1st Grader

This boy has been so ready for school to start.  We met his teacher, Mrs. Olson last Friday and that made him even more excited.  She's so cute and nice and she even has a pet frog.

Today finally arrived!  He woke up, got dressed and immediately put his back pack on.  We drove him over to the school, and he told me I didn't need to walk him in.  We did anyways... but maybe he had a point since I had to have 3 other kids in tow!  

When he got home this afternoon I asked him how his day was and he said "my teacher is so NICE, she let us have 3 recesses!"  I think he has a fantastic day!

Here's a few of Lucas' favorite things right now...

My favorite food is... Pizza
My favorite sport to play is... Baseball
The best show on television is... Garfield
The coolest person on Earth is... My friends
My favorite thing to learn about in school is... Math
The thing I do most awesomely is... Play with my friends
If I could go anywhere in the world, I'd go to... Grandma's
My favorite color is... All of them
When I grow up, I'm going to be a... Doctor
My current favorite song is... Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam
The book I am loving right now is... My Dinosaur Book
Three words that describe me are... Smart, Fast, Cool
When I was little, I use to... Go for walks
My favorite season of the year is... Summer
The snack I like the best is... Fruit Roll-ups
One food that I really dislike is... Gravy
My best friend is... Mason and Kyle
If I had one wish it would be... The Nicest Mom (hmmmm... am I suppose to be offended here??!!)
My best memory is... When I got to hold Hadley

Birth Announcement

Here's the birth announcement we sent out.  I can't believe I caught the picture of her smiling.  She was only a week or so old.

3 Boys and a Little Lady

I'm afraid this little girl doesn't just have her daddy wrapped around her finger, but her 3 old brothers also.  They are very concerned about Hadley and practically maul her if she makes any sort of noise.  They always want to hold and kiss her.  She's lucky to have these 3 who love her so much!  They are constantly telling me how much they do love her.  Lucas loves to show her off to his friends.  Kody loves to burp her and try to get her to sleep.  Ryker just loves to hold her... so much so that he things he's big enough to pick her up.  Yesterday he dropped her before I could get there quick enough.  Thankfully he was already low to the ground.

I am so blessed to have these 4 kids in my life.  Each second is an adventure, but I wouldn't trade it for the world!

One Week Old

Our Miss Hadley is one week old today.  We love her dearly!

A few things about our little girl...

She's a very good eater.

She loves to take long afternoon naps

She thinks 2 a.m. is a great time for some two hour mom and daughter time (I'd prefer this be a day time activity!)

She's only been waking up 2 times a night, (but the item above is making it a long night!)

She's getting the hang of a binky more and more.

She's making it a habit of pooping almost instantly after I change her... sometimes before I can get the new diaper on!

She's constantly loved on by the most protective 3 older brothers.

Happy Anniversary

9 years ago today I married my life long friend!  I'm the luckiest girl alive to have Jed in my life.  He works extremely hard for our little family and I really appreciate it.  We've had our good times and not so good times, but I'm so glad we've gone through them together.

And now we have 4 kids...  I think life's only going to get busier and more exciting!

Happy Anniversary Jed!  I LOVE YOU!!