Oh yeah, November...

As most of you know, I sorta missed November... better late than never!! So, here is a quick snapshot of last month...oldest to newest!!

(11/12) This was his first toast, he looked that thing over for a good minute before he tasted it.

(11/13) We are so lovin' playing "peek-a-boo." Daddy was on the other side of the door, they played for a good 10 mins!

(11/13) Then Esten figured out he could hit the door into Daddy & the game became more fun!! He was cracking up laughing.

(11/19)Esten LOVES his bath duckies!! He has three, but this one is his favorite...you can see why. The ducks head doubles as a teething toy!

(11/19) The hunt is on... lovin' those gross motor skills!!

(11/19) Cutie!!

(11/20)Brayden was in a play @ school about the feast between the Pilgrims & Indians... Donovan asked him why he was a Pilgrim & not an Indian?? He's the one in the center wearing black jeans & white polo... traditional Pilgrim attire.

(11/24)Yes, I still swaddle him to sleep & even worse, I use the special swaddle blanket I got for Adria; but, he still looks cute in pink!!

(11/28) We had a small Thanksgiving dinner (just the 5 of us) on Friday because I worked Thursday... in our PJ's & with plastic plates; so fun:)

(11/28)Esten really digs his toast and he is already sooo good with the sippy cup;)

Yeah Me!!

Still waiting on the star, but it is decorated!! Brayden said he wants a star this year & not an Angel... off to Walmart I will go!! Adria & Brayden hung all the decorations and I didn't even go behind them & move everything around in traditional OCD style; I'm so proud!! Merry Christmas Everyone!!

We are now in the Christmas spirit!!

Today, Dec 13th, we all had a fun filled day of dancing to celebrate Christmas! We had two dance shows. The first one @ 12noon @ the Burleson High School gym & the 2nd was @ 5pm outside with wind gusts up to 30 mph. Here is Adria posing with the Christmas tree that they had a drawing for (Brayden is in the background).

Here are the girls dancing with their sweatshirts that we made... such a cute group!!
And apparently Donovan's lucky streak was passed on to Brayden; he won the Christmas tree that they were giving away!!

Santa was also at the event, yeah me!! So I get to be a good Mom this year because I had the kids picture taken with Santa!!

And at home with our newly won Christmas tree... I guess this year we get two trees!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! Now if I could just find the time to decorate the 9 foot monster of a tree in my living room before Christmas Eve...

Kindergarten Rocks!!

Who doesn't LOVE kindergarten??!! Learning our A, B, C's & counting to 20. Learning our colors & days of the week?! Oh, the joy! Gaining a hint of independence from our parents!! Never forgetting to bring home our artwork we're so proud of, but losing TWO hoodies in one week... The endless fundraisers... & GERMS!! UGH, I'm so over it already.. I don't know how any child lives through this big milestone... jumping off a bridge "with everybody else" has to be safer than being exposed to the endless funk that Kindergarten holds!! My poor Adria has Strep Throat; this has to be the 4th time she has been sick since the end of August...someone save me; there's not enough bleach in the world!!

So, on that note, Adria is quarantined to her bedroom. But on a good note, everyone has fresh sheets, the house has been bleached down.. twice for good measure, we all got cool new toothbrushes, and for the first time ever, Adria has her own bathroom... for two days at least. And, she gets to stay home with her Mommy "the germophobe" for two days...oh joy! So, I figured since I can't go within 5 feet of her (by order of Donovan who says I catch every illness she brings home) I'm trying to provide some TLC without going near her; feel the love dontcha'??!!


I served her "Tea" this morning for her mid-morning snack, with the best English accent I could muster... her confused laughter made it worth it!
Poor thing has bags under her eyes! And Brayden, the love of my life, asked me yesterday... "I bet you wish you could sanitize us too, dontcha'?" I love him... Note to self, the smell of bleach comforts me (yes, I have issues) and Kindergarten Rocks!

Sleepin' with Daddy

This was just so cute, I couldn't pass it up! His feet are soo cute!

Halloween 2008

Ok, here's my "Clone" from Star Wars, "Hannah Montana" & Tigger too!!

By the way, it's hard to get a good picture of two older kids & a baby!! The sizes are just too different... these two were the best one out of many!

Adria was just giddy, she was so excited to put on that wig!! Halloween was great for her, she let all of her inner "Diva" just run wild!

And Tigger, too!!

The Rest of October..

Ok, I'm trying to get back into the swing of working along with three kids. So, here is the rest of October...

Adria had a recital on Oct 11th, "Founder's Day" in downtown Burleson. The weather was beautiful.

She even looks beautiful with her hair pulled back in a bun! How did I get so lucky;)


Brayden's baseball team took 3rd place for the season! He was so proud. The team really pulled it together the last few ballgames & during the playoffs.

The Trophy!

This was during the last playoff game. His attention span has really matured this year...

Baby Blues

I love that he can sit on his own now; it works out well for watching all of the constant activity in our house.

Cutie between Brayden & Adria's decorated pumkins. They used markers instead of actually carving them; neither one of them wanted to stick their hands into all the goo...

He looks so cute with his hoodie on.. I just had to post two!!

Sitting Up...taken 10/10/08.

Guess who's sitting up on his own!! Just in time for the 6 month pictures!!

I can't believe how grown up Brayden is getting!! See the Nintendo DS in his lap... we have to CONSTANTLY tell him to turn it off. We limit his gaming time, but at least he likes his bday present!!

Adria doing what she's best at... smiling for the camera.

Oh, can't you just see the sibling resemblance?? Ha- Ha! They actually do have the same chin & cheeks, believe it or not. Esten & Brayden have the same eye shape.

All three looking generally in the same direction; I can't believe how much A & B look alike, they could be twins if you were just looking @ this picture!

Big Boy!!

Esten helping me with the laundry!! I was in a hurry to get some stuff out of the dryer & hung up before it wrinkled. Soooo, into the clean basket of laundry he went... for a moment. He just laid there watching me & smiling! He's such a good boy during the day... at night, not so much=)

Guess who's sitting up on his own.. he's still quite wobbley, but Mrs Danielle has been working with him. This was his BIG accomplishment that he showed off to me when I picked him up today...how exciting!! Thank you Mrs Danielle=)
He looks so serious about his book! While I was trying to get a picture of him sitting up, he was just smiling & cracking up laughing & he kept falling to the side... he's such a ham & already knows what the camera is!

New picks...

Just wanted to get some new pics on here. I may be going to FL for the end of the week; my Auntie died last night & I wanted to make it to her memorial. She was very important to me & my heart is aching...

His future's so bright...

Lovin' his walker

Happy boy during our "morning hour" that we sit on the front porch & have our coffee.

The start of "Fall Ball."

Sissy Bear being a big helper!!

If only he really ate this good... he's tough to feed.

Still baby blues..

Is there a baby in that high chair??? Hey, does anyone have a spare phonebook??

Nevermind, we'll just use this little pillow to give him a boost (He-He).

Diva at the ball game!!