think it is going to be really good for her to have something that is just hers.

The girls really love popsicles, and we went through quite a few of them this summer. We love hanging out outside in the evening.

I was painting some frames and stepped away for a few minutes and Nellie decided to give herself a little body art. Gotta love it.

Lizzy had been begging me to do her hair "way curly" and I had never done the foam curlers, so for a Sunday I decide to do it. It really didn't work out that well, because I didn't know which sizes to use, and I had to end up curling their hair with a curling iron the next day and it took forever, but next time I have a better idea of how to do it. It did turn out really cute though.

Nellie with her hair all done, it was curlier, but I didn't get a picture until after church.

Lizzy was thrilled to have her hair all curly, she is so girly it is funny how opposite her and Nellie can be at times.

Nellie's Birthday

Nelle Belle is 3! How can my tiny baby be 3 already? She was so excited to have a birthday, she felt so special! It was really cute. She kept talking about how it was her birthday all day. I love when they get to the stage where they understand that sort of thing. She got a Diego backpack from Grandma and Grandpa. She was thrilled and wore it around the rest of the evening. She was so excited to wear it to school. I just love how she is her own person. There is no telling her what she should like. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

She got a cool baseball toy from Grammie and Papi. Both girls have been practicing their batting skills with it. Thanks Grammie and Papi!

Kelli and Lance gave her a fun Mr. Potato Head toy and Sandy gave her a cute little fur real doggie. She loved all her presents. Thanks everyone!

Nellie really wanted a Diego birthday cake and how could I not make her one. It took over three hours because there were 15 different colors. That is what took so long was just tinting the frosting and making sure the color was right. I think I am only going to make these really fancy cakes for a couple of birthdays, I love to do it, but man it takes forever. But she was SO thrilled when she saw the cake it was worth all the time spent.

It sure was fun to have her cousins at her party! If you look you can see that the cake is green. How could I not make a green cake for her when she loves that color so much.

7 Months

My Sweet Janie girl is seven months old! Time really goes too fast. I can't believe how fast my babies grow. How can some days go by so slow, but yet the years just fly by. I was going to do this post for her six month, but she is now seven. I know I am slow at getting my posts done. She is the sweetest, best baby! I just want to eat her all up, she is so cute! We all love her so much and are so glad that we had another cute little girl. She sleeps SO good at night, it is so nice. She goes down around seven and sleeps about 12-13 or sometimes more hours at night! I know I am totally lucky. I think Heavenly Father knew that after Nellie I needed a good baby so that I would have more, because if Jane was like Nellie was we would probably be done with three.

Jane weighed 13 lbs. 9 oz. at her 6 month checkup (10th percentile) right on track with my kids. She had gained almost three pounds in two months after only gaining 1 lb. in the previous two months. I think it is because I quit nursing. I was sad, but the poor baby was getting nothing and I tried everything to help my supply. Oh well. I would have to admit that there are some really nice things about not nursing anymore.

Nellie and Lizzy just love her to pieces. Lizzy especially loves her and wants to drag her around the house and I have to constantly tell her to not pick her up without me around. Lizzy thinks that now that Janie is sitting up it is time for another baby. I told her that was a little ways away and Lizzy said "like when Janie is walking?" I told her yes so then when we went to church she told everyone as soon as Jane is walking we are having another baby. Kids are so funny.
If you look closely you can see her cute little unibrow. She is going to hate that later in life if it doesn't go away, but I think it is cute right now.

She is enjoying hanging out in her seat and eating baby food. Although she just wants to feed herself and doesn't especially like the food I have to feed her.

She is sitting up now. She is very content to just sit there and play with her toys. She doesn't seem to have much desire to start moving around, which is fine by me. I already have two busy butts I really doesn't need another. She is so much like her Daddy it is so cute, she just is quiet and likes to observe.

I just love love love her cute little chipmunk cheeks. Oh what a little sweetheart.

One of her favorite toys is a toothbrush, don't worry it was new. She will just chew on it forever.

I have never seen a baby that loves the water as much as she does. She has never cried while she is in the water. She will splash herself and keep getting water in her eyes and she doesn't make a peep. I just love her big blue eyes! It is funny though when I get her dressed she cries and whines like she is being abused. It is the only thing that I can think of that she doesn't seem to like.

She is so funny she rarely will fall asleep anywhere but her crib, even if she is dead tired, I don't know why, it is so weird, even in her car seat she doesn't usually fall asleep, but if I lay her in her crib, she doesn't make a sound and goes right to sleep. I really don't know how long of naps she really takes because she will just hang out in her crib for a while after she wakes up. I go in there and she is just smiling away. She was REALLY tired that she fell asleep with dad. She is a total mama's girl, but what babies her age aren't. I just enjoy it because as soon as the next one comes they seem to want only Dad.

We are so glad that Heavenly Father know best because we have this beautiful baby girl that is such a blessing to our family. I LOVE having three little girls.