Brothers

Fall Pictures - Baby J

Our sweet baby boy - 8 months old.

What a blessing and answer to pray this little man is.

He still is Mr. Content.  It is rare to hear him crying or upset,

unless it is time to eat.

If you were in our home, you would most likely see

this little man being hugged by one of his siblings, roaming around in his walker (potentially trying to touch something

he shouldn't), or eating!  

We love this boy so much and are

so thankful for all the sweet smiles and giggles

we receive from him each day.

Fall Pictures - Little J

The two year old...a daddy's boy and a very busy man!

This little man adds much to our family as well.

He is quite the funny guy and currently loves to talk.

He has lots of questions and likes to be right in on 

any conversation.  He certainly is a daddy's boy (although

I think he loves his mommy too).  

If you were in our home you would probably find this

boy playing with his farm and tractors, riding his scooter around,

wrestling his older brother or potentially doing something

to get his siblings attention.  

We love this boy so much and are so thankful

for all the smiles and adorable expressions this

guy gives us each day.

Fall Pictures - Busy Bee

Middle child - Four Years old!

What a blessing this lady is in our home.

She still enjoys telling us stories and playing with her

animals and baby dolls.  If you were in our home, you would

most likely find her playing Lego's or playing any thing with 

her big sister.  

We love this little lady and are thankful

for the laughs and imagination she brings to our family.

Fall Pictures - Purple Girl

Our six year old!

When we got home I thought I should

take a picture with her hair down - 

it has gotten so long.

This lady is a wonderful 2nd child.

She still loves to look after her younger siblings

and adores babies.  She loves everything to be 

bright and colorful and still enjoys being "fancy!"

If you were in our home you would most often 

find her coloring a picture or playing with her sister.

We love this little lady so much and are thankful

for the energy she brings to our home.

Fall Pictures - Big J

Big J - is he really  8 1/2?  

We took the glasses off for a few shots.

But he preferred to have them on.

So thankful to have this boy in our family.

We continue to often find him reading a book

or building something new with his Lego's.

He enjoys watching football with his dad and

had a great time playing flag football this fall.

Love this boy so much!!!

Sick Week

The flu hit our home this past week and all FIVE kids had it to some extent.  

The girls seemed to have gotten it worse and were sick longer.  

Thankfully as I write this, I believe and hope, we are over it.  

The Lord was so good to me as a mom this week.  Although the kids were sick starting on Tuesday and it lasted until Saturday with someone not feeling well, and every night we had at least one if not two children sleeping on our bedroom floor, we were not up through the night.  The throwing up mainly started in the mornings and lasted during the day.  I was so thankful to the Lord that He allowed all of us to sleep...it really makes a difference in dealing with it.

And with any sickness, comes lots of snuggle time. 

 Never enough room for all the love that wants on my lap.  

Just picture Big J asking where he can sit and Baby J in the walker 

running into my feet "bagging" to get up.

 I couldn't be more blessed.

Flag Football

Big J played flag football this year

and had a good time.

Dad was his assistant coach.

He had a few fans come to his last game.

Owl Ladies

Busy Bee and her Grammie both like owls. 

 It was a sweet surprise when they both showed up at church with owls on.

Stuffed Animals

Our children love their stuffed animals.  

I thought this was cute when I went into Busy Bee's room the other day.  

I love how the simple things can warm a mom's 

heart and bring so much joy to a child.

Pumpkin Patch

There is a fun free pumpkin patch near our home.

We ventured out the other day with cousins and grammie

and had a nice time.

Eight Months Old

Our baby boy is eight months old.  

The months just fly by and our little boy is growing up.  

He is eating solid foods for lunch and dinner, continuing to move all over the

 house in his walker, and rolling everywhere when left on the ground.  

He is quite the mommy's boy right now.
He can be happy with almost everyone,

but if he sees me, he wants me.

I don't mind right now...I appreciate the love

and the snuggles when I pick him up.

He continues to be adored by all his older siblings.

Big J loves keeping an eye out for him.

Purple Girl is so hopeful he will love to be tickled like she does.

Busy Bee enjoys finding toys for him to play with.

And Little J already can't wait to wrestle with him.

Mom and Dad are enjoying all his smiles,

the giggles we can so easily get,

and the 2AM wake up calls...wait,

not sure this is our favorite, but one thing 

about this guy, you never know what each 

night will bring!

Playing Baby Dolls

Some evenings before bed the girls and 

I enjoy playing with our baby dolls.  

Then they both wanted to put my glasses

on and pretend they are me.

They thought it was so funny.

Sweet Niece

Sweet picture with one of my sweet nieces.

Trip to Michigan

The final day we were in Michigan we 

decided to take these six children, a long

with Aunt K, myself, Aunt D, Uncle C and

of course Baby J through a corn maze that had

almost 4 miles worth of trails.

Thankfully we didn't walk all those miles,

and found our way out in an hour or so.

Also a lot of thanks to Aunt D, who

helped carry Baby J party of the way.

Nice picture with Great Grandma and some

of her great grandchildren.

Baby J on the ride home - "Please let me out!!"

We had a wonderful quick trip, 

safe travels, and nice enough weather.

All thanks to the Lord!

Trip to Michigan

While in Michigan, we also spent time with this Great Grandma.

Trip to Michigan

We took a quick weekend trip to Michigan to visit family.

Dad stayed back home to work and kept two of our kiddos -

Busy Bee and Little J.  Grandma Cheryl helped watch the kids who 

stayed home too.

While in Michigan, we spent time with Great Grandma.

We went to the big Christmas store in Frankenmuth.

We colored pictures with Grandma.

We went mini golfing with cousins.

Thanks to Aunt D for holding and 

carrying Baby J for me.

Uncle C helped hold Baby J too.