Sunday, November 29, 2015

Thanksgiving

Our Annual trip to Charlotte!

We got to enjoy super warm days outside!


Fun with the McDevitt kids!



Fun mornings with Grandma!

Showing off his new boots to Grandpa.


Niki and Brady dared to shop with these three.  Picked up some Carolina Panther hats!





I won't go into the details of how the car ride went, we will just say overall it was good and well worth the drive!

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Halloween

As my few faithful followers know, I am WAY behind on blog posts!  So, I am going to catch up the last few months with some photos.  It was a super fun holiday season!

Pumpkin Carving.  Whitney was not thrilled about the sticky insides.

Colin did not mind getting elbow deep!

Freshly bathed babe, wanted to get in on it.

Traditional Jack-O-Lantern and Woody


Parade 



Trunk or Treat at Preschool

Ready to hit the streets!


Excited about all the loot!  They each got to enjoy a few that night and then pick 10 more to keep.  Mean mom I know.  But that is how it goes these days!

Friday, October 2, 2015

Three and a Half

Three and a Half!  So far I still think three is the hardest age.  Try negotiating with a three your old who is screaming at you, you may lose your mind.  But luckily, Colin is full of cuteness and hilariousness, to make up for our tough moments!

He has grown an inch since his birthday, now measuring 38.5 inches.  He is also thinning out a little bit...still gotta weigh him, but probably about 35 lbs.

This summer we introduced him to the movie Toy Story and he became obsessed.  We got a hand-me-down Buzz and Woody and he has pretty much played with them everyday since.  He recently got into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  Since I don't approved of the new version, I ordered a DVD of the old 1980's shows and he has been happy with that.  He is also going to be Leonardo for Halloween.

One of his favorite things to do is take off all of the pillows on the couch and climb and jump on them.  Both of his sisters have endured some bumps and bruises from this, but he masterfully has come out clean.

He recently has gotten into coloring and enjoys this activity with Whitney.  He also talks her ear off the whole time about what he is coloring and which color and why.  He continues to be the talker in the family.  He loves to tell stories and jokes.  He is happy to tell us all about his school day too.

He is still such a little lover.  He loves Whitney so much and is heartbroken when she isn't up for playing (which isn't often) or if she is playing with her friends.  He is crushed and has a hard time handling these emotions.  But fortunately, with Lauren getting older their relationship is developing nicely.  Although they love to wrestle and pick on each other, he is always looking out for her and wanting to help her out.

Colin is a sweet, funny, inquisitive, stubborn, loving little boy and we can't imagine our life without him!





He woke up from a two hour nap but I guess he was still tired.  I will take the snuggles any day!

This one can tame his tantrums!


Air show with big sis (and Papa).


Wednesday, September 9, 2015

First Day of School

Two off to school this year!  Whitney started on August 31st and has had a blast going full day!  Colin started three mornings a week on September 9th and shed a few tears the first few drop offs, but quickly decided school was a lot of fun!





Wednesday, September 2, 2015

18 Months

Lauren is 18 months!  Such huge changes!  Sadly, I see the baby fading away and a big girl toddler showing up!  Luckily, she still loves lots of snuggles, so I just squeeze that little baby tight!

She has shown to be adventurous from a young age.  She climbs on everything!  She is also fearless and does her best to keep up with the big kids at the playground.  Resulting in her fair share of scrapes and bruises.  She will jump straight into the pool so you always have to be ready for her!

She is starting to say many more words like, ball, bath, shoes, cheese and bubbles.  She can make out the sounds of small phrases, like "I am sorry" or my favorite "Where's the Papa"!  She also sings the tune of Maroon Five's "Sugar".   Which is one of her favorite songs to dance to too!

She loves baby dolls and pushing them around in her little stroller.  She still loves a purse draped on her shoulder and likes putting on dress up skirts and wings.  She can walk around in the little girl princess shoes. And of course is usually caught wearing her sunglasses when outside.

She weighs in at 26 lbs (90th%) and 31.87 inches (53%).  Making her a little chunky monkey!

We are so lucky to have Lauren as part of our lives.  She showers us with love everyday!

She is always trying to put someones shoes on.

Snack and Ipad down.








Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Whitney is Six!

I will say it again, I cannot believe Whitney is six!  Though I do believe it because she has grown into such a fun-loving little lady that continues to impress me with her sensitive soul.

She leads the trio with pride.  She whole-heartedly plays with them, teaches them, encourages them and leads by great example.

She is also such a good friend.  She loves spending time with her little girlfriends and making little gifts for them.  It is so fun to watch them hop off the bus together, rush inside and get right down to playing games or make-believe play.

This girl is a lego master.  She has a collection going of Lego Friends and Hello Kitty legos.  Once she starts a new set, she works diligently to finish them in a few sittings.  She is also doing 150 piece puzzles on her own now.  The girl has patience!

Whitney has thrived this year at school.  Showing her fun-loving side to her new friends.  She is so excited to learn new things.  She is always practicing her adding and subtracting, and even some multiplying.  She loves to read to herself before bed.  She also can tell time.

We had a fun Hello Kitty birthday party with 8 of her friends.  It was so fun. We made bracelets, played pin the bow on Hello Kitty and had did a water balloon game before running around in the sprinklers.  Whitney was on such a high from her party, she had a hard time falling asleep that night!

We are so proud of you Whitney and cannot wait to see what is in store!







I love how she exudes pure confidence and joy in this picture.



Troopers

One of his happy moments during the party.

Can't get enough of her little Kello Kitty dress!