Thursday, December 18, 2014

Isaac's Preschool Christmas Program

Isaac had his Christmas Program the week before Christmas, and it was adorable!  Isaac has been practicing the songs all month long...it's been so cute watching him practice when he thinks no one is listening.  Needless to say, he was very excited for the actual performance.  When we got there, he was anxious to get up there and sing.  I was kind of surprised that he was so excited about it...he seems like such a quiet little guy, but he really loves stuff like this.  

The actual performance was so great and Isaac was grinning from ear to ear the entire time.  It was definitely very entertaining to watch and I couldn't stop smiling.  I seriously live for this stuff...it was so great!  And to top it off, his cousin, Shea, and good friend, Drake, were on each side of him.  How lucky is he to go to school with his cuz and best buddy!  It was definitely one of the highlights of the Christmas season :).

Monday, December 8, 2014

Santa ~ 2014

I love the tradition that we have of going to the Riverwoods to see Santa with Doug's family!  The kids were all so excited to go and it really was such a great time!  Plus the weather was decent, so that definitely made the night better.  And what made the night even better is that all of the kids sat on Santa's lap without any tears!  That's always a good thing :).

Leah getting ready to see the big guy...
Noah got right to the point with Santa and asked him for legos and a Penny Board.
Leah was so sweet and asked for a fan and earrings.
Isaac was so adorable and was so excited to ask Santa for Legos!
Kate was so adorable and asked Santa for a pink baby.
And sweet little Ben...just look at him!  Love that boy!

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Ben ~ 5 months


Our sweet baby Ben is 5 months old!  One more month and he'll be 6 months, which is just crazy!  Ate 5 months, Ben...

...is starting to roll both ways.  He struggles a bit still, but he can do it eventually.

...gets frustrated very easily.  If he sees a toy that he wants, he will try as hard as he can to get it, with no success.  Then he'll start sobbing because he can't get what he wants.  Oh boy!

...is a great little eater.  He will willingly take a bottle too, which is so nice when we are out and about.

...loves tubby time so much!  It's definitely the best part of his day.

...wants to be held all of the time!  It's a struggle sometimes because there are times where I have to put him down, to which he will start sobbing!  But the moment that I go to pick him up, he stops crying and just snuggles into my shoulder.  Love that he loves to be held, even if my arm is constantly sore from it.

...does not like to be left alone.  If we leave the room, he, again, will start to cry.

...is really good at crying!  He is a happy baby, but he will let you know if he doesn't like something.  Good thing his cry isn't too annoying.

...still has very blue eyes!  I really really hope that they stay that way!  Only time will tell.

...has blond hair!  Yay!

...loves bouncing around in his jumper!  It's so nice that he can finally support himself, and he is so happy about it!

...has really good hand coordination and can grip most toys.

...puts everything thats in his hands in his mouth.  He chews on his hands like crazy and will chew on any toy that he's holding.  He's really trying to break those teeth through!

...still doesn't like his carseat.  Oh well...sometimes he's just going to have to deal with it because we do have places that we need to go.

...loves his siblings so so much!  He will grin from ear to ear whenever they are around him.  It's awesome to watch.

...has the best smile ever!  His smile makes my heart so happy!  There is seriously something about a little babes smile that makes you feel so good!  Having happy kids is my goal...and he's definitely happy!

...is so ticklish!  He giggles so hard whenever we grab his cute little thighs.  Love it!

...is not a very chunky baby.  He is long and lean...just like Isaac.  Although he does have some really cute rolls on his legs that I can't help but pinch whenever I change his diaper.

...is wearing 9 month clothes!

...is a big mama's boy.  He LOVES it when I hold him, which is pretty much all of the time.  He's starting to cry for me when other people hold him too.  I honestly don't mind at all that he wants to be in my arms.  He knows how to make me happy!

...still spits up SO much!  I'm so sick of it, but know that he'll grow out of it at some point.

...drools all of the time!  I have to put a bib on him or else his clothes will be soaked!

...has found his voice and loves to use it!

Another highlight from this month is that Ben was really sick.  It started on Thanksgiving day and he had a hard time breathing and was so congested.  We ended up taking him to the ER and after a few X-rays, we found out that he had bronchiolitis.  For the following week we had to stay home with him and had to constantly suck the mucus out of his nose and give him lots of steam showers.  It was not fun at all...especially at night.  I'm just glad that we're past that!  Hopefully he doesn't get sick again this season.

We love this precious boy more than words!  He has brought so much love into our family!  Love you to the moon and back baby boy!

Monday, December 1, 2014

Gingerbread House

The kids were very anxious to do our Gingerbread House this year.  They just love doing stuff like this!  It was pretty fun to do and everyone had a great time...with hardly any crying!  That's always a good thing ;).  I loved how everyone took their time and made sure that everything was done the way they wanted it.  It was so fun watching them work together and letting each other take a turn with the icing.  Doing things like this just make me so happy!  Even Ben had a great time watching everyone from his jumper.  And the finished product was perfect!  I loved looking at it over the month of December.  Good times for sure!