Growing up!

I feel like the last month Sofie has grown by leaps and bounds... She is a potty training champ, having VERY few accidents and really "getting it" in a matter of days. She transitioned out of her crib and into a "big girl bed" like a pro. She is talking up a storm and is absoloutly hysterical! She is becoming a better big sister every day and is trying hard to keep up with her big sister! I couldn't be more proud of this girl!



This little girl will be 4 in april! Dont ask me how that happened! Shs is my helper. She loves to play and read to Rei. She is loving preschool and "ballerina school". She thinks everyone she meets is her best friend although she has started to be a little shy some times, with a little encouragment she is usually fine! She is a sweetie and a MAJOR daddys girl!


And I am not even going to tell you all the fun, crazy things this boy is up to... Ill save it for his 6 month post... COMING THIS WEEKEND!!!!

Charlottes baby shower!

My brother, jon, and his wife, Lauren, are expecting a sweet baby girl in may. Her name is Charlotte and I am BEYOND excited to meet her! They moved to Washington last week so before the big move Laurens friends had a shower for her in Louisville and I got to go! It was a sweet shower and Lauren recieved several lovely gifts! I can not wait to meet this precious girl, she is already loved so much!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEVIN!!!

Jan 8th my love turned 36!!!!


We celebrated with family and friends and had a GREAT night! We ate WAY to much chili and potato soup and garlic cheese biscuits and delicious ice cream cake and cup cakes (courtesy of my awesome mother in law) the kids went wild, i think there were 8 under the age of 8 here! And the adults played cards until way to late! We all celebrated Kevin and his life, he means so much to so many people!





What a tremendous blessing it is to call Kev my husband. We have been married nearly 5 years and with every anniversary and birthday the years just seem to get sweeter. We know each other inside and out. We have been through so much, 3 babies, 3 moves, Kev finishing his degree, me working full time while having 2 babies and one on the way. We have been through things that I truly believe would have broken other couples but instead because of Gods sweet grace we have grown closer.
Let me tell you ladies I am one lucky lady to call Kev my husband. He loves me unconditionaly and never lacks in showing or saying it. When he messes up he is quick to apologize and when I mess up he is quick to forgive. He doesn't shy away from telling me when I am over reacting or being whiney, he truly pushes me to be my best...to be what God desires me to be, but always in a gentle manner! He helps so much with the kids, even when he worked 2 jobs and was in school and I felt like we never saw him he constantly sacrificed sleep to be there helping with our children and supporting me! He is my perfect match and I am blessed to call him my husband and the father of our children! HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANDSOME!

merry christmas to all

We took SO many pictures at Christmas it has taken me a while to sort through and decide how best to post them! Christmas was wonderful this year. The kids were thoroughly spoiled with lots of gifts from Kev and I, his parents and other family members! We did lots of fun Christmas activities this year, we got our first live tree which was a lot of fun! The girls enjoyed picking it out and it was SO much prettier then a fake one! We did lots of baking together, attended a cookie exchange with friends, went to a HUGE light show with Uncle Jon and Aunt Lauren,got to see LIVE reindeer, attended a lovely Christmas Eve service at Kevs parents church, had a nice Christmas morning just the 5 of us and had a great gift exchange and breakfast with all Kevs family at his Grannys!
All of those things were wonderful and made Christmas so special. But what really made this Christmas special was watching the girls really began to understand the meaning of Christmas. As fun as Santa and presents are we always want to instill that Christ is the real meaning behind Christmas! We read the Christmas story at least a hundred times to them, at their request, and had countless conversations about Jesus coming as a baby, about him being Gods son, about how Mary and Joseph raised him, about how God gave Jesus as a sacrifice for our sins and about how Jesus ultimately died on the cross to save us! To watch your children begin to understand these truths means more then watching their excitement as they open ANY gift!
I feel every year my eyes are open even more to what Mary must have felt, holding her precious son, loving him to her very depth and yet knowing all a long that he was her savior! How it must have felt to watch her baby boy die on the cross an excruciating death to save sinners, including those who hung him their and spit in his face! I can't imagine what she must have felt as he grew in her womb knowing He was fully her son but fully her GOD! Wow!Praise the Lord and may we be reminded all year of his amazing love, sacrifice and grace!

Angelina Ballerina school

Averi and Sofie started Ballet on Monday. We had started to enroll Averi last year and then decided to hold off because of my work schedule (i was still working 3 days a week). They attended their 1st class and haven't stopped talking about it since... they call it "Angelina Ballerina School" because they love the cartoon about the little mouse Angelina who is also a ballerina! They have been wearing their leotards around the house and dancing all week, constantly asking when they get to go back to "Angelina ballerina school".... It is one of those things well worth the money because they are thoroughly enjoying themselves!

happy 5 months STUD!

Reiter turned 5 months on the 29th and boy oh boy has he REALLY started to show his personality...in a GREAT way! He laughs so hard, especially at his new found best bud and big sister Averi! He rolls consistently from belly to back and from back to belly if he is after something! He still LOVES his paci and his swing, both are usually necessary for nap time! He loves to jump in his johnny jumper and especially enjoys his sister "reading" to him while he jumps! HE still lets me rock him some and I savor those quiet moments while he sleeps on me, he is precious! He nurses 4 to 5 times a day, eats 2 jars of food and sleeps between 8 and 12 hours at night (those 12 hour nights are AMAZING... He is big wearing 6 to 9 months clothes and I think he thoroughly enjoyed his 1st Christmas receiving awesome presents and spending LOTS of time being held and rocked by family members...he is one spoiled boy!

Christmas pictures

We took Averi, Sofie, Reiter and their cousin Addison to get their pictures done at portrait innovations for Christmas gifts. It was a great experience, they are super inexpensive and try so hard to work with the kids and make it a quick, easy experience! Sofie was being Sofie and hated every minute of it, it was difficult to get any shots of her not on the verge of tears, such is a 2 year old I suppose, it was a memory for sure! Averi and Addison did GREAT and Reiter did surprisingly incredible! Over all the pictures turned out pretty good, when you are dealing with 4 kids if you get all 4 looking you have done well, even if they aren't smiling!