This is how I sleep.....

One morning I went in to check on Codi sleeping and this is how I found her....


She apparently moves around alot in her bed and likes her legs hanging out of the crib

Celebrating St. Nick Day

Our Christmas family tradition is to celebrate St. Nick Day each year.  St. Nick Day is usually around December 6th.  This is the day that Santa fills the kids stockings and we watch the Veggie Tales St. Nick DVD.  Then Christmas Day we focus more on family and our Lord Jesus.  Santa tries to make sure the kids are filled with fun gifts for the holiday season.  This year they got christmas pjs, a christmas shirt, a christmas book, ornament, and some other fun goodies to play with.

Christmas Decorations

Our new stockings

Brotherly love

Sweet miss Codi

Connor and his stocking

Caden and his stocking

Caden checking out his loot

Spider-Man ornament - no way!

Jake and the Neverland Pirates ornament!!

Connor and his loot

Daddy and his loot

Codi is so excited!

Codi checking out her loot

Codi's Half Birthday

Codi is 6 months old and we celebrated with a little cupcake fun!

Smiley Faces

We are just full of smiles lately!  Melts a mommy's heart and there is definitely alot of mommy joy!

Trick or Treating with Friends

For the past two years we've spent Halloween trick or treating with friends.  Lets just say there is about 15 kids and a bunch of adults enjoying trick or treating and eating candy.  The kids were Spider-Man, Woody and a Halloween princess.  Codi rode in the stroller the entire time, but Caden and Connor enjoyed going house to house getting candy.  This was Caden's first year to trick or treat and he sure caught on fast.  He had so much fun and even thought after getting his candy he could then go into these people's homes.  We quickly learned that was not what you do, lol.  He got excited over the scary decorations and saying "HI" to everyone.  Connor thought it was a race and wanted to run to every house.  I was glad when Nick arrived from work to help out!  It was a lot of fun, but maybe next year we might just roam our neighborhood - less cars and crowds.  Still deciding......

All the little kids before we set our on our adventure

Woody

Trick or Treating

Addie, Rylie and Connor

Tired! but still eating candy

Trunk or Treat

Our church puts on an event called Trunk or Treat each year to invite church members and outside guest to celebrate Halloween in a safe and fun environment, but also an environment for people to come to know God.  Our Life Group this year had three vehicles we decorated and handed out candy to the little ones.  It was huge turnout and lots of fun.  Connor was Spider-Man, Caden was Woody and Codi was a cute Halloween princess in her tutu and purple witch shirt.

Spider-Man pose

Daddy and Woody

Halloween princess

loving on the candy

Woody still eating candy

excited for some fun!

7 months

Codi is 7 months old!  We are finally sitting up and very much into playing toys and snuggling with mommy.  She is such a lover and had a blast for her first Christmas.  She enjoyed lights, fireworks, a bonfire, playing with wrapping paper and enjoying family time.  Codi finally got her first tooth in as well!!!

Weight: 15 pounds 7 ounce

Height: not sure!

Eating: drinking four 8oz bottles a day, with cereal in the morning and exploring fruits and veggies in the evening

Sleeping: cat naps during the day and all night!

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Blue

Clothes size: 9 months

Diapers: cloth diapers

My babies at 7 months old

6 months

Codi is 6 months old!  She is a complete doll and such a sweetie.  She is rolling all over the place now and loves to giggle and a definite people watcher.  She got a case of RSV this month which scared me but she is doing better!  She wants to know what is going on and might appear very serious, but once she has your gaze she loves to smile and giggle at you.  Everyone thinks she is the sweetest and most quiet baby ever.  And that she is!!!

Weight: 16 pounds 2 ounce

Height: 24 -1/2 inches

Eating: drinking four 8oz bottles a day, with cereal in the morning

Sleeping: cat naps during the day and all night!

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Blue

Clothes size: 9 months

Diapers: cloth diapers

And here is all my babies at 6 months old!!!

Codi's Dedication

Tonight was a special night for our family.  We joined in our church's baby dedication service for Codi to raise her in the Lord and through biblical teachings.  She was dressed in a dress that my mom used for my sister and I when we were little - I'm assuming for our dedication too.  Surprisingly all three kids were in great spirits which made for a nice evening.  We had friends and family come and many of our friends from life group had their kids in the ceremony as well.