Smiles

Trying to capture the smile of a newborn on camera is just about impossible...lucky for me, I was finally able to get a few shots the other day....it's amazing how a little smile melts my heart, completely!

2 months old

On Sunday, Allie turned 2 months old. So, yesterday we had her 2 month check-up. She has reach all the appropriate milestones & is growing perfectly...she weighed in at 10 lbs. 8 oz & 22 inches long. She's handled the immunizations really well, even. She is such a sweet & easy going baby who loves to snuggle with me! She loves her nighttime bath, followed by pajamas, a bottle & bedtime. She's even slept through the night on a few occasions! :) Annie has a special touch for calming Allie down (especially when I'm trying to get dinner ready, or whatever) and helping her enough to relax & fall asleep. Parker & Connor love to give her tons of kisses everyday. Allie is a perfect addition to our family!

Here are a few snapshots that I took of her...(sorry for the shadows)...

And, here you can tell that she'd finally had enough...LOL!...

For Grandma C

Dear Grandma,

Thank you for our new birthday clothes! We love them!!

Love, Parker & Connor

PS...a goofy picture, just for fun...

Another Birthday Boy!

Parker is 5!! Yesterday was his birthday, and he mentioned to me a few different times that, "This is my best birthday ever!"

We started off the day by opening presents....he picked the gift from Grandma Judy & Grandpa Bill....a set of Star Wars Lego's! Last week when Grandma C was here, she also got Parker a set, so he's having a blast with them all!

Next...a few new books....3 Scooby-Doo adventures!....the kid is totally into all the old Scooby-Doo shows & I've read these new books to both the boys a few times already!

Nothin' exciting about a much needed shirt for church...but, he'll sure look handsome in it!

Then, he got some Crayola Star Wars coloring pages...these have been a big hit too (when he isn't playing with the Legos)!!!

And...one more set of Legos (a Castle set this time), from Mom & Dad! A pretty big hit too!

At the end of the day, after going out to dinner (Parker picked Primo's...an all-you-can-eat Pizza place) we came back home for some cupcakes....

Making a wish & blowing out the candles!!

Hope you had a fantastic day, Parks! We love you!!!

We Have a Birthday Boy!

Today Connor is THREE YEARS OLD! He woke up this morning, came into our room & let me know, "Mom, today's my birthday!" After giving him birthday hugs & kisses and then getting a phone call to be sung "Happy Birthday" to from Grandma Judy, Nate, Sharyn & Shannon, we headed downstairs for Connor-man to open his gifts!!...

Some "Handy Manny" books...some of his favorite!

A "Handy Manny Fix It Phone" from Grandma Judy & Grandpa Bill...

And a new bike from Mom & Dad, along with a helmet & knee pads!
After opening gifts, we all got ready and headed off to Krispy Kreme for breakfast (Connor's choice, that he's been telling us for the last few months!).

At lunch time, I called, "Connor-man, come for lunch!" and he responded by saying, "I'm not Connor-man today, I'm Birthday Boy!" Too cute! I think he's having a good day....we'll finish it off tonight with some cupcakes for everybody! I sure am blessed to have this cute boy in my life!

3 Week Photoshoot

I think she gets more pretty every single day!! We love our Baby Allie!

More Showing Off! :)

These next few pictures are from when the kids came to visit Baby Allie and me later the day that she was born! I love seeing how much Allie is already adored by her older brothers & sisters!

Here's Parker getting to hold her for the very first time!

Connor climbed up on my lap & loved looking at (and kissing) his new baby sister!

Abbie loves holding Allie like this...

And a picture of my FIVE kids and me!!....I love every single one of them!!

Matt finally got a chance to hold Allie (without compitition with the other kids) when it was time for me to be discharged!!...he's a proud dad!!

Lastly....Allie in her "coming home" outfit!

I am SO in love with her already!!!

New addition...

Hi! This is Matt. This is my inaugural post (and probably the last, at least for along while - Meshelle does the blog thing). Just had to get on here and post some pics of our newest addition - Baby Allie!

For those interested, here's the stats: 7lbs 5oz, 20 inches, born at 9:40.

Abbie and Annie begged for months to let them go to the birth. Since Meshelle was induced, we let them come along. That's why they are in some of the pics.

Make-Overs at Monkey Dooz

One of the gifts that Abbie & Annie got for Christmas was a make-over at Monkey Dooz (a local kids salon)! So, last Saturday, I booked Abbie & Annie's appointments and the three of us took off while Matt stayed home with the boys. It was SO much fun to have a little "girl time" and I think it was a blast overall.

First, Abbie started with getting her nails painted. Currently, her favorite color it turquoise, so that was the color of sparkles she picked to go on them....which happened to match her earrings too! :)

Annie started by getting her hair cut!After Abbie's nails were done, she got moved to make-up. And, of course, she picked out turquoise to match her nails...

When Annie is finished with her haircut, she went to get her nails polished. Purple is one of Annie's favorite colors, so that's what she opted for... Next up, Abbie needed to get her hair cut as well. We cut about 4 inches off....but, I'm pretty sure still likes it!Annie got to move on & get her make-up done...she also picked a color to match her nails...purple!After Annie's make-up & Abbie's haircut, they both got to get their hair styled! So cute!Here's the finished product!...Abbie's wanted some blue (the closest they had to turquoise) coloring added to her hair, while Annie picked a pink/purple color!And...a picture of all 3 of us...

Aren't my girls beautiful? I love spending some fun girly time together with them!!