The Fall Fun has started!

So last Friday I took the boys to Cranes to pick some apples and have some lunch. (I think the lunch part was more for me though.) Parker loved it. He got right into it and did really good. Although he couldn't understand why we couldn't take all the ones off of the ground.

After apple picking we went to get some pumpkins. Of course he wanted the one that was about 3 ft around. Not gonna happen buddy!
This is how Griffin passed the time. You can tell it really meant a lot to him.
Then came the making the applesause part. This is something that I have never done and have always wanted to try. We love applesauce at our house so why not make our own. Well it really is pretty easy once I perfected my technique but it is also really time consuming. We are going to have to split that up between a couple different days. I got the peel, core, slice thing from my mother-in-law and that was great b/c I just load it up and Parker can do it all by himself while I get something else ready. Life really does get easier once the kids get older.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFF!

Today is Jeff's Birthday! He is 29! One more before the big 3-0! I just want to say a big Happy Birthday to him! I love you babe and Thank God for every day for you! Thanks for all that you do for our family! You are such a wonderful husband and an amazing Dad!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Wedding!

Last night, Jeff's brother Scott got married. It was such a beautiful day and everything went so well. Jeff was the Best man, I was Val's personal attendant and Parker was the ringbearer. They are a great couple and perfect for eachother. We welcome Val into the family with open arms!

We were a little worried that Parker wasn't going to walk down b/c the night before he really wanted nothing to do with it. But after many prayers and Sierra the flower girl sharing some of her flowers, he did perfect. Went right down without a problem.

He thought he was pretty cool sitting up at the head table with his Mom and Dad!

Congrats Scott and Val!

Walks, Brotherly Love and Swadle Free!!!

The past couple of months, we have been taking many family walks and have been loving it. This is something that we couldn't do a lot of at our last house b/c we lived on a busy road and it just wasn't safe. Now, we go right out our subdivision onto a bike path and the options are endless from there. One more reason why we love our new house and location. The boys love every minute of it.
I can't get enough of them! Just like Parker can't get enough of Griffin. The most common question out of his mouth is "Can I hold Griffin?" Time has been flying and I can't believe how fast they are growing. However, I think Griffin is growing faster than Parker. It kind of looks like his head is bigger than Parkers. Or at least wider! Gotta love those chunky cheeks! You can't see it very well in this pic, but both Parker and Griffin got the one and only one dimple from there Daddy! I love seeing parts of him in them!
Peaceful sleeper! (don't worry the little blankie is only in at naptime when I check on him all the time.)

What are we thinking!!!!!!

My girlfriends and I have this ongoing thing that every Wednesday anyone who wants to and is available gets together to hang out, have some social time and maybe a well needed glass of wine. This tradition started over three years ago when there were not children. Then the three below were born all within 6 months, so we just took them along with us.
Below is where we have ended up. Last night, we had almost all of the children there. We are missing our little Elle that joins us sometimes. But let me explain it to you. From left to right.... Sophia 4.5 months, Lily 2.5, Ava 3, Payton 2 weeks, Cole (the blurry one b/c he doesn't stop moving) 8 months, Parker 3, Griffin 9 weeks, and on the bottom Nicholas 2 weeks, Ben 18 months. Yes the oldest one (Parker) just turned 3 a month ago and the two youngest are 2 weeks, only a day apart. Quite the spread. Can you say mass chaos. Although, every week we manage to find a place for all of them to sleep and to get them all to sleep at the same time. This is something that we are quite proud of. I am so glad that I have such great friends and I treasure this time that we have together every week. Seeing the kids all change so much even from week to week is so fun and such a blessing.

One Tall, One Wide

So, we had Parker's 3 year and Griffin's 2 month check up this morning. Our cousin , Abi Lamar, just started working at there office so we were lucky enough to see her. She made it so fun and easy on us. That is the kind of appointment I like. We found out a couple of surprises, like Parker being the 90% for height. Where did that come from but on the other hand we had some confirmations like Griffin weighing in at the 90% at 14 lb. Yeah, I was shocked too. I knew he was big, but didn't think he was that big. I guess now is as good as time as ever to be over squishy. Everything else for both of them looked great and right on track. Thank the Lord for such wonderfully healthy children. We sure are blessed.

Poor little guy! I never know if shots are harder on them or us! He was such a trooper and was done crying within 15 sec. Thanks to the tag team of nurses.

Birthday Celebration!

This weekend we celebrated my 27th birthday with my side of the family. We went over to my brother Nick and Sister-in-law Sarah's house. The kids had a riot outside in the sprinklers and running wild. It was a little hot but fun for sure. It is so fun to see the kids grow up but it happens so fast. So, I got a pic of almost everyone to try and remember them at this age. Sometimes I wish there was a hold button on them to keep them just the way they are.
Here is Parker with his famous smile. We struggle with it sometimes
The whole clan Hunter (5), Griffin (9 weeks), Noah (3), Lily (2.5), Parker (3), Haylie (6) and Sophia (4.5 months)
Haylie and Griffin
Noah
Lily
Hunter
I must have missed Sophia and Griffin, I'll get you two next time!