Halloween fun!

Saturday we had a garage sale, it was pretty chilly that morning but it warmed up pretty good during the day. The boys were pretty anxious all day about putting on their costumes! That evening Stephanie, Randy and Seth came over for dinner and to go trick-or-treating with us. We went around our neighborhood for a bit then went to mom's house (she had a special treat for the boys) and then Jessica and Aaron brought the boys around their neighborhood for a bit. It was pretty cold that night but all in all a good night. The boys got a TON of candy. Here'a few pics. :)

Spiderman (Nicolas), Zack was an adorable monkey, Elijah was a ninja, and Josh was Superman


I love how they all dressed up lol. Steph was Princess Leia, Randy Darth Vader and Seth Luke Skywalker, and he made sure to tell everyone who guessed his costume wrong that he was "Luke Skywalker!!"


Zack being only 2 1/2, was quite a bit slower then the rest of the boys so he traveled in style most of the way :D


and one more pic of my adorable niece Cami from our Halloween photoshoot!

October is over?

How did this month fly by so fast? I feel like I ask that whenever any month comes to an end. Well today started my 2nd trimester! Yay! I should be home free out of the "sickness" stage very very soon. I feel like I'm pretty close now. :) I have a dr appointment next Friday and at that appointment I will schedule for the BIG ultrasound! Very exciting to already be this far! Every once in a while I will feel something that may be the baby, but conisdering how little the baby still is, it's hard to tell.

The boys have their costumes all ready to go for Halloween. Zachary will be a monkey, we found it at Old Navy. He loves his costume but doesn't really like wearing it LOL, we'll see how that goes. Joshua is going to be Superman. This changed tonight! He was supposed to be Lightening McQueen (Nicolas' old costume) but after seeing Nicolas' new one he wanted something different. So "grandma to the rescue!" went out to Kmart and bought him what he wanted tonight so he will have it for his preschool party tomorrow. :) Nicolas is going to be Spiderman and Oh My he is so funny yet adorable in it lol. It has built in muscles, which is just so funny to see on him!! Elijah is going to be a ninja (a good ninja :) he wanted to be a football player but that just didn't work out. So, stay tuned for pictures of the boys in their costumes!!

Zachary has been sick the past week, finally today I said enough is enough and brought him in. I had a feeling he had an ear infection and mommy was right. His right ear is pretty bad she said, also his throat doesn't look so great. We did a strep coulture but it came back negative, which is good. Poor guy just wasn't himself today. I let him nap until 6 pm (I know, not too bright, but I knew he needed it) and after that he perked up real good. Finally got him to bed at 10:30 tonight lol. Not sure he's ever stayed up that late.

Also, today I took pictures of the prettiest little girl out there. My niece! She's 4 months now and just sweet as ever. :) Here's one picture from our little mini session.



(I told you she was gorgeous!)

Thanks for all of you who try to keep up with our blog (shouldn't be too hard at this point considering I only update once every few weeks lol) I will try to get another post up after the weekend!

Hey out there...

We are still alive! Sorry for the long stretch in dates, I've been pretty sick this pregnancy but I think I'm starting to feel better so Praise God! I will be 10 weeks in a few days which is 2 wks short of my second trimester. The second trimester is the time "they say" you feel great. We shall see! haha

A few updates...

~ This past weekend Dan went to North Carolina to see his sister get married. I wish I could have gone with him but I know the plane ride would have been rough so I didn't even chance it.

~ Last Thursday Elijah pulled out 2 teeth! And he has 1 more that's being stubborn.

~ Nicolas has his first few loose teeth but they're not ready yet. He's pretty impatient though waiting for them, he's in 1st grade so most of the kids in his class have lost teeth already. Nicolas also is in the top 5 of his class (he was #4) for these computer math tests they take weekly. We're so proud of him! :)

~ Josh started speech a few weeks ago. He's been going once a week, it will be 26 weeks all together that he goes. So far I haven't noticed too many changes in his everyday speech but when he does his "homework" he does excellent!

~ Zack moved to a twin sized bed last week. He is definitely our difficult one LOL! At 2 1/2 it is a very very good day if he actually takes a nap. He's decided he just doesn't need them anymore, and honestly he's not crabby without one. But this pregnant momma needs to rest! He's also cut his hair like 3 times in the past month. He did it again today (with Josh) they were just being waaay too quiet, I should have known something was up. Ugh. I will have some GREAT stories to tell to their future wives, that's for sure! Haha

I have my 10 week dr appointment this Friday. I'm excited about it because I should be able to hear the baby's heartbeat. :)

time to update!

I'm about 5 weeks pregnant now, I have my first OB appointment September 11th, I'm excited! Like I said, I'm only 5 weeks but am already showing LOL! I think with #5 my body kind of gave up!

This weather has been so nice, I can hardly believe it's August. It was a high of maybe 74 today. We've been enjoying lots of family time on the weekends. I thank God for all of my boys (Dan included:) I really enjoy being a mommy!

Monday starts week 3 of school for the 2 older boys. I think they're finally in the routine of things. Nicolas brought home his very first A+ this past week! He's never had a letter grade, but now that's he's a first grader he's getting them. He's such an eager learner, I am so excited to see how well he does this year! Elijah's doing pretty good so far too. He has more responsibilities at school now that he's a fourth grader, but I think he's lovin' it lol. Josh starts September 9th, I think he's a little nervous since it's a new school (3 day preschool) but excited at the same time. :)

New Pic of the boys!!!

Look close because it's hard to see on here. :)

week 1 down!

Praise God week one is over! Only 8 left! lol Dan is working a lot more now for the next 8 weeks, this was the first week of that. It went well. Can you tell I'm counting it down already? hehe

Next week starts school for the oldest 2. The first day is Wednesday the 19th, it's a half day, then the next day is a half day too. The first FULL day of school is Friday, August 21st. Elijah is in 4th grade this year and Nicolas is in 1st grade. Elijah's excited I think, his school consists of 3 grades; 3rd, 4th, and 5th. This year he's one of the bigger fish, last year he was new to the school so this year he gets to show the 3rd graders how it is lol. Nicolas, I think, is a little nervous. He goes to a new school this year and this is his first year in the district. Last yr for Kindergarten he went to a VERY small private Christian school. This year things will be bigger, he's not sure what to expect. But thankfully we were able to get him and a friend of his in the same class, as requested, he was in Nicolas' class last year. So I think both the boys are a little more at ease about that. I've also heard that Nicolas' teacher is awesome. I'm excited to get back to my normal routine. As much as I love spending time with them during the summer, things are a little crazy during the day lol.

Josh starts preschool at a new school this year as well. This year he goes MWF, he's very excited! He doesn't start until after Labor Day though.

Swimming!!

The boys have been swimming all summer in grandma and grandpa's pool. They LOVE swimming! And, they're all doing really well too. I took a bunch of pics but will only share this, I love it! It cracks me up and melts my heart at the same time. :)