7 months with Humility

Boy, does time fly when you are having fun. That seems to be the case with my kids anyway. They are a lot of fun and I feel very blessed to get to be their mommy. It does not seem possible, but somehow Humilty has mastered the art of crawling and is now venturing the world of pulling up and standing. I have told her that she can slow down, but she continues to crawl into new rooms and territories that she desires to conquer.  At her 6 month check-up she weighed 17.8 lbs. and was 26 3/4 inches long.

Things she likes: 

-whenever Samuel or Abigail come into the room

-seeing other kids

-rolling from back to tummy and vise versa

-grabbing her feet when I change her diaper

-when they sing or talk to her

-trying new foods

-banging her hands on her highchair tray

-feeding herself with a spoon

-jabbering (her new favorite word is on the video below :))

-chewing on things (anything)

-anything she can put in her mouth (we try to hide Toby's dog bone)

Things she does not like:

-taking a bath

-the sound of the vacuum 

Turned 7 months on February 6th

She loves her big brother and sister. She thinks they are the best. (I know how she feels)

Samuel's 5th Birthday!

Samuel had fun painting his jet that Heather and Jay sent him for his birthday

Samuel turned FIVE in December! We celebrated his birthday with family at Round Table pizza. He had fun playing the games and even shared some of his quarters with Abigail. He is such a great big brother and loves his little sisters so much. Wow! This sweet boy has brought so much joy to my life. Samuel is my big helper and has a heart to serve others. He is such a special gift from God and I am so blessed to get to be his mom. I feel so privileged that I have gotten to be a stay-at-home mom these past five years to watch him grow into the young man that he is becoming. 

I was home for Christmas

My niece Eden was 3 months old when we met for the first time at Christmas.

Humility was captivated by my brother playing the guitar.

Samuel wanted snow for Christmas. And it snowed when we went to my Uncle Mike's house.

Having fun during our layover on our way to see my parents for Christmas!!

Humility and Eden meet for the first time.  :)

We love sweet cousin Eden.

It was fun to see cousins that I hadn't seen in years! I also got to meet my cousins  daughter Okleigh. Abigail and Okleigh are only one month apart. All the "little" cousins had fun playing together.

It was so wonderful to be with my family for the Holidays. Making memories that we will treasure  always. We look forward to the next time we will all be together. We love you all!

Humility- 6 months

Your Love

I want to love with your love, Jesus.

Because your love has impact.

Your love transforms families and transforms lives.

Your love heals broken hearts and broken marriages. 

Your love heals blind eyes and deaf ears.

Your love feeds the hungry children, clothes them and gives them a home.

Your love pierces through the darkness and brings...
Hope where there is despair.

Life where there is death.

Joy where there is sorrow.

Peace where there is war.

Faith where there is fear.

Love where there is hate.

I want to love with your love, Jesus.

Samuel's Thanksgiving Concert

I came across this video from Thanksgiving 2011. I'm thankful Samuel has a passion for music. But it's hard to watch him grow up so fast. Love that boy.

Happy Harvest

 Samuel and Abigail had fun riding horses at Apple Hill

 Making bird feeders

 Humility 4 months old on November 6th- 14.7 lbs and 24.5 inches long. She likes reaching for toys, she can roll from her tummy to her back and she is my first child who likes to scoot backwards!

Ladybug Abigail, Pumpkin Lity and Super Samuel

Humility 3 months

This month Humility is becoming more vocal. Her favorite time to talk is while she's getting her diaper changed. She is making more cooing and giggling sounds and I think I have heard "mama" a couple times. Though she does not understand what that means yet, it is still fun to hear. She is getting chubbier and more beautiful everyday. And she is so nice to snuggle with. She has discovered her thumb more and enjoys sucking on that. She is also doing a lot of drooling so her first tooth will possibly make it's first appearance sometime over the next couple of months.  She also likes to smile at her reflection in the mirror. She loves when Samuel and Abigail sing and talk to her. With those two I think she will never lack in entertainment.

Grandma Ann's 83rd Birthday

 Abigail talking to the seagulls at the beach.

 Snuggle time

 I was the first one to see this huge bear outside the window of the house we stayed at in 

Tahoe. You can't tell as much in the picture, but he or she was ginormous!

 I love this boy.

For Grandma Ann's 83rd Birthday we spent the weekend at a house in Lake Tahoe. Seven out of nine of her children were able to be there. It was a lot of fun.