oNe MoNtH oLd!

Will turned one month old on Thanksgiving Day. I can't believe it!! It has gone by so quickly, but in a strange way, it feels like he has been with us forever now. He is such a sweet little guy! He's pretty calm for the most part...unless he's hungry and then it's a different story! He still sleeps for most of the day...and usually most of the night! :) Sometimes he likes to keep us up for awhile after his middle of the night feeding...little stinker! Ella and Max are still doing so well with him. They have both really settled into having a baby brother and they love him so much. Ella is doing exceptionally well at helping us with both boys. Sometimes we have to remind her that she is not the mommy...just a great big sister! For instance, she brought in one of Max's used diapers the other day and informed us that she had just changed his diaper! The crazy part is...she did a GREAT job and got the new diaper on perfectly! Max just feeds into it too...he will ask her to carry him around the house or snuggle him if he gets in trouble! It has been very sweet to see their bond grow even more with the addition of Will.

I hate to brag, but I'm pretty sure Will is some kind of genius. Right before I took this picture, I asked him how many months old he was! :) hehe

My 3 little scraggle-muffins on Thanksgiving. This was the best pic I could get of all of them...the big ones are just too quick!

This is how Ella has been capitalizing on mommy being a little distracted with the new baby....

They were pretending that Max was her girl puppy...who carried a purse?? :) And he was willing to go right along with it!

Max actually asked for this one. He brought the barrette to Jason and said, "Daddy, will you put my Cookie Monster barrette in?" Ummmm......Wow! Not sure what else to say about that!

Will Michael is here!

Will Michael arrived last Monday, October 26 at 4:55 pm. He weighed 7 lbs 2 oz and is 20 inches long. He has been such a sweet addition to our family. Ella and Max are so excited to have a baby brother and they have been such great helpers. They both love to baby talk to him....it is precious! We are all doing well here and adjusting to life as a family of five. We are truly blessed!

family pics

I wanted to have some family pics taken before little Will Michael arrives since the last one that we had taken was when Max was 1 week old! My sister-in-law Lydia met us at the park a couple of weeks ago and took these fun pics for us.

This last one is my absolute favorite because it shows the sweet little relationship that Ella and Max share. They adore one another! Thanks for capturing some beautiful moments for us Lydi! We love you!!

back to school

Today was Ella and Max's first day back to school! They were both a little nervous this morning, but when I picked them up this afternoon it was all smiles and good reports!

our big 2 year old!

I thought it would hardly be fair to post one of my children's birthdays late and then post the other one on time. Wish that was the real reason I'm so late in posting this!!....truthfully, i'm just slooooow! :)

Max celebrated his 2nd birthday on July 16! He has become quite an adventurous little guy! He will try anything that he sees his big sis doing. He looks up to her so much! He also has a very tender heart and he gives the best hugs and kisses! He still loves his blankie and his thumb....his two best friends. We are so blessed that he is a part of our family!!

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Ella is FOUR!!

I'm VERY late in posting this because June and July are busy months in our house. We have 6 birthdays within our family in those two months alone!!

Ella celebrated her 4th birthday on June 14! I can't believe it! Time just seems to have gone by so quickly!! She has brought so much joy to our lives from day one. She LOVES life so much and definitely finds excitement in every little thing...there is rarely a dull moment with her around! We love her so much and are so grateful that we get to call her our little girl!!!

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Oh BOY!!!!

We had our ultrasound on Wednesday and found out that Baby #3 is a BOY!!!! We are all very excited! Ella kept saying that she wanted a girl baby, but now she's ready for all the fun of being the big sister to two little brothers. We are still working on a name for this little guy...if Ella gets her way it will be Toto!!! Pretty sure that's not going to happen! :) Here's a little ultrasound pic...perhaps a smidge inappropriate, but oh well!!