Cuddle Time

Caught these two on the couch cuddled up in the blanket together. Love the times that they enjoy each others company!!

The Hunt

We had a great Easter Egg Hunt at the Robert's Home with family and friends. There yard was perfect for the hunt.

This little guy didn't do much hunting on his first Easter, but he sure enjoyed playing with the eggs.

Speaking In Church

I have been asked to speak this Sunday in church on how we can make our homes like the temple. I would love to get some of your ideas on things that you do to make your homes like the temple. Would love to hear your comments.

9 Months Old

I can't believe my little man is 9 months old today!!!

What he is doing:

• Talking a lot. Lots of da, da, da. He also loves to growl. He is making this funny throat thing everytime he laughs or cries.
• He has two volumes. Quiet and happy. Crying at the top of his lungs mad. He really doesn't spend a lot of time in between. Either he is happy and content or he is not.
• Rolling and scooting to get where he wants to go. He has never liked being on his tummy, so we have really had to work to get him on the ground. Isabelle hasn't helped!! She constantly is smothering him with her love and attention, thus making it difficult to keep the kid enjoying his mobility.
• Eating lots of pureed food. He doesn't do great with chunks in his food, he just wants to spit them out, but he is getting better.
• Still getting up once in the night and drinks a full bottle. We have attempted letting him cry it out, but we haven't been successful. I'm struggling with this a bit, both of my older kids were sleeping through the night at this point. One at 2 1/2 months, one at 4 1/2 months. I do have a plan that I will be implementing soon, so hopefully we will get this little munchkin sleeping all night long.
• Smiles at everyone and will let anyone hold him. He is starting to get a little nervous when there are a lot of people and he can't see mom, but so far he still does great going to others.
• Loves to play with toys. He is not content to sit, he has to have toys in his hands. Luckily I have lots of helpers to help me get this guy toys whenever he insist on having them or has dropped one.
• He has 5 teeth and his 6th one is almost in!
• Enjoys walks, bottles, tickles, soft blankies, "wrestling" with Daddy, the camera flash (always makes him look and smile), watching his brother and sister, bath time, chewing on books, trying to watch TV, as much Mom attention as he can get! Does not like his car seat, pureed brocolli, not being able to see Mom, changing his diaper right when he wakes up, Isabelle in his face, trying to fall asleep anywhere other then his crib!

I just love my little guy and am so grateful to him in my life. Just the other day a friend of mine mentioned that he was so worth the months of bedrest. He was worth that and so much more. I'm so grateful he is here with us, growing, thriving, and loving life.

Easter Morning

Fun Book

Jakob brought home this fun book from school this last week. We have never read the magic tree house books and we are starting with #2. Maybe we'll backtrack and read #1 next. Anyway, Jakob is loving this book, all about magically traveling to the time of knights and castles. Fun!!

Decorating Changes

The day after we had Karter's 8 month pictures I just had to run to Kohls, buy new frames, and frame up my 8 month photos of my three little ones. I love being able to see the differences/similarities between them. I use to think Karter looked a lot more like Jakob. Seeing them side by side, at the same age, I can see a lot of differences. I love these photos, love that I have these three people in my life.

I had to switch around the living room to create an area where the three photos could go. We have such a small area upstairs!

Here is the photo of all three of my munchkins together. I love it paired with the stair.

In our bedroom I have a current photo of each of our kids. Now Karter has joined the group. My boys sit on our dresser.

My angel girl sits on top of a bookcase in the corner. I love having photos of them in our room.