Reece

Reece: How old were you when you were pregnant with me?
Me: 26
Reece: Wow, you are still pretty young to have 3 kids. 
Me: Thanks buddy!

Happy Holidays!

 

 

 

Christmas in Keo

  

Harper modeling her new dress up clothes.

Hot chocolate after playing outside

Reece and Harper with the snowman that daddy built.

snow angels

New whistle, thanks nana!

Nana and her babies...next year there will be 5!

Carson relaxing!

2 Month Check-Up

Carson had his 2 month check-up yesterday, he is a big boy!  He weighs 12 pounds 7 oz and is 25 inches long, that puts him in the 80% for weight and >95% for height!  I couldn't remember what Reece and Harper were at 2 months, I found Reece's info but not Harper's...sorry Harps!

Reece at 2 months: 24 3/4 inches 12 pounds 3 oz....Pretty similar!

cute monkey outfit!

Carson still likes to eat and sleep most of the day.  He still is not sleeping thru the night, his longest stretch is 5 hours.  He has started to smile and make baby noises.  Reece loves it when Carson is "talking" to him!  He loves to watch the fan that is over the couch.  He is a pretty laid back and good baby boy! 

Big Boy!

Carson will be 8 weeks old on Monday...that has gone so fast! Harper always wants to hold him, here is a picture from this morning.  He looks so big!!

Our Trees

I decided to change it up a little this year and not do the gingerbread house but to do Christmas trees.  I think that the kids had more fun and that they turned out better than our house ever does!

This is one of Harper's, she said that it had wings!

Buddy is a wrestler!

This is how Reece and Harper found Buddy this morning.  Reece said that he must be pretty strong if he is wrestling with those guys!

Reece

Reece and I were waiting for mom yesterday while she ran into Dillards to do an exchange.

R:  "Here comes Nana"
Me: "Oh really, that was fast"
R: "Yeah, for an old lady"!

I just started laughing, he was pretty embarassed and didn't want me to tell mom!

LOVE!

 

 

 

 

This is one of my favorite pictures of my 3!  Thanks Portraits by Jeanna.

Buddy

Buddy the Elf is back at our house.  He arrived while we were away for Thanksgiving.  Reece and Harper were excited to see him!  Reece has now taped his Christmas list to the wall so that Buddy can see it better. Harper said that she wants to see him move, she is sure that he hops on one foot.  The kids also received a video message (courtesy of PNP) from Santa. He said that they were both on the nice list, not sure why!

Pants or Shorts?

This morning I grabbed a pair of "underwear" for Reece.  When he put them on, he said that they were a little tight but I didn't think much of it.  Later in the day he was changing into different pants.  I noticed that the "underwear" that I had given him were actually a pair of Carson's size 3 month pants!  How in the heck did my 5 year old get those on...no wonder he said they were tight!

4 Weeks

Carson is 4 weeks old today, I can't believe how fast the time has gone.  He is a happy, growing baby!  Reece and Harper really love him and want to hold him or "babysit" him all the time.

Harper said it...

A couple of Harper's latest...


Eating Smarties..."Will these make me smart? They will make me smarter than Reece."


H: "What if you have a baby girl in your belly."
Me: "That is not going to happen, mommy is not having any more babies."
H: "But what if you do.  How do babies come out of your belly."
Me: "They just come out." (Not going to get into that with a 4 year old.)
H: "Oh, your belly explodes".
Me: "Yea, kinda!"

Due Date

Today was my due date...thank goodness Carson decided to come 3 weeks early!

My Little Monsters

We have had a busy day, Harper's Halloween parade was this morning and Reece's was this afternoon.  They have had a lot of fun seeing their friends and getting candy.  They are out trick or treating now in our neighborhood!

Ballerina monkey

The boys in Reece's class

Carson Lee

 

Carson Lee was born on October 15th at 1:35am!!

Weight: 7lbs 9oz

Length: 20in

 

On our way home from the hospital.

First time that they got to hold him.

Daddy's Allstar

Go Hawks!

Family Fun Night

Reece had Family Fun Night at his school.  The kids had a great time playing games and earning Clipper Cash. Their favorite games were the obstacle course, duck pond, fishing, car race and plinko. They bought some cool things with their cash!  Nana and I bid on a couple silent auction baskets but didn't win anything.

Reece's purchase...he looked so funny!

Harper had to try them on too!

September...a little late!

Harper turned 4 on September 8th, we celebrated her birthday with all of her friends on September 30th. Of course I forgot my camera!  They had lots of fun playing at our gymnastics gym.

Reece competed in his first Taekwondo tournament.  He did a great job and got a big trophy!

His certificate was for paying attention!

Reece and his best buddy Lucas

White Belt High!

Reece tested for his white belt high tonight, this was the first time that he has tested.  He did awesome, I think that I was more nervous than he was!

**Sorry, I don't know how to turn this**

Durian Fruit??

I get weekly updates about how big the baby is and what to expect that week.  There is a comparison to a fruit each week, this week it is durian fruit.  No idea what that is!

Miss Harper

Harper started dance last week, she had so much fun. She has been asking
every day if it is dance class day!

She decided that she wanted to get her ears pierced.  I think that I
was more nervous than she was!

Hot vs Cold Lunch

When Reece started school, we told him that he would be eating "hot" lunch there.  I didn't want to pack his lunch everyday.  Well, on day 4 of school I have started packing his lunch.  We told him that I would pack it 2 or 3 times a week but he would have to eat "hot" lunch the other days.  We will see how this goes, I just want him to eat something and not be hungry.  I had to make a trip to the store today to stock up on lunch supplies.

Our lunch supply cabinet, hopefully this lasts a while!

First Day of Kindergarten!

Reece had his first day of Kindergarten yesterday.  He was excited to go and had a good day.  His favorite part of the day was recess and his least favorite part was lunch.  He had PE today, I think that we soon be his favorite part of the day!

Wedding Weekend

We spent the weekend in Des Moines celebrating Shari and Brian's wedding.  It was a busy and fun weekend.  The kids had fun swimming and Nana took them to the zoo on Saturday.

Ice Cream!

The ice cream truck came into our neighborhood the other day. The kids thought it was pretty cool, Harper picked the cotton candy ice cream bar and Reece picked the Spiderman treat!

Get Checked.

I have had an eventful couple weeks. I went into my dermatologist on July 17th for a complete mole/skin check.  I try to go at least once a year, just to make sure everything is ok.  I had one mole removed because it didn't look "right".  One July 25th, I got the call that I had melanoma...skin cancer.  I was able to get in and see a surgeon on the 27th and had surgery yesterday, August 2nd to have the spot removed.  I am lucky that this was caught very early and I should be fine.  I will have to see my dermatologist every 3 months for the next couple years.  I just hope that everyone who hears about my situation will go get checked out too.

My battle wound

 

New SUV, Not a VAN!!

Clint and I finally found a SUV that will work for our expanding family.  I was worried that we would have to get a van but we didn't! We got a Honda Pilot.  I really like it so far, the kids think it is so cool!  This is a similar picture to what we have, but ours is black.

Card Game

I purchased these flash cards before leaving for vacation.  I thought it would give Reece something to do in the car, wasn't sure if he would like them or not.  These turned out to be a hit, the kids started calling it the "card game".  I would read the questions on the cards and they would take turns answering.  Since we have been home, we have played the "game" a few times too.

Ozarks 2012!

We just got home from a few relaxing days in the Ozarks.  We had a great time!  We went to the pool a couple times each day, Reece has become quite the little fish.  Last year he was a little scared but this year he was swimming underwater.  We went to the outlet mall, kind of a challenge for the girls to find but we did it!  Reece got to ride a go-kart by himself!  We went for a boat ride and everyone but Harper and mommy swam in the lake.  On Friday our pool was closed so we went to the "arcave" per Harper.  We played lots of games and won some real cheesy prizes!

Getting ready for our boat ride and dinner.

 The kids thought this was Captain Hook. 

 Reece driving the go-kart by himself!

 Swimming!! We had the pool all to ourself!

 At the Arcade

 Harper's favorite games are the ones that you just hit a button and tickets spit out. 

Reece was fighting with a sword, he thought it was so cool!