My Baby Is 3!

She loves to smile for her Mommy.

My sweet Little D is 3 today!  We knew we wanted at least 4 children, but not long after having our fourth, I just felt like we were supposed to have one more child in our family.  God blessed us with this sweet, little bundle of joy and she has made our family complete.  It's hard to believe that my littlest one is turning three this spring, but such is life.  As my 4-year-old says, "Things just have to keep changing in life," which is very true.  So, I'm enjoying these days and years as my youngest children are still toddlers and preschoolers because I know this phase our lives will only last so long.  Happy Birthday Little D!  You are a blessing to our whole family and we love you!

Teasing Mommy.

Beautiful Baby.

Love her!

Wordless Wednesday 2-13-13

My Growing Toddler

My "baby" is already 2 1/2.  She's growing and changing every day and it's fun watching the little person that she is becoming.  She's developing into quite the little character as she learns to tell jokes, goof off with her sisters, and wheedle the family into getting her way.  With her bouncy brown curls and eyes the color of dark chocolate, Little D has stolen our hearts.  It is a blessing to watch each of my children as they grown into the unique individuals that God has created them to be and I'm so happy to be their mom.  As Thanksgiving approaches, my five daughters are truly something for which I am thankful. 

Painted Pumpkins

Carving jack o' lanterns seems like a fun idea if: (1) you have the right tools, (2) you have a chunk of time to dedicate to the carving, and (3) if your children are old enough to do some or, better, most of the carving themselves.  As we don't fit into any of these categories, I thought it would be nice to let the girls paint them instead.  Also, this preserves the pumpkin flesh inside for when I want to actually cook it up and use it (the paint is washable, so I'll have to wash it off before baking :-).

Here are the girls working on their creations.

Scotch tape make it easy.

And here are the finished creations.

On the left, Livia's pumpkin (4 years old). On the right, Dakota's toddler pumpkin (2 years old).

The older girls' pumpkins.

Arianna's candy corn pumpkin.

Selah's bat.

Isabella's modern pumpkin interpretation made using strips of masking tape removed after painting.

Wordless Wednesday 10-24-12

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Isabella, our oldest; how can she possibly be almost 9?

Selah and Mommy. 

Arianna and fun with a glow stick.

I think she's about to be very worked up about something.  Funny face, though.

Livia and three of her favorite things:  her blankie, her veil, and her 2 favorite fingers.

I whip my hair back and forth.

Recent Favorites

Chaperoning prom with the hubby this May.

Arianna, the adventurer.

Little D enjoying her meal.

Thanks to my hubby who makes much better use of our camera than I do by actually experimenting with it and figuring out how to use all those cool manual settings that I so lazily bypass.  More favorites to come . . .

Wordless Wednesday 6-6-12 : This Makes Me Smile