Family Pictures 2011

Once again, we had Holly Anderson from HollyAndersonPhotography.com take some family pictures for us. The kiddos were not 100% cooperative, but we loved the pictures! It was also a little windy! Holly did a wonderful job with the girls! Here are some of my favorites!

Jordan is 4 months old

Wow! Time has gone by so fast! I can't believe Jordan is already 4 months old. I started back to work (only two days a week)! Jordan has changed so much over the last month! She sleeps from around 10pm to 3-4am, eats, then goes straight back to sleep until around 9am. She naps twice during the day for about 2 hours each. She loves her swing for naps! She holds her head up, rolls from her back to her tummy, and loves to stand (with assistance of course)! She is still nursing every 3-4 hours during the day. She loves to be talked to! She responds with smiles, laughs, and reaching for you! Jordan gets grumpy from around 8-9 or 10 every night. This just started, and I sure hope she grows out of it soon. She has been such a blessing to our family. Her big sister loves her...sometimes too much! I was afraid Taylor would revert back to wanting a pacifier, but she hasn't! She loves to give Jordan her paci, even when she doesn't want it!! She also loves to hold Jordan and helps me burp her after she eats! If Jordan spits up, Taylor is the first to get a rag to wipe it up!! It is so neat watching the two of them! Taylor 'reads' to Jordan and sometimes I find Jordan on her play mat with a bunch of Taylor's toys surrounding her!!

We can't wait for the summer to get going...our weekends are filling up very fast! It is going to be a busy summer!

Sometimes I wonder what these two are talking about out there while they swing!

Cracked computer screen and changes to our sleeping arrangements!!

Well, my computer screen is done fer! Taylor grabbed one side, and instinctively I grabbed the other...and crack! I guess it torqued enough to crack the screen on the inside. I can only see the top left corner...everything else slowly went black! I attempted to replace the screen, but the new screen is also cracked. I think I'm tired of messing with it and I'm just going to get a new one...it was about time anyway!

About the sleeping...No, Matt isn't sleeping on the couch and neither am I!! We put Taylor in her 'big girl bed' back in January and it was great for about two weeks! Then she started sleeping on the floor, crying (screaming) at her door, etc. We really wanted her to sleep in the big bed so we could start putting Jordan in the crib. Needless to say, Taylor went back to the crib, Jordan stayed in her bassinet, and we all went back to good (well as good as it can be with a baby waking up to eat) nights sleep!! Recently, we realized Taylor HAS TO get in the big bed! We have started with a mattress on the floor...she loves it! We switched her lock so we lock it from the outside and she cries for about 10 minutes for us to 'pat her back' or 'say more prayers' but eventually she climbs back in bed, covers herself up, and goes to sleep. Jordan has been moved from her bassinet to the crib! Yeah!! First nap time in the big bed ended up being a huge mess in her room...she had every drawer emptied, every toy on the floor, every stuffed animal thrown off the bed, etc. Oh well, I've moved those since, and it has been much easier for her to SLEEP during nap time! So, everyone is where they should be...and it is working....kind of! Jordan still wakes up once in the middle of the night...and the kids bedrooms are right next to each other...are you getting where I'm going with this??!!? It hasn't happened yet because I've been fast about getting in to feed Jordan, but I can see it happening...Jordan is going to wake up Taylor...I'm sure of it! How has everyone else made this transition?? I'm sure Taylor will get used to it and just sleep right through it, but until then, do we just let Jordan wake her up?? I guess we don't really have another option...THIS TO SHALL PASS!

Here are some pictures of Taylor's room after naptime...I'm not sure how much napping she did, but she sure was quietly having fun!

Hoppy Easter!

We had a great Easter weekend this year! Matt and I went to the James Taylor concert on Friday night (thanks Gramma and Grampa for keeping our kiddos), Abby and Johnny's birthday party on Saturday, and BBQ and swimming on Sunday afternoon! The weather was so pretty all weekend too!!

Dying eggs was fun...and messy! We moved our project outside, and I was very glad we did. We ended up with food coloring/water/vinegar all over the table, our hands, and Taylor's shirt. We had fun until someone decided to throw the eggs like a ball to Winnie...they cracked and we cried! We know better for next year!

Happy Birthday Abby and Johnny!

Today we celebrated Abby and Johnny's Birthday at Pump It Up! EVERYONE had a blast, even the adults! All the kiddos ran around for two hours playing, jumping, sliding, and racing! It was such a neat place for a kids birthday party...heck, would be a cool place for an adult party too!! Abby and Johnny, you have pretty cool parents for letting you have such a neato party!! Thanks for letting us be a part of it!! Happy Birthday!!

My babies and our 'Tweet Tweet'!!

While turning on the water to give our dry, yellow grass a drink Matt found a small bird's nest in a bush in our front yard. The nest has a five small eggs, some blue ones, and some pink ones! Anybody know anything about bird eggs?? What bird lays eggs that could be blue or pink?? This bird also likes to poop on our rear view mirrors on both our cars...just one side, but it poops a lot then smears it a little on the window...NASTY!
...And here are some pictures of my babies!