Parker's 1 Week Pictures

Ashley was able to take Parker's pictures at 1 week old.  Trying to keep a newborn sleeping in awkward positions is not as easy as it seems!  But, with a lot of patience we were able to accomplish most of what we were going for.  I love how they all turned out and we even got a few shots with all the kids! 

Parker is still a pretty easy going baby, he sleeps a lot and loves to snuggle.  He's starting to get fussy at night, I'm hoping it goes away quickly and we don't have a colicky baby.  He also has claimed my bed, I've never let my babies sleep in bed with me much but he does not want to be set down at night and if I take him to bed with me he'll sleep from 10:00-4:00 then till 6:00 or 7:00, so it has been hard to turn down good sleep for sleeping alone. . . . We will be working on this problem very soon.  The kids still love him like crazy, Aiden loves holding him every chance he gets, Kayla prefers to help with baths, dressing, diapers and kisses him more than you can imagine. 

Meet Parker

On Saturday we welcomed Parker Alan to our family. 

Parker Alan

June 2, 2012

6lbs 11 oz

21 inches

3:35 p.m.

 Me the day before Parker was born, boy am I glad I don't have that belly anymore!

 Parker just born.

 Weighing in.

We had the sweetest nurse.   After the kids came in she asked them to help her with a bath.  She got them chairs to stand on gave them washclothes and taught them what to do.  The kids were so excited to be able to be so involved.  They are so in love with him and love helping.

Proud (and tired) Daddy

Getting ready to go home.

Ready for his first car ride.

Home at last. 

2 Days Old

The kids loving on him.

4 Days Old.



So far this little boy has been very sweet.  He is very content and sleepy.  He likes to be held all night though, I think we are going to have some work to do in the future on that one, but for now, we are just enjoying all the snuggles.  We know time goes way to fast and we'll never get this time with him back. 

Mother's Day at the Bay

We spent Mother's Day afternoon on the Beach.  We had great weather and so much fun together.  We had a little picnic with the kids and walked around catching little creatures and swimming in the ocean.  I couldn't have picked a better way to spend Mother's Day with my kids.

 Totally enjoying the ocean water.  It wasn't even cold in there!  They thought that it was so fun, they could walk out so far and barely get to their waist.

 This girl couldn't have been more covered in sand.

Oh Kayla

Makayla is such a character lately.  She is always entertaining us with all sorts of goofy things.  She loves to make people laugh and look at her.

She wanted to be pretty here. 

 She was dress all cute for the day and comes running down the hall looking like this. . . a few hours later we had to leave and she couldn't understand why she wasn't allowed to wear the superman underwear. 

 She has just started drawing pictures lately, this was her first picture of a person she drew, I don't know why but I've had it sitting on my counter for 2 weeks, I just think it is so cute. 

31 Weeks and Counting Down

I'm now 31 weeks pregnant and getting quite ready for it to be over.  I still have 9 long weeks of growing to do and I'm already feeling very cramped.  I'm not sure if I'm completly ready for a newborn in the house again though. We've been out of diapers here for 2 years now! ! The thought of going back is a bit strange.  I'm slowly getting more and more ready though, I've gotten a few packs of diapers to get started with, and a few cute outfits too.  We are all ready to know what we are having.  The kids especially.  Every time I go to the doctor Aiden begs me to have the doctor tell me what it is.  Kayla's begining to think it's never going to get here, there are some days I feel that way too.

Baby Pigs

Our little farm continues to grow. 

We now have a litter of pigs added to our farm.  This first picture they are just a few hours old.

 They grew quick and are now 2 1/2 weeks old.  Kayla has a hard time catching them they are so quick already.

Proud of her piglet.

Aiden loves his part in being a farm kid and jumps right in with the animals.

Makayla's 4 Year Pictures

Makayla was so excited about getting her pictures taken this year.  She was such a good poser and smiler!  Ashley was able to get a lot of great shots in a really short amount of time.