Birthday Boy

I can't believe Jackson is 10!! We are pretty lame when it comes to birthdays. We invited some family over for cake and ice cream and had a few presents. He enjoyed having his cousins over and running around with them. We love having Jackson in our family. He is such a good brother, son and friend. His brother's and sister's love to play with him. Jack is such a good helper. I wouldn't know what to do without him around. We love you so so much Jackson!

Nap Time

If she moves this much when she sleeps at night then no wonder she is so grumpy during the day!

Not sure what she is doing here.

Naughty Naughty Boy!!

This is what happens when Lucas gets out of my sight. I need a leash for this boy! And if he doesn't learn to talk soon I might have to look into getting hear plugs for myself before I go deaf from all of his yelling!

OFF TRACK

Because of the cold and the fact that we have one child that takes two naps a day and one that takes one nap a day we mostly stayed home while the kids were off track. I didn't want them playing video games the entire three weeks so here are a few of the other fun things we did while we were home. We had some detective work going on. Or was it spy's?
I think we did about 50 word searches.
Decorated sugar cookies for Easter.

The finished products.

Built some forts. They had a good time playing in the fort until someone would pull it down and then at least half of them would start crying until they realized that they could just build another one.

We did some bead crafting.

The kids made necklaces, bracelets, headbands and belts. And of course the airplane key chain which was not an easy project. Lucas even made a bracelet.

Played some baseball, soccer, and football.

Decorated cupcakes with Aunt Amy cause she has all the right stuff and knows all the fancy designs. The kids had so much fun doing this.

And here we have a container castle!

6 MONTHS

Miss Molly is 6 months old already! She weighs 15 lbs 7 oz (36%) and is 25 inches long ( 22%). And of course her head is at the bottom of the charts in the 5th percentile. She is so cute! She likes to play with her tongue. It is the cutest little tongue. She pulls it in and out of her mouth over and over. I just love to watch her and smile at her which makes her do it more. And of course makes her slobber more. She is a pro at rolling over now and turning around in circles. Because of this new found skill she will sometimes play on the floor by herself for over an hour just going from one toy to the next. Super nice for mom. Molly is a superb sleeper! Most days she will take two, two hour naps (sometimes longer) and still go to bed about 8:30 and sleep through the night until 8 or later the next morning. She has a bit of a cold right now so she doesn't go to sleep quite as easily but hopefully that will be gone soon. Molly loves to eat. So far she eats whatever we give her. She eats cereal mixed with a container of fruit in the morning, two containers of food for lunch, and cereal mixed with veggies for dinner. She also nurses before each nap and before bedtime. She loves her brothers and sister. And she gets excited when she sees Daddy walk into the room. We have so much fun with her. I love to snuggle with her. One of my favorite things is when she falls asleep when I am holding her. It doesn't happen often so when it does I hate to lay her down. We love her so much. I love her smile and her laugh. She is perfect for our family!

Sit and Spin

This is the way that Preston rides.

KID PICS

My attempt to get a picture of all six children. With everyone looking and no funny faces. Not an easy task my friends. Enjoy!

Finally on the very last shot I got everyone looking at me. Just imagine a smile on Lucas's face and we have a perfect picture.

Happy Birthday Lucas!

Lucas had a birthday on March 16th and entered into the terrible two's. He is such a cute little boy but he has definatly learned how to throw a tantrum. If he doesn't get what he wants he drops to the floor and crys. When he is happy he loves to play with his brothers and sisters. He loves to give kisses. And he loves to read books. He was super excited about this dinosaur that my mom gave him. He also got a remote control car and a Sit and Spin. Rachel got on this first and started spinning. When Lucas got on and couldn't figured it out he just got mad and started crying. Once he got it figured out he had a good time with it.

I must be the lamest Mom ever. I didn't even have any eggs to make a birthday cake so he got rice crispy treats instead. He didn't mind too much. All he ever eats anyway is the ice cream. I think he weighs 22 lbs which is hardly on the chart but that's kind of how my kids are. He can be such a sweet little guy and we love him so much. Happy Birthday Lukey Bug!!