Sara's Third Birthday....almost a year later!!!

Better late than never? Here are some shots from Sara's third birthday!
The first is of our previous, oh so special, neighbor...who ALWAYS gives Sara flowers on her birthday. (She has also started the tradition with Hannah) The rest are of the party!

Hannah Turns ONE!

I must confess. Facebook has distracted me from blogging. :( But I love reading other people's blogs...so I better update mine as my bragbook of my kiddos :) I am actually having problems uploading right now, so I will have to continue another day. But here is our baby...she has already turned one. The time I must admit, has gone faster than the other two kiddo's first years. Hannah actually had two celebrations, one with some friends and one with Alex's family. One mommy did the cake, and the other the traditional gift from Tio Luis. Hannah had fun opening her gift from mommy and daddy with big brother and big sister's help.

Hannah is crawling super fast now! Pulling up on everything, and is walking with help. No teeth yet :) She just adores her sister and brother and is a mommy's girl. She weighs 18 pounds now...and is a little peanut :)

I will post more pics and a video when I can! The one with her eating her first cake is priceless.

Hannah is Ten Months!

I am in the middle of packing....we move in 9 days...and counting. But I thought I would put a few pics of Hannah! :)

Dog Tired

I forgot to post this pic a little while ago...to show you how tired Sara was one day...if you look closely you will notice it is a dog bed. :)

Night Time Chats

Caleb "Sara, you need to be patient"
Sara, "Why?"
C "Because God is patient"
S "Why?"
C "Because God wants you to obey Mommy"
S "God he made the houses?"
C "No, people made the houses"
S "WHY?"
C "B/c they had to do a lot of pounding"
C "God made the people"
S "Boogie, why can't we eat napkins?"
C "Because they would get stuck"
S "Can I wear a dress tomorrow?"

and so it goes.........the two share a room and seem to love it. I love the words of wisdom from big brother. I started typing as fast as I could as they were talking...I know I missed a few funny ones...but this was too cute....they have now been told to stop talking and go to bed now. So I suppose the post must end.

Missing in Action!

WOW! I haven't posted in two months! And there have been sooooooo many news worthy posts! Now we are having to move in a month...so my brain is on organizing...getting rid of stuff...and packing.

But briefly...Hannah is nine months and CRAWLING! I'm not looking forward to all these "firsts" this go around....because they are the last of the firsts :( I haven't had a chance to download pics...but the next post will have pics of Hannah now!

Caleb is still loving school...we took him out of soccer because of the move....just too much to do. :( He loves going to all of his classmate's birthday parties though!

Sara is still a hoot! Her vocabulary blows me away!

OK...that's enough of a boring post. I hope to post before the next two months! HA!

Before I Was a Mom

I know you have all seen this...and I am sure you have been forwarded this a million times. But I always enjoy reading it and we as mom's can relate...and even add on to this. In fact, just for fun, if you think of something to add on write it in a comment! So just for fun here it is: (btw...those are Hannah's feet)


Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.