Gratitude from a Child's Perspective-Days 12 & 13

Mariah is thankful for:  

-Thanskgiving

-God

Jayden is thankful for:

-Marching bands

-tables

Myles is thankful for:

-gum (which he's never actually had;))

-milk

Jayden needed to work since we had shower repairmen here.  He loves to work and build!

 Myles is doing his typical thing-throwing balls and chasing after them!  Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

Oddly enough, the kids' first Jello eating experience.  They giggled the whole time!

New Do

For my own memory...

 It's been a few months since I've done any twists!  She's looking so big!

Gratitude from a Child's Perspective-Day 11

Mariah is thankful for:  

-fans

Jayden is thankful for:

-kissing

Myles is thankful for:

-jeans

Gratitude from a Child's Perspective-Day 10

Mariah is thankful for:  
-everyone

Jayden is thankful for:

-windows

Myles is thankful for:

-Mariah and Jayden

A few oldies just for fun!  Sometimes I miss those "simple"days of barely mobile and verbal babes!

Saturday Morning

Trying on some stocking caps! They wore them to watch The Magic School Bus after eating donuts for breakfast!  Fall Saturdays are the best!!

Mariah's first family homework project-a feather for her class' thankful turkey. She used felt, flowers, sparkles, feathers, etc. and did all the work herself!  It is so her personality! Love it!

Some little guy likes to dress up and practice cutting a million pieces with his scissors.

(Lack of) Sleep Study

**Disclaimer:  Mariah is a really beautiful girl, she just loves nothing more than making goofy faces in photos;)

Mariah had a sleep study done last night to check for apnea.  We were to be there at 7:30pm and she got to get hooked up to monitors via 28 wires.  She was such a trooper and just kept laughing that she was a robot.

It took her a few minutes to fall asleep, so we counted our blessings back and forth and she finally finished counting herself to sleep around 9ish.  I thought we were in for a nice long night of sleep.  Not so much!  Around 1am, some of her monitors came loose.  So, the tech came in, after abruptly opening the door, and fixed them.
This proceeded to happen 6 more times.  Mariah NEVER went back to sleep.  I did, until she asked me what I was doing...uhhh...sleeping! Worst. night. ever.

Finally at 5am, the tech said that we could go home because she was very wide awake (according to brain activity??). So, we drove back home at 5:30am, washed the nastiest waxy gunk out of her hair and finally went to bed at 6am!  Whew!  Really hoping they were able to gather enough info during the study.  I think I had better nights of sleep when my kids were newborns!  Wowzers!  I will say, I was very proud of her for not crying, getting frustrated, or fighting getting the wires on!  The fact that she even went to sleep in the first place was amazing!

Love 'em

We had a wonderful Christmas, New Year, 29th Birthday and Valentine's Day! It's been a busy past few months, but I'm enjoying these three little guys! Their personalities are so fun and unique!

Ri will be 31/2 this week. I have no clue how that happened. I still think of her as my little teeny baby, but now she's a tall and skinny little girl, with spunk! I love how she loves people and is so friendly! She is our cuddliest little one and loves to snuggle! She is on a huge princess kick, which makes for fun mother-daughter times!

Jay is starting to make sentences, runs everywhere and is just becoming a little boy. He's losing some of his baby-ness. He is one of the most compassionate little babes. He always pats and kisses on his brother and sister when they are crying, asks if they are okay, and rubs their hair. Melts me every time! He's an ornery little boy with zest!

Mylesie is becoming a little boy, too. This week he became a full-time walker. He's 19 months, but definitely wanted to walk on his own time frame. He loves to give kisses and dance while walking in circles. Poor little baby gets his tonsils and adenoids out next week. Hopefully it will help with his breathing and eating issues. He is definitely our "baby of the family". He loves to be carried around, but is starting to find his independent streak.

Love these three and so thankful, even on the chaotic or monotonous days that I get to be their mother. HUGE blessing!!

Surgery

A few weeks ago Ri had hernia surgery. She dealt great with the pre-op and recovery at home. But, watching her wakeup from surgery was so hard. She was hard to comfort. But, once we got through those few hours, she was back to her spunky, life-loving self!

Beauty and the Beast

Ri got to have Tea with Belle courtesy of YaYa and Poppy. I tagged along for the photo op! I couldn't miss seeing my sweet girl's awe over the whole thing! She looked so beautiful!! I asked her if she wanted her hair down and curly and she definitely did! It looked so pretty. She loves it down (not so much the process) and she loves to jump and feel her hair bounce. It's the small things! She wore her Belle costume, yellow rose earrings and I let her wear some makeup. You could tell she felt special! It was a fun night for her, especially getting to go to see the production of Beauty and the Beast afterward and watch her Uncle Reece perform! Such a special night!! She came home and wanted to sleep in her dress! Precious!!!






Okay, she looks way too old! Seriously, three years old?!? She will be banned from makeup until she's 30!

Playing Dress Up

Jay and Ri trick-or-treating with Daddy
Blurry "Charlie Brown"
Kids and Friends Pre-Trick-or Treat Poses


The Thursday before Halloween, the kids got to dress up at school and trick-or-treat through the church office and have a little carnival, along with classroom parties! They enjoyed some of their loot after school! Mylesie particularly liked the Oreos!



I paid a total of $12 for the kids' costumes this year...not too bad! Ri's apron was a gift from YaYa and Poppy for her birthday. I just added a little fabric and iron on letters. I bought shorts and a shirt for Mylesie's costume. Just painted on the stripe. Jayden's was just a big boy shirt cut, painted and I already had the blue material for the tie. Love cheap!!

Love my little Fred Flintstone...his hair is perfect!