Wednesday, June 27, 2012

UPDATE: My babies have been born!
 One...
 two...
 and three!!

Little Robin Eggs:
These are my other babies. There is a robin who made a nest right outside my window in our tree. I check on the eggs all the time and can't wait for them to hatch. The boys are of course as attached to them as I am and we are making sure to give them plenty of space so we don't scare them away. It is funny, the robin used to leave the tree while we were outside playing, now we can be two feet from her and she will just sit there in her nest. More pictures of the little birdies to come!
Love, joy, laughter, busy days, early mornings, unconditional love, blessed....all things that come to mind when I see this picture!!

6 Months


Our little baby is 6 months old already! He is developing quite the personality too! He reminds me a lot of Ethan at this age. Blake is either "growling" or singing in a high pitched voice all the time and it is hilarious! He loves to smile, especially when his brothers are around :) He loves peas, pears, and carrots and we are slowly working on others foods. He can get up on all fours, but can't quite figure out how to make them all work, but I know that in the near future he will figure it out and I will have a crawler on my hands!! He rolls everywhere like a log and has mastered the army crawl to get himself around or to get to toys that he wants. Of course, EVERYTHING goes in the mouth and he is really good at pulling hair and it hurts! He is pretty much sleeping through the night and is totally a stomach sleeper just like his mom. He loves to fight his naps, but we are working on that and things are going better. We love our "chunky monkey" and can't wait to see what the next six months brings!:)
Caleb is now fully potty trained and is so proud of himself, as are we!! Way to go buddy! The first thing he said after he went for the very first time was, "Now I get to go to preschool!" Can you tell what I had been telling him?!?! Back to just one in diapers and it feels so good!

Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Our weekend in Grand Rapids! ( Just for you Uncle Mike!)!


 We hit up Java Gym in Grand Rapids, the kids had a blast and even grandma joined them!

 My grandparents celebrate their 60th anniversary!

 Hanging out at Grandma Sowerwine's for the weekend!!



 Spent some time at the park!!



My mom and all her grand-kids!

We went to Tom's graduation party! Way to go Tom!
 Showed up in the same outfits!
 Eating cake!
 Seeing where grandpa used to climb as a kid!
Dani and the boys!:)

Saturday, May 05, 2012

4 Months Old

Our little  man is already 4 months old! He is our "chunky monkey" and he is so much fun! He is giving us huge smiles all the time, he is grabbing toys and putting them in his mouth, he can play in his jumper and excersaucer, and he loves eating baby cereal! The older boys just adore him and love to make him laugh and play with him...so melting to a parents heart! Here are the stats on our little man....
Length:  26.5 inches - 95th percentile
Weight: 15 pounds 12 ounces - 75th percentile
Head Circumference: 43cm - 98th percentile



He is growing well and is such a blessing! We love you Blake!

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Kelly's Wedding

This past weekend Jim, myself and Blake headed to California for my sisters wedding. It was great to spend time with her and all of our family as well as her husbands family. The week went by way too fast and before I knew it, we were on a plane home back to Michigan where I could not wait to get my hands on my older boys who stayed back with grandma and grandpa. Congrates Kelly and CJ, love you guys!

Sunday, April 08, 2012

This is probably my favorite picture of the boys! They have quite the imagination!

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Boise, Idaho.....here we come!

It is an exciting day here at our house, Jim found out that he will be completing his one year fellowship in foot and ankle in Boise, Idaho!! We will be moving in July of 2013 and are looking forward to a new adventure but will surly miss all of our friends and family back home! Thank you to everyone for all of their love and support a long the way!:)

Saturday, March 31, 2012

3 months old!

Blake is now three months old and is such a joy! We call him our little "chunky monkey" due to all the rolls this boy has :) He loves to smile and to be in the sitting position, enjoys when his brothers play with him and hold him, he likes walks outside, and he loves to sleep! Blake at two months old was sleeping 12 hours straight at times but it is usually 8-10 on a continually basis. It is so nice to get sleep at night, especially when he is our third. Just like th other boys, he is at the top of th charts in height and weight and is already in 6-9 month clothes. We love our little "chunky monkey" and he is such a wonderful addition to the family!

Saturday, March 17, 2012

They are becoming best buds!

Playing the "going to bed" game :)
Playing the "being funny" game!

Ethan and Caleb are really becoming buddies! It is so great to see. They are constantly making up games (two if which are listed above) and it is so neat to see their imaginations run wild together! The best part...this is only the beginning!:)