Joe Joe

My sister gave birth to her firstborn...a little boy named Joseph! He is so sweet and so tiny, yet so big! He was 9 pounds, 8 ounces. H-O-L-Y COW! He was the size a few week old baby...yet compared to my babies (1.5 years and 3.5 years), he was itty bitty! He was born at New Birth Company in Overland Park, Kansas. The place is gorgeous and looks super comfy!  It's almost like a little romantic getaway...only you're not making the baby, you're pushing it out instead. If you haven't been there, you should catch one of their tours. I think they're on Monday nights. Although it was not the most perfect experience, she was glad she had the baby there.

Alright, folks, here he is in all his newborn sweetness! Don't you just want to kiss him?!

Lemonade Stand

Tonight, our family had a photo session with Third Avenue Photography. It was so much fun! It was a themed "Lemonade Stand" session for our children and we got some great family shots, too! Here are a few teasers from the shoot...

Happy Easter!

Our Big Girl

R is 14.5 months, and while she's the cutest, little girl I know...I think she's just getting cuter and cuter everyday!!

Playing outside with some Easter eggs

"Cheeeeese!"

Holding hands with big brother after a morning bath

My Birthday Boy!

I'm a little behind, but I wanted to post a few pictures of my sweet, little BIRTHDAY boy! He turned 3! And with John working at Hobby Lobby, I've never felt more crafty! Since R had a special Carter's "first birthday" shirt, I thought I would make H feel special, too, by making him a birthday shirt! Here it is...he LOVED it! And check out his adorable blue canvas shoes from Sears. We got them when we went to exchange another pair he was gifted earlier in the year. He fell in love with them and called him his Royals shoes! Tomorrow, I'll post pictures of his Kansas City Royals baseball-themed birthday bash!

(Posing with his birthday sign we picked up earlier in the week from the dollar store...something so little made him feel SO special!!!)

Hudson is 3!

A little about him right now:

Baseball (specifically the Royals, but also enjoys playing)

Loves his teams - Royals, Chiefs and KU

Loves knights and castles and princesses

 Loves trains (really starting to get into Thomas, but generally loves them)

LOVES his sister!

Loves fruit snacks and salty snacks - pretzels, chips, crackers

Loves fruit - grapes, apples, berries, etc and begs for them at the store

Still not a dessert fan

Is starting to understand how to ride his bike...almost there!

Has memorized John 3:16 and recites it regularly (especially when walking through stores) :)

Likes to be LOUD!!!

Bubbling energy and enthusiasm

Loves to be outside

Loves "guys" (action figures, superheroes)

Loves to play dress up

Loves to sword fight and play with his toy guns

Has a huge vocabulary and awesome memory

3 feet tall, 30 pounds

Best Friends Foreeeever!!

Check out my little one and her BFF! These were taken in the church nursery - sharing breakfast and chatting on the couch. I love that she has a little girlfriend that's close to her age. How fun and so sweet!

Discovery Bottles

On Sunday mornings, I'm typically in our church nursery with kids age 0-4. I come up with various activities for the kids to do to keep them busy. I saw this link (Discovery Bottles) on making discovery bottles, and it's been something I'd been wanting to do with my own kids for quite awhile and finally decided to just do it! You can see my little one with her bottle below. (We didn't get pictures of the kids actually making the bottles, unfortunately, but can you imagine 8 kids with lots of glitter, beads, etc?!)

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