Santa Visit 2013

Sunday we went for our annual Santa visit. This is the 8th year that me and my best friends have gone to visit the same Santa. :) But now we have 5 sweet babies to add to the group! 

We also got our family pictures with Santa. 

Tucker was great with Santa...he looked at him for a few minutes and then Santa said, "HO HO HO!" and Tucker just LOVED it! :) 

GMama and Grandpa came to see their grandchildren visit Santa and got a picture too! :) 

This is my FAVORITE picture that I have so far of my three children! 

And I'm SO impressed that we got all 5 kiddos not crying and all of us girls look good too! :) I'm praying that L has a baby in her lap or belly next Christmas! :) 

Merry Christmas Eve!

Adventures of TJH

I have LOVED every stage with TJH...but I think this is one of my favorites so far...I probably say that at each stage but he's just SO darn fun right now! 

TJH can do and say so much! He can follow 2-3 step directions, he understands almost everything we tell him, he loves deeply and laughs alll the time!

Some of his favorites right now are checking on his sisters, making animal sounds and playing ball/chase/hide-n-go-seek!

He LOVES his sisters, Daddy, GMama and our sweet neighbor M! 

Of course any parent worries a little bit when adding more children to the family, but TJH has made the transition amazing...he LOVES his sisters so very much! 

He looks so OLD...I can't even handle it! He HAS to slow down!

Trying on BIG BOY undies!

Doesn't waste one drop of milk!

It's been SOOO much fun to do the simple things in life with him...sidewalk chalk, play doh, and painting! 

SUCH a big helper...he loved decorating our upstairs tree! 

My heartbreaker...watch out girls!!

ALWAYS wanting to do what Daddy does...this may include raking, using the drill, emptying the trash, checking the mail and exploring the outdoors!

TWINS?!?!?! 

He HAS to see this sweet lady everyday or he starts to have withdrawals! It's so fun to see your child love another adult outside of the family...their relationship is so special! If TJH ever gets upset and needs a break from his parents (ha!) we can always count on M to cheer him up! 

LOVE spending QT with this boy! 

Following in his Granpa's footsteps...gotta have a koozie at all times!

Of course he's our son, but we think he's the BEST thing ever!! We are so blessed to have such a sweet, happy, smart boy! I pray daily that he is always this way! :)

"Two"

Yesterday morning Tucker asked to hold the girls...this is a normal occurrence during the day. He will ask to hold them by putting his hands out like he's going to pick them up. We always let him hold them if they aren't eating. We always encourage him by saying things like, "What a great big brother!" "Such a sweet boy!" and give lots of praise. Well this time when he was holding Olivia he asked for Emma Kate too. So we propped him up with both girls. As soon as both girls were on his lap he said, "TWO!"  It was so clear! And so sweet! Yes, sweet boy you have TWO sisters! 

These little girls are so lucky to have such a fun, loving, smart big brother! 

Tuesday Tidbits

I am loving this colder weather! :) The girls got to wear their little sweaters that my mom made them yesterday. Not the best pics of them, but you can see how cute the sweaters are on them! :) 

Tuck some how got Hand Foot Mouth virus...we didn't know he had it until Saturday morning. We thought it was just some bug bites but then it got way worse and appeared on his hands, legs, feet and a couple on his nose/mouth area. We disinfected our entire house this weekend top to bottom. We kept the girls upstairs for about three days and kept Tuck in his room or downstairs. He is much much better and  all the sores are almost gone. The girls haven't shown any signs of it...praying it continues that way!

I don't watch a ton of TV...I don't have much time for it and when I do have some free time when the kiddos are sleeping I'm usually blogging, making bows, or cleaning/organizing something. ha! But I do have a few shows that I love to watch. Well, I started a new one and I'm OBSESSED!!! 

Scandal...

I started with the recap show that they did before season 3 started a few weeks ago. Then I watched all of season 3 so far. But now I'm going back to season 1 and 2 and watching it from the beginning. I just love how the show is written. I love the suspense, but it's not scary. And of course I love the DRAMA! I'm not a fan of the first lady, and I can't figure out Olivia yet...ha! But I do know that I LOVE the show!!

So I know my official return to work date. :( November 18th. This is two weeks earlier then originally planned. But we found out quickly that short term disability is a complete joke. I'm not happy about this at all, but I do have the holiday breaks to look forward to. I'm just super worried about returning to work with how Emma Kate is doing. Colic sucks....

I'm going to do a whole post on colic and what's been going on with EK. We've had a lot of supportive friends who have dealt with a colic child pass along tips and we are open for any and all suggestions. But I'm going to do a whole post soon. 

Life with three kiddos is starting to feel normal and have some sort of routine. Of course with children nothing is too predicable. Tuck has adjusted well but like all normal kids still has his moments. I've enjoyed that all three are different little people and I have special bonds with all three.  I thought it would be impossible to love three children when we first found out we were having twins, but I was so wrong. I love them so much it hurts. Tucker is still my original baby and will always have a special place as the first born. And there is something special about a Mommy and her baby boy! :) And of course the girls are super special too, just in a different way. Being a girl mommy is so much fun! :) I don't want time to fly by but I can't wait to see how the girls personalities form. 

The Mr. and I are wonderful too, of course there are moments that are tense when all three kiddos need us at the same time. But we are still making time for us and doing the things we enjoyed before we had three kiddos. No, there isn't a lot of time for us. But we are able to squeeze in a TV show here and there or sit down and eat dinner together(we may have babies in our arms). I know when the girls are a little bit older and aren't needing me every 2-3 hours we will be able to get away and have a date. :) 

With all of this said, we are blessed. And I thank the Lord everyday for this beautiful life I'm living!