Hunting season...

Hunting season is upon us again! This year the lodge at the farm is done so the kids and I have spent more time out there this year then we have in the past. One weekend we went and spent the night and Pick wanted to take the kids into the deer stand with him, so we all bundled up and headed out...

Bigs did better then I thought, he did pretty good about staying quiet, he was really excited to be out there and really wanted to see deer. He doesn't understand what happens if he sees the deer ahha. 

As for lovebug, she loved being up there with daddy, but she is totally herself (expect that she let me put pants on her, usually there would be NO pants or at least a skirt over them haha) as you can see by this picture she has her purse, a littlest pet shop and found a chair to sit in rather then floor. haha that's my girl! 

the kids love being out at the farm, but they also love stopping for dinner the next day ahha Bigs LOVES his cheese dip! 

Happy Birthday Lovebug!!

The month of December is constant celebrating! so much that January is a real let down and the kids really need to be deprogrammed! haha but we allowed the party to continue and we rolled into Lilly's birthday! 

Over the weekend we celebrated with Mimi and Dzia Dzia, then on the night of her birthday we had dinner with Pa Paw and opened MORE presents and had MORE cake and candles haha. 

Lilly is such a big girl it is crazy to me. I remember so clearly the day we found out we were pregnant and the day she was born. I can't believe how quickly 4 years has flown by. 

She is so smart! She loves to read, princesses, dressing up, changing clothes, swimming, playing with friends and telling jokes. The other day at mothers day out her teacher came to tell me that she was making the whole class crack up with all of her jokes. She never misses a chance to preform! haha She loves to sing and make up songs. she is such a wonderful sister to big and takes care of him whenever we are not around. She is a bit of a drama queen but in time I think that will work to her advantage haha. She is still a total daddy's girl but she has been asking a lot lately if I will take her to get a "make over," which makes me laugh. She thinks a make over is getting your hair and nails done, so I think for Valentines we may have a girls day and go gets a couple of make overs haha. 

She loves build a bear, american girl dolls, carebears and still mickey and minnie. She is a great artist and loves to help with whatever is going on. 

She is a precious gift that we are so thankful for everyday! 

Christmas Dance recital

Once again our baby girl was a star! She loves dancing so much and it is so fun to watch her! She doesn't mind one bit being on stage and looks forward to each performance. This year she is in a new class and is the youngest in the class, she still did great. They danced to "Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas." 

MiMi and Dzia Dzia came to visit the weekend of her recital to celebrate the kids birthdays and to see the performance.

Bigs of course was so proud of sissy! 

They both looked so cute!

our princess is getting so big!!

Happy Birthday 3rd Biggie Boy!!

I truly don't know where the time has gone! My kiddos are so big and getting more independent by the day. 

John continues to amaze me. He is such the typical boy, he plays hard and rough! He loves to wrestle and play jokes. He follows Lilly around and will do pretty much anything she tells him too. He still sucks his thumb and has to carry his "B" (blanket) with him everywhere. He is scared of bandages but not really the dark. He talks nonstop and loves sports. We took him to his first football game this year and was so upset that we wouldn't let him on the field! When he gets his chance to play I think he is going to be a real fireball! 

He loves to snuggle and gives the best kisses. His big boy room is all superheros, his bed is spiderman and he is doing much better about staying in his bed. He doesn't really nap anymore, and when he does he is up all night! His pain tolerance is unreal! 

He is the best little brother to Lilly and loves her so much!! 

He also really loves christmas lights, he loves them so much that after we took down all of the decorations we hung a strand in his room and he sleeps with them on every night! haha

December was already proving to be a crazy month and by after dinner on his birthday we were zonked! so when bigs decided he wanted to use his hands on the cake, it really was fine with us haha.