Evan's Halloween School Parade

Evan had his first Halloween school parade this year. He dressed up as a ghost!Strut' in his threads. He likes dressing up and painting his face. Halloween is still his favorite holiday.

Sisterly Love

Ivy playing with Lola's old toy.....Lola taking it back!

Ivy hadn't laid on the toy for more than 2 minutes when Lola came over and pushed her away and started yelling and clawing at her to have her toy back. Funny thing is Lola hasn't played with this toy in over 6 months. It is going to take Lola some time to getting used to being the

"big sister."

Daddy's Girl

Lola loves her dad SO SO much! She is the perfect little Daddy's girl!Of course Russell loves it and let her pretty much get away with anything.

They compliment each other so well, and she just exudes joy. She always knows how to brighten up our days.

New Baby Days

One of the best things about baby Ivy is that she slept a lot those first few days; as most newborns do. It gave Mommy a chance to rest a little bit and gave her brothers and sister time to adjust to her presence.She loves her swing, which is a lifesaver for Mommy.

Ohh... I love the first few sounds, garbles, and noises you tried to make. You are a pretty talkative baby.

Sleeping away

Daddy loves to snuggle with you.

Proud as ever!

Catching up on your beauty sleep

You are good at sleeping pretty much anywhere, including your boppy, car seat, stroller, backpack, and at night you sleep in your bed.

I love this pretty face

Snuggled up tight

Telling Dad a story

Look at how small your feet are in comparison to Daddy's hand....

So tiny.

Ivy's First Bath

A few days after bringing you home we decided to try giving you a bath. As you can see your face knows something funny is going on you just don't know what.All 4 of my children have hated, HATED their first bath. It involves a lot of screaming, and Mommy trying to wash you up as fast as I can, to get you out of the tub, and into warm cozy jammies.

Trying to clean under your little neck rolls

Holy Cow you were mad!

You were so small in your over sized towel.Which you promptly peed on before I got a new diaper on you.

Trying to dry you off.

Please hurry with the lotion Mom!

Clean, Dry, and working on a full tummy. You life again is good! Since your first bath, you've had many more which you have come to really enjoy. Lola likes to help give you a bath and pours water on you to get you clean.

Welcome Home Ivy

On Thursday we finally got to bring you home from the hospital. When we brought you home Evan was at school so your first greeters were Wyatt, Lola, Grandma Kathleen, and Abby.

You look so tiny in your car seat!

Wyatt was so excited to hold you. He couldn't wait for us to get you out.Holding new babies is always tough but it is even more tough when your only 3. Wyatt does a good job though and is always careful of her neck.Lola is your best friend. She has smothered you with kisses since your arrival home. You both love each other very much!

As you can see she is a very proud Big Sister.You like to look around in your car seat and just sit back and watchAfter you'd been home for about 20 minutes the "newness" wore off for Wyatt and Lola. They were more interested in the treats. They do however always like to keep you close so you can see what they are doing.