Catch up!

So it has been a little while...ok so a BIG while since I last posted. I think about our family blog quite often and wish I never let it fall behind...and eventually off of my "to do" list. First of all I had baby #3 on May 7, 2011. Before I left the hospital, either they recently had a meeting about the safety of newborns or all the nurses had recently had a bad experience with the wee little ones, they were ALL so very good at telling me the importance of keeping my baby safe. (Which they were very good at doing with my 2 previous children, but never this persistent and frightening) They specifically mentioned, "do NOT post pictures on the internet".

So here I am, being sent home from the hospital and so excited to share my little bundle of joy with friends and family, yet so very frightened at the same time. I decided not to post any pictures for a while...then I was still frightened so I decided to wait a little longer. Before I knew it my baby girl became a big sister and the fear came back just the same. So, again, I waited to post. As I mentioned earlier, I thought about it a lot and really wanted to get back to posting on our blog. So I am actually going to work at getting regular posts again! HOORAY! I am going to try to catch you up on what has been going on in our family for the past few years...er...at least start where we are now and fill you in if as I go.

We usually have family pictures taken in the fall. 1. So, we have a recent picture for our Christmas cards (yes, I am old fashioned and still mail Christmas cards!) and 2. A few years ago we had a death in the family and I promised myself that we would always have a current family picture incase anything happened to any one of us. Sometimes, they don't always happen in the fall, but they happen before Christmas! Anyway, these pictures are from our family pictures taken by Ali Brown, Jared's cousin's wife and so they aren't the most recent, but they are more recent than my last post! I must add that I love how she was with my kids and the fact that she included their ideas.-we got some pretty interesting shots. She was good to keep them involved and make them feel important.

Landon is now turning 7years in July. What a great big brother he has been. He just finished up 1st grade and is very excited to be moving on to 2nd grade.


 



Calvin just turned 5 years old. Boy, how they grow fast. He just finished up his second year of Pre-School and will be starting Kindergarten in the fall. He is very excited for this and he gets to have the same teacher that Landon had in Kindergarten.
 

Madelyn just turned 3years old. She is now old enough to start Pre-School in the fall and she is very excited and ready for it. She is a great little helper to me and loves her sister...sometimes a little too much!







Amelia is 1.5 years old and she is such a curious girl. She loves to climb EVERYTHING! She is learning new things everyday.

 

So now I have at least updated you on how much we have grown. We have baby #5 due in October, actually the day after Amelia's birthday! We'll see when this baby actually comes. We still live in our home that we love dearly, play in, and "live" in! We love spending time together and love to play in the water. Summer is my favorite time of year so therefore I assume it is my families favorite too! We enjoy going for walks/bike rides around the neighborhood. Time goes by so fast I hope that we can take advantage of the time we have together to grow and learn and make memories!