5 months!!

My baby girl turned 5 months of age yesterday!!  Oh how the time is flying by and before long she is going to be on the go.  I am really enjoying the baby stage alot this time around.  Here are a few pictures from our mini photo shoot.

 

 

Daddy picked out this outfit from the hospital gift shop the day she was born:)

 My tiny little girl has a double chin???  For only being in the 35% for weight you would think she would not sport the double chin......

 So here was my attempt to get a picture of her without her double chin:).  

Love you baby girl!

Trick or Treat??

Does it look like we just finished trick or treating or what???? 



Nope.....we just finished the Francesville Fall Festival Parade on Saturday!!  I am certain we got more candy here than we do when we trick or treat.  Guess its a good thing we won't be around this year for Halloween because we are set in the candy department!!

 Just a couple snap shots from the day.  Boys waiting on the parade to begin.  Elijah was over with Liberty during the parade so no pictures of him.

 Sweet Ellie in her festive wear(yeah I realize its not July 4th) but this girl has got to get good use out of the clothes she has:).

Here is what Liam does when he see's the loud firetrucks coming down the road!!!  Never mind covering the ears....just the eyes:)

Cereal

I had the go ahead to start Ellie on cereal at 4 months old from the doctor.  However I wasn't quite ready which is totally strange for me.  I fed all my other boys at 3 months old.  I think I just wanted one less thing to have to think about now that I have 4 kids:).  But this morning as I was grocery shopping I thought, I would give it a try.  So when we got home we did the cereal thing and it was interesting.

 Tried the bumbo seat first.  But didn't work.  So moved her to the bouncer which is where I fed all 3 of my boys their first cereal.   It worked a bit better, but she was gagging so much!!  She would make some silly faces too like it was gross or something.

 

Here she is with an "I am not sure about this stuff" face.

 And here she is at the end of the 30 minute feeding frenzy!  I tell you what, that was harder than I remember it being.  Im sure within a couple weeks she will be a pro at it though.

First Day of School

Today September 4th was the first day of school for my boys.  This year they are attending Cornerstone Private Christian School.  They were super excited.  It will be a change for us all, as I now will be driving them 20 minutes each way to drop them off and pick them up from school.  They start school at 8am and are finished at 2:30pm.  I also get the honor of packing them a school lunch everyday, except wednesdays plus get my other two kidos up and out the door by 7:30am.  Ready or not....here it comes:)

 Both boys posing by the front door.  They have "uniforms" as well.  Jeans, any shirt with a collar and no decals, and tennis shoes.

 Daddy stayed home this morning to help make breakfast of Puff Pancakes, sausage and oj.

 

Then it was time to get into the school bus.  Waibel School Bus #5

Elijah decided it was #5 due to the fact that there are 5 people in the bus.  Front seat is reserved for 5th graders, middle row is reserved for nonschoolers, and back row is reserved for 2nd graders.

 Next stop.....Cornerstone School !!!

 

And of course a picture infront of the school doors.

 Boys~ May God bless each day as you attend school.  Be Godly examples, and put your best foot forward and work diligently and hard.  Love you two!!

Labor Day Camping 2012

Labor Day Camping this year was fun and wet!  With the drought this year we kept our boat home.  The lake was 3.5 feet lower than normal which isn't bad, but we also knew it was calling for lots of rain.  And the weather men were right!  The kids wanted to go to the beach, even though the sun was not out, and the water was cold.  They played hard and had fun, and even went back the  next day.

 The rains came, the floods came, and the kids got on their swim gear:).  Here is liam catching rain water off the awening. 

 Thankfully lemans brought the "smoke tent" so we could keep the fires burning while it poured!!

 So this is where the fire was until the floods came.  Then we found some dry land and rebuilt our fire elsewhere.  The kids thought this mud pit looked fun.......

 The kids took turns riding their bikes through this puddle over and over and over again.

 ......and so these kids (mud buddies) dove right into this mud pit and came out with some healthy skin (don't they say mud is great for the skin???)

 Our new dry fire area with some grass around it:).  Was a bit muggy out after the rain so we sat far away from the fire:).

 The kids, minus Ellie, that sure had a fun time.  Even though at times it was a headache and a half for us parents trying to keep mud out of the campers and getting meals ready with rain pouring down.....these kids made some amazing memories they probably won't forget.  Such good friends they all are too which makes camping that much more fun.

 

 

And now for the video of the mud buddies!!!

Till next time:).....