Playdate with friends

We had a little playdate with some of my stay home mom friends and their children.  We met at church to play on the fun new playset!  It was so nice and wasn’t hot like being outside!  The kids had an awesome time…and I actually thought it was pretty stress free.  Larkin started out on the ground but got picked up pretty quickly because the older children (and by older I mean 2-4 yrs old…we have lots of young children!) were running around…and because she is spoiled!Trigger and Campbell on the playsetSweet Nolan!Trigger and Tucker had THE BEST TIME playing together!  Look at these precious children!  Campbell, Rhett, and Catherine didn’t get in the picture…and we had several little babies too that aren’t in the picture!Look at those smiles!

I can’t wait for another playdate…it really was so much fun! 

The JOURNEY

Our church has just completed a new addition…a children’s building.  It is called The Journey.  It is absolutely amazing.  My children have been so excited to go to church. 

A couple of Sundays ago, we had the ribbon cutting for it.  Check out Trigger’s glasses..they came with a dr kit and he LOVES them.  I think they are funny!Campbell was so funny.  He kept running back and forth to me while Dr. Rick was talking about the building.We ate hot dogs and corndogs.  Campbell and Nolan are best buds! After we ate, we got to go inside to look around and the kids played on the indoor playset.  It is AWESOME!  The boys were soooo excited.  It is designed for ages 2-12.  Campbell was a little small and had a hard time climbing up and getting through different obstacles.  I did not say a single word to Trigger…he took it upon himself to look after Campbell.  I have never seen his big brother role kick in like this.  He was helping him by lifting, pulling, and guiding him through each and every part.  Campbell would run a different direction and Trigger would stop going the way he wanted to go so he could go follow Campbell and help him…I’m telling you…SWEETEST THING EVER!  I was one proud momma!  At one point, the boys got separated and Trigger went down the slide and thought Campbell was with him…he panicked and started saying in the most pitiful voice “ive lost him…I don’t know where camel is…he’s lost”.  POOR baby!  He  was so concerned!

I wish I had better pictures but the boys were sooo quick and I just had my phone with me. 

We feel sooo blessed to be at a church where its so important to teach children about God and bring new children in.  This building is going to allow us to draw in more young couples and more young children and maybe reach some people who are not currently attending church.

Matt’s BIRTHDAY!

Matt turned 31 on September 13th…and according to our friend, we are OLD….(you know who YOU are!!!!)  Believe me…I feel OLD!!! These children are aging me…I’m really surprised that I don’t have gray hair…or maybe I do and I just havent noticed since I don’t look in the mirror very much anymore! Anyway, this post is NOT about ME…it’s about my wonderful husband.  He doesn’t make a  big deal about birthdays (opposite of me).  I made some banana pudding for him because he LOVES it and I haven’t made it for him lately.  YUMMY!  We put candles in it and sang happy bday to him after the boys got done with supper.  I rushed and put Larkin down and my parents came to put the boys down…Matt and I went to supper at CHILIS!  I know, boring, right?!?!  Well, we just aren’t really fancy eaters…especially me.  So, I really prefer something laid back and easy.  Plus, I didn’t want to leave my parents at our house to long and drive to Monroe.  QUICK and Easy and we enjoyed some alone time and adult conversation!  We ran by walmart to get some diapers on the way home…we are an exciting couple, aren’t we!  The great part is…I LOVED THE EVENING…so even though it probably sounds boring to a majority of people, its perfect for me and my husband!!!!

We love you, Matthew!!!!!!  WE hope we get to spend many, many more birthdays with you!!!!

The boys waiting to get some banana pudding.

Larkin- 8 Months

Larkin turned 8 months on September 6, 2012.  Even though we didn’t have an official appointment, I did have to take her to the doctor the other day for them to check something so I know her weight.  She weighs 15 lbs 12 ounces. 

What are you up to these days?  You are sitting up, of course.  You are scooting all over the place…and by scooting, I mean that you are belly crawling.  You do get up on all fours and crawl for one little movement forward and then fall to your belly and just pull your body around with your arms.  In the last few days, you have learned to get yourself back into sitting position.  You will get on your side and push up with your arms until you are in sitting position.  This is great for you but not so great for Momma because you are having a grand time sitting up in your bed playing instead of napping.  I lay you down and you get into sitting position and play, play, play.  Ha! 

 

You now have two teeth on the bottom (the middle ones)…and your fang tooth on the right side.  The left fang is probably through but I havent checked it in the last couple of days…your middle top teeth aren’t far behind.  You are eating two meals a day…when I actually stop to feed you…but you DEFINITELY get one meal a day.  If we are busy (like today I went to the mall), then we just skip a  meal.  Poor baby.  You mostly eat oatmeal (because you don’t like rice cereal) and you have eaten most fruits and veges.  Because was sitting around twiddling my thumbs all day with absolutely nothing better to do….hahahahahaha…I have started making all of your baby food.  It is actually not that hard and soooo much healthier for you…it kind of makes me mad at myself for not doing it with Trigger and Campbell.  I have made sweet potatoes, carrots, guacamole, apples, pears, bananas, and something else but cant remember right now.  It was kind of fun to make it…I took the time one morning and made a months worth all at one time.  AND, I figured up the cost difference.  It cost me 23 dollars to make a months worth and if I had bought that much, it wouldve been 75 dollars.  WOW!  That is a huge saving!  You are still taking two naps a day…when we are home.  I would say that those are close to the times of 9:30 and 1….but that changes daily depending on when we get home from taking Trigger to school, if we have to go anywhere, etc. 

I put you down at night between 7 and 730 and you sleep until at least 730….most of the time it’s 8 before you wake…sometimes even 830/9.  YAY!I am still nursing you…about five times a day.  You get very distracted…and your brothers are the best at walking in and getting you distracted!  You have the greatest smile…your face and you EYES light up when you smile!!!!

You are wearing size 6 month dresses…9 month bubbles (some 6 month still fit)…9 month pjs but we are about to have to move up because your toes are at the end.  Your feet are soooo tiny.  You are still wearing size 0 sandals and size 1 keds that are too big.You are having separation issues.  You are fine as long as Matt or I have you but you aren’t fond of anyone else holding you…especially if you are the least bit tired.  Usually if you are distracted and I can get out of sight, you are fine.  Because you are rolling, scooting, sitting, etc., you are pretty content to play on the floor in our den for awhile without me right there with you…that is a HUGE help to me!!!!!You really are a great baby!  Even if you are tired, you are usually fine being held.  You smile ALL the time…just like Trigger did as a baby!!!!I absolutely adore this picture below…I WILL be blowing it up and putting it in our house!!!!!!

Happy 8 months, baby girl!!!!!!!!

Houston/First Pitch

We went to Houston for my dads birthday again this year.  Everyone traveled GREAT!!!  which was a huge improvement from our beach travels this summer.  If you have children, you know how wonderful it is when you have good travelers.   We stopped at Chickfila on the way down there.  This was Larkin’s first time to sit in a high chair out in public!  I was a little nervous.

The sweet lady gave the kids chickfila hats.

Once we got down there, we got our rooms set up.   Oh and we had this fun surprise from Mrs. Chris (the Inn at the Ballpark’s general manager).  She is sooo sweet and always makes us feel so welcome!

This year, my dad got two rooms for us…we’ve had one room in the past.  This was a HUGE help to have two!  The boys shared the other room and Larkin slept in our room.  It was so nice to be able to put boys down and crack the door in between our rooms and not worry about them waking Larkin. 

We got there in time for Larkin to take a nap and the boys to get some rest….  Campbell twirled his hair and Triggers. so sweet!

We went to games on Friday night and Saturday night.  We obviously can’t stay for the whole game but we try to stay until after the 5th inning because they set up an ice cream bar and of course Trigger LOVES that!  Neither of the boys were very fond of Junction Jack (the rabbit) this time…in fact, they were both quite scared!  I didn’t take many pictures with my good camera…most were taken with my phone which seems to be the norm these days.

The look alikes.My dad threw out the first pitch at the Saturday game!Me and my babies!The Insperity Club had made this for my dad’s birthday.  The boys LOVED running up and down the ramps by our seats.And of course they both spent time begging to play with everyone’s iphone games.  AND, we OF COURSE, ate lots of YUMMY FOOD!LOVE the kids shirts…they say “poppys girl” and boys shirts say “poppys boy” on the back. 

Saturday morning they brought my dad a couple of pies for his birthday so after our big breakfast, we had a piece of pie…real healthy, huh?Then we went shopping until lunch…Came back and ate lunch…took a nap and then went back to the game.Snuggling in the morning before we headed home.On the way home, Matt had a brilliant idea to eat at Dickey’s BBQ Pit.  The food was pretty good but it took forever. 

The trip was good…the boys are getting older and enjoying trips more and more each year!   On the way home, I started thinking about what it would be like next year…we will have a 5 year old, 3 year old, and a 1.5 year old….so strange!