15 months

I cannot believe that Mallory is 15 months!! Seriously, where does the time go???

Some important things about Mallory at 15 months...
-weigh 21 lbs. 2oz.
-30 inches
-wears a size 4 diaper
-12-18 month clothes
-size 4 shoe
-is cutting two more teeth up top and two more on the bottom...also starting to cut molars on top and bottom
-says tickle, tickle while tickling her belly
-loves her belly button
-new words are tickle tickle, up up
-is starting to play with baby dolls

You are such a blessing to us!

The many faces of Mallory...

Some cute, random pictures of Mallory that were taken recently! I am glad I took the one of her crying because I didn't realize she was cutting all of those teeth at once!

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Maddie turned 7 on December 11!! She had a party at school on the 10th and then celebrated with family on her birthday! We made a trip to build-a-bear, which is Maddie's favorite place!

Some special things about Maddie at age 7
...she loves listening to music
...she is in the first grade
...she is missing a tooth on top and one on the bottom
...she loves reading chapter books
...she loves drawing (made her first book with a story about her family!)
...is such a kind hearted sweetie that I could go on about her forever!!

I love you Maddie!

What a difference a year makes...

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Happy 3rd Birthday Adler!

Adler is such a blessing in so many ways..for starters I thought Aiden and Maddie would be our only children. Not that Adler was "unplanned" but I never had the thought that I wanted more children. He is 4 years younger than Maddie and 6 years younger than Aiden and boy does he know it!! He is so much like his daddy it is scary!

Adler loves Cars, Up, riding his new tricycle, Thomas the Train, Toy Story! He knows his ABC's and can't wait to go to school and play with his friends! He waits patiently everyday for Aiden and Maddie to get home from school :)

Adler had a super fun party at chuck e cheese on his birthday and he wasn't even scared!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

They won the superbowl!

Aiden and his football team won the Superbowl on October 31, 2010!! The boys played a great game and even though Aiden was sick with the flu, he still played great!! Way to go boys!!

The Cake

I am so lucky to have a friend who not only makes awesome looking cakes but cakes that taste great as well! I think a lot of planning goes into a cake for a party especially a first birthday. We went with cupcakes this time because they seemed easier for an outdoor party. Kelly then made Mallory her own cake to "smash"! They were both decorated with beautiful butterflies (The girls have butterflies in their room and Maddie used to call them "buttipies" when she was little!) Anyway, Mallory sure loved her cake!

I am ONE!!!

On September 18, 2009 at 2:38 p.m. we welcomed our second daughter and fourth child to our family. I cannnot believe that one year has come and gone so quickly! She has completed our family in more ways than one and I am so proud to be her mommy!

Happy 1st Birthday Mallory!!

Here are some interesting things about you:

-wear a size 3 diaper

-wearing 6-12 month clothes..moving into 12-18 months

-are nursing like a champ and may have a hard time weaning

-drinking whole milk from a sippy cup

-loves food!

-took your first steps on 9/3 and can walk but you still prefer to crawl

-saying mama, dada, buh bye, nono

-wave backwards with both of your hands

You are such a sweetie and I love you so much!!

Football & Cheerleading

So this is what our fall consists of..maddie has practice one time per week for cheerleading and aiden has practices three times per week for football..i love this! i love when maddie comes home with a new cheer she has learned and practices it at home for the rest of the week! aiden started the first football games on the line and moved to quarterback the second game..he is doing a great job and is doing good explaining to me about football. (I may understand the sport before he graduates from high school!)

Back to School 2010-2011

This post is late....Aiden and Maddie went back to school on August 17th! Aiden as a third grader and Maddie as a first grader! They had an awesome day back and have had great days so far :)