5 Already??

That's right! Sydney is 5 today!

Here are a couple pictures of her birthday breakfast (blueberry bagels with strawberry cream cheese...her request). McKay and I decorated the house after she went to bed last night. Here's what she came out to this morning :

Getting ready for breakfast.

Princess Carter...and no, I'm not the one holding him...haha.

Happy Birthday, you big 5 year old!!

I'll post pictures of all the other birthday festivities once they happen... :-)

THIS JUST IN!!!

WE

RESERVED

A MOVING
TRUCK!!!

What does this mean?

Just 3 months and 5 days left...WOW!

Hair Pictures

Sydney decided to cooperate and let me take some pictures of her hair. Here they are!

Sydney's Big News!!

Hi Everyone! I just thought I'd let you know that I got my hair cut! I was like totally nervous...but I love it! Thanks Andrea! My Mom says that I look older...well ya!...I am going to be 5 next week! Anyway, here are some pictures my mom took...

This is me right before she cut it.

When she showed me how much hair she cut off I was like "WHOA!!"

This was about half way through the cut...I was starting to get whiny.

Then Andrea blow dried my hair...it was WAY hot.

Then she flat ironed it. I feel pretty special because my mom bought a purple flat iron just for me!

So, ya, that's my news.

Yes, it's true. Sydney's hair is all gone. It looks so cute on her, but being her dramatic little 5 year old self I'm having a hard time getting a good picture of her with it cut. She loves how fast it is to wash and comb, and she flips it around and tucks it behind her ear like she's all grown up. Having it cut really has made her act older....take a look at this picture of her at the library yesterday. The picture doesn't really do it justice, but she was laying there swinging her legs like she's just too old for the "little kid" stuff. She eve tells Jackson "Well, sometimes things are hard for little kids...but I'm a big kid."

Thanks for cutting it for us Andrea, you did a great job!

And here are a couple pictures of the kiddos.

Fixed!

The Internet was down for a few days and wasn't going to be fixed until Wednesday, but surprise, it was back on this morning! So, scroll down for 3 new posts!

8 Weeks!

Today is Carter's 8 week birthday! I won't lie, it's been a hard 8 weeks, but visits to and from family has really helped. Jackson got sick with the flu one week after Carter was born and we are still battling sickness in our house, 7 weeks later. Carter is a HUNGRY baby and we learned early on that nursing wasn't enough. We've had to supplement with formula and I think we're finally getting things figured out. He's happy when he's full, he's just never full! So, yes, it's been hard, but I love him just the same. McKay has been a real life saver, too. He does more than his fair share of helping. He can tell when I'm at the end of my rope and is happy to step in as mom.

Anyway, onto a more positive note...CARTER SMILES, and COOs, and "TALKS". I love baby noises, and although he's been doing this for a few weeks, I just finally got some of it on camera. So, enjoy! And happy 8 weeks Carter!

Christmas 2009

We encountered some very cold weather on our way to Las Vegas. Here's a picture of the kids in front of Burger King in Colorado. Check out the snow on the table behind them!!

Luckily the weather in Las Vegas was beautiful! We got there just as the leaves were falling off the trees. McKay got the leaf blower out and blew all the leaves onto the trampoline for the kids to play in. They had so much fun!

Jackson, Sydney, and Conner.

On Christmas Eve we headed over to my Aunt's house for our annual Christmas Eve Party where the kids acted out the Nativity. Sydney was the angel, Jackson a wise man, and Carter was Baby Jesus. (He didn't stay wrapped in his swaddling clothes very well).

Next was Christmas morning. Here are the kids waiting on the stairs for all their sleepy aunts and uncles to get out of bed to see what Santa brought.

From Santa the kids got dress ups!

After playing with their Santa stuff we had our traditional Ham Souffle breakfast. The sun was shining through the window just right that the kids needed hats...they didn't mind! Haha.

After we ate breakfast we opened presents from under the tree. We were all spoiled from Grandma and Grandpa, friends, and relatives. I didn't get any good pictures of the kids opening gifts, but they had so much fun and loved everything.

And here's a cute picture of my mom and Carter.

We had a great Christmas and a really fun vacation. Thanks everyone who helped us with our crazy kids and crying baby!! We love you all.

Carter's Blessing Day

We decided to bless Carter while we were in the West for Christmas break. We were able to gather almost all of McKay's family in Tucson, AZ so we decided to head there for the blessing. Amazingly all of my family (minus Sherri who was just finishing things up in VA) were also able to make the trip there for the blessing! We had quite the crowd...and SO much fun. We crashed McKay's sister, Becca's house and the kids had so much fun playing with all their cousins for a few days. McKay gave Carter a wonderful blessing, and it was so nice to have all the family there with us.

We played outside...

Went four wheeling...

Played with cousins...

Ate....A LOT!...


Had a campfire...and froze...

Then had the blessing!

4 generations.

3 generations.

My family.

A handful of cousins.

Carter and his "twin cousin" Oliver.

Internet

Our Internet is down.

I'm on my laptop parked in front of the law school.

The Verizon tech can't make it to our house until Wednesday afternoon.

Bummer!

A little overwhelmed...

Yup, that's me...overwhelmed. Jackson just started his third round of ear infections in the last 2 months. The doctor said if he gets them again in the next couple of months then she'll send us to an ear, nose, & throat specialist. In the mean time I have to deal with his fevers, no eating, and his sick little self...not fun.

Sydney and Jackson are almost over their colds/coughs that they've had for almost 3 weeks.

McKay had the stomach flu/fever/aches/chills all through the night Monday and all day Tuesday.

I had the stomach flu/fever/aches/chills all day yesterday.

No matter how much I feed Carter he doesn't seem to be satisfied.

Ya, overwhelmed. Luckily with the help of my sisters Sherri and Kelly (who were both at our house when we got home) I was able to get all the way unpacked from our 3 week trip to Vegas before we all started getting sick...again. So, although the house is a disaster and I've got several days worth of chores piled up, it could be worse.

Today has been better. Although Jackson is still sick I packed the kids up and we went to the library. We've all been stuck in the house since we got home on Friday, and we were in the car for 3 days straight before that. We spent 2 hours at the library where the kids played nicely. Carter slept in my arms the whole time. I RELAXED.

I have LOADS of pictures to go through of our trip to Vegas/Tucson. Once I find the time to go through them I'll be doing a post. Notice how my blog background is still Thanksgiving?? That's what having a baby does to you (or at least me)!

So be watching in the next several days for a post. Carter's getting BIG! You won't even recognize him from the last post!