Silly Girl

Gwen has had a kinda fussy day (I think we are milk supply building). I put her down on the couch because she was reasonably happy and went to go unload the dishwasher. Next time I looked (which was only 4 minutes later!) this is how I found her.


Silly little girl. She was cranky but sleepy all at the same time!

Gwendalyn Lily - One Month

Not only is the first day of school for Andrew today it is also Miss Gwendalyn's one month birthday! It is always amazing to me how very quickly time flies. She is doing really good and is an absolute dream baby. Most nights she sleeps from about 9 until 3 which is wonderful for me. I look at her and think about how she is the little girl that I never even thought to wish for. I always thought Eric and I would have all boys and that if we ended up with one little girl we would be super blessed.

Then Miss Gwen came and I know that I am surely blessed to have her. She is a wonderful and easy baby. Just what I could handle right now. God certainly knows what he is doing!

I had to take Gwen to the doctor for a checkup today. Here are the latest stats:

Heigth: 22.5" 92%
Weight: 10# 15 oz 92%

Not to shabby. She is doing great and got her second Hepatitis B shot. There was a lot of screaming when they poked her but she got over it quickly.

I can hardly wait to see how much she is going to change in the next month!

First Day of First Grade

School started today and Andrew was all ready to go! He is very excited to be a big first grader this year and play on all the big kid recess toys.

Andrew's favorite thing about school (as of yet at least) is the bus ride to and from school. Most parents take their kids the first day but Andrew would be so sad to be denied the bus even once.

I tried to get him to turn around and smile but he was a man with a mission!

I am excited to hear all the things he loves about his new class this afternoon!

Fun with my Crew

I feel like we are starting to hit our stride. Adding a new baby is always semi-disruptive for everyone. Not that the new baby is really that much extra work (she does sleep most of the day!) but rather adjusting to the IDEA that there is someone else in the house that is vying for time and attention. Plus the new one requires mom to be the food source rather than mom telling them to get something out of the fridge on their own. The one I have really noticed the change in is Zane. It was so good to have his party this last week and celebrate his birthday. He got some focused "Zane" time and it was what he definitely needed. His attitude and meltdowness has been less which was super nice.

I started this blog post right before dinner and am now finishing it after. The craziness of the dinner hour was about usual tonight. I had Gwen screaming and the kids whining and fighting because they were hungry. I was just trying to get everyone taken care of without losing my mind. Fortunately I wasn't starving myself so I was able to focus. When I am hungry all I can think about is food so the kids unfortunately get the short end of the stick (as in a psychotic yelling mommy) until I get fed. Anyway, even with the craziness it was a good evening. I am so thankful for my kiddos. They are such fun little people and I adore being with them always!

A Circus Act!

This is how Lucy has wanted Eric to carry her lately. She lays up there perfectly still and lets him go up and down stairs. She is totally trusting and he is a bit paranoid that he is going to lose balance and drop her. I think it is very sweet that she trusts her daddy that much. The boys would never have let him do that. They would have flailed and flipped out after about 10 seconds.

Lucy's New Room Part 2!

Added some new stuff to Lucy's room today. It is pretty much done. I think it is looking quite adorable!

The official Lucy and Gwen picture.

Artist: Bridget Beth Collins

Super cute name plates made by Tracie

A new reading pillow and throw pillows I got for FREE from a friend from church.

The matching area rug!

I know it looks kinda bare above the bed but I think if I put stuff up there Lucy will just rip it down. Other than that doesn't it look adorable?

Evergreen State Fair

The Evergreen State Fair is a tradition at our house. Usually I have entered a photo to be judged but this year proved to be quite dry in the realm of "fair worthy photos." However, there is one staple of fair life that must not be missed and that is the food. So off we went on $2 Tuesday!

First stop this year was the pig races. They were adorable as always. Andrew wanted to be a section cheering leader for the final race but other children were chosen. He took the disappointment well though.

Once the pig races ended we headed off to the food. Lunch consisted of hamburgers, chicken nuggets, fries and pop. Fair food is ridiculously overpriced if you ask me but it is part of the experience for sure!

After filling up the tummy tanks we headed off to see the animals. We started with the chickens and rabbits. Lucy was not fond of the chickens. They kept crowing and she would jump and stare in a terrified type of way. Somehow a chicken farm is not in the cards for us anytime in the future!

We checked out the petting farm area which was almost entirely a bust. Andrew was the only one to really enjoy the animals. Zane and Lucy were both terrified of the strange creatures wandering around.

All that walking wore out my Lucy so she took a nice nap. It was wonderful to have our big double stroller!

Zane was pretty unsure about the animals in general. He liked the baby animals (regardless of size) but acted scared of the adult ones. So, even if it was an adult and you called it a baby he was fine. He is so much fun, lol!

Andrew thought the animals were exciting. He wanted to pet just about any that we saw. He really wanted to hold a chicken and a baby pig. They weren't letting anyone do that though so it was easy enough to explain.


Of course the kids both wanted to do rides. I think going to Disneyland has spoiled them because they didn't seem to get that the rides take tickets and tickets cost money at the fair. We ended the day with an elephant ear (my favorite!) and went and looked at the draft horses. There were lots to look at and it was a really fun time. Can't wait for next year to try some pictures at the fair again!