Pictures

Last week Lauren was with us for a bit and I requested that she bring her camera and take pictures of the kids, especially Caleb. These are some of my favorites. Thanks Lauren! 

This little man turned 1 month old yesterday! He is the sweetest little boy. We are starting to get more sleep at night- like 4 hour stretches! He sleeps with his arms up by his head and he has the biggest eyes. I'm soaking up all of his babyness and just love him.

 Makenna and Chase adore him. The newness has worn off some but they are still all over him, Caleb's goal I'm sure everyday is to survive his siblings!

 Jared and Lauren got these cute pj's for the kids. Our photo shoot was going to be more of a real one but they would not change their clothes. Even still a week and half later they are in them as long as possible. The next two pictures Chase is showing his muscles. It cracks me up every time. He always sticks one of his legs up farther than the other and makes a growling sound while flexing his arms! I love it.

When he first put on his superman pj's he started running and Lauren said, "Chase you're flying" and he looked behind him to see if he really was- it was cute. For the first few days Chase was constantly flying(running) everywhere.

 And then this little diva- Jared and Lauren know her well because she is princess 100%. She has her first loose tooth and I can't believe she is old enough to start losing her teeth! Her finger is now constantly wiggling that tooth and she can't wait for the tooth fairy to come. Although she keeps asking if it will hurt when it comes out, so we'll see how dramatic of an event it is when it finally does come out:)

Moms 'n Muffins

Last week at Makenna's school they had a Mom 'n Muffin party. They had a little singing program, they gave us our Mother's Day cards and of course we had muffins. It was so fun to spend some time with just Makenna, she was pretty excited too for the special date we had! 

Love you Makenna!

Meet Caleb!

Caleb joined our family on April 24 at 12:55 pm! He weighed 7 lbs 13 oz and is 21.5 inches long. He is absolutely perfect! I can't imagine him not in our family. So far he has been pretty easy going and has been the easiest adjustment. Makenna and Chase have definately had their moments in trying to deal with this new addition but for the most part have done pretty well. I'm doing great and all is well.

The kids were so cute when they came to visit. They both were wanting to hold Caleb and couldn't get enough of him. Chase was pointing out his ears, nose, eyes- whatever and kept saying "Look mom he has a nose( or which ever body part) just like me!" He also kept calling him a girl when we first came home. When Chase saw Caleb's belly button he was disgusted and kept telling me that I need to wash it because it was dirty. I kept telling him it would be clean in a couple of days he said, "I'll tell dad to wash it." Makenna was so cute she said to me "Mom now you'll be able to bend over!"

My favorite part about a baby! I could hold him forever.

This little lady is a mother in training. She adores Caleb. Although we have had several discussions about not picking him up or walking around with him. She is getting pretty good at holding him. I'm afraid Caleb might become a binkie addict because Makenna and Chase are always trying to shove it in his mouth, whether he needs it or not! I think they thought he would be more playful because they don't like that he sleeps so much because they are always trying to wake him up (they are always testing my patience somehow!)

 It's amazing how my heart just grows to let a new little person in. I sure love him, and his siblings, and his daddy a whole lot!

Easter

Easter this year was pretty much like any other Sunday except we did have an egg hunt after church and I did manage to take their picture before church too, which is always important!