LOVE some PB&J

Reid is still my most picky eater. By far. On top of his milk allergy restrictions he is just plain fussy. So it is really nice when I can find some stuff to get him to eat. Reid is also a total and complete snuggle bug/busy bee. There really is no in between with him. He either is all over me wanting me to hold him or he is running wild creating utter havoc everywhere he goes. The more sleepy he is the more mess he creates too. Like if he sits down he just might fall asleep and that is utterly unacceptable.

When I took these pictures it was right after nap time and he wanted me to hold him while he ate his snack. I was not game for that since he tends to be very messy so I had to sit RIGHT next to him and touch his leg as he ate. These pictures make him seem happy but I promise right before this he was sobbing. Such a sweet big boy though.

Brotherly Love

I was in the middle of dinner insanity and I look over to see Zane and Reid having a brotherly love type of moment. Of course it needed to be captured! It is so nice to see that they love each other.

Baby Update: 14 weeks 5 days

 I usually do nothing in the way of baby belly photos until it is obvious that I am pregnant to the casual observer. Well, I am not messing with a good thing and although I took some pictures of myself today in an attempt to show how non-pregnant I look, they just look strange. So instead I will just give the update of the newest member of our family.

Little bean is doing great. It was being stubborn about letting the doctor find the heartbeat so she went to get the ultrasound machine and we just took a look. Everything looked great. No worries there at all. One more month until our anatomy ultrasound. I am so excited to give my new little one a gender specific pronoun!

Running Ragged

Life has been very busy the past week. Between hosting kids,swimming lessons, running club, math club, McTeacher's night, bible studies, dance lessons, Costco trips and church auctions, I can honestly say that this week has been nuts. And busier than I ever envisioned.

So it was no surprise to me that both my girls fell asleep on the couch this afternoon. It was necessary.

I feel busier than ever before with all my kids and at times it feels crazy. I am telling myself that it is worth it in the end. They only get one shot at this childhood business.

Breakfast by Boys

Eggs and Pancakes by two of my favorite guys!

Everyone loves Saturday breakfast at our house.

Asante Children's Choir

(Top to Bottom: Bellarmin, Isaie, Fabrice)

Our church hosted the Asante Children's Choir on Sunday and they needed host homes for the children and chaperons to stay at for a few days after the concert. Since it is always "the more the merrier" at our house, we were thrilled to offer up the boys room so we could host as many kiddos as possible. We ended up with three boys and a male chaperon and I can honestly say it has been so much fun!

(Reid with Ivan)

 The kids took a little bit of warming up (Reid and Gwen in particular) but once they felt comfortable it was a huge party at our house. Reid was extremely funny with the boys. They would smile at him and he would get very shy and flirty, hiding his face in me and then peek out and smile at them. He was sitting next to me at dinner and one of the boys was sitting next to him. He kept pulling my arm over his head so he could snuggle and then peer out from under the arm and play some more. Goofy boy.

It is so much fun for the kids to be able to meet new people and experience people from different cultures. I am so sad that they are leaving tomorrow! It would have been fun to have them hang around for a few days longer!

My Princess

 By Reid's own doing and insistence he had me put this princess dress on. He was so incredibly proud of himself. Even better was when he insisted on wearing the fairy wings from one of the girls other costumes. He also tried on a crown. I think he was unsure about how it matched though. He kept taking it off and then putting it back on. Can we all just say teenager blackmail together???