A Time For Every Season....

We just returned from a 4 day vacation to Brokenbow Oklahoma. It  was so nice to get away, even though it took so much time and work to get all 5 of us, plus  the dog,  on the road. It was a relaxing trip which my sister and I planned as a gift for my mom graduation from college. The  boys LOVED every minute of the fun, the hot tub was Drew's favorite place to play at night. They also loved the fire pit and making S'mores, riding horses, jet ski's and a train. It was a  fun trip, the boys did great. Abby was cranky and totally off her sleep schedule, but cam home, went right to sleep and hasn't had any problems since. The video below is a fun song that I taught the boys. They love it! Gabe is just starting to learn how to sing,  He is rather quiet even though he knows the song, Abby on the other hand is very loud! You  can hear her in the background fussing for some milk. Drew and I have been practicing school, finding some additional things th...

My sweet little girl! I am so blessed to be your mommy, every moment with you is full of smiles, laughs and sweet little jabbers. You are an angel sent from heaven to bless our home with fun and laughter,  You have captured the hearts of the brothers in your life; that #1 dad you are blessed to have is totally intoxicated with you too. Your brothers are constantly running up to you, smiling, giving you kisses, bringing you toys, chatting with you like you understand every word. We are so blessed to have known you for 6 months! You are a chunky little girl with a ravenous appetite for milk, always begging for more. I've finally gotten to a place where I've been telling you 'no" or holding you off because you would eat all the time if I let you. You are enamored with your thumb and a cute white rabbit your Aunt Beth gave you. Both items are a necessary part of your nap and night time routine. You love watching your brothers play and run around like mad men. You laugh...

Gabe at 6 1/2 Months (Bottom), Abby at 6 Months (Top)

We had a downpour today, the boys took out a raft that Daddy had bought for such an occasion. Drew grabbed a spatula and off they went for a wet adventure.

It has been a long 6 months, my little Abby is growing up so fast. I've learned a lot having three kids, I've learned how to pile them all into the back seat of our Jeep, how much time I need to walk out of the house on time, and that eating any green vegetables will give Abby gas and sleepless nights for two days. When Gabers was born I went through 6 month of shock, having  two kids wasn't anything like I expected. I succumbed to the exhaustion and melted into a hum drum existence for about a year. With Abby I promised myself I wasn't going to allow that to happen. I was committed to discipline my body and my mind from the very beginning. A new baby wasn't going to be an excuse card I'd allow myself to play. Slowly over the last 6 months I've been working on discipline - slowly working my way up to going to the gym 3 mornings  a week, reading my bible daily, etc. The culmination of all that hard work was our Weekend away two weeks ago, the speakers enc...