4 Months

Preston is 4 months old now!  At his Dr.'s appointment he was doing well.

Weight: 15 lbs. 8.5 oz. (50%)
Height: 27 in. (97%)

He's rolling over and being a sweetie pie.  He loves to laugh and smile.  He is still sleeping great and is good tempered.  I've had pretty good kids, but Preston is awesome!  Such an easy baby!  I may regret saying that.  We'll see what he's like as a teenager....

First Haircut

Preston had his first haircut yesterday.  We didn't take off much, but it doesn't look so crazy now.  Also, I'm loving this picture of him and Avery.  She loves him so much.

Smartie Noelle

Is there a correlation between sticking things up your nose and brain power? 

I wonder, because our little Noelle is one smart cookie.  She can already recognize and say almost every letter in the alphabet, count to 13 and recognize 1-9.  I didn't teach her any of it, so it must be Sesame Street.  I'm not sure at what age they should know those things, but my other kids weren't this soon.  She is one smart, curious, wild, and strong little girl.  She brings such awesomeness to our family!

The Amazing Presto!

What a great baby Preston is!  Since we moved him to his crib, he has been sleeping great.  He hasn't cried for a minute when we lay him down in the crib.  He just lays there and stares until he falls asleep.  And last night he slept 13 hours straight without waking up to eat.  And 12 hours the night before.  And I had to wake him up both times, so that I could feed him before taking the kids to school.  A-MA-ZING! 

He's every parent's dream and just what I needed for the 5th child.  We sure love him to pieces!

Happy Birthday Caitlin!

Our sweet Caitlin turned six today!  She is such a great girl and had a fun day.  I had a summer birthday, so I never knew what it was like to go to school on my birthday.  And Ethan has a spring break birthday, so this was our first birthday-at-school birthday.  Not as much fun as spending the whole day partying, but it's definitely fun to be recognized at school.  Caitlin brought doughnuts for her class treat.  But only if they have chocolate, or else get something else, Mom.  She got to wear our birthday crown and had a birthday crown at school.  Lucky girl!

Caitlin got this Barbie wedding set, which I was excited about, because I had one when I was a kid.  But I was quite a bit older.  I won't say how old....  Playing with Barbies is acceptable at any age, right?  I think she was most excited about her Starbucks card, though.  Yeah, you heard me.  Starbucks card.  Ethan was given one at the dentist's office once (that was all they had left), and Caitlin's been pining for one ever since.  I think there are three things on the menu she can choose from.  Haha.

Caitlin dressed up in her new Lagoona Blue wig and Monster High shirt and skirt.  She also got some Monster High dolls!  And if you don't know what Monster High is, just ask Caitlin.  She's an expert.

Monster, monster high
Monster high
Monster, monster high
Come on, don't be shy
Monster high
The party never dies

Happy Halloween!

Eeek!  It's Halloween! 

We had a fun Halloween, but I am so glad it's done.  We sure had some cranky, tired kids tonight!  They got SO much candy.  And we only went up and down our own street.  I counted 23 Kit Kat bars between 4 kids.  Good grief!

THE CAST OF CHARACTERS:

Ethan as the Werewolf

Caitlin as the Wicked Witch

 

Avery as Snow White

Noelle as Dorothy

and Preston as the Pumpkin

SETTING:   Canary Way, dusk

PLOT:   4 kids try to get as much candy as they can in one evening while their parents nag them to say their thank yous

CLIMAX:   Small child has complete breakdown because of itchy costume

RESOLUTION:    Kids sit at Grandparents' houses half naked and eat candy, then pass out in the car on the way home

Student of the Month

Congratulations to Caitlin for being Student of the Month for October.  I'm so proud of my great kids.  Caitlin is sweet and kind and works hard.  We love her!